Unit 2--U.S History B

Most popular silent film star

Repealed Prohibition

Harlem Renaissance created a central place for African Americans to voice concerns about racial problems.

Prohibition led to crime by making it easier for bootleggers to branch into other types of illegal activity

The collapse of the banking system is what lead to the stock market crash.

The flapper became a symbol of the "New Woman," in dress and style.

Movies and radio did not create a shared culture among Americans unlike newspapers and magazines.

Informal radio speeches by FDR to talk to the American people.

Economic system in which the means of production are privately owned, uses supply and demand.

Main sports hero of the 1920’s was Baby Face Nelson

WWI veterans who demanded their money promised by Congress were called the Veterans Army

Manufacturing step in which each worker preforms one step.

The Social Security system helped women get jobs in the workplace.

Secret drinking establishments during prohibition

Falling prices for crops and livestock caused problems for farmers in the Great Depression.

Jackie Roosevelt: First Lady to become deeply involved in public affairs.

In 1929, the stock market crashed because

President when the stock market crashed.

Formed when the government assumes responsibility for the citizen’s needs.

Most people from the Dust Bowl moved to big cities for work

The name of the Shantytowns during the Great Depression.

1920's masked economic problems such as overproduction, uneven distribution of wealth, and credit debt

Al Capone was the most famous criminal of the Prohibition Era

Pilot who flew the first solo flight across the Atlantic

Main goals of the New Deal were relief, recovery, and reform

People who sold illegal alcohol

The last thing FDR did as in his first hundred days in office was to close down all the banks in the US.

Ku Klux Klan targeted Jews, blacks, Catholics, and immigrants

FDR's attempt to change the Supreme Court.

Buying stock on margin was a strategy that allowed more people to invest in the stock market.

Some Americans blamed the Great Depression on

Black Tuesday is the day the stock market crashed.

Most famous Jazz trumpet player was Billie King

The 2 sides of the Scopes Trial showed the modern clash in the battle of science and facts vs. religion and faith

FDR didn't help America because he thought problem would fix itself & that gov interfering was unconstitutional

The banks collapsed because Congress took the money to pay for war loans.

The sale price of cars went down due to Ford's manufacturing techniques.

How was Henry Ford able to reduce the sale price of the Model T?

The “New Woman” of the 1920s

1920’s culture associated with African-Americans.

The main complaint of the New Deal was that it gave too much power to the federal government.

1920's lead to changes in American life as prices for cars dropped, people bought on credit, and ads influenced buyers

New products like washing machines, vacuums, and irons made life harder for women