Roaring 20's
This industry of moving pictures began to explode in popularity during the 1920's
Hollywood/ movies/ films
The president who immediately began to institute government programs to assist Americans out of the Great Depression
Franklin D Roosevelt
What was "The New Deal"?
Government programs intended to help the country recover from the Great Depression
The US president who enacted the "New Deal"
Franklin D Roosevelt
What the stripes on the US flag represent
The 13 original colonies
Considered one of American literatures best works, this book described the life of the wealthy during the 1920's
The Great Gatsby
What actions taken by banks made the Stock Market crash worse, leading to the Great Depression?
Using peoples money to buy stocks in the stock market
A small share of a company that is bought and sold on the stock market
Organization that employed young men to build dams and help with erosion control
Civilian Conservation Corps
Aquatic animal named after a feline land dwelling mammal. (no relation)
Catfish
The music genre that exploded in popularity during the 1920's
Jazz
Who was the US President who believed it was not the governments job to help unemployed citizens?
Herbert Hoover
What were Hoover'villes?
Shanty towns made of tents and shacks nicknamed after president Herbert Hoover
Government organization created to build roads, public buildings, and schools
Workers Progress Administration
Largest infrastructure ever completed at the time in 1931
Hoover Dam
What were women who worked and went out at night referred to as during the 1920's?
Flappers
What was caused by farming practices that robbed the soil of its nutrients?
The Dust Bowl
What is Credit?
The ability to obtain goods, services, or money before payment based on trust it will be repayed
The government program created to provide assistance to elderly and disabled Americans
Social Security Administration
The oldest baseball park in the United States
Fenway Park
What was 1 reason that the US economy was booming in the 1920's?
No other competition, Europe Destroyed, US ran peace negotiations
By 1933 how many Americans were unemployed?
15 Million
What is Debt?
Money owed to the bank or lending institution
The government agency created to bring electricity to small towns across the country
Tennessee Valley Authority
The state fish of Hawii
Humuhumunukunukuuapua