| Term | Definition |
|---|
| what is laissez faire? | the idea that if businesses were left unregulated they would eventually aid the country |
| what was isolationism? why did people during the 1920's promote it? | the idea that the USA should stay out of foreign affairs; 'normalcy' |
| who was charles lindberg? | the first man to fly across the Atlantic Ocean |
| what was the name of charles lindberg's plane? | the spirit of St. Louis |
| what was Prohibition? | the ban of transportation, selling, and manufacturing of intoxicating alcohol |
| what did prohibition lead to? | riots, bootlegging, gangs, and speakeasies |
| what amendment made prohibition part of the Constitution? | 18th amendment |
| what amendment repealed prohibition? | 21st amendment |
| what was a flapper? what did they represent | women who wore lots of makeup, bobbed hair, heels, and skirts that came just below the knees; women's rights |
| what was an assembly line? who came up with this system? | a form of manufacturing where things are placed along a conveyor belt and each worker does the same thing over and over; Henry Ford |
| What was Black Tuesday? what was the date? | the day the stock market crashed; October 29, 1929 |
| Who was president of the USA when the Great Depression began? What things did he try to do to help the country (3 total)? | Herbert Hoover; cut government spending, raised taxes, public work projects |
| what were hoovervilles? | communities of make-shift shacks |
| what was the bonus army? which WWII general played the biggest role in the events? | an 'army' of WWI veterans demanding for early payment on their war bonus that camped and protested in front of the white house; General MacArthur |
| who became president in 1932? What was his group of advisors called? | FDR; the brain trust |
| what was the new deal? | new ideas and programs made by FDR to help get out of the depression |
| what was the social scurity act/administration? which 'new deal' was it part of? | provided workers with unemployment insurance and retirement benefitts; 2nd |
| what was the wagner act? | act protecting labor's rights to form unions and set up a board to hear labor disputes |
| what effect did the wagner act have on labor unions during the great depression? | gave unions the ability to negotiate better working conditioins and union membership rises |
| what is the CIO? how is it different from the AFL? | congress of industrial organizations; formed for unskilled workers |
| what were the reasons the great depression hurt families? | families ran out of money, spouses fought, and children ran away to save their parents money |
| what were bread lines | long lines to soup kitchens |
| what was FDR's 'court packing' plan/bill? | he wanted six new judges |
| what things caused the Dust Bowl? What states were included in the Dust Bowl? | overfarming and drought; colorado, new mexico, oklahoma, texas, kansas |
| what did people call dust storms during the dust bowl period? when people fled the dust bowl, where did most of them go? | black blizzards; route 66 to california |
| what were the first three things FDR did when he took office during the Great Depression? | bank holiday, banks only reopen in good shape, fireside chats |
| what was FDR's ultimate goal for all actions he would take/programs he would create during this period? | Relief for hungry and homeless, Recovery for agriculture and industry, Reform to change the way the economy works |
| for what reasons did the conservatives in the country not support the new deal? | they opposed growth of the government, they questioned how to pay for new programs, they feared it was moving the country towards socialism |
| what was deficit spending? | using borrowed money to fund government problems |
| what is speculation? | buying and selling stocks in hope of making a quick profit |
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