1920s
Identify and explain ONE law that was passed as a result of the rise of Nativism in the 1920s
Emergency Quota Act OR National Origins Act
Limited immigration to 150,000/yr, quotas set by country
Identify TWO causes of the Great Depression
- Too much credit led to high consumer debt
- Ag markets collapse
- Global economic problems
- Wealth gap
What are the three Rs of the New Deal?
- Relief
- Recovery
-Reform
Roosevelt used the analogy of a neighbor's burning house to sell the American public on the policy prior to Pearl Harbor
- Lend/Lease Act
This event led to the United States declaring war.
- The attack on Pearl Harbor
These raids resulted from the First Red Scare after WWI
Palmer Raids
What is meant by the term "a run on the banks?"
When customers panic and run to the bank to withdraw their accounts, leading the bank to fail due to lack of cash
What ultimately ended the Great Depression?
Wartime production needs of WWII
Identify THREE actions the government took to mobilize the American public during WWII.
- Rationing (OPA), Propaganda (OWI), War production (WPB)
This was the name of the top-secret group tasked with building an atomic bomb
The Manhattan Project
Identify what the 18th and 19th Amendments did.
18th - Prohibition of alcohol
19th - Women's Suffrage
Identify what is meant by the term Dustbowl.
The Dustbowl was an ecological disaster that hit the Great Plains during the 1930s, causing migration of 1000s to California
What are two reasons someone might have criticized Roosevelt's New Deal?
- Growth in size/power of federal government - court packing plan
- Cost - taxes/debt increased
- Socialism
- Did not solve unemployment crisis
Identify TWO effects of wartime hysteria and racism during WWII.
- Japanese Internment
- Zoot Suit Riots
Identify at least THREE changes to American popular culture during the 1920s.
Silent Films, Flappers, Amusement Parks, Radio shows, spectator sports, consumerism etc...
At its worst, what percentage of Americans were unemployed during the Great Depression?
25%
Identify and describe TWO New Deal programs that aimed at providing jobs to Americans.
WPA, CCC, TVA etc...
Identify THREE effects of WWII on the United States
- Emerges as a military superpower (Atomic bombs), sets stage for Cold War
- Integration of armed forces, wartime industries
- Women enter the workforce at higher rate
- Population growth
- Improved economy
This artistic movement resulted from the Great Migration.
The Harlem Renaissance
How did Hoover and Roosevelt's approach to the Great Depression differ?
- Hoover: Laissez Faire approach, limited intervention focused on recovery and/or reform
- Roosevelt: Massive intervention, focused on relief, recovery, and reform
Identify and describe TWO New Deal programs that are still in existence today.
- FDIC: banking insurance, regulation
- SEC: Oversees stock market
- SSA: provides pensions to elderly, assistance to unemployed
Identify three programs that utilized the skills of diverse Americans during WWII.
- Double Victory Campaign
- WAACs, WAVES
- Navajo Code Talkers
- Bracero Program