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Flashcards by Danielle Dietz, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Danielle Dietz
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| "Roaring Twenties " | Time period during the 1920’s, there were many new social and economic changes |
| Consumerism | a type of CONSUMER spending |
| Prohibition | made the buying and selling of alcohol illegal. |
| The Stock Market | Americans began investing in the Stock Market during the 1920's |
| “A chicken in every pot, a car in every garage.” | Herbert Hoover's catch phrase in the 1920's when the economy was doing well |
| Immigration quotas | put in place to limit IMMIGRANTS from entering the country |
| The New Deal | started by FDR to help assist people suffering during the Great Depression |
| Flagpole sitting and Marathon Dancing | pastimes that people did in the 1920's to entertain themselves |
| Baseball | Most popular sport during the 1920's and 1930's. |
| Isolationism | idea that America should not interfere with the affairs of other countries |
| Discrimination | means negative behaviors towards a certain group of people. |
| "Bust" | The Great Depression |
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