Vocabulary for APUSH 1920's and 1930's
Subject:
US History [1]
Tags:
business cycle [2]
Roosevelt family [6]
New Deal [7]
Herbert Hoover [8]
Great Depression [9]
John L. Lewis [11]
1.Charlie Chaplin- He was an English actor who rose to fame as a silent actor and rose from nothing to be at the top of the acting profession. He fought against fascism and recognized it as a an evil and in his film, The Great Dictator, satirized him. 2.Jack Dempsey- Jack Dempsey was a professional American boxer who was a celebrity that had his reputation hurt for a perceived attempt to avoid enlistment in the U.S. army until records were revealed that showed he was rejected. 3.Satchel Paige- He is a legendary African-American pitcher who joined the white league after showing great promise in the black league and was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame.