The Boom Flashcards
What policy did republicans believe in
Laissez Faire. - “leave it alone”
Never interfered with peoples lives
Republican values
Don’t support high taxes
More conservative
Democratic Party
‘Ordinary people’s party’
Favoured helping the most vulnerable
More liberal
Positive of Hire purchase
Help people buy goods
Positive of mass production
Goods can be made a lot cheaper.
Positive of advertisment
Persuades people to buy more goods
Positive of prosperity cycle
More people are employed to make the goods and are then putting their wages into the companies
When was the first ford factory built and where
1903 in Detroit Michigan
How do shares work
To set up a company you need money for wages and equipment
You get this money from investors
These investors then have a share of the company.
What animal were the democrats represented by?
Donkey
What animal were the republicans represented by?
Elephant
When British settlers went to America how many regions did they establish?
13
When did the 13 colonies decide to leave the British empire?
4th July 1777
Why was there a boom?
Shares First World War Mass production Hire purchase Advertisement
Who lived in rural areas that were struggling for money?
Farmers
Black people
Miners
What were crazes in the 1920’s?
Mah jong - board game
Flagpole sitting
Marathon dancing
How did advertisement help sporting?
Radio broadcasts newspapers and magazines helped bring audiences.
What happened with jazz music?
Whites were exposed to ‘black music’
Artists like Louis Armstrong made big money from nightclub appearances.
What happened to movies in the 1920s?
‘Talkies’ were made
This ended some careers due to them having funny accents or strange voices.
Qualities of a flapper
Short hair Cigarette Chanel no5 perfume Sun tan and makeup Cocktail Bangles
What were flappers?
Mainly middle or upper class women Rebelling against several aspects of women’s lives
When did prohibition begin?
1920-1933
What was prohibition?
Prohibited any drink from being sold or produced that contained more then 0.5% alcohol
Why did prohibition fail?
Speakeasies
Bootleggers
Gangsters controlled the trade through violence
Who was Al capone?
Alphonse ‘Scarface’ Capone
Infamous gangster
Making 2 mill a week through illegal gambling dens, bootlegging and brothels.
When was the Valentine’s Day massacre?
February 14th 1929
What was the red scare?
Fear of communism
What were Sacco and Vanzetti accused of?
Robbery and murder
Why was the KKK called that?
Ku klux klan
Greek word meaning circle
No one can enter
When was the KKK formed?
1860
Who did the Klansmen hate?
Catholics Jews Blacks Drunkards Sometimes divorced
What did the KKK wear?
Robe and hood
Carried ‘Kluxers kmifty knife”
What was the Monkey trial and when?
By 1924, 6 states had deemed it illegal to teach Charles Darwin’s evolutionary theory. Johnny scopes agreed to put the law to the test, he taught his class and let his friend sue him. He was arrested. He was fined 100 dollars.
