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young women who challenged traditional ideas of womanhood in the 1920s
Flappers
widespread fear of communism and Communists
Red Scare
October 29, 1929, one of the largest U.S. stock market drops
Black Tuesday
a severe economic crisis that lasted for the entire decade of the 1930s
Great Depression
Guaranteed deposits in individual bank accounts
FDIC
Groups of tin and cardboard shacks built by homeless families. These camps were built in cities and towns across the United States from New York to Los Angeles. In 1932 one was built in Washington, DC. Its more than 17,000 residents were World War I veterans
Hoovervilles
a period of artistic achievement during the 1920s
Harlem Renaissance
a law that instituted the pension plan Social Security
Social Security Act
radio addresses in which FDR spoke directly to the American people.
Fireside Chats
a period of African American movement from the South to cities in the North
Great Migration
an innovation of Henry Ford’s that dramatically reduced the cost of production
moving assembly line
a group of World War I veterans that demanded their bonus payments early
Bonus Army
an amendment to the Constitution that ended prohibition
Twenty-First Amendment (1933)
The 31st president of the United States, he was president during the stock market crash that helped lead to the Great Depression.
Herbert Hoover
a scandal under the Harding administration in which government officials were accused of taking bribes to allow oil to be mined from federal lands
Teapot Dome Scandal
an area of the United States that suffered severe drought during the 1930s
Dust Bowl
an agreement between nations proposing peaceful solutions to conflicts, signed after World War I
Kellogg-Briand Pact
The 29th president of the United States, his administration was full of scandals. He died during his presidency while in California.
Warren Harding
The ___________ provided jobs for hundreds of thousands of people. They worked on projects such as planting trees and improving national parks.
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Franklin Roosevelt’s legislative plan to end the Great Depression that included dramatic reforms of government agencies and powers
New Deal
a religious belief characterized by a literal interpretation of the Bible
fundamentalism