Roaring 20s / Black Tuesday
What right did women gain in 1920?
Women's Suffrage (Right to Vote)
On October 24th, 1929 US stock market suffered its greatest loss in history. What is that day called?
Black Tuesday
Who was president when the stock market crashed in 1929?
Herbert Hoover
What was the name given to the group of programs created by FDR to address the Great Depression?
The New Deal
The process of rebuilding the southern states after Civil War was known as:
Reconstruction
What type of music was made popular as African American culture became more mainstream?
Jazz
What was the period of extreme drought in the midwest (1933-36) known as?
Dustbowl
In general, did Hoover believe the government should provide direct aid to people?
No, he believed may become dependent
Some of the programs put people to work, building infrastructure such as ______________
Roads, bridges, dams, power plants
The idea that Americans were destined to expand westward and claim more territory
Manifest Destiny
What was the name given to women who exercised their newfound independence (Revealing clothing, dancing, drinking, smoking)
Flappers
What was the maximum unemployment rate during the Great Depression?
25%
Who won election after Herbert Hoover?
Franklin Roosevelt
The FDIC was created to insure bank deposits up to $100,000. Why was this necessary?
Most people did not trust the banks after losing most or all of their money in them.
Was with what country led to the US acquiring territory in the American southwest?
Mexico
The criminalization of this substance led to an explosion in organized crime during the 1920s
Alcohol
How did average people obtain their money to buy stocks?
Borrowing money from a bank
In general, did Hoover believe the government should get involved in the helping to fix the economy?
Yes, believed government intervention was necessary to recover from the depression.
What program was created to support the elderly and retired people who had lost their money but could no longer work? (still exists today)
Social Security
Identify an industry that helped the US achieve rapid growth and expansion
Steel, Oil, Railroad
What one "thing" was consistently increasing, rising during the 1920s?
The stock market
Banks
How many terms did Herbert Hoover serve as president?
1
What event ended the Great Depression in the United States?
America's entry into WWII
War with which country gave the US control over Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines?
Spain