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Stars- Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Mary Pickford (America's Sweetheart) Talkies- Al Jolson- The Jazz Singer 1927
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- Steel orders dropped
- too much credit
- care sales dropped
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- farmer's debt
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- over production
- dust bowl
- foreign comeptition
- no govt support
- price dropped 50%
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Billboards Berma Shave Desire to reach more people and make them think they need goods.
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- Sears
- JC Penney
- Goods arranged in seperate departments.
- Compared "Piggly Wiggly" grocery stores.
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The Great Gatsby Opposed the excesses of 1920s society.
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Farewell to Arms Opposed to the glorifications of war
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Tennis- 3 Wimbeldons 7 US Opens
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Football-
"Galloping ghost" Illinois Univ. Chicago Bears
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Notre Dame football coach 105-12 record
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Baseball- Yankee Stadium- The house that Ruth built 60 HR
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Golf- 13 Major champoinships |
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Swam the English channel in 14 and 1/2 hours at age 19 |
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Jazz musician- pianist- band leader |
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Jazz singer- highest paid entertainer- $2,000 per week
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1927 1st solo trans-atlanticflight in Spirit of St Louis
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First female trans-atlantic in 1932. 1928-solo across the US
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Womens rights poineer- the right to vote. |
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gangster- made $ from sales of illegal alcohol |
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Federal Agent- The "untouchables"
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Stock market spectacular- part of RCA pool
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made $ avaliable for average people to invest in market.
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Started General motors (Chevrolet) lost a fortune in market crash
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Pres. Following Harding. Seemed more honest. Presided over 1920s prosperity. "silent Cal"- favored big business- vetoed farm price supports. |
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President at the start of the depression- did not cause it.
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1917 Rev in Russia- goal of communism was to ovethrow capitalism.
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renewal- attacked blacks, jews, catholics, foreigners, supported prohibition. Oregon and Indiana had largest membership.
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| opposed to all forms of government |
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"Ohio Gang" took bribes and kickbacks (Tea pot Dome)
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emancipated women- smoke/drink in public. danced short dresses |
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night clubs where alcohol is sold/consumed.
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