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U.S. HISTORY EOC REVIEW - UNIT 3

The Roaring Twenties

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RadioImportant part of 1920s popular culture
ProhibitionMade alcohol illegal (18th amendment)
21st AmendmentEnded prohibition
Organized CrimeProhibition led to the rise of this
Harlem Renaissance1920s black cultural movement of literature and music
W.E.B. DuBoisDemanded racial equality
Marcus GarveySupported the African Nationalist movement (go back to Africa)
Booker T. WashingtonBlacks must work their way up & be patient to gain equality
Perfect 36Number of states needed to pass women's suffrage
Anne Dallas DudleyTN woman who led women's suffrage
Harry T. BurnTN Representative who voted "yes" to women's suffrage
Gov. Albert RobertsCalled special session for TN to vote on 19th Amendment
OverproductionUS was making more than what was being purchased
Buying on MarginPeople bought things with money they didn't have (credit)
Laissez-faireGovt. stays out of business
Causes of Great DepressionOverproduction, overspending, laissez-faire
HoovervillesShantytowns made from scrap metal and newspaper
Bonus ArmyWWI veterans marched to Washington demanding money
UnemploymentReached 25% during Great Depression
Religious RevivalismPeople turned to God for help during Great Depression
Dust BowlDrought in midwest causing storms and migration to the West
Social Security ActProvides retirees with saftey net (money) after work
Works Progress Admin. WPACreated jobs and built public improvements
TN Valley Authority TVAProvided jobs and cheap electricity to rural areas
FDICInsures money in banks
Wagner ActCreated labor unions
Lost GenerationIntellectuals disillustioned by WWI and materialism who fled to Europe
Harlem Renaissance ArtistsLangston Hughes, Zora Neal Hurston
Scopes Monkey TrialTN teacher arrested for teaching evolution in Science class


Austin-East Magnet High School
TN

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