Roaring 20s and Great Depression

People couldn't afford to buy stocks at full price began using credit, also known as "buying on margin."

How was the Dust Bowl connected to the Depression?

Painter famous for creating detailed paintings of flowers

Flourishing of African American literature and art in the 1920s

Mary McLeod Bethune was a Native American educator appointed to FDR's cabinet.

Louis Armstrong encouraged African Americans to practice black nationalism. (expressing pride in culture)

System that uses conveyor belts to move parts to different groups of workers

Women's lives changed in the 20s because they could drive, vote, and had more freedom.

Young women who challenged society’s ideas about womanhood

Who was a famous African American writer/poet of the Harlem Renaissance?

The Lost Generation was made up of expatriates who were disillusioned with life in America.

FDR gave loans to banks, but refused to give direct aid to individuals during the Depression.

People who leave their home countries to live elsewhere

How FDR explained his recovery plan

FDR's plan to end the Depression during his Hundred Days was known as the court packing bill.

The Works Progress Administration employed millions of people building roads, bridges, and airports.

The day the stock market crashed

WWI veterans who demanded their bonus be paid early were known as the Bonus Navy.

During the Great Migration, African Americans left the South because of racism and lack of ...

Ended Prohibition in 1933

The model T, moving assembly line, and buying on credit all contributed to the economic boom of the 1920s.

The Congress of Industrial Organization grouped union workers based on industry, not skill level.

The Teapot Dome Scandal involved which President's cabinet member?

Fear of Communist infiltration after the Russian Revolution

What was the intended purpose of prohibition?

There are ____ days until Christmas (not counting today)

Television and radio were two popular examples of mass media in the 1920s.

The business cycle is the up and down pattern of good and bad times in business.

The Grapes of Wrath was a novel about the Depression written by Woody Guthrie.

teacher put on trial for teaching evolution

Agreement in which the United States and other countries agreed not to engage in war

Grass and trees were planted in the dust bowl to try to stop tornadoes.