All over the place
phrase coined by Mark Twain, describes time period between 1865-1900, extravagant wealth (top 5% held 86% of the nations wealth) terrible poverty existed underneath the surface.
Gilded Age
feelings of hostility for immigrants. It favored people or products that were American.
Nativism
Reporters who discovered corruption within industry and government organizations. Laws were created and changed because of their work.
Muckracker
FDR's plan to end the Great Depression. 3 major goals were what FDR called his 3 R's - Relief, Recovery and Reform. Many were put back to work, but the Depression was ended when America entered WW II.
The New Deal
she became the symbol of the working woman during World War II. Women were welders, machinists, fabricators, etc..
Rosie the Riveter
political movement for the common people. The government should own the railroads. Bimetallism, workers should have an 8 hour workday and better benefits. William Jennings Bryan - Cross of Gold Speech
Populism
created the Hull House to help the inner-city poor. Provided health care, and education to those in need.
Jane Adams
His book, The Jungle, aimed to hit America in the heart, but hit in the stomach instead. This book led to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 and brought awareness to unsafe practices.
Uptown Sinclair
poor farming practices and a severe drought led to horrible dust storms and left much of the Southern Great Plains in despair.
The Dust Bowl
created by the New Deal to establish confidence in the nation's banks. The government would provide insurance for up to $5,000
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
an attempt by the US Government to Americanize the Native Americans. Divided reservations into small family sized plots of land.
Dawes Act
President Teddy Roosevelt helped Panama gain independence from Columbia (created a revolution). The United States completed the job that France was unable to finish. This feat greatly increased the power of the Navy by linking the Atlantic and the Pacific. The distance of travel (New York to San Francisco) was shortened by several thousand miles. The United States would now control shipping in the Western Hemisphere.
Panama Canal
this became a centerpiece of the home in the 1920s. Shows like The Lone Ranger, The Shadow, Little Orphan Annie aired on this device. President FDR used this as a means of communicating with the American public in what became known as fireside chats.
television
created by President Roosevelt's Second New Deal. Provided a pension plan for retired citizens and those who were disabled.
Social Security Administration
young men from 18 to 25 were employed to build parks, playgrounds, clear trails, build dams, and plant trees. The site where Powell High School sits was a camp for this agency during the Great Depression.
CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps
attempt to stop patronage and political scandal, required government employees to pass a Civil Service Exam
Pendleton Civil Service Act
idea that the United States should avoid involvement in world affairs. The quote from George Washington inspired this belief, "avoid foreign entanglements.
Isolationist
shantytowns made from scrap material, wood, metal, etc. Homeless people lived in these during the depression.
Hoovervilles
veterans of the Great War (WW I) who marched on Washington D.C. to demand the bonus promised to them in 1945. In 1932 US troops attacked this group and drove them out of the capital.
The Bonus Army
the secret project to build an atomic weapon.
The Manhattan Project
political machine that controlled politics in NYC in the late 1800s. Controlled by Boss William Marcy Tweed who was exposed by the political cartoons of Thomas Nast in Harpers Weekly. Nast is the father of the symbols of political parties, the modern image of Santa Claus.
Tammany Hall
she was the National director of the Women's Suffrage Movement. She lobbied for the passage of the 19th Amendment from Tennessee.
Anne Dudley
pilot who was the first to fly solo nonstop from NYC to Paris. His plane, the Spirit of St. Louis, now resides in the Smithsonian institute. The flight took 33 and 1⁄2 hours! He became a folk hero to America.
Charles Lindberg
this agency employed more people than any other. Workers built roads, bridges, schools, post offices and numerous other public buildings.
Work Progress Administration (WPA)
One of the greatest pieces of legislation in American history, this gave veterans the opportunity to go to school, get job training and guaranteed home loans. It also provided loans to those starting a business.
GI Bill