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assembly line
a production system where a person has one certain job that they have to do over and over again
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dust bowl
farmers dug up deep rooted grass and high winds blew around the duirt
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18th amendment
illegal to sell or own alcohol
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public works
projects like highways ,parks ,and libraries built with public funds
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credit
an amount or sum of money placed at a persons deposit by a bank
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speakeasies
where alcohol is sold illegally
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nativism
hostility towards immigrants
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mass media
a medium of communication intended to reach a wide media
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isolationism
avoiding involvement in world affairs
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fireside chats
radio broadcasts made by fdr tot he American people to explain his initiatives
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how did America impact the growth of mass media
helped form a common American popular culture during the 1920's
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what three types of mass media were popular
movies, newspapers, radios
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what is communism
when the government has all power
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what was the red scare
Americas intense fear of communism
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why was prohibition a failure in america
people couldn't live without alcohol
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what is the 21st amendment
alcohol was legal for people 21 and over
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how did most buy goods
on credit or installment plans
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what type of stuff did people buy on credit
cars, washing machines, refrigerators
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women in the 20s wanted to be different from the traditional rules
true
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what tensions were building in america
ratial tensions
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what happened during the Harlem Renaissance
explained what it was like in America as an African American
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what was the jazz age
whe jazz music was popular
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why did people suddenly sell ther stocks in 29?
there was a fall in stock prices
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list three problems American had
homelessness, unemployment, hooverviles
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what are hoovervilles
poor communities
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what did pres. hoover do during the G.D.
didn't take his pres. money
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who were two candidates in the election on 1932
Hoover and Roosevelt
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why did Roosevelt win the election
people blamed Hoover for the G.D.
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what was the New Deal
FDR's plan to end the depression
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what was the goals for the FDR
relief, recovery, reform
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what were three programs created in the New Deal.
FDIC, CCC, WPA
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why did repubs. hate the new deal
it made the gov. too big and involved
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essay 2
Credit and installment plans
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long essay 1
overproduction
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