Great Depression
Severe global economic collapse of the 1930s.
What is the Great Depression?
Mid-20th-century trend of white residents moving from cities to suburbs.
What is White Flight?
1896 Supreme Court ruling protecting segregation under "separate but equal."
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
President who launched the "Great Society" but escalated the Vietnam War.
Who is LBJ?
40th US President who led a major conservative economic shift in 1981.
Who is Reagan?
US President who led the nation through the Depression and most of WWII.
Who is FDR?
Discriminatory banking practice of denying mortgages to minority neighborhoods.
What is Redlining?
1954 Supreme Court case ruling public school segregation unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
35th President who handled the Cuban Missile Crisis before his 1963 assassination.
Who is JFK?
Economic model favoring free markets, deregulation, and privatization.
What is Neoliberalism?
FDR's radio addresses used to explain policy directly to the public.
What are the Fireside Chats?
New Deal agency created in 1934 to insure home loans.
What is the FHA?
Nonviolent minister who led the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is MLK?
US President from 1977 to 1981 plagued by inflation and the Iran hostage crisis.
Who is Carter?
Theory that financial benefits given to corporations and the rich leak down to everyone.
What is Trickle-Down Theory?
Collective name for FDR's economic relief and recovery programs.
What is the New Deal?
1944 law giving WWII veterans tuition help and low-cost mortgages.
What is the GI Bill?
Civil rights activist who advocated for black self-defense and self-reliance.
Who is Malcolm X?
Political view favoring government economic regulation and social safety nets.
What is Liberal?
Doctrine stating a company's sole duty is maximizing profits for investors.
What is Shareholder Value?
1935 New Deal act creating retirement pensions and unemployment insurance.
What is the Social Security Act?
Iconic New York development that became the blueprint for US suburbs.
What is Levittown?
Mass movement to end institutional segregation and secure equal rights.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
Political view favoring free markets, traditional values, and limited government.
What is Conservative?
1970s economic issue combining high inflation with high unemployment.
What is Stagflation?