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A feminist movement that challenged traditional gender roles through the late 19th through 20th century.
What is New Women?
A group of World War I veterans who marched on Washington, D.C., in 1932, seeking early payment of their promised bonuses.
What is the Bonus Army?
A federal law passed in the midst of the Great Depression to stabilize the nation's banking system. It granted the President broader authority over the banking system, to restore public confidence in the financial system.
What is the Emergency Banking Act?
This Act allowed the US to “lease” equipment to the British without the need for it to be returned
What is the Lend Lease Act?
An interracial organization that protested against racial inequality in public places
What is the Congress of Racial Equality?
A cultural preoccupation with the buying of goods and services
What is Consumerism?
Passed in 1929, this law was meant to aid farmers through their financial struggles.
What is the Agricultural Marking Act?
Created to regulate the stock market & ensure that investors were given accurate information
What is the Securities & Exchange Commission?
Policy that allowed for the sale of goods to nations at war if they transported the goods on their own ships
What is Cash & Carry Policy?
African American movement that aimed at fighting racism at home & fascism abroad.
What is the Double V Movement?
This Law greatly restricted immigration by setting national quotas
What is the National Origins Act?
A government agency designed to give emergency financial aid to support the economy. Founded in 1932
What is the Reconstruction Finance Corporation?
FDR’s biggest threat, promised to make everyone kings through his economic policies. His campaign ran successfully until he was shot in 1935
Who was Huey Long?
Unenforceable arms control agreement that followed WWI
What is the Kellogg Briand Act?
This was An executive order that allowed millions of Mexican to legally work in the US on short term labor projects
This Law supported the 18th Amendment and Prohibition.
What is the Volstead Act?
A U.S. tariff that significantly raised import duties, particularly on agricultural products. It was meant to protect American industries, but only led to worse economic decline
A Law passed in 1933 designed to reform banking because of the great depression
What is the Glass Steagall Act?
Policy that stated that the US would not recognize any Chinese or Japanese agreements that violated US interests
What is the Stimson Doctrine?
A Supreme court case that ruled against Japanese Americans, claiming that FDR’s executive order was illegal
What is the Korematsu V United States?
This major court case determined whether evolution was should be taught in school.
What is the Scopes Trial?
Also known as the Philippines Independence act, it set up a process for the Philippines to gain independence.
What is the Tyding McDuffie Act?
John Maynard Keynes theory that believed that government spending should increase in times of crisis
What is Keynesian Economics?
Plan between the Allies & Germany to solve the reparations issue, led to resistance against Germany being lifted in 1929
What is the Dawes Plan?
An executive order signed by FDR that forced all Japanese-Americans into internment camps
What is Executive Order 9066?