1920s
The movement of African Americans to northern cities in search of job opportunities and escaping from violence
Great Migration
What was the tipping point of the Great Depression, meaning what event ultimately sparked economic ruin in the United States? (Black Tuesday)
Stock Market crash
Conservatives disliked the New Deal because they felt that the government did too much. ___________ disliked the New Deal because they felt the government did not do enough.
Liberals
Who was the President who came up with the New Deal?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
a secret bar where people went during Prohibition
Speakeasy
This is the name of the rebirth/cultural explosion of African American literature, art, music, and dance
Harlem Renaissance
This is the name of the tariff that was meant to protect US industry, but ended up causing world trade to fall 40%.
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
Finish this quote from FDR's inaugural address:
"The only thing we have to fear, _________________"
is fear itself
John T. Scopes was a teacher in TN who was brought to trial for teaching what theory?
Theory of evolution
young girls who challenged traditional morals, had short hair, wore short dresses, and had bold makeup
During the 1920s, this hate group reemerged claiming to protect American values and the American way of life.
KKK
Besides the Stock Market crash, list one of the causes of the Great Depression. (only have to name one to get the point)
- unequal distribution of wealth
- tariffs and war debt policies
- Overproduction/demand for U.S. goods are low
- overextension of credit
This group was critical of FDR's New Deal programs because they still received lower wages, were not the preference in the relief programs, were often the “last hired, first fired”, and there was no new anti-lynching legislation passed.
African Americans
A New Deal program that aimed to limit crop production and help farmers
(full name or abbreviation)
AAA
Agricultural Readjustment Act
paying a small percentage of a stock’s price as a down payment and borrowing the rest (credit on stocks)
Buying on a Margin
_______________ led to the rise of organized crime in the 1920s and actions such as bootlegging.
Prohibition/banning alcohol
What type of role did Herbert Hoover think the government should have in response to the breakout of the Great Depression?
Minimal intervention - rugged individualism
What are the 3 R's of the New Deal?
Relief, Recovery, Reform
A New Deal program that put unemployed young men to work on environmental projects (building national and state parks)
(full name or abbreviation)
CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps
prejudice or fear of someone from a foreign country
Xenophobia
Life was made more convenient for Americans in the 1920s due to consumerism and new inventions. Name at least 2 inventions we see created during this time.
"Quality of life machines" vacuums, cars, washing machines, fridges, irons...
During the Great Depression, the Great Plains experienced a devastating environmental disaster marked by drought and intense winds. What was this event called?
Dust Bowl
This was the legacy of the New Deal. When the government spends more than it makes, this is called _________ ____________.
Deficit Spending
How do assembly lines help improve productivity?
Every person had an assigned task - productivity and output was faster and more efficient
buying stocks hoping to sell them quickly for a profit
Speculation