Roaring 20s
Style of dance music popular in the 1920s
Jazz
The Scopes Monkey Trial is about this issue
Theory of Evolution
Was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s.
Dust Bowl
Was a series of U.S. federal programs, public work projects, and financial reforms enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) between 1933 and 1939
New Deal
Red Scare was the fear of __________________
Communism
Secret bar where alcohol could be purchased illegally
Speakeasy
What was the unemployment rate by 1933?
25%
Event that brought the end of The Great Depression
WW2
What amendment lead to the rise of organized crimes?
18th Amendment
Famous American baseball player who helped the Yankees capture seven pennants and four World Series titles.
Agency that ensures the safety of bank deposits, instilling confidence in the banking system.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
The name given to a series of speeches when FDR would directly address the American people through the radio.
Fireside chats
Novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald that tells the tragic story of a man's obsessive quest to win back his lost love and one that explores themes of love, social standing, and the ultimate corruption of the American Dream.
The Great Gatsby
Italian immigrant and anarchist accused of murder and executed
Sacco and Vanzetti
Term that refers to the start of the Stock Market Crash in 1929.
Black Tuesday
Folk heroes to a desperate public of the Great Depression. They are seen as defenders against banking institutions blamed for economic collapse.
Bank Robbers
What is the name for women who cut their hair, enjoyed drinking, and dancing in the big cities?
Flapper
Term that refers to the vibrant flowering of African American culture, literature, music, and art based in NYC
Harlem Renaissance
The 3Rs of the FDR's Program
Relief- immediate help
Recovery- temporary jobs and programs
Reform- permanent programs to avoid another depression
Name 2 causes of the Dust Bowl
Overproduction, drought, winds, power farming