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The Roaring 1920’s © One Stop Teacher Shop
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Technology Henry Ford’s Model-T Invented 1908 Assembly Line
If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat? Henry Ford’s Model-T Invented 1908 Assembly Line Affordable (under $500) Efficient transportation million cars on the road Created new jobs Increased expansion © One Stop Teacher Shop
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Technology Charles Lindbergh
First person to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean Left New York City on May 20, and landed in Paris, France 33 ½ hours later His airplane was called The Spirit of St. Louis If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat? © One Stop Teacher Shop
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Jazz Age Louis Armstrong Famous jazz musician
Jazz: became the most popular form of music in the 1920’s. Jazz was influenced by African Americans If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat? © One Stop Teacher Shop
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Harlem Renaissance Many artists, musicians and authors moved to Harlem, New York They worked together to create great works of art, music and literature. Langston Hughes Wrote about the lives of African Americans © One Stop Teacher Shop
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Sports Babe Ruth Radios were becoming common in homes, which made sports more popular Babe Ruth (famous baseball player) helped make baseball a popular sport If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat? © One Stop Teacher Shop
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Prohibition Prohibition-A complete ban on alcohol
18th amendment-started prohibition Why do this? Why didn’t it work? 21st amendment- ended prohibition Who were Bootleggers? © One Stop Teacher Shop
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The Great Depression © One Stop Teacher Shop
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Stock Market People can buy stock in a company
If the company is making money, stock prices will increase, and the people who own stock will make money. © One Stop Teacher Shop
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In 1929 prices of stock began to fall
People panicked and sold their stocks This dropped prices further causing a loss of a lot of money very quickly If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat? © One Stop Teacher Shop
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Black Tuesday The worst day of money loss/stock selling occurred on Tuesday October 29 Nicknamed Black Tuesday © One Stop Teacher Shop
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Herbert Hoover President of the United States 1929-1933
President when the stock market crashed and the Great Depression began © One Stop Teacher Shop
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The Great Depression A time of high unemployment and financial struggle in the United States What caused the Great Depression? Stock Market Crash Misuse of credit Run on the banks If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat? © One Stop Teacher Shop
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The Great Depression The Great Depression People lost their jobs
Cause Effect The Stock Market crashed and people misused credit The economy was bad Loss of jobs Less money being spent More people lost jobs The Great Depression People lost their jobs People have less money to spend More people lost jobs Economy got worse © One Stop Teacher Shop
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Hoovervilles Many people blamed President Herbert Hoover for the Great Depression Homeless people grouped together and made homes out of cardboard and other supplies These became known as Hoovervilles © One Stop Teacher Shop
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt was elected president
His goal was to get the United States out of the Great Depression New Deal Program © One Stop Teacher Shop
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The New Deal A group of programs designed to end The Great Depression
Goals: Relief, Recovery and Reform If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat? © One Stop Teacher Shop
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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Work camps for men ages 18-25 Men received housing, food and $30 month salary Planted trees, created new parks, repaired parks, and built roads © One Stop Teacher Shop
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Works Progress Adminstration (WPA)
Employed people to build roads, schools, bridges, parks and airports Created millions of jobs Road construction project © One Stop Teacher Shop
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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Employed people to build 50 dams along rivers in the South Built power plants to provide electricity to home in the South for the first time If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat? © One Stop Teacher Shop
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Social Security Administration
Gives money to the elderly, disabled and unemployed © One Stop Teacher Shop
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Dust Bowl A severe drought (a long period without raid) occurred in the Great Plains This made soil very dry, creating dust storms This area became known as the Dust Bowl The severe drought hurt farmers became they were unable to farm © One Stop Teacher Shop
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Dust Bowl © One Stop Teacher Shop
If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat?
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