Great Depression
How did life change during the great depression
unemploymnt, food insecurity, homelessness, reduced prices, lower income in wages
who was a important figure in the Harlem Renaissance?
Langston Hughes
who was Huey P. Long?
a political leader who pushed the "Share Our Wealth" program during the Great Depression
Did the new deal end the great Depression?
They helped improve lives but did not fully stop the great Depression.
who was "the first lady of song"
Ethel Merman
What bought us out of the Great Depression?
WW1
During what years in history did the Harlem Renaissance take place?
about 1918 and continued to 1937.
what is Huey P. Long's nickname?
Kingfish
Did it destroy American Freedom or expand the definition of liberty?
it expanded the definition of liberty.
who was the pianist who performed at the Cotton Club?
What caused the Great Depression?
The stock market crash of 1929 and bank failures.
Who were some of the artists of the Harlem Renaissance?
Aaron Hughes, Aaron Douglas,Jacob Lawrence,Augusta Savage,James Van Der Zee,Archibald Motley,Lois Mailou Jones
How did Huey P. Long die?
He was assassinated, by Carl Austin Weiss.
How effective was the New Deal in restoring the economy?
It restored faith in the American economic system, while at the same time it revived a sense of hope in the American people. But economically, it was less successful.
who was the great "Satchmo"?
Louis Armstrong
How did workers responded to the condition of the Great Depression?
Forming protest movements, and joking in strikes.
Who were some of the artists of the Black Arts Movement?
What was Huey P. Longs political goal?
his plan was strengthen the capitalist system by removing its greatest excesses, thereby removing any desire by the American people to do away with it.
How did President Franklin D. Roosevelt change the role of the presidency in American history?
who is Langston Hughes?
a poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, columnist, and a significant figure of the Harlem Renaissance
How did the Americans society change after the Great Depression?
causing widespread economic hardship
Poet Laureate of Harlem
What is a reason some people hate Long so much?
People did not like the way he treated people.
Who disagreed with the New Deal and why?
Robert A. Taft, powerful Republican senator from Ohio from 1939 to 1953. Taft was the leader of the Republican Party's conservative wing; he consistently denounced the New Deal as "socialism" and argued that it harmed America's business interests and gave ever-greater control to the central government in Washington.
who was president Herbert Hoover?
Herbert Hoover was the President of the United States during the Great Depression, serving from 1929 to 1933