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the roaring 20's
the 20's through the great depression
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9th Grade
02/20/2008

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who was charles lindburg?
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fist man to fly across the atlantic and make it across with no stop. Flew from NY to Paris
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What was lendburgs plane called
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the spirit of saint louis
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what was the scopes trial?
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scopes was teaching evolution in school, people though it was wrong, he was tried adn found guilty of going against the bible, he was fined, the fine was later repealed.
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who were the legal reps at the scopes trial?
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Jenning and Darrell
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what state did the trial take place in?
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Tennesee
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Why did the kkk become more popular?
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they spread their circle of hate
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about how many people did the kk lynch, in the 20's?
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about 200
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who was the most famous smorts hero?
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babe ruth
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who explored the south pole?
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richard bird
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how were most people making money?
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in the stock market
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what was prohibition?
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the outlaw of alcohol
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what was a speak easy?
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a secret club where alcohol was sold
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what did prohibition bring?
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organized crime
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what are the 4 causes of teh great depression?
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high tarrifs, unequal distribution of wealth, crash of the stock market adn over production
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what were the results of the great depresion
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1. many hungry/poor/unemployed people, 2. world wide economic crisis 3.1932 democratic victory 4. FDR's new deal
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what group insure money in banks?
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fdic
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who was public enemy number one?
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al capone
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what was a bootlegger?
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a person who sold alcohol, and muggled
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what are trickle down economics?
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The theory holds that economic gains by the wealthy are spent by investment or purchases that result in jobs for middle and lower class individuals
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who were the 8 presidents we studied in order.
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william mckinley, teddy roosevelt, william taft, woodrow wilson, warren harding ,calvin cooldige , herbert hoover, fdr
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