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S.S.Roaring Twenties
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was Harding's goal in the Roaring Twenties? | To bring the country "back to normalcy." He wanted to restore isolationism and the lassiez-faire. |
| Fear that the communists were planning a Revolution to take over the country. | Red Scare |
| (1914-1921)Government "witch hunt" to arrest and deport those seen as a threat to the U.S. | Palmer Raids |
| What would happen if communists took over the country? | The U.S. would lose its freedoms, democracy, free enterprise, and our institutions. |
| Fear of immigrants that were seen as a threat to our way of life and our country(government). | xenophobia |
| People who are narrow-minded and do not accept those with different religions, opinions, etc. | Intolerance |
| President after Harding and his nickname. | Calvin Coolage ("Quiet/Silent Calvin") |
| Who were the men that went to trial for robbery and murder and why couldn't they get a fair trial? | Socko and Vinceti. Because of xenophobia. And they were Itailian, anarchists, immigrants, and athiests. |
| Why are people intolerant? | environment- attitude or feelings toward people who are differnt is affected by prople's surroundings.scapegoat- they need someone or an entire race to blame for all the problems that exist in the country. |
| Believing that a certain race, culture, etc. is much more superior to all others. | etnocentric |
| (1919-1933)Period of time when the U.S. does not drink alcohol/"go dry" because it is not llegal. It was illegal to make, sell, or distribute. | Prohibition |
| Idea that prohibition would improve the country/society and get rid of problems associated with alcohol. | "Noble Experiment" |
| Members of organized crimes(gangs) who sold alcohol during prohibition. They smuggled alcohol in their boots. | Bootleggers |
| Who is the most famous bootleger? | Alcapone(Scarface) |
| Person or the ship used to smuggle alcohol into the U.S. during prohibition. | "Rum Runners" |
| An illegal bar. A private club used to drink alcohol, etc. during the prohibition. | Speak Easy |
| When people made alcohol in their bathtubs at home. What could happen if they made it wrong? | Bathtub Gin. If they made it wrong, they could either die or go blind. |
| Rebelious young women who did not conform to society's expectations on how women should look or behave.Name some of their characteristics. | Flappers. Short skirts with rolled down stockings, short hair called "bobs", wore more revealing clothes, they wore heavy makeup, and they were free-spirited and rebelious. They also smoke and drank, and they listened and danced to jazz music. |
| Famous dance that was known as inappropiate for womwen to do in the 1920s. | Charleston |
| Idea that made it possible for people could affoard cars because of down payments(installments) and down payments. Who came up with this idea? | Assembly line. Henry Ford. |
| First ever movie with sound and famous actor in it. | The Jazz Singer. Al Josen. |
| Biology teacher who was arrested and fined for teaching the theory of evolution, rather than creation. What was his trial called? | John t. Scopes. Scopes Monkey Trial. |
| First person to fly solo from NY to Paris without a radio. What was the name of his palne and how long did his flight take him? | Charles Lindberg(Lucky Lindy). The Spirit of St. Louis. 33 and a half hours. |
| Famous actor who changed his name from Maryion to something different. | John Wayne |
| Ny City- Wall Street. A place where the stocks were sold and bought in different companies/corporations to make a profit with limited liability for the stock holder/ investor. | Stock Market Exchange |
| A person/company that arranges a deal/ transaction between buyers and sellers hoping to get paid an amount of money/dividend. | Stock Broker |
| First woman to swim across the English Channel two hours faster than any man. | Gertrude Ederly |
| The price of the stocks or how much the stocks are worth at that time. | Stock quote |
| Stock prices are going up and there are more buyers now than before. | Bull market |
| Stock prices are falling and there are more sellers than before. | Bear market |
| Man who was very well liked by many women because he was thought of as very handsome in the 1920s. | Rudolf Valentino |
| Severely hurt because he refused to work in a particular speak easy. Who hurt him? | Joe E. Louis. Alcapone hurt him. |
| erson borrows money from the bank to invest in the market. They pay back the interest on the loan whn they get their profit. | Buying on Margin |
| Highest/best day for the stock market. | September 3, 1929 |
| October 29 1929 The stock market crashes. | Black Tuesday |
| October 24, 1929 The stock market hits rock bottom. | Black Thursday |
| Force selling of stock by brokers that flood the market adding to and worsening the panic already going on. | Stop- Loss Orders |
| Disease that Roosevelt had that condemned him to a wheelchair. | Polio |
| Why was the Great Depression so great? | 16 million people (1/4, 25%) were unemployed, poverty was widespread, it was worldwide, factories were shutting down, and 40 banks per day were closing. |
| Welfare that Hoover refused to give people because he believed that it would make people lazy and not want to work. | Dole |
| Hoover believed that welfare would destroy the country's work ethic, making people too dependent on the government for hand outs. | Rugged Individualism |
| Helping the poor was the responsibility of each state or the churches, charities, and your friends, neighbors, or family. | Lassiez- Faire Capitalism |
| What would it be called if you wore cardboard in your shoes? What would it be called if you wore your pockets inside out because you wore poor? | Hoover leather. Hoover flags. |
| Small towns located outside most cities where poor families lived in temporary homes. | Hoovervilles |
| Roosevelt's ideas passed by Congress to address political problems caused by the Great Depression. | New Deal |
| How many laws did Congress pass immediately when Roosevelt was elected president? | 16 |
| Talks Franklin D. Roosevelt gave over the radio to explain the New Deal and restore people's confidence in the government. | Fireside Chats |
| Period from March to June passed 16 new laws so they could deal with the Great Depression. | First Hundred Days |
| 4 day holiday to close all banks becasue they wanted to stop the panic and allow the government to check and eventually reopen sound banks and restore confidence in banks. | Emergency Banking Act |
| The federal government protects and repays people's money if the bank closes/fails. | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) |
| Millions of unemployed people were given jobs working for the federal government. What did these jobs give people? Give an example of one of these "jobs". | Alphabet Agencies. They increased men's self- worth and gave them an education. Civilian Conservation Corporation(CCC). |
| Government provided public assistance(welfare) to the millions of people living in poverty or lost their jobs during the Great Depression. | Federal Emergency Relief Act |
| Country whose federal government takes care of the less fortunate amd is responsible for all its citizens. | "Welfare" State |
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