Interwar Years Flashcards
1
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The forbidding by law of the manufacture, transportation, sale, and possession of alcoholic beverages
A
Prohibition
2
Q
A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money
A
Inflation
3
Q
An economic recession that began on October 29, 1929, following the crash of the U.S. stock market
A
The Great Depression
4
Q
A celebration of African-American heritage and culture between 1919 and the mid 1930s, manifested through an outpouring of new business, art, literature, music and dance
A
Harlem Renaissance
5
Q
The start of the Great Depression, October 29. 1929; stock markets went down, salaries were low, and there was inflation
A
Black Tuesday
6
Q
A type of payment where credit is paid over a period of time
A
Installment Plan
