American Prosperity and Social Change
What caused the Palmer Raids?
The Red Scare
What were the effects of the Great Depression on the lives of American people?
bankruptcy, economic issues etc
How did FDR’s New Deal address the economic crisis?
stabilize the U.S. financial system
National Youth Administration
Relief
What factors led to the resurgence of the KKK in the 1920s?
After WWI jobs were taken and whites felt that white supremacy was it.
How did Hoover’s views shape his response to the economic crisis?
He felt as if there should be no handouts and he was poor and did everything he did to overcome it.
What were the results of the New Deal?
It put people back to work. It saved capitalism. It restored faith in the American economic system, while at the same time it revived a sense of hope in the American people
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Recovery
Was the 1920s a decade of innovation or conservatism?
Innovation
Was the Great Depression inevitable?
Yes
Is helping the poor worth the cost?
opinion with explanation
United States Travel Bureau
Recovery
What were various social movements of the 1920s?
Great Migration, Prohibition, Harlem Renaissance, Women's Rights
What is buying on margin?
buying for small down payment in hopes with intentions of selling before 1st payment
The three components of the New DEAL program
relief, recovery and reform
Federal Writers Project
Relief
Federal Writers Project
Relief