The Roaring 20s
Independent, modern women who challenged traditional roles by working, voting, wearing shorter clothing, and enjoying social freedoms (often symbolized by the “flapper”). This was known as...
The "New Woman"
Revival of this group promoted terror and hate against immigrants, catholics, jews, and African-Americans. They reached their membership height during the 1920s and even pursued politics
The revival of the Ku Klux Klan
Social campaign urging reduced alcohol use that led to national Prohibition.
Temperance Movement
Shantytowns built by homeless Americans during the Great Depression, named to blame President Hoover for the crisis.
Hoovervills
Temporary closure of all banks in 1933 to stop failures and restore public confidence.
Bank Holiday
was known for the Teapot Dome Scandal, where his cabinet was embroiled in a massive corruption scandal.
President Harding
Fear of communism and radical ideas spreading in the U.S. after World War I.
Red Scare (1919 - 1920s)
Describe the 18th and 21st amendments
The 18th established Prohibition; the 21st repealed it.
Hoover’s belief that success comes from self-reliance, not government help.
Rugged Individualism
Employed over 8 million people in road construction and infrastructure projects as well as providing funding for art, theater and literacy projects.
WPA
Rise of movie stars and mass media fame in the 1920s; This silent film comedian became a global icon.
Charlie Chaplin
White mobs destroyed This Black Wall Street, killing hundreds and devastating the Black community.
Tulsa Race Massacre
Cultural movement celebrating Black art, music, and literature in 1920s. Name TWO artist of this movement
Harlem Renaissance
Two main causes of the Great Depression
Stock Market Crash and the Dust Bowl
Two Oppositions against Roosevelt
- Claims of Socialism/Communism
- Increasing the National Budget- WWII got the United States out of the Great Depression
- Court Packing Scandal
The VERY Affordable car by Henry Ford that revolutionized transportation and American life.
The Model-T
Attorney General led mass arrests and deportations of suspected radicals during the Red Scare.
Palmer Raids
The alcohol ban created a black market controlled by gangs and bootleggers, all leading to an increase in...
Organized Crime
Severe 1930s drought, storms, and overproduction that devastated Great Plains farms.
Dust Bowl
TWO Reform policies that regulated the stock markets AND Provided Pensions for the elderly to enable workers to retire, provided disability and survivors insurance, and took over the FERA program of unemployment insurance.
SEC and Social Security
national agreement, signed under Coolidge, that outlawed war as a way to settle disputes.
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Violent clashes between Black and white residents sparked by racial tensions and segregation.
Chicago Race Riot
Leading poet and writer of the Harlem Renaissance who celebrated Black culture and life in America.
Langston Hughes
October 29, 1929—stock market crash that began the Great Depression. This day was known as...
Black Tuesday
The three "R"s of the New Deal with short definitions
New Deal
FDR’s series of programs and reforms (1933–1939) aimed at Relief, Recovery, and Reform to combat the Depression.
Three “R”s
Relief: Immediate help for the unemployed
Recovery: Restart the economy
Reform: Prevent future depressions