The Great Depression
The worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939. The President was Herbert Hoover. Caused Tariff, limited foreign trade and investment.
What was the Great Depression?
Young Women that embraced a new lifestyle and left behind traditional ideals. They cut their hair short, wore short dresses, wore make up, and smoked.
What is a flapper?
Remain free from forming relationships with other nations
What is Isolationism?
August 16, 1920 signed into law, passing the rights of women to vote
What's the 19th Amendment?
To be Coated Thinly in Gold. Coined by author Mark Twain and it represents a time period that is seemingly beautiful and golden, but it actually rotten and corrupt underneath.
What does Gilded Mean?
After the stock market crash, millions of Americans grew fearful that banks would fail and withdrew their money. Thousands of banks failed overnight. Banks were not secured or insured so many Americans lost their savings. The Fed raised interest rates on loans to try to curb Wall Street speculation in the year leading up to the crash.
What was Bank failures?
Higher Reproduction of those with strong, favorable traits vs. Undesirable traits. Way to get rid of racial and biological “mistakes”. Including the forced sterilization of “undesirables”
What was Eugenics?
Built on May 4, 1904. Connects the Atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean allowing for faster and more efficient trade.
What was the Panama canal?
During the late 19th Century. Well-researched news while instead using eye-catching headlines for increased sales. (Also Know as Clickbait)
Whats Yellow Journalism?
The desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.
What is Philanthropy?
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 occurred on October 29, 1929, when billions of dollars were lost on the New York Stock Exchange. America and the rest of the industrialized world spiraled downward into the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world up to that time.
what was Black Tuesday?
In the 1920's that involved big oil companies, high ranking government officials, bribery, and corruption. Theodore Roosevelt realized the importance of a strong navy army and knew that to keep a big, strong navy, the United States would need a better energy source than coal.
What is the Tea Pot Scandal?
Allows all nations to have equal opportunities. (A Statement of principles initiated by the United States in the 1899s)
What is the Open Door Policy?
Muckrakers played a big role in telling the public what was really going on behind closed doors. Upton Sinclair even wrote a novel called "The jungle" which told everything that went on inside, about over sanitary and unsafe conditions in the food industry.
What's the Pure Food and Drug Act?
These are the people who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business. Built great industries, Used ruthless methods to destroy competition, Hired large number of workers, Kept worker wages low, Became philanthropists who would give to libraries, schools, and other public works, Created terrible work environments.
What are Entrepreneurs?
Started in 1930- 1936. Millions of acres of farmland became useless which led to increased poverty levels and inflated food prices. Great clouds of dust and sand were carried by the wind. Hundreds of thousands migrated from the Midwest, many to California.
What was the Dust Bowl?
Began in the 1920's. It was an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics, and scholarship. In the neighborhood of Harlem in Manhattan, New York City. Langston Hughes, poet and leader of the Harlem Renaissance. Led to the creation of jazz music.
Whats the Harlem Renaissance?
Cuba is liberated from Spanish control and the U.S. can intervene to protect Cuba’s right to “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”, U.S. is allowed to maintain a military base in Cuba (Guantanamo Bay), Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico become U.S. territories
What was the Treaty of Paris?
One of the leading “muckrakers” of her day. Wrote many notable magazine series and biographies. Best-Known for her 1904 book “The history of the standard oil company”.
Who was Ida Tarbell?
The first was in the United states. Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers (leather workers and cobblers), founded in 1794. Worked to protect workers from easily being replaced and fought for better working conditions, higher wagers, and fewer hours.
What are Labor unions?
Started 1933-1936. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, was elected President of the United States. Intended to provide relief, reform, and recovery. Marked a significant change in the role the federal government plays in the lives of the U.S. citizens. Established a significant role for government involvement in stabilizing the economy at both the state and federal level.
What was the New deal?
Co-founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). He was a loud proponent for the Black Nationalist Movement. Told his followers they’d never find freedom or equality in America and proposed leading them back to Africa.
Who was Marcus Garvey?
Turning point of World War 1, Succeeded in its objective to capture and break important German railroad stations, Final Allied offensive that forced Germans to agree to the armistice
What was the Battle of Argonne Forest?
Approved July 2, 1890. Set the foundation for later legislation regulating monopolies and price collusion and prohibits competition in the market place.
Whats Sherman Antitrust Act?
Founded on December 8, 1886. Led by Samuel Gompers. Members were only skilled white men, Opposed unrestricted immigration. Demanded higher wages and short working days.
Whats the American Federation of Labor?