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Explain the economic changes of the 1920s?

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?

the 18th Amendment prohibited the manufacturing, transportation and sale 


of alcohol within the United States. The amendment started a rise of 
crimes and illegal activities.  
 
Prohibition​ ultimately ​failed​ because at least half the adult population wanted to carry 
on drinking

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.

​Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Crop


Insurance Corporation (FCIC), the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).

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