The 1920s and 30's in Alabama Assessment

What were two big changes that happened in the 1920s?

• The last chestnut tree died in Alabama and Alaska joined the Union.

• Alabama approved a new flag and silver became more expensive than gold.

• A. Women gained the right to vote and alcohol was made illegal.

• Color television was invented and chewing gum was approved by the FDA.

Alabama is a national leader in the aerospace industry.

• True

• False

What challenges did mining towns face?

• collecting taxes and stopping the sale of liquor

• licensing cars and running fair elections

• keeping trespassers out of mining shafts and transporting coal

• keeping things clean and the citizens healthy

What major shift happened in Alabama after the Civil War?

• Cars became more popular than trains.

• Cows became more valuable than horses.

• Cotton prices went up and indigo prices went down.

• Mining became a better-paying job than sharecropping.

The Banner Coal Mine _________ led to improved mining safety.

What caused many towns in Alabama to be built?

• cars

• computers

• railroads

• mining

Which luxury items became affordable in the 1920s?

• typewriters, airplanes, and college

• cameras, fountain pens, and fur coats

• record players, fountain pens, and lipstick

• cars, radios, and televisions

What is the difference between tenant farmers and sharecroppers?

• Tenant farmers use machines; sharecroppers work the land themselves.

• Tenant farmers rent land; sharecroppers give part of their harvest to the landlord.

• tenant farmers make more money; sharecroppers make less money.

Which special hazards did miners face?

• tunnel vision, trench foot, and cave hunch

• black lung disease, collapsing tunnels, and explosions

• pink eye, poisoned water, and early-onset dementia

• falling elevators, runaway mining carts, and bat bites

How did credit affect people in the 1920s?

• It allowed them to start a bank account.

• It allowed them to take credit for things they didn’t do.

• It allowed them to buy expensive items without saving for them.

• It allowed them to work shorter hours.