The USA in the 1920s notes
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This page gathers community-made notes on the USA in the 1920s, from prosperity and Prohibition to the Wall Street Crash and the New Deal. School students can use them to revise these topics, and teachers can find ready-made material. Browse over 90 notes contributed by more than 50 users, and pick a topic to start.
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Context of Great Gatsby Women The role of women was in a period of transition during the 1920's. This was a result of: The work they were engaged in during the First World War (1914-1917), as they had enjoyed the freedom their jobs provided,...
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The New Deal - Notes After the wall street crash of 1929. USA fell in to a dark age known as the great depression (1930s). Nobody had jobs and those who did couldn't even afford food, Since all the prices were too high.Industries and busi...
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History Chapters 31-33 What was the Red Scare? A time in which Americans greatly feared communism along with Russia What was the 18th Amendment? The Prohibition of alcohol Why didn't the 18th Amendment work? It was not v...
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Chapter 22 Key Terms Red Scare of 1919-1920: A short-lived but intense period of political intolerance inspired by the post-war strike wave and the social tensions and fears generated by the Russian Revolution.Palmer Raids: In 1919 and 19...
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From Boom to Bust and the Wall Street Crash Boom to Bust:-there were 'speak easy's', where the illegal alcohol was sold. There became a lot of tension between gangs who fought for control over possession of the alcohol-more Americans moved from the country to t...
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Causes and Consequences of the Wall street Crash How Far was Speculation Responsible for the Wall Street Crash? Overconfidence/SpeculationMuch of the raised prices were because investors thought they could make money easily without risk by buying shares and selling ...
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the roaring twenties - created from Mind Map flappers women in the 1920s wore shorter dresses went to lots of parties lower waistline disobeyed the prohibition the prohibition the ban of alcohol in the 1920s lots of people disobeyed the prohibition it had the op...
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The Wall Street Crash: causes and effects Causes of the Wall Street Crash Long Term Causes1. Overproduction in American IndustryBecause of new production methods, Industry was churning out goods which couldn't be sold. Therefore there was a drop in sales and ...
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Causes of the Boom in 1920s America - created from Mind Map Confidence Confidence to buy goods was sky high More risks were taken which generally paid off Credit Everybody could buy items on hire purchase Amount of product consumers was at its highest Impacts of the First Worl...
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Causes of Wall Street Crash 1929 - created from Mind Map Overproduction in agriculture thanks to technological progress and farmers struggled to find alternative employment as demand couldn't keep up and profitability low Fragmented weak banking system meant runs always lik...
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History Lecture 9/26+28 1920s 1900-1920 progressive reform era, all major parties want some level of reform to protect workers Few reforms 1900-1920, by 1920 the reforms stop, people want smaller government, low taxes, deregulation of ...
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Pre-War America Questions What household products became cheaper during economic growth and explain why this happened. Household items like cars radios and fridges became cheaper because there were more companies mass producing them. --...
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Boom, Bust and Recovery Political and Social tensions timeline1919- Red Scare1920- Prohibition comes into force under the 18th Amendment 1921- Emergency Quota Act cuts back on immigration1923- Calvin Coolidge restores respectability to Presi...
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These notes offer different routes through the unit. Context of Great Gatsby includes music and entertainment, while Prohibition and the rise of the gangster focuses on another aspect of life in the period. For economic revision, The Wall Street Crash: causes and effects sits alongside notes on prosperity and the New Deal.
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