The 1920's-The roaring 20's, Jazz age
- prohibition-moonshiners, illegal alcohol, gangs. Added to more crime and violence
- Fashion-looser, shorter dresses, shorter hair
- Automobile- transformed how people lived
- KKK-reemerged in the 20's. The blacks were gaining rights and working in factories
- Sports
- Electricity
- People could buy on credit
- Harvey, coolidge, hoover-Republicans
- Silent movies
- Women right to vote. Worked and went to college
- Stopped immigration; scared of communism coming into our country
- "Boom time"
- October 1929- the stock market crashed. Hoover
- The president talked about there being no poverty before the crash. people blamed him even though he was pres. for only 6 months. The earlier 20's caused it
- Great Depression
Political Systems
Anarchy-lack of gov't. lack of gov't. Example Somalia
Democracy-Government for the people. people have a say in gov't. Example-US
Dictatorship-One ruler. people do as they say. the ruler has complete power. Example-hitler
Oligarchy-A small group of people having control of a country. more than one person has power.
1. What were the causes of the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression? (two questions)
2. What impact did the stock market crash and Great Depression have on the lives of people in the United States?
3. What did the United States government do to help alleviate the problems the Great Depression brought to our country? (pres hoover and pres Franklin Roosevelt)
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Class Discussion Question:
4. What long lasting impact did the Great Depression have on the US and world? (what impact did it have long term)
10 each day
50 presentation/involvement
test-4 questions 100 pts
Courtney, Me, Cali, Brooke Tina- question3
3. What did the United States government do to help alleviate the problems the Great Depression brought to our country? (pres hoover and pres Franklin Roosevelt)
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