New Deal
Which part of the New Deal focused on providing immediate relief to Americans?
First
What political ideology caused the Red Scare?
Communism
What was the series of federal government programs designed to combat the Great Depression?
New Deal
What is a long period of rising stock prices called?
Bull Market
What did FDR explain in his Fireside chats?
New Deal laws and acts
This was created by the New Deal to protect Americans from future disasters
Safety Net
What did the 18th amendment prohibit the sale of?
Alcohol
Which President thought that the business cycle would eventually fix the Great Depression?
Hoover
What is the name of the process of borrowing money to invest that money in the stock market called?
Buying on margin
What era in the United States is known for enforcing racial segregation?
Jim Crow Era
What did critics of the New Deal call its many acronyms?
Alphabet Soup
What is the term for used for young women with short hair and short skirts?
Flappers
Which US President pushed for federal intervention in the Depression?
Roosevelt
What is it called when a large amount of the same product is being bought?
Mass consumption
A combination of bad farming practices and extreme drought led to what man-made natural disaster?
The Dust Bowl
What did FDR do in his First 100 days?
Pass 15 major acts/first new deal
What city did the renaissance of African American arts and culture take place in?
Harlem
What were Hoovervilles?
Shantytowns built by homeless people
What economic policy believes in minimal government interference in the economy?
Laissez-faire
What is the systematic separation of people by race called?
Segregation
What part of the New Deal focused on reform to prevent future disasters?
Second
What were bar rooms that sold illegal alcohol called during the prohibition era?
What is a bank run?
When many customers of a bank try to withdraw all of their money at the same time
purchasing goods by paying a cash deposit upfront and paying the remaining balance overtime is called?(Buying on _____________)
Credit
What did the Kellogg-Briand pact outlaw?
War