Gregory_Oneil

 What “issues” divided the American public in the 1920’s?

Wealth distribution separated the poor from the rich in the American public.

What impact did World War I have on the U.S. in the 1920’s?

It impacted World War I because the European countries bought loads of army equipment. When the war ended the Europeans had to pay back the money they borrowed and the American economy boomed.

What were important political and economic policies followed by our ***conservative*** Republican presidents of the 1920’s?

Laissez-faire, eminently conservative.

How did the 1920’s impact the role of American women?

Women gained rights and were no longer house maids like they used to be.

What were some economic and social ways the automobile influenced us in the 1920’s?

 The automobile provided more jobs and you could get to your family or friends faster.

Who were major contributors to the culture of the Harlem Renaissance?

Duke Ellington, Fats Waller.

What were some fads and fashions associated with the Roaring 20’s?

Some fashions were short skirts, loads of makeup and jewel

Which groups of Americans did not prosper during the 1920’s?

 Farmers and workers.

Why was there such a rapid growth of radio, movies, sports, and advertising in the 1920’s?

Because of assembly lines and mass production

What were some popular sports and music during the 1920’s?

Jazz, basketball, boxing, football.

How did the stock market crash affect America?

It made Americans lose a lot of money in seconds and made companies go bankrupt and workers lost their jobs.

What factors contributed to the Great Depression?

The government is stepping in and trying to save the economy.

“Return to Normalcy”

a return to conservative values and a turning away from President Wilson's internationalism.

Conservative

  favoring free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional ideas.

Teapot Dome Scandal

 On the previous day, the Wall Street Journal had reported an unprecedented secret arrangement in which the secretary of the Interior, without competitive bidding, had leased the U.S. naval petroleum reserve at Wyoming's Teapot Dome to a private oil company.

Isolationism

 a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.

Buying stocks on margin/speculation

occurs when an investor buys an asset by borrowing the balance from a bank or broker.

Installment buying

the process of purchasing an asset over time.

Laissez-faire

a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without __interfering__.

Prohibition

the action of forbidding (Alcohol) something, especially by law.

Speakeasies

an __illicit__ liquor store or __nightclub__.

Bootleggers

a person who makes, __distributes__, or sells goods __illegally__.

moonshine

__illicitly__ __distilled__ or __smuggled__ liquor.

 Jazz Age

The Jazz Age was a period in the 1920s and 1930s in which jazz music and dance styles gained worldwide popularity.

Herbert Hoover

Herbert Clark Hoover was an American politician who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933. He was a member of the Republican Party, holding office during the onset of the Great Depression in the United States.

Hoovervilles

a __shantytown__ built by __unemployed__ and __destitute__ people during the Depression of the early 1930s.

Bonus Army

The Bonus Army was a group of 43,000 demonstrators – 17,000 veterans of U.S. involvement in World War I, their families, and affiliated groups – who gathered in Washington, D.C., in mid-1932 to demand early cash redemption of their service bonus certificates.

Depression

a long and severe recession in an economy or market.

Black Tuesday

October 29, 1929. On this date, share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely __collapsed__, becoming a __pivotal__ factor in the __emergence__ of the Great Depression.

Inflation

a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.