Learning Targets
Overusing land, cutting down trees, and severe droughts all caused this.
What is a Dust Bowl?
Al Capone was convicted of this.
What is tax evasion?
This is the term used for the fear of Communism in the US.
What is Red Scare?
The term used for a new style for women consisting of a shorter dress and short hair. The goal was independence.
What is a flapper?
This is the idea that some things are okay but only in certain aspects of life or only for certain people.
What is a double standard?
This person created the New Deal.
Who is President F. D. Roosevelt?
This was when a teacher was punished for teaching the theory of evolution.
What is the Scopes Trial?
A negative word to describe homeless sections of towns and cities.
What are "Hoovervilles?"
Not paying full price for stock, making stock market falsely prosperous.
What is buying on margin?
This person promoted African American rights through greater education and integration
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
This is favoritism towards people born in the US.
What is nativism?
A "hands off" government.
What is Laissez-faire?
This was the purpose of the New Deal (3 R's).
What is relief, recovery, and reform?
This person encouraged African Americans to form separate societies.
Who is Marcus Garvey?
The idea that Americans are self-reliant and can turn to private organizations and charities when they need help, not the federal government.
What is rugged individualism?
This was caused by people buying on margin.
What is the stock market crash?
A celebration of African American culture in literature and art.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This person was classified as a "do nothing president" that was known for gassing US veterans on the white house lawn
Who was Herbert Hoover?
Federal government insures all money deposited in bank accounts (personal bank account insurance up to $250,000).
What is the FDIC?
FDR closed all banks to help stabilize and inspect them.
What is a bank holiday?