Vocabulary
This term means dishonest or illegal behavior by government officials for personal gain.
What is corruption?
These policies included tax cuts and reduced regulation to support corporate growth.
What are pro-business policies?
What does the H in H.I.P.P.Y. stand for?
What is Historical Context?
This decade was known for economic growth and cultural change.
What are the Roaring Twenties?
The Great Depression began after this event in 1929.
What is the Wall Street Crash?
An economic philosophy that supports minimal government interference in business.
What is laissez-faire?
This belief supported economic growth by limiting government involvement in business.
What is laissez-faire?
Which part of H.I.P.P.Y. asks who the document was created for?
What is Intended Audience?
Name one new industry that expanded during the 1920s.
What are automobiles, radios, or cinema?
What happened to banks during the Great Depression?
What is banks closed or failed?
A belief that cooperation between government and business strengthens the economy.
What is associationism?
Supporters of 1920s policies believed they created this outcome.
What is prosperity/economic growth?
Which H.I.P.P.Y. category explains why a document was created?
What is Purpose?
Many Americans invested in the stock market using this.
What is borrowed money or credit?
Millions of Americans lost this during the Depression.
What are jobs, savings, or homes?
A political approach of the 1920s that focused on pro-business policies and limited regulation.
What is New Era politics?
Critics argued close ties between government and business led to this problem.
What is corruption or inequality?
Which part focuses on the author’s perspective or bias?
What is Point of View?
This cultural change included jazz music, new fashions, and greater freedom for women.
What is social change?
This global effect made the Depression worse worldwide.
What is the decline in international trade?
A major scandal during President Harding’s administration involving bribes for oil reserves.
What is the Teapot Dome Scandal?
The decade when the U.S. government strongly supported businesses after World War I.
What is the 1920s (Roaring Twenties)?
Which H.I.P.P.Y. question asks why the document was created at that specific time?
What is Why Now?
One economic weakness of the 1920s that made the economy unstable.
What is overproduction, low wages, or reliance on credit?
What finally led to full economic recovery?
What is increased production during World War II?