1920s Culture
young women who wore shorter dresses and shorter hair to rebel against the lifestyle of the mothers and grandmothers
flappers
law that outlawed alcohol in the U.S.
18th Amendment
Black Tuesday
Oct. 29, 1929
1st action of President Roosevelt
Bank Holiday to investigate banks and only open good banks
attempt by FDR to increase the number of Supreme Court judges
type of music that is a combination of African American Blues and big band. Uniquely American
Jazz
organization that grew during the 1920s against African Americans and immigrants
KKK
lassaiz-faire
paid farmers not to produce so that crops prices would go up
Agriculture Adjustment Act
Frances Perkins
1st Female cabinet member
purchasing time saving good and luxury items without having the full amount
buying on credit or installment payments
idea that all jobs and support should go to native born Americans
Nativism
purchasing stock by borrowing money for majority of the purchase price
buying on he margin
young men work in the national parks building roads and drainage areas
Civilian Conservation Corp
author of The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
revival of pride in African American music, poetry and culture
Harlem Renaissance
Impact of prohibition on society
Rise of organized crime
speakeasy
bootlegging
cause of Dust Bowl
over production
poor farming techniques
drought
believed that money should be taken from the wealthy and divided among all Americans
Huey Long
create jobs in urban areas and in the arts
Works Progress Administration
Impact of the car on American society
create a more equal society
people could live outside the city
create a car culture and independence
famous African American poet of the Harlem Renaissance
Langston Hughes
Causes of the Great Depression
Stock Market Crash
Bank Runs
Overproduction
Unemployment
High Tariffs
Policies of the Federal Reserve
Create to monitor the stock market and certify companies that offer stock for sale
Security and Exchange Commission
New Deal legislative that is still at work today
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Social Security Act (SSA)
National Labor Relations Act (NLRA created the NLRB " " Board)