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33 Cards in this Set
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mass production
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making identical products at once
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assembly line
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each person does a job and passes the product along
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division of labor
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dividing the work
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Tin Lizzie
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a nickname of henry ford's model t
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boom
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a time when the country's economy is doing well
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18th amendment
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prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages
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21st amendment
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repealed the prohibition
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speakeasy
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a bar that sells illegal alcohol and wisky
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jack dempsey
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a boxing champion
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babe ruth
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first baseball player to hit 60 homeruns in a season
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bessie coleman
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first black women to get a pilot license
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louis armstrong
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famous black jazz musician that played the trumpet
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harlem globetrotters
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harlem is located in NYC and it's a place for black music, art, and literature. They are a funny basketball team
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amelia earhart
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famous airplane pilot who disappeared and set many records
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W.C. Handy
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from AL and a famous jazz musician
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duke ellington
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famous jazz pianist in the 1920's
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langston hughs
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famous poet
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Al Capone
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famous gangster who was the leader of a mob and died at Alcotraz Prison
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Charles Lindbergh
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first solitaires pilot to fly alone nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean
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how did the behavior of women change in the 1920's?
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Some women called FLAPPERS cut their hair short, smoked, wore knee length skirts, wore bathing suits, and drank. They also went out a lot without chaperones.
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how did the lives of women change in the 1920's?
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They had more free time since the inventions of vacuum cleaners, dryers, washers, refrigerators, ect... Some women drove cars, played sports, went to college, and worked outside of home. They became professional women working in schools, hospitals, and became attorneys. They were allowed to vote.
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what were two problems of the 1920's?
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Prejudice and prohibition. Prejudice-Ku Klux Klan. Prohibition-illegal to sell or drink alcohol. Gangsters, speakeasies, and flappers....1929 stock market crash.
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how did Calvin Coolidge encourage economic growth in the 1920's?
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He ran gov't like a business by cutting taxes so people would have more money to spend and keeping gov't spending low.
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what did the 18th amendment attempt to prohibit? why was it repealed?
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alcohol because they couldn't keep it because people were doing illegal things with it
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what were the advantages of having a radio?
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you could get news easily and it was inexpensive. it brought together family. they had comedy, romance, drama, ect... it didn't have shows or movies.
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why was most advertising aimed at women?
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The women were the ones buying most of the products....example...dryers, washers, vacuum cleaners, ect..
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what does warren g. Harding's, "back to normalcy" campaign slogan refer to?
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It meant that people could stop thinking about the war and go back to their homes and jobs.
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where did Americans move to in the 1920's?
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from rural areas to urban areas.
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what was the economy like in the 1920's?
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It went through a boom and a period of fast economic growth.
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how did increased car ownership impact other industries?
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People were able to travel long distances more easily. Farmers could travel to bigger towns to get more supplies. Families could travel the country on vacations. Because more people were traveling, roads were paved and gas stations were built and billboards and motels began to line the highways
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what was the Harlem Renaissance?
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it celebrated black music, art, and literature.
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what did people in the 1920's do with their money?
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they bought stock, consumer goods, and saved it in a bank.
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what did calvin Coolidge mean when he said, "the chief business of the American people is business"?
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He wanted the gov't to act like a business and he wanted the country to take in more than it was spending. He cut taxes because he believed that if taxes were lower, people would have more money to save and invest.
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