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| Invented the Model T in 1908 and revolutionized, the assembly line, and mass production. |
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Experts who were hired to improve mass production techniques. |
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| Putting a small down payment on something and then making monthly payments on it until the debt is paid |
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| President of the United States in 1921-1923 from Marion, OH who was surrounded by scandal. |
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| people who believed every word of the bible was fact and practiced a simple and traditional way of life. |
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| Trial of a Tennessee teacher who was accused of teaching evolution in schools |
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Banning the selling, producing and manufacturing of alcohol in the United States.
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| Fashionable young ladies with short skirts and bob haircuts |
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Author who wrote the Great Gatsby, explored American dreams of wealth and success.
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Author who wrote A Farewell to Arms, who felt betrayed by the American Dream.
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1920’s African-American leader who promoted universal black nationalism and the Back to Africa Movement.
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| The flowering of African-American culture, arts, and music in the United States. |
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Republican President who is blamed for not doing enough during the Great Depression.
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On October 29, 1929 the stock market crashed.
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From 1929 to 1941 where the economy faltered and unemployment soared in the United States.
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Makeshift shantytowns of tents and shacks built on public land or vacant lots.
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| term that describes the severe drought and dust storms throughout the Great Plains in the 1930’s. |
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Economic problems should be solved at the state and local levels.
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Economic theory that money lent to banks and businesses will trickle down to workers and consumers over time. |
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Group of World War I veterans who marched on Washington to demand payment for a bonus promised to them by Congress.
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