American History Chapter 24

October 29, 1929

“Black Tuesday”

1933

21st Amendment repeals Prohibition

Charles Curtis

Herbert Hoover’s VP

John Steinbeck

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

Speculation and buying on margin

What risky investments led to the Great Depression

Bank runs

What made the banks failed

The Dust Bowl

What did the severe drought in the mid 1930s cause

The Grapes of Wrath

What did John Steinbeck wrote

Smoot-Hawley Tariff

highest in America’s (peace-time) history

Sinclair Lewis

first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize in Literature

William Faulkner

depicted the lives of “Decayed” Southern aristocrats

Margaret Mitchell

wrote Gone with the wind

Thornton Wilder

produced Our Town

Grant Wood

American Gothic

Empire State building

tallest Art Deco style building for 40 years

Golden Gate Bridge

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

Irving Berlin

wrote “God Bless America”

Hays Code

the Motion Picture Production Code

20th Amendment

removed the “lame duck” sessions of Congress

Brain Trust

FDR’s closest advisors; economic experts and professors

John Maynard Keynes

most notable Brain Trust member

Rugged individualism

What did Hoover advocate for

Hoover Dam

What project did Herbert Hoover initiate for hydroelectric power

Finland

What was the only country to repay WWI debts

The People, Yes

What book did Carl Sandburg write

Ash Wednesday

What book did T.S. Eliot write

Carl Sandburg and T.S. Eliot

What 2 authors reflected the American spirit of perseverance

Gone with the wind

What book did Margaret Mitchell write

Our Town

What did Thornton Wilder produce

American Gothic

What painting did Grant wood create

1930s

What was the Golden Age of Radio

Snow White

What animated cartoon became popular

Bank Runs

rush to withdraw $

Bank Holiday

temporary closing down of banks

Emergency Banking Relief Act

gave the president broad power to control banking policies

Agricultural Adjustment Act

government reduction of the supply of food

National Recovery Administration

controlled wages and limited business

Federal Emergency Relief Administration

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

Tennessee Valley Authority

erected dams and hydroelectric plants

Fireside chats

What was FDR known for

Gold standard act

What did FDR take the country off of

Civilian Conservation Corps

employed thousands of young men in conservation projects

Public Works Administration

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

21st Amendment

repeal of prohibition

Huey “Kingfish” Long

advocated stronger government control and reform

Social Security Act

funds would be financed for retired workers by taxes

Communist Russia

What did Roosevelt recognize as a form of government

Good Neighbor Policy

What policy did Roosevelt advocate

FDR

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