Roaring 20's
Name for the young women who went out with their friends and challenged societal norms.
Flappers
Over investing in the stock market.
Over Speculation
Why was Hoover's Respons to the Depression ineffective?
Took too long to respond, and response was too small.
The 3Rs of FDR's New Deal
How did FDR change the role and power of the federal government?
He increased the power and role of the federal government.
Prohibition Amendment and repeal amendment.
18th & 21st Amendments.
System of Taxes on imported goods.
Tarriffs
What was built through Hoover's public works project?
Hoover Dam
Name of the program that employed 3 million young men.
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
FDR threatened to do this in response to the Supreme Court challenging the New Deal
Court Packing
What year did the Great Depression begin?
1929
The Bank Run
What was the name of FDR's plan to fix the great depression?
The New Deal
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Which program was intended to help struggling artists find work?
The Work Programs Administration (WPA)
America's buy now pay later system.
Consumer Credit
Stock market growth phase with heavy investment and buy-in.
A Bull Market
Which Act allowed for the mass deportation of Mexican Immigrants?
The Mexican Repatriation Act
Program intended to increase the price of Farmer's crops.
Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
Name two New Deal Programs/intitatives that still benefit Americans today
FDIC, SEC, SSA
Culture of wanting and purchasing new items and convenience technologies.
What was the unemployment percentage and how many Americans did this include?
25% unemployment, approximately 25 million Americans.
What were Hoover and Roosevelt's respective political parties and which party won the election of 1933?
Roosevelt - Democrat
Roosevelt and the democrats won the presidency.
The program that brought electricity to the south AND the program intended to provide money to the elderly.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) & the Social Security Administration (SSA)
How many supreme court judges were there, and how did Roosevelt threaten to change this number? WHY DID HE FEEL THE NEED TO DO THIS?
9, Roosevelt threatened to add 7 new supreme court justices (16) in order to change the party balance in the supreme court. The supreme court challenged the New Deal