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Pruitt Chapter 7

The Roaring Twenties, The Great Depression

TermDescription
Prohibition The complete ban on the sale of alcohol
assembly line method of mass production in which a product is put together as it moves past a line of workers
mass production making a large number of items that are exactly the same
radio introduced to provide communication among ships, later became popular for entertainment, music and news
mass media public forms of communication that reach large audiences
soap operas romantic dramas named because of the soap advertisements paying for the production of the show
Eighteenth Amendment amendment to the Constitution passed in 1919 that outlawed the making, sale, and transporting of alcoholic beverages. It is also known as the Prohibition Amendment.
migrant worker person who moves from place to place to harvest crops
Dust Bowl name given to much of the Great Plains during the long drought of the 1920s. It was caused by severe drought and high winds.
drought long period without rain
jazz musical form that began in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was influenced by African American musical traditions
New Deal series of programs started by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 to try to help the nation recover from the Great Depression
Harlem Renaissance artistic movement centered in Harlem, an African American neighborhood in New York City
unemployment the condition of being out of work
Great Depression period of severe economic hardship that began in the United States in 1929
Social Security New Deal program that provides monthly payments to people who are elderly, disabled, or unemployed
stock market place where stocks are bought and sold
inflation rapid rise in prices
Twenty-first Amendment amendment to the United States Constitution adopted in 1933 that ended Prohibition
credit borrowed money
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