Roaring 20S And The Great Depression Test 3/20/15

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18th Amendment

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prohibiting the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages

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21st Amendment

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got rid of the prohibition of alcohol

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Charles Lindberg

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In 1927 he became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. He flew his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, from New York to Paris in 33 ½ hours.

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Black Tuesday

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Ocober 29, 1929, was the day that the Stock Market crashed.

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Buying on margin

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purchasing stock on credit, or borrowed money

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Bonus Army March

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In may, 15,000 vets of WWI marched to Washington DC to demand immediate payment of their bonus

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Causes of the Great Depression

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1. dustbowl

2.black tuesday

3. banking failures

4.Over production of goods

5. American policy with Europe (import taxes)

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Fireside chats

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were FDRs ways of communicating with the people about his new plan for the US

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Civilian Conservation Corps(CCC)

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1933, provided jobs on conservation projects to young men whose families needed relief

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Works Project Administration(WPA)

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1935, Provided public-works jobs on a wide range of projects for many of those needing relief

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Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)

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Provided grants to states for the direct relief of the needy

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Social Security Act (SSA)

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1935, established pensions for retirees, unemployment insurance, and aid for certain groups of low income or disabled people

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Publics Work Administration (PWA)

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1933, provided public-works jobs for many of those needing relief

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National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act)

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1935, Established the National Labor Relations Board to enforce laws.

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

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1933, Established an insurance program for deposits in many banks

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Emergency Banking Relief Act

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1933, Gave federal government power to reorganize and strengthen banks

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Tennessee Valley Authority

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1933, Promoted development projects for the Tennessee River Valley

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Securities and Exchange Commisions (SEC)

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1934, Provided increased government regulation of the trading on stock exchanges

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Bank Holiday

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a four day period that all American banks were put on during the Great Depression, this was how FDR fixed many of the problem in federal, state, and local banks.

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Hoovervilles

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a shantytown built by unemployed and destitute people during the Depression of the early 1930s

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government spending

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government spending, in excess of revenue, of funds raised by borrowing rather than from taxation.

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Buying with credit

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how many people would buy their stocks in the 1920s. To make payment at a future day

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Great Migration

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The Great Migration was when many African Americans moved from the South to the North in the 1920s.

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Speakeasies

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illegal taverns that sold alcohol in the 1920s

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Bootlegging

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supplying illegal alcohol

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Organized Crime

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a general term used to describe any sort of group or ring of people who strategically work together to commit illegal activity.

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Corruption

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dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.

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flappers

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a fashionable young woman intent on enjoying herself and flouting conventional standards of behavior.

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President Hoover

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Was the president of the US from 1929-1933. He ran against FDR in the election of

33 and lost

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President FDR

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was the president of the US during the Great Depression. He created the New Deal, and Fireside Chats with the public

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Deficit Spending

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The government spends more money than they get from taxes.

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Culture of the 1920s

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The 1920s were marked by economic prosperity, advances in technology and culture, and changing social roles.

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Why was the Prohibition Era considered a failure?

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The prohibition era was a failure because the people found ways around the amendments that were put into place. For example, they still drank at speakeasies even though they weren't allowed to have alcohol

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Forms of entertainment during the depression

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Movies

literature

musicals

Animation and Color photography

radio

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Dust Bowl/ conditions

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An intense drought in the prarie valley Farmers couldn't farm, damaged crops, in the Midwest people had to eat their pets, take turns eating in families

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Harlem Renaissance

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a period for talented African Americans that have moved to the north from the south. There were new authors, singers, actors, musicians, and athletes.

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How was Hoovers presidency different than FDRS

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FDR put new deals into place and tried to get America out of the Depression, while Hoover got America into the depression and didn't try to get it out of it.

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FDRs First Inaugural Speech

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-Adressed th American people as is fellow citizens

-blamed the depression on the banking systems

- made sure the people knew it wasn't their fault

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Stock Market Crash/ Black Tuesday

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On October 29th 1929, the stock market crashed because people were not buying stocks, and the prices had to keep going lower and lower until it had no value. Therefore, the people ran to the banks and took all of their money out

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Bank Failure

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The banks in the 1920s, had so much money that they didn't know what to do with it, and therefore when the people came to take it out, and eventually not everybody got any money back.

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Overproduction

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In the 1920s, companies built many new items, that eventually had no market. With the stock market crash and the fears of further economic woes, individuals from all classes stopped purchasing items. This then led to a reduction in the number of items produced and thus a reduction in the workforce.

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Decline in international trade

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Europe could no onger afford American made goods. As the govt. created new laws to protect the citizens. The laws charged a high tariff, and so that lead to less trade between foreign countries

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Drought Conditions

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The drought cused many to unable to pay their taxes or debts, and had to sell their farms for no profit themselves

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FDRs Packing of the court

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Because most of the judges in the supreme court were Republican and did not like FDR as a democrat, FDR wanted to appoint six new judges, so many of the new deals would be passed and America would get back to normal faster than the track they were on

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Impact of the New Deal Agencies

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Many of the New Deal Agencies provided relief and reform for the unskilled, unemployed workers for America. It also offered financial help such as insured banks, pensions.