Roaring 20s
Organized crime increased during this time because of what
Prohibition
Spending more than collected in taxes is a
budget deficit/deficit spending
Regulates the stock market and protects investors
SEC- Securities and Exchange Commission
Britain and France giving in to aggression to keep peace was called
appeasement
Their role was transforming factories to create military supplies.
War Production Board
This amendment ended Prohibition
21st
When mass withdrawals from the banks occur it is called a
bank run
Governor who Proposed the Share Our Wealth program to redistribute wealth
Huey Long
Germany acquired where during the Munich Conference?
Sudetenland
White soldiers and sailors attacked Mexican American youths during what were called the
Zoot Suit Riots
Young women who challenged traditional roles were
Flappers
Investors seeking quick profits from the market were called
speculators
Created pensions, unemployment insurance, and welfare programs
Social Security Act
The Free French Forces leader from exile was
Charles de Gaulle
Army Chief of staff during the war was
George MArshall
The 19th Amendment guaranteed what
womens right to vote
FDR’s plan to add Supreme Court justices was called
court packing
Created minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor restrictions
Fair Labor Standards Act
This plan stabilized Germany’s economy and inflation crisis.
Dawes
The first carrier-versus-carrier battle was the
Battle of the Coral Sea
the Scopes Trial in 1925 put John Scopes on trial for what
teaching evolution
investors were asked to either repay their loans or provide additional collateral was called
margin call
This Act Regulated banks and created the FDIC
Glass Steagall Act
The three "Acts" in order that led the US away from isolationism until we finally entered the war where
Neutrality Acts
Cash and Carry Provisions
Lend Lease Act
This Supreme Court case upheld internment camps in the US
Korematsu vs. US