A Depressing Depression
What happened on October 29, 1929?
The stock market crashed and the American economy collapsed
What is the significance of the Ku Klux Klan to the 1920s?
the KKK rose in popularity, with it having 5 million members at its peak in the 1920s
In Part I of the notes, we talked about three heroes of the 1920s. Name one of those heroes and what they did.
Babe Ruth - Yankees baseball player who set the home run record
Charles Lindbergh - First pilot to fly a non-stop flight across the Atlantic
Louis Armstrong - revolutionary jazz musician in the harlem renaissance
We talked about four presidents during this unit and went over what their campaign slogans were. Name one campaign slogan from one of those four presidents.
Harding - "Return to Normalcy"
Coolidge - "Keep Cool and Keep Coolidge"
Hoover - "A Chicken for Every Pot"
Roosevelt - "Happy Days are Here Again"
What is a bootlegger?
A person who smuggled in and sold alcohol illegally during prohibition
What is a Hooverville?
The common name for a homeless community with shacks made of cardboard during the Great Depression.
What was the justification behind banning the manufacture, sale, and possession of alcohol under the 18th amendment?
Banning alcohol would decrease domestic abuse and violent crimes
What were three things that flappers did that were considered scandalous or rebellious?
The three R’s of President Roosevelt’s New Deal were Relief, Recovery, and Reform. Explain to me what the purpose of Relief Programs were.
Programs targeted towards providing immediate help to the unemployed and homeless
What was the purpose of the Kellogg-Briand Pact?
To ban war
In 1932, over 10,000 WWI veterans marched on Washington, DC to protest. Why?
to collect the cash from their service bonus certificates early
This exposed the rift between old & new values over the topics of religion and science
The Scopes Trial
What is a speakeasy?
a secret bar or nightclub that sold alcohol during prohibition
Describe the power of the federal government in the 1920s.
During the 1920s, Americans were engaging in speculation. Define speculation
buying stocks and bonds on the chance of a quick profit while ignoring the risks
During the Great Depression, farmers had to contend with this new problem that drastically effected their ability to grow crops.
severe droughts that dried up the soil, which blew away in powerful storms
Why did the American public believe that Sacco and Vanzetti were wrongly convicted?
They thought Sacco and Vanzetti were falsely convict and executed and were targeted because they were immigrants and anarchists
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
The rebirth of African American culture in NY through various forms of art (music, writing, poetry, painting, opera, etc)
Who was Frances Perkins and why was she important to the 1930s and the New Deal?
The first female member of a presidential cabinet. Brain behind policies like a federal minimum wage and Social Security
This was the biggest scandal in American political history until the Watergate scandal in the 1970s
Teapot Dome Scandal
According to your Causes of the Great Depression reading, there were 4 main reasons why Americans were buying less by the late 1920s. List at least 3 of those reasons.
1. rising prices
2. stagnant wages
3. unbalanced distribution of income
4. overbuying on credit in the preceding years
During the 1920s, many Americans feared that communism would spread to the United States. In a response growing fears, Attorney General Mitchell Palmer did what?
Led a raid on immigrant communities who were suspected of being communists and anarchists. 6,000 immigrants were deported without due process
How did the booming automobile industry impact American society? (Give me at least two examples)
Let to a rise in suburbs, led to the downfall of railroads and other modes of transportation, increased manufacturing jobs
There were many people during the 1930s that criticized President Roosevelt and the New Deal. Name two people or organizations that criticized the New Deal and why
Huey Long - President not radical enough, not reaching enough people
Father Coughlin - President not helping Americans enough financially
Supreme Court - various New Deal programs went against the constitution and federal power was too much
Republican Party - against government intervention in economy
What is the meaning of the term “Return to Normalcy”
It was a promise to go back to the way things were in America before WWI (ie. Isloationism, limited government)