1920s -1930s America Flashcards
What was an economic boom?
When the cycle of prosperity occurs and as a result quality of life increases
What caused the economic boom?
The First World War, industrial strength, consumer goods, Republicans policies and a good stock market.
How did Henry Ford impact the economic boom?
He introduced the production line, allowing workers to focus on one task at a time increasing efficiency
What were the 4 main republican policy’s?
Isolationism, tariffs, laissez faire, and low taxes
What were popular forms of entertainment in the 1920’s
Movies, Sport (especially baseball), Jazz music, radio and cartoons
Name 2 African American jazz musicians
Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington
What were flappers
Flappers were middle class white women who dressed suggestively
What was the influence of flappers
It gave women more independence
What was prohibition
The criminalisation of alcohol in the USA
Was was evidence showing people didn’t like social change in the 1920’s
The anti flirt club and increased influence of the KKK
Name a impact of prohibition
Organised crime, bootleggers, moon shiners and speakeasys
Who was Al Capone
The head of a organised crime gang that was liked by the public; bribed the police and killed Buggs Marone
Who was the KKK
The Ku Klux Klan was a hate group that comprised of WASPs (White Anglo Saxon Protestants) that hated anyone that weren’t WASPs
How many members did the KKK have at its peak
300,000 members
How did blacks benefit in the 1920s
The popularisation of jazz of brought the Harlem Renaissance
