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Campbell Chap 7 Rev

Roaring 20s, the Great Depression, & the New Deal

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"Soap Operas" romantic dramas often paid for by soap companies
How did mass media help make athletes popular? Fans could listen to sports games on the radio.
Louis Armstrong Musician who recorded "St. Louis Blues" with Bessie Smith
Jacob Lawrence Created several series of paintings that showed African American life and history
How did the automobile change life in the US? Improved roads, created new jobs, and let people live farther from their jobs
Romantic dramas were also called. . . soap operas
What was one reason prohibition failed? Police couldn't stop bootleggers.
What made Ford's Model T easier to build and more affordable? the assembly line
What form of entertainment made characters like Superman and Batman popular? the comic book
New Deal program that provided monthly payments to the elderly, diabled, and unemployed Social Security
Stock prices fell and many investors sold their stocks stock market crash of 1929
What was one effect of the Dust Bowl? Many people became migrant workers.
How did working life change for women in the 1920s? More women joined the workforce
True/False Falling crop prices and farmers who couldn't pay their debts led to a weak economy in the 1920s.
Three causes of the Great Depression 1. the stock market crashed, 2. people borrowing money from banks, which they couldn't pay back, and 3. high tariffs (taxes)
Many children had to quit school as a result of this event. the Great Depression
investors panicked and sold stock stock market crash
What caused the Dust Bowl? severe drought and high winds
This invention changed the automobile industry assembly line
Radios, newspapers, movies mass media
complete ban on alcohol prohibition
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps), WPA (Works Progress Administration), TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) New Deal programs
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