Key Terms
What is a sum of money paid to a retired person, usually on a monthly basis?
Pension
What young women rebelled against traditional ways of thinking and acting through their fashion and behavior?
Flappers
Who was elected President in 1932 promising a New Deal of government programs for the American people to help them out of the Great Depression?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What term describes taxes on imported goods from another country?
Tariff
What is borrowed money that can be paid off at a later date in addition to interest?
Credit
What genre of music became extremely popular during the 1920s?
Jazz
During the Great Depression what happened to the unemployment rate?
Greatly increased
What New Deal program still exists today and that provides income for many retired Americans?
Social Security Administration
What amendment guaranteed women's suffrage? What is suffrage?
19th Amendment. Right to vote.
What Amendment started Prohibition? What was 1 negative effect of Prohibition?
18th Amendment. Many people eventually ignored this law which led to a wider disrespect of other laws and more power for organized crime, like the mafia.
What is a “mild depression” in which business slows and workers lose jobs, but the downturn is not as long nor as severe as a depression?
What is the movement of millions of African Americans from the rural South to cities in the North and Midwest for jobs in industry?
Great Migration
What term describes the United States' foreign policy during the Roaring 20s and much of the Great Depression?
Isolationism
Why did the 1920s became known as the Roaring 20s?
New fads and entertainment spread across the country along with great economic growth.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What New Deal program regulates activities of stockbrokers, and requires companies to publish facts about their businesses? (See lesson plan for answer)
What New Deal program insured bank deposits so Americans would feel confident about keeping their money in bank accounts?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
What New Deal program paid farmers to plant less and raise fewer animals so prices would rise and they could start making profits again?
Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
What happened to the value of the stock market for most of the 1920s? Why were many of these stocks overvalued?
The value greatly increased. Many stocks were bought “on margin” (10% down payment) and now people could not pay the full amount they owed on the loan.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What were 2 effects of the Tennessee Valley Authority? (See lesson plan for answer)
What New Deal program created over 8 million jobs making public buildings, roads, and murals?
Works Progress Administration (WPA)