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Prohibition
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outlawed production, sale, and consumption of alcohol
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18th Amendment
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it made Prohibition (outlawed the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol) the Law of the Land
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Lizzy and Moe
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these two people were the top agents used to catch the bootleggers or people who sold alcohol illegally
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Bootlegger
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smuggler of alcohol
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Speakeasy
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illegal bar or night club
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Bathtub Gin
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homemade alcohol
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Al Capone
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leading gangster
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The Scopes Trial
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John Scopes was a history teacher who taught his students about the Theory of Evolution. Scopes was arrested for teaching to his students about the Theory of Evolution (man evolved from apes) instead of what the Bible states "man was created ..."
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Nickname of the Scopes Trial
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The Monkey Trial
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The Lawyers of the Scopes Trials
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Darrow and Bryan
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the outcome of the Scopes Trials
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John Scopes was fined 100 dollars
and Scopes lost but Evolution "won" |
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Car (automobile)
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In the 1920's, the car was the biggest change in America because the car symbolized American freedom, ingenuity, and prosperity
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Warren G. Harding
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was elected president in 1920
and he promised American, a return to normalcy |
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Henry Ford
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was extremely successful selling cars because he made cars that the average person could afford
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Assembly Line
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Henry Ford produced his Model T quickly by using an assembly line for production of the Model T automobile
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Teapot Dome Scandal
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Harding's presidency was tarnished by the Secretary of Interior's Albert Fall. Fall took bribes from executives in the oil industry
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Calvin Coolidge
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Harding's Vice President, Calvin Coolidge, became President when Harding died suddenly.
and Coolidge was re-elected in 1924 for presidency |
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1920's was a booming economy in which most people shared in the prosperity, except for one group who did not share in this prosperity, who was this group?
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the American farmers
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In the Roaring 20's, young women found new freedom through expression in fashions, dances, and fads, were called this ---
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Flappers
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Herbert Hoover ran for president in 1928
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He won by beating Al Smith, a democrat
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President Roosevelt said
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"the only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
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Roosevelt promised what to the American people
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a New Deal
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Huey Long's Plan for fighting the Depression
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called "share the wealth"
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Social Security Act
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helped to provide payments to the unemployed and elderly
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
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regulated farmer's production by paying farmers to NOT grow certain crops
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Civilian Conservation Corps
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hired young men to plant trees in parks and forests
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National Recovery Act
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regulated industry and set wage and price rules
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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was the 1936 Democratic candidate for presidency
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Roosevelt's greatest was
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when he tried and failed to add more people to
THE SUPREME COURT |
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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provided dams and electricity to a poor part of the country
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Dorothea Lange
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was a famous photographer during the Great Depression
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California
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many victims of the Dust Bowl went to this state to live and find work
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John Steinbeck
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wrote the Grapes of Wrath which told of the hardships of people who lived in Oklahoma (Okies)
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Francis Perkins
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She was the first female cabinet member of Secretary of State
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Wagner Act
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gave unions the ability to negotiate better working conditions
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Charles Lindbergh
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1st to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
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Music
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Ragtime -- existed in the early 1900's
Famous person in Ragtime : Scott Joplin |
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Music
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Jazz, known as The Jazz Age
Famous African American Performers: Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, & Duke Ellington |
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Author
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Langston Hughes (African American)
wrote about Harlem Renaissance (Harlem, a suburb of NYC & Renaissance symbolized a rebirth of culture & hope for African Americans) |
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Authors
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F. Scott Fitzgerald, wrote The Great Gatsby
and Ernest Hemingway, wrote A Farewell to Arms |
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Minorities
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Immigration limited
and Ku Klux Klan grew strong by the 1924, which grew to about 5 million members |
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Marcus Garvey
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Famous African American Leader
He fought for black independence AND his views was for people of African descent to unite and establish their own nation in Africa |
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Native Americans
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Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 allowed Native Americans to become citizens
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Fads
"Shipwreck Kelly" |
flag pole sitting
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Fads
Contest |
Marathon Dancing
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Radio
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1. KDKA was the first radio station
2. radio became "big" in the 1920's |
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Movies
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1. Stars of the movies: Rudolph Valentino and
Charlie Chaplin 2. 1st talking movie was The Jazz Singer |
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Sports
Baseball player |
Babe Ruth
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Sports
Football Player |
Red Grange
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Sports
Boxer |
Jack Dempsey
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Sports
Golf |
Bobby Jones
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Sports
Tennis Players |
Bill Tilden
and Helen Willis |
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What is a Bull Market?
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1. the stock markets prices rise or the price goes up
2. people are buying stocks 3. a bull market existed throughout the 1920's |
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What does it mean to buy on margin?
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borrowing to buy more stocks is risky because
if prices drop a Bear Market exist |
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A Bear Market is what?
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exist when the stock market prices are dragging and
few are purchasing stock |
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Stock Market Crash on these dates:
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Oct. 24, 1929 "Black Thursday"
and Oct. 29, 1929 "Black Tuesday" |
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The Great Depression is caused by
Bank Failure |
1. Overproduction
2. Smaller European Markets 3. 1/4 of workforce was unemployed |
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"Bonus Army"
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1. WW1 vets from fighting the war wanted their cash bonus pay (as promised by President Hoover) for retirement now .
2. The modern army drove vets out of Washington and President Hoover was less popular than before |
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President Hoover's Plan
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1. To help businesses (RFC) but NOT to provide direct help to the poor
2. People could not find work and could not make their house payments so they built Hooverville Shack Towns out side of the cities |
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Election of 1932
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Hoover (Rep) vs
Roosevelt (Demo) Roosevelt wins easily and he becomes the new President of the Untied States |
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Good Neighbor Policy
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President F.D. Roosevelt created this policy to become better neighbors with Latin America
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Dictatorships
Italy --- Benito Mussolini |
Fascism was started by Benito Mussolini.
Mussolini tried to make Italy as powerful as the Roman times. |
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Dictatorships
Italy -- Haile Selassie |
Leader Selassie tried to prevent attacks on Ethiopia.
He asked for help against Italy but few helped him. Italy had better weapons, etc. for war and won. |
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Dictatorships
Japan -- War |
War Lords expand out to other places to gain control.
Attack Manchuria, China in 1931 |
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Dictatorships
Soviet Union -- Joseph Stalin |
Stalin had murder more of his people (20 million)
than any other leader in history. He was cold and heartless. He wanted total control and those who did not agree with him were killed. |
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Germany
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The Treaty of Versailles stated that Germany was blamed entirely for the World War I
and Germany was bitter because of this blame |
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What did Germany do once blame had been placed upon them ?
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Germany turned to Nazism
led by Adolf Hitler |
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Germany decided to "show the world" by doing what?
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Germany refused to pay back the costs of the war to other countries
and Germany blamed the Jews which violated the treaty |
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Germany occupied the Rhineland
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Germany's troops crossed any occupied land that they wanted too and did ---- France was not happy that Germany crossed in their land which also upset
Britain. |
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Germany called this the "night of the broken glass"
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In 1938, in Kristallnacht, the Nazis attack the Jews.
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