Vocabulary
Define "Boom" in terms of history/social studies?
A time of huge growth.
Three reasons Black Americans migrated from the rural South to Northern cities
To escape Jim Crow laws / Lynchings & Racism / No job opportunities / Better pay and education in the North / More opportunities in the North
The President at the beginning of the Great Depression / What did Americans name after him?
Herbert Hoover / Hoovervilles
Name an invention that was created in the 1920s.
Examples studied: refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, radios, personal televisions
Name four (4) Northern Cities Black Americans moved to during the Great Migration
New York, Newark, Detroit, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburg, LA
Define: Stocks
Shares in ownership of companies
The event that helped the US economy and caused the twenties to be "roaring"
World War I
The president at the end of the Great Depression
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
Which population gained the right to vote in 1920 and what was the process called?
Women / Women's Suffrage
Industry that caused Detroit's black population to increase by 600%
The Auto (Car) Industry
Define: Prohibition AND Bootlegger
The banning of the sale of alcohol in the US / someone who illegally made/sold alcohol
What event started the Great Depression?
The stock market crash of 1929
Name three Harlem Renaissance Artists
Check the back wall*
Why was flapper culture so important for women during the 1920s?
It was a new way for women to express themselves and be independent (opposed to society's previous expectations)
What was unique about flapper girl culture in the 1920s that made it feel so new?
Independence / individualism
Define: Renaissance
A rebirth / new happening of culture and ideas
What was the New Deal? Name a program (not a place) that was created from it.
A program by FDR that gave U.S. citizens jobs + money to help end the Great Depression. Social Security, Welfare, Minimum wage.
Explain how World War I & II helped the United States economy, even though they were tragedies.
Many jobs were created to support the war, which helped citizens rejoin the workforce and make money.
What concept did Henry Ford develop that helped personal automobiles become such a successful industry
The assembly line
What were two repercussions of Prohibition?
Increased crime, poisoned liquor, unintended consequences, cost the Government $$$
Define: Loans / interest
The bank giving you money to pay back + an extra amount of tax $ to pay the bank on top of that
What actually ended the Great Depression?
World War II
What caused more women to join the workforce in the 1910s and why?
Word War I - Men were fighting as soldiers and women needed to take their places in the workforce.
Why didn't the government just give people money to solve the depression?
The prevent society from becoming too dependent on the government
Why was the Harlem Renaissance so unique to the United States in the 1920s?
First emergence / global appreciation of Black American Culture