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WWI
1920's
1920's
The Great Depression
The Great Depression
100
Some served in the war. Others took over factory jobs in the North
What did African Americans do in WWI?
100
Fear of Communism
What is the Red Scare?
100
Return to "normalcy"
What was the administrative policy of President Harding?
100
Shantytowns where the unemployed and homeless lived
What are Hoovervilles?
100
Drought turned much of the Great Plains into a dusty, dry land.
What is the Dust Bowl?
200
Women traveled overseas as war nurses. Back home women filled in for the men’s jobs
What did women do in World War I?
200
18th amendment: outlawed the sale, manufacture, and distribution of alcohol 21st amendment: repealed 18th and made alcohol legal again
What is prohibition?
200
He believed that prosperity rested on business leadership and that part of his job was to make sure that government interfered with business and industry as little as possible
What was the administrative policy of President Coolidge?
200
Rates were at their highest (1/4 Americans were unemployed)
What is unemployment?
300
Wilson’s recovery plan after WWI 14th Point: creation of the League of Nations
What were the Fourteen Points?
300
Al Capone – Bootleggers Speakeasies: secret bars where people gathered to drink alcohol
What is organized crime related to prohibition?
300
tried to create jobs (but didn’t spend enough money), he was blamed for the Great Depression
What was the administrative policy of President Hoover?
300
WWI veterans camped out in Washington to get bonuses that were due to them
What is the Bonus Army?
400
Europe’s plan after WWI. -Forced Germany to pay reparations -Forced Germany to take full blame for the war. -Restricted Germany from building their military
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
400
Southern blacks moved north in search of better jobs. Changed the demographics of the Northern cities
What is the Great Migration?
400
John Scopes was tried for teaching evolution (in violation of Tennessee law). His lawyer was Clarence Darrow Challenging the Fundamentalists (only teach creationism)
What is the Scopes Trial?
400
1. Buying Stock on Margin: They made a small cash down payment – as low as 10% of the price 2. Lack of New Investors 3. Over speculation: Instead of investing in the future of the companies whose shares they bought, speculators took risks, that the betting market would continue to climb, thus enabling them to sell the stock and make money quickly
What led to the Stock Market Crash?
500
Created to prevent future wars. Peaceful conflict resolution by all league members U.S. did not join the league and it failed.
What is the League of Nations?
500
the growth/explosion of African American arts/literature and music
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
500
Immigrants and Anarchists Accused of committing a crime (theft and murder) charged and executed while still claiming their innocence
What is the Sacco & Vanzetti Case?
500
1. Uneven distribution of wealth (income) 2. Mistakes made by the Federal Reserve (low interest rates): inflation increases 3. Loss of Export sales (Hawley-smoot tariff): raised U.S. tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods to record levels
What are the causes of Great Depression?