Miscellaneous
the process by which a group of people, usually possessing a certain degree of national consciousness, form their own state and choose their own government
What is Self-Determination (for nations)?
This classic New Deal group allowed single men between the ages of 18 and 25 to enlist in work programs to improve America’s public lands, forests, and parks.
What is the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)?
The final provocation by Germany that led to the U.S. joining WWI--it asked Mexico to start a war with the U.S.
What is The Zimmerman Telegram?
Taxes charged on goods imported from other countries
What are Tariffs?
when the supply of a product is greater than the demand for it
What is a surplus?
a person or group that buys goods or services for personal use
What are Consumers?
a US government agency that provides electricity, flood control, and other services to the Tennessee River basin
What is the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?
This document officially ended WWI and forced Germany to pay massive war reparations to the victorious countries
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
a sum of money that a borrower receives from a lender in exchange for repayment of the principal and interest. The borrower incurs a debt, and the lender makes a profit from the interest and fees
What are loans?
a state or situation in which something needed cannot be obtained in sufficient amounts
What is a Shortage?
numerical limits on the number of immigrants allowed into a country in a given year
What are Quotas (for immigration)?
this major New Deal program sought to restore farmers to prosperity during the Great Depression by curtailing farm production, reducing export surpluses, and raising prices.
What is the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)?
When many customers withdraw their deposits at the same time due to concerns about a bank's financial health
What are Bank Runs?
a loan where a borrower receives a lump sum of money that is paid back in fixed amounts over a set period of time. The borrower knows the total amount of the loan and the amount of each monthly payment, or installment
What is Installment Credit?
DAILY DOUBLE
a way to buy stocks and bonds by borrowing money from a brokerage firm. This was a common practice in the 1920's that helped over-inflate the value of many risky investements
a group of World War I veterans and their families who marched on Washington, D.C. in 1932 to demand early payment of their service bonuses
Who was the Bonus Army?
DAILY DOUBLE
This New Deal program's purpose was to stabilize the housing market, make homeownership more affordable, prevent foreclosures on family homes, and improve the quality of housing.
New farming technology, the removal of native grasses, the over farming of one crop, and a severe drought all combined in the early 1930s to result in the worst manmade ecological disaster in U.S. History
What is the Dust Bowl?
a prolonged period of significant economic decline
What is an Economic Depression?
products that are intended to be used up or depleted during their consumption and require regular replacement. These are items that are used in daily life or business operations and are eventually consumed or discarded
What are Consumable goods?
This amendment to the constitution changed the start and end dates for presidential and vice presidential terms, as well as for Congress
What is the 20th amendment?
In addition to several provisions for general welfare, this New Deal act created a social insurance program designed to pay retired workers age 65 or older a continuing income after retirement.
What is the Social Security Administration
a series of raids in 1919 and 1920 that targeted suspected radicals in the United States, and often utilized illegal methods of search and seizure--resulting in a diminishing of the strength of the IWW.
What are the Palmer Raids?
Products not for immediate consumption and able to be kept for a period of time
What are Durable Goods?
an economic principle stating that the price of a good or service is determined by the relationship between how much of it is available and how much people want to buy it
What is the Law of Supply and Demand?