Roaring 20s, Great Depression, and the First New Deal

A period of time of great economic growth and widespread well being for America after World War I

• Roaring Twenties

• Great Migration

• Harlem Renaissance

• Dust Bowl

A movement of artistic and intellectual development of African Americans in New York City during the 1920s

• Harlem Renaissance

• Great Migration

• Depression

• installment plan

A ban on alcohol in America during the 1920s that created organized crime

• Prohibition

• Depression

• Escapism

• Black Tuesday

A market where companies exchange shares

• stock exchange

• Public Works

• installment plan

• shanty towns

Why were the 1920s called the “Roaring ‘20s”?

• because times were hard, and life was awful for most people

• because it was the sound that Model T cars made

• because it was another name for jazz music

• because times were good, and life improved for most people

What innovation, embraced by Henry Ford, made the production of automobiles more efficient (cheaper, faster, better)?

• Bessemer Process

• Just-In-Time Technology

• Assembly Line

• Time-Study Analysis

What movement during the 1920s caused many Americans to fear immigrants because they thought they could be communists?

• Red Scare

• Americanization Movement

• Social Gospel Movement

• Social Darwinism

Consumers during the 1920's...

• Were very frugal with their money
• Placed an emphasis on saving rather than spending
• Had little money to spend because of the depression
• spent large sums of money and often went into debt.

Flappers during the 1920s -

• confronted discrimination in employment and education

• challenged traditional attitudes and social norms.

• joined the Army and fought in combat

• refused to use their 19th Amendment rights

Which event is usually described as marking the beginning of the the economic crisis in the U.S. during the 1920s and 1930?

• The Stock Market Crash of 1929

• The Harlem Renaissance

• The Big Bank Collapse of 1938

• The Prohibition Movement