Great Depression POP
These were a series of radio addresses given by President Roosevelt in order to restore confidence in the American public
Fireside Chats
Prolonged drought and poor farming practices caused this major ecological disaster in the Depression Era
Dust Bowl
What were the 3 R's of the New Deal?
Relief, Recovery and Reform
The fear of Communism which spread throughout American society in the 1920's
Red Scare
19th Amendment
Women's Suffrage
List at least 3 causes of the Great Depression
1. Stock Market Crash
2. Overproduction of consumer goods
3. Buying on Margin
4. Buying on Credit / no payback
5. Dust Bowl / Failure of Farms
6. High Tariffs
What happened on Black Tuesday (Oct 19th, 1929)
Bank Failures and the Stock Market Crashed
Name at least 1 reform New Deal program which aimed to restore the public's faith in financial institutions
1. FDIC
2. SEC
3. Banking Act
The flourishing of art, music and literature in the black community in New York
Harlem Renaissance
18th Amendment
Buying and Selling of alcohol illegal
This group occupied Washington DC to demand a portion of their WWI veterans payment
Bonus Army
This is the process of taking money borrowed from the bank or a broker, and putting it into the stock market
Buying on Margin
Which New Deal program aimed to provide jobs for unemployed Americans?
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
The nickname given to women who challenged traditional values in the roaring twenties
Flappers
21st Amendment
Repealed the 18th Amendment
What was the name given to shacks built in public places for the unemployed?
Hoovervilles
What was FDR's first action as President?
Close and inspect the banks
Which New Deal program provided power and flood control specifically to those in the South?
TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
Federal agents investigated several thousand suspected persons of Communism and arrested them during the Red Scare, many of them without warrants?
Palmer Raids
22nd Amendment
2 term limits for the POTUS
How many terms did FDR serve?
4
Which government agency gives benefits to people when they are retired or unemployed?
Social Security
FDR's biggest criticism is that he overextended the power of the __________________
Federal Government
The Scopes trial was about whether _______ should be taught in schools
Evolution
20th Amendment
"Lame Duck" / Moved inauguration date to January 20th instead of March 4th