1920s
John Scopes was put on trial in Tennessee for teaching this illegal subject.
Evolution
This is the process of buying goods and paying over time.
Installment buying (loan)
The presidential candidate in 1932 who ran against Herbert Hoover.
Federal legislation that guaranteed money deposited in banks.
FDIC
Amendment that repealed Prohibition.
21st Amendment
The Great Migration refers to a movement involving this group moving from the south to the north.
African Americans
This was the United States foreign policy after WWI.
Isolationism
Roosevelt's plan to solve the American people's financial problems during the Great Depression.
New Deal
This alphabet agency helped create new jobs for Americans.
CCC or WPA
Chicago mob boss who opened a soup kitchen in the 1930s.
Al Capone
Russia and other countries falling to Communism causes this problem in the U.S.
Red Scare
A rebirth of African American culture as seen through the experiences of musicians and writers.
Harlem Renaissance
Roosevelt spoke to Americans using the radio to help gain support for his policies and programs.
Fireside Chats
Provides benefits to unemployed and retired Americans.
Social Security
Famous Harlem Renaissance writer.
Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston
These women challenged the status quo by wearing shorter skirts and drinking in public.
Flappers
African Americans, Immigrants, Jews, Catholics
Tin and cardboard shacks (aka shantytowns) lived in by the unemployed and homeless.
Hoovervilles
The New Deal saw the government much more involved in Americans' lives. Prior to that the government's approach was this.
Laissez-Faire (hands off)
Tariff that raised import costs to help American businesses.
Hawley-Smoot
This policy set limits on immigration in the U.S.
Quota System
The U.S. had a fear of Communism, specifically from outspoken immigrants as shown by the execution of these 2 men.
Sacco and Vanzetti
A severe drought and poor farming practices resulted in this catastrophe.
Dust Bowl
Though FDR tried to help the economy with the New Deal, this event actually ended the Great Depression.
World War II
He had federal troops remove them by force.