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Women gain right to vote
In 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote, and declared that they deserved full citizenship. -
Prohibition
In 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote, and declared that they deserved full citizenship. -
Flappers
A young women emerged during the 1920’s who was very different in their appearance, attitude and behavior. They were called flappers. They had bobbed hair and short skirts. They behaved in ways that many people called unladylike. -
Prohibition for gangsters
Prohibition gave criminals a way to illegally make money. Gangsters, began selling alcohol on the black market. They were also involved in many other criminal activities. The most infamous gangster in American history was Al Capone in Chicago. -
KDKA COMMERCIAL RADIO STATION
The first commercial radio station was Pittsburgh’s KDKA. It came on the airwaves in 1920. By the end of the 1920s, there were radios in more than 12 million homes. -
Stock Market Crash
Many people lost all the money they had and unemployment rose extremely. This was the beginning of the Great Depression. -
Black Tuesday
On October 29, 1929, the stock market lost 14 billion, making the loss for that week an amazing $30 billion. -
Racism about jobs
African Americans, Native Americans, Mexican Americans and women were being looked down upon are were being during the Great Depression. People thought that these groups of people might take away jobs from the white man. -
Dust Bowl
On May 9, 1934, a dust storm carried about 350 million tons of dirt 2,000 miles eastward and left four million tons of dirt in Chicago. The drought and dust killed tens of thousands of animals and some people as well. -
Monopoly
The board game Monopoly became popular because players could become rich during the playing of the game. Which was very good to encourage people that they could get through the Great Depression.
