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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
