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