Vocabulary
American after WWI
Depression + Recovery
WWII
100
a period of time in which there is little economic activity and many people do not have jobs
depression
100
the decade of the 1920s in which Americans experienced extreme prosperity
Roaring 20s
100
an effect of the Great Depression
Extreme poverty
Extreme homelessness
Banks and businesses close
100
a prison camp for prisoners of war and “alien enemies," specifically used for Japanese-Americans during WWII
internment camp
200
the state of being successful usually by making a lot of money
prosperity
200
the law that was added to the U.S. Constitution after WWI, which gave women the right to vote
19th Amendment
200
programs and projects that pulled America out of the Great Depression and restored prosperity to Americans.
New Deal
200
indigenous men who created a code language that would be used to send messages without fear of the enemies intercepting and decoding them.
Navajo Code Talkers
300
media that is often false or exaggerated and that are spread in order to help a political cause or government
propaganda
300
The movement of 6 million Black Americans from the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest and Wes.
Great Migration
300
a time period of severe drought and dust storms in the plains region (i.e. Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas) of the United States.
Dust Bowl
300
Rosie the Riveter
Industrial jobs for women during WWII
400
the cycle of money, goods, and services between people, businesses, and the government
economy
400
a revival of intellectual and artistic activity by Black Americans in 1920s Harlem.
Harlem Renaissance
400
a cause of the Great Depression
Overproduction, lots of things, made for cheap
High taxes on selling to foreign places
Speculation, risky bets on the stock market
400
reason given by the U.S. government for turning away Jewish refugees during the Holocaust
Immigration quotas
Poor economic conditions in the US
Antisemitism
500
protection given by a government to a refugee, someone who has left another country in order to escape being harmed
asylum
500
a law that made it illegal to oppose the war or interfere with the recruitment of soldiers.
Sedition Act of 1918
500
This program hired single young men between the ages of 18Y25 to work in the forests and national parks; Black Americans often faced discrimination in this program.
Civillian Conservation Corps
500
a campaign to promote equality and democracy for Black Americans at home just like the country was fighting for in WWII
Double V Campaign