Roaring 20's, Depression, and WW2

By mSaucedo#23
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    The Roaring 20's

  • Canceled Contracts

    The Gov. cancels many contracts worth millions of dollars but then the economy come back.

  • The Volstead Act

    Closes every tavern bar and salon .
    Went to underground bars and sold illegal alcohol.

  • 19th Amendment Guaranties Women to Vote.

    Women would mostly work in White Collar jobs.
    Credit scores were bad

  • Social Conlfict

    Conflict between city dwellers an small town residents, protestants and Catholics, blacks and whites, flappers and old fashion values.

  • Stock Market Crash

    Investors begin selling of lots of shares in stocks. 12.9 million shares were traded away. This day is know as Black Thursday. Five days later it became know as Black Tuesday, because 16 million more shares are traded away.
    Because of this panic, swept Wallstreet away.

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Won a over whelming victory against Herbert Hoover.

  • american Unemployme

    Close to 15 mil american's were unemployed and more of half than the country's banks failed.

  • Social Security