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History Dba 4
History Dba 4
Include in your
discussion: the stock market, consumerism, installment plans, mass
production, assembly line.
The stock market crashed. Consumerism went way down. Installment plans
increased the growth of the consumer economy by allowing people to
purchase more goods. Mass production and assembly lines helped the
economy grow substantially. It also brought an increase in collective and
individual prosperity.
Explain how women’s roles changed in the 1920s; what were some
positive outcomes.
The number of working women increased, and they were finally given the
right to vote.
'Flappers' smoked in public, danced the new dances, and were sexually liberated.
What was the 18th amendment and what impact did this amendment
have on life in the 1920s? Was prohibition a failure or success?
What was the New Deal? Name two New Deal programs and explain
their purpose. What programs are still relevant/important today?
The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial
reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the
United States between 1933 and 1939. It responded to needs for relief,
reform, and recovery from the Great Depression.
The FSA resettled poor farmers on more productive land, promoted soil
conservation, provided emergency relief and loaned money to help farmers
buy and improve farms.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a work relief program that gave
millions of young men employment on environmental projects during the Great
Depression.