concept topic 7

U.s History
Formative Assessment
Topic.07 Study Concepts


The Scopes Trial
the trial was criticizing the teaching of evolution instead of creationism


Prohibition
Time period beginning in the 1920’s were the sale and production of alcohol was restricted

Flappers
Women who violated old ideals and were commonly associated with short hair short dress

Economic Issues (1920s)
During the 1920’s known as the roaring 20s the problems were with credit and at the time companies were known to fake their actually stock value. And towards the end of the 1920’s many business received less and less investments
Dust Bowl
Resulted from new machinery and over farming the land and forgetting the importance of crop rotation

Agriculture Issues
With the new machines to enhance the speed of farming. Farmers neglected to use crop rotation


Nativism
when native born americans thought they were better then immagrants

Harlem Renaissance:when african americans began takeing credit and owner ship
of arts and poetry

Labor Issues (1920s)
Majority of people were spending and there inevitably there was less effort into paying off debts and people living off credit