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From Boom To Bust Vocabulary . The Roaring Twenties. MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD : Illegal places (bars) to drink alcohol. WORD : Speakeasies. IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD !. USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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T H E R OA R I N G T W E N T I E S
FROM BOOM TO BUST VOCABULARY
WORD:
Speakeasies
MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :
Illegal places (bars) to drink alcohol
USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.
Sometimes speakeasies would look like a library, until the coast was clear, and then it would turn into a bar!
IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!
WORD:
Bootleggers
MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :
People who made their own illegal liquor
USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.
A bootlegger had to drive fast to deliver his moonshine or hooch. Nascar began because of bootleggers!
IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!
WORD:
Moonshine
MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :
iIlegal liquor
USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE:
People would be very sneaky in order to get some moonshine!
IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!
WORD:
Flapper
MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :
Women who defied the morals of earlier generations . They styled their hair in a bob and wore short skirts and lipstick.
USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE:
Flappers would love to dance the Charleston!
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IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!
WORD:
BobMY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :
A type of short hairdo that young women in the 1920’s considered fashionable.
USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.
Mrs. Gibbons is thinking of getting a bob haircut so she can be cool.
IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!
WORD:
Repeal
MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :
Change an amendment; take it back
USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.
Many bootleggers were hoping to repeal the 18th amendment.
IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!
WORD:
Red Scare
MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :
Fear of communism
USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.
The Red Scare swept through the nation when we thought the communists would take over the United States.
IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!
WORD:
Jive MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :
Slang talk of the 1920’s
USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.
Cheaters mean glasses in jive talk.
IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!
WORD:
Prohibition
MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :
Alcohol was not allowed to be made, transported or sold.
USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.
The 18th amendment made it illegal to sell liquor anywhere in the US.
IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!
WORD:
Depression
MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :
Severe economic turndown
USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.
Many people suffered during the Great Depression in the 1930’s.
IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!
WORD:
overproduction
MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :
the supply of manufactured goods exceeds the demand
USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.
If there is overproduction of a product, the price goes down.
IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!
WORD:
Bankruptcy
MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD : Financial failure caused by a company or person’s inability to pay their debts
USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.
Bankruptcy is a last resort for a business.
IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!
WORD:
Default
MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :
fail to repay loans
USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.
If you don’t have any income, you may have to default on your loans.
IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!
WORD:
Bear market
MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :
period of decreased stock trading and falling stock prices
USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE:
Investors could lose a lot of money in a bear market.
IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!
WORD: Bull
Market
MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :
period of increased stock trading and rising stock prices
USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.
Investors can make a lot of money in a bull market.
IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!
WORD:
Migrants
MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :
People who move from one region to another in search of
work.
USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.
Migrant workers usually help with crops.
IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!
