The Great Crash
what era was called the boom years
1920's
By the end of the Twenties, most people who could afford tgoods had already bought them so it created this term
overproduction
what were the 3 r's
relief recovery and reform
which muckracker was opposed of roosevelts new deals?
upton sinclair
This abolitionist led a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry in 1859, hoping to start a slave rebellion.
john brown
what is it called when African American in the S were one of the most deprived groups so they moved north to find
jobs
great migration
Practices like buying on margin (paying only part of the price) had led to a ?
bull market
this new deal program was a law that created a “safety net” for Americans by establishing unemployment insurance, retirement benefits, and aid to the disabled and orphaned.
social security act
who was the most dangerous person on the far left that was against the new deal
huey long
This term, coined by Mark Twain, describes the late 1800s period of rapid economic growth that masked deep social problems like poverty and corruption.
gilded age
what was a reason congress did not get involved in the problems with agriculture
1. Farming was very diverse based on locations
• 2. Dept of Agriculture had limited power to do anything
• 3. Presidents during this time had little interest ( Hoover-
Agricultural Marketing Act – but did not deal with
overproduction and had very little funds)
this was the day the stock market crashed
black tuesday
which new deal program supported the arts.
works progress administration
what did Roosevelt call the supreme court when they stroke down on the new deal?
9 old men
The first shots of the Civil War were fired in April 1861 at this fort located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.
fort sumter
Wall street stock market crashed due to ?
this was the type of economy that president hoover believed in that was not good during the Great depression
lassiez faire
this new deal built dams to control floods and to provide electricity to one of the South’s poorest areas.
The Tennessee Valley Authority
which court case was about the owner of the company that slaghtered chickens and got arrested because of the nira? ( national industrial recovery act)
schector poultry cor v united states " sick chicken case
These famous 1858 debates between two Illinois politicians focused mainly on the issue of slavery’s expansion into new territories.
lincoln- douglas debates
GNP( Gross national product) dropped by how much?
10%
what were the shanty towns called
hoovervilles
this was created to protect bank deposits.
FDIC
what was the movement called from the opposition from the libreal left?
old age movement
This 1860 proposal attempted to prevent Southern secession by protecting slavery in territories south of the Missouri Compromise line.
critteden compromise