Roaring Twenties
Women who challenged social norms and gender roles of the 1920's we called...
What are Flappers
How did FDR differ from Hoover and other presidents before him in dealing with the Depression?
Direct Relief to the public
New Deal program which paid government subsidies to farmers
AAA/Agricultural Adjustment Act
Organized hate group who "came back" to target African Americans, radicals, immigrants, and Catholics.
What is the KKK?
How the New Deal was financed (paid for)
raising taxes on the wealthy
The new way that consumers purchased expensive items at this time (i.e. household appliances, cars, etc.)
What are installment plans?
FDR's plan to provide relief, reform, and recovery.
What is the New Deal?
People who migrated from the Dust Bowl to California were called
Okies
The Red Scare is a time in which citizens feared a particular economic ideology.
What is communism?
The New Deal Program that provided assistance to those who retired at the age of 65.
What is the Social Security Act?
What technological advancement is most responsible for the economic growth of the 20's?
The Car
What is when FDR proposed to increase the size of the Supreme Court to ensure passage of his programs?
Court packing scheme
Hoover felt that this would help the economy
Rugged individualism
Accusing immigrants and other citizens of being communist.
Palmer Raids
How did the FDR's New Deal, the Fair Employment Practices Act, and the Black Cabinet influence African American voting habits
began voting Democrat
The movement of African Americans to northern cities to avoid racial discrimination and look for jobs
What is the Great Migration?
Who is the economist who influenced FDR to engage in deficit spending?
John Maynard Keynes
What underlying issues in the economy caused the Great Depression?
Overproduction
Debt
Lack of government regulation
Legislation that limits immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe.
What is the Immigration Act of 1924/National Origins Act?
Conservative belief in moral virtue, traditions, and Christianity. Would likely be against social changes of the 1920's
Fundamentalists
What was the purpose of the art and literature of the Harlem Renaissance?
Promote black culture and equality
Who would criticize FDR for not redistributing wealth, helping the elderly, or supporting labor unions?
Liberals/Democrats
What pulled the US out the Depression
WWII
Two immigrants were were found guilty of a crime mostly due to their political beliefs and immigrant status
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
A teacher in Tennessee taught about the evolutionary theory in science which was prohibited. In Tennessee, you could only teach about religion. Scopes was fined $100 which was later overturned.
Scopes Trial/Monkey Trial