American History Chapter 24

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October 29, 1929

“Black Tuesday”

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1933

21st Amendment repeals Prohibition

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Charles Curtis

Herbert Hoover’s VP

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John Steinbeck

wrote The Grapes of Wrath; criticized the government’s involvement in the depression

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Speculation and buying on margin

What risky investments led to the Great Depression

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Bank runs

What made the banks failed

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The Dust Bowl

What did the severe drought in the mid 1930s cause

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The Grapes of Wrath

What did John Steinbeck wrote

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Smoot-Hawley Tariff

highest in America’s (peace-time) history

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Sinclair Lewis

first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize in Literature

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William Faulkner

depicted the lives of “Decayed” Southern aristocrats

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Margaret Mitchell

wrote Gone with the wind

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Thornton Wilder

produced Our Town

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Grant Wood

American Gothic

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Empire State building

tallest Art Deco style building for 40 years

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Golden Gate Bridge

completed in 1937; longest and tallest suspension bridge in the world at the time

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Irving Berlin

wrote “God Bless America”

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Hays Code

the Motion Picture Production Code

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20th Amendment

removed the “lame duck” sessions of Congress

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Brain Trust

FDR’s closest advisors; economic experts and professors

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John Maynard Keynes

most notable Brain Trust member

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Rugged individualism

What did Hoover advocate for

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Hoover Dam

What project did Herbert Hoover initiate for hydroelectric power

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Finland

What was the only country to repay WWI debts

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The People, Yes

What book did Carl Sandburg write

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Ash Wednesday

What book did T.S. Eliot write

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Carl Sandburg and T.S. Eliot

What 2 authors reflected the American spirit of perseverance

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Gone with the wind

What book did Margaret Mitchell write

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Our Town

What did Thornton Wilder produce

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American Gothic

What painting did Grant wood create

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1930s

What was the Golden Age of Radio

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Snow White

What animated cartoon became popular

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Bank Runs

rush to withdraw $

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Bank Holiday

temporary closing down of banks

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Emergency Banking Relief Act

gave the president broad power to control banking policies

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Agricultural Adjustment Act

government reduction of the supply of food

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National Recovery Administration

controlled wages and limited business

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Federal Emergency Relief Administration

released tax money to state and local governments for relief of the unemployed

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Tennessee Valley Authority

erected dams and hydroelectric plants

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Fireside chats

What was FDR known for

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Gold standard act

What did FDR take the country off of

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Civilian Conservation Corps

employed thousands of young men in conservation projects

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Public Works Administration

created the Works Progress Administration to employ people for public improvement projects

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21st Amendment

repeal of prohibition

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Huey “Kingfish” Long

advocated stronger government control and reform

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Social Security Act

funds would be financed for retired workers by taxes

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Communist Russia

What did Roosevelt recognize as a form of government

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Good Neighbor Policy

What policy did Roosevelt advocate

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FDR

Who was the only president to serve more than 2 consecutive terms