American History Topic 14 Pt 1 Flashcards
Vice President Calvin Coolidge
Was elected president in 1923 after Harding died
What happened in 1923 to Harding?
He took a trip west, he suffered a heart attack and died.
Bootlegging-
Producing and selling illegal alcohol
Evolution-
A scientific theory that humans developed over vast periods of time
Invest-
Using money in hopes of making more money
Stock Exchange-
A system of buying and selling stock
Stock-
Shares in corporation
October 24th became known as what?
Black Thursday
On Tuesday, October 29 what did stock prices do?
Plummeted
The 19th amendment in 1920 guaranteed what?
All women the right to vote
Why did the number of women working outside the house grow?
because women became nurses, teachers, or office workers.
In 1925 Tennessee high school science teacher John Scopes
Was arrested after he taught evolution
Why did people begin to buy stocks?
As a way to invest
What did several economic factors leed to?
It led to the collapse of the economy
The 18th amendment in 1919 established what?
Prohibition
The ban on alcohol contributed to what crime?
Organized crime
Powerful gangsters like Chicago’s Al Capone made millions from doing what?
Bootlegging
In 1993 the 21st amendment repealed what?
Prohibition
Henry Ford was the auto industry’s great pioneer. In 1914 Ford began doing what?
Paying his workers 5 dollars a day
As more households got electricity companies made new devices-
stoves, refrigerators, radios, and vacuum cleaners.
