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THE ROARING 1920’S
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Technology Henry Ford’s Model-T Invented 1908 Assembly Line Affordable (under $500) Efficient transportation 1926-26 million cars on the road Created new jobs Increased expansion
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Technology Charles Lindbergh First person to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean Left New York City on May 20, 1927 and landed in Paris, France 33 ½ hours later His airplane was called The Spirit of St. Louis
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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
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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
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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
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Prohibition Prohibition-A complete ban on alcohol 18 th amendment-started prohibition Why do this? Why didn’t it work? 21 st amendment- ended prohibition Who were Bootleggers?
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THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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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.
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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
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Black Tuesday The worst day of money loss/stock selling occurred on Tuesday October 29 Nicknamed Black Tuesday
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Herbert Hoover President of the United States 1929-1933 President when the stock market crashed and the Great Depression began
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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
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The Great Depression 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 CauseEffect
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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
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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
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The New Deal A group of programs designed to end The Great Depression Goals: Relief, Recovery and Reform
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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
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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
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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
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Social Security Administration Gives money to the elderly, disabled and unemployed
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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
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Dust Bowl
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