Roaring 20's
The refusal of the United States to join the League of Nations reflected a desire of the nation to return to
Isolationism
Henry Ford used this type of production. Using specialized workers to put together automobiles
assembly line
After WWI veterans demanded immediate extra payments for wartime services to alleviate the economic hardship of the Great Depression.
Bonus Army
What was FDR's name of the all the new programs he was going to institute to help get America out of The Great Depression
The New Deal
this was a way that FDR spoke to America on the radio.
FireSide Chats
believing that there race and culture were superior to others.
Ethnocentrism
Which group struggled during the roaring 20s
Farmers
More than 500,000 people were left homeless due to the result of this event which depleted soil in the plains
Dust Bowl
What are the 3R's
Relief,Recovery and Reform
FDR was throwing money into his New Deal programs he referred to it as what
Priming the pump
Raids that brought in people without evidence accused them of being Communist
Palmer Raids
What happened on Black Tuesday
Stock Market lost 30 Billion Dollars
Banking System Collapsed
People took all their money out of the bank and refused to deposit it.
a term of disdain, even hate, pinned on economically degraded farm laborers no matter their state of origin.
Okies
These were shut down for Four days to inspect and to reduce further panic
Banks
What were three things that were built with FDR's Programs
Airports, Roads, Bridges, Public work Projects stadiums
Italian Immigrants were convicted of murder and robbery. Both were wrongly executed because of America being afraid of Communists and Anarchists
Sacco and Vanzetti
2 causes of Great Depression
Overproduction and decreased demand=Drop in farm prices
Massively uneven distribution of income
“Get rich quick” schemes in real estate and especially in stocks
Buying stock with borrowed money
Overextension of credit
Increased inventories of goods
Cause of the Dust Bowl
Over cultivation of land in the Great Plains
Sustained drought throughout region
High winds blew away loose topsoil
Glass-Steagall Banking Act- Created separation from investment banking and commercial banking. Also created this to insure your money in the bank up to 250000
FDIC
Crops rotted and farmers were in debt.Subsidy farming- Government payment to not over produce.Came about in this Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Examples of the United states practicing isolationism. Name 2
US Refuses to join the League of Nations
US wants to collect the debts that they were creditors for
The United States passed high tariffs against European goods and restricted European immigration
US became Pacifist, did not care to participate in any war.
Which president was blamed for the Great Depression and they named Shantytowns after him.
Herbert Hoover
supporting industry in the hopes that federal dollars at the top would “ work its way down ” to the poorest Americans
Trickle Down Economics
Prevent flooding problems and electricity for homes and reforestation. also built damns and Nuclear Power Plants
Tennessee Valley Authority
FDR is known for his "New Deal" programs. Why did some Americans not like it?
Created Welfare State
To much control by government