Culture of 1900s
Term that describes the difference between Conservative views and Progressive views and how they conflicted
Culture Clash/Culture Wars
People who illegally sold alcohol during prohibition were called?
bootleggers
Book written by F. Scott Fitzgerald about the Roaring 20s
Great Gatsby
Term used to describe the area of the country where agriculture failed due to overfarming
Dust Bowl
President who got the country out of the Great Depression
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Fear of Communism after WWI
Red Scare
What amendment prohibited alchohol?
18th Amendment
Women who challenged the gender norms of the time by wearing new clothing, trying new styles, and challenged social norms
flappers
Places that provided food to the poor during the Great Depression
breadlines or soup kitchens
informal talks that FDR made to the American people to inform them of what was happening in government
Fireside Chats
Italian immigrants who were wrongly accused for a crime showcasing the Nativism of the period
Sacco and Vanzetti
Leader of the mafia in Chicago made his wealth off of bootlegging
Al Capone
Iconic club where Jazz musicians performed in Manhattan
Cotton Club
Event that tarnished President Hoovers reputation. Violently dispersed veterans protesting in Washington.
Bonus Army
Act passed that created retirement pensions, disability pay, and unemployment
Social Security Act
Pull factor of the Great Migration
Job opportunity, less discrimination in the North
Part of New York City where the Harlem Renaissance took place
Manhattan
President Hoovers ideology. Said the American people can pull themselves out of hard times.
Rugged Individualism
President during the Great Depression, shantytowns named after him
Herbert Hoover
What did the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corp) do?
Provided jobs for young men to improve public lands/agricultural/environment (planting trees, etc.)
Architectural Style of the 1920s. Used by new money to show that they were wealthy
Art Deco
Major artist of the Harlem Renaissance who painted murals
Aaron Douglass
Metric used to measure how well the stock market is doing
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Name given to the day the stock market crashed
Black Tuesday
provided federal insurance for individual bank accounts of up to $5,000
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
Teacher who challenged the fundamentalists laws about evolution
John T. Scopes
Group who fought against drinking alcohol because it was a moral evil. Gave women a cause to fight for.
Women's Christian Temperance Union
3 Causes of the Stock Market Crash
Consumer spending, easy credit, buying on margin, speculation of the stock market, deflation of agricultural goods, decreased production and loss of jobs
Photographer who documented people's suffering during the Great Depression
Dorothea Lange
Which New Deal program aimed to regulate the stock market and prevent fraudulent activities?
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)