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Amelia Earhart
She was the first women to fly across the Altanic ocean. She then disapperared attempting to fly around the world. -
Model T
The model T changed how people work becasue the assembly line was created when each worker does one specilized task . Between 1908-1927 there were about 15million car built. One june 16,1903 was when the first ford company was funded -
Nativism
Foreinger could never be loyal ti the US -
Prohibition
They tried to eliminate the drunkness and the abuse that follows.They elmited saloons -vice. The 18th adement was abolished alcohol in December 1933 -
Flappers
A ladies fashion -
Growth of movies in this era
Movie theatres grew from 5,000 to 22,500. Movies were the 4th largest in America .During this era they enventd the first talkie -
Growth of Radio in this era
The radio grw fro, 60,000 to 10,250,000. There was more than 500 radio stations -
The Jazz Age
Jazz is music that features improvistion off beat rhythams. Jazz was created by african americans. Jazz clubls and dance hall sprung up everwhere -
The Red Scare
Americans were scared that the communist were trying to take over.Bombs were sent through the mail throughout the US. COmmunist,socialist and anarchists were arrested and deported. -
Growth of Organized Crime
Families fought to control manfracture and distribution. Al or "scareface" capone mudered his way to the top. -
President Calvin Coolidge
President Calvin was born july 4,1872. He was apart of the laissez faire which was when the goverment stays out of businness. August 3 1929 he became president. -
Chralers Linderbergh
Charles Linderbergh flew from Ny to Paris. -
Black Tuesday
Usaully about 4-8million shares are sold a day. On Tuesday 16.4 million shares are sold.The market collapsed.. There was about 30 billion dollars in investment lost in the stock market. -
Stock Market
The stock market was where you can buy a stock(a share) of a company. These are traded on the stock market..You want the company to grow and prosper so that your shares goes up more in value. October 29 1929 the sock market carshed -
Buying on the Margin
Buying on the market was when you pay 10% to buy stock shares and you owe 90%.. As a country we were proudincing more then the public could buy.. This led to surplus .October 29 was when what was called the crash of Great wall street. -
Jim Thrope
Jim thrope was a football and baseball star olympic.He was the gold meaalist he also was the 1st president of the NFL nstive american.January 18,1983 he finally gets his medals back
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