Vocabulary
What is a "boom" in terms of history/social studies?
A time of huge growth.
What was the period of time when a lot of money and many jobs were lost, and there was a huge drought in the U.S.?
The Great Depression
Name three of the main industries that Texas relied on for money.
Cattle, oil, and railroads
Name an invention that was created in the 1920s.
Examples studied: refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, radios, personal televisions
World War I or World War II?
World War I
Define: Stocks
Shares in ownership of companies
What event helped make money for the United States and led to the industry boom in the 1920s, or Roaring Twenties?
World War I
Where was there a huge oil discovery in Texas in 1901?
Spindletop
Which population gained the right to vote during the 20s?
Women
The New Deal or The Great Depression?
The Great Depression
Define: Crops
Plants that are grown for profit
What event started the Great Depression?
The stock market crash of 1929
Increase in sales of what product made oil even more important and valuable in the United States, growing Texas profits?
Automobiles
Why was were the 1920s called the Roaring Twenties?
It was an exciting time with new inventions, great business, and lots of work for Americans.
The Roaring Twenties or WWI?
WWI
What is the Roaring Twenties?
A nickname for the 1920s in the United States.
What was the New Deal? What was it trying to fix?
A program by Roosevelt that gave U.S. citizens jobs and money to help end the Great Depression.
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 did Henry Ford develop that helped personal automobiles spread across the country?
The assembly line
The Stock Market Crash or WWII?
WWII
What is the Great Depression?
A time in U.S. history where many people lost jobs and money.
What actually did end 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.
What ended the excitement of the Roaring Twenties?
The stock market crash of 1929
The New Deal or WWII?
The New Deal