Social Studies - Prosperity and Depression Study Guide 1. What was the affect of new technology on the lives of Americans in the 1920’s? pps. 308-309 Electric appliances changed the daily lives of women. 2. What was the 18th Amendment? P. 311 Outlawed the production and sale of alcohol. 3. What were the “push factors” affecting the migration of African Americans? Pps. 234-235 Jim Crow laws and lack of opportunities and hardships pushed African Americans out of the South 4. Was segregation widely practiced in the North and the South during The 1920’s? Pps. 234-235 Yes 5. What was the significance of the stock market crash of 1929? p. 322 It showed the weaknesses in America’s economy. 6. How did the Great Depression affect the lives of many Americans especially the young people? P. 324 Many young people left home looking for jobs and hand outs. 7. What was the effect of rising unemployment on the banking industry? P. 323 Many people could not pay back their loans and so the banks went bankrupt and had to close.

8. Study the graph on p.322 in your Social Studies Book. Describe the value of stock between 1920 and 1932. Steady increase and then a sharp decrease. 9. What is FDIC and how did it help to prevent another Depression? Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. It insured bank deposits. 10.What was the New Deal? Pps. 329-331 Federal agencies that offered Relief, Recovery, and Reform. 11.What was the Social Security Act and how did it help the elderly and the disabled? It provided income (money) to the elderly and disabled. 12.Study the map of the Great Migration on p. 235 in your book. What were the major reasons for the migration? More opportunities for jobs in the North and West 13.What was the Harlem Renaissance? P. 314 Cultural or art movement influenced by African Americans. Rebirth 14.What is the sequence of these events? Social Security Act becomes law 5 The stock market crashes 3 Franklin Roosevelt is elected president 4 Herbert Hoover is elected president. 2 The 18th amendment goes into effect (prohibition) 1