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African Americans left the rural South to come to the urban NorthEast. This happened between 1910-1970. They wanted to get away from the Jim Crow Laws
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The act of prohibiting the manufacturing, storage in barrels, bottles, transportation and sale of alcohol including alcoholic beverages. (1919-1933)
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These women were called Flappers. They were fun loving women. They could go out on blind dates or anywhere without having a chaperone. (in the 1920s)
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5,000 theatres to 22,5000
4th largest business in America -
from 60,000 to 10,250,000
more than 100 radio stations -
Jazz music and dancing became popualr in the United States.
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Jobs places were decreasing.It was getting so crowded.
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This was the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.
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This organized trading stocks; stocks are partial ownership of a comapny.
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borrowing money from a broker to purchase stock
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The Teapot Dome scandal was a bribery incident that took place in the United States from 1921 to 1922, during the administration of President Warren G. Harding. (1921-1922)
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She was the 1st woman to fly across the atlantic. She was the first person to fly from Hawaii to California. She disappeared attempting to fly around the world. This occured in 1928.
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The Great Crash, or the Stock Market Crash of 1929, began on October 24, 1929, and was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States, when taking into consideration the full extent and duration of its fallout.
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This was the promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism.(1950s)
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Organized crimes were increasing.