Quarter 2 Exam Study Guide: Roaring 20’s and Great Depression

Vocabulary flashcards covering key concepts, terms, and events from the Roaring 20s and the Great Depression.

Flappers

Young women in the 1920s known for their energetic freedom and pushing barriers in economic, political, and sexual freedoms.

Great Migration

The movement of African Americans from rural South to urban North and West in response to Jim Crow laws and economic opportunities.

Harlem Renaissance

A cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem, New York, during the early 20th century.

Prohibition

The legal act of prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcohol, established by the 18th Amendment.

Dust Bowl

A severe drought and dust storm period in the 1930s that devastated the Southern Plains of the United States.

The New Deal

A series of programs and policies enacted by FDR to provide relief, recovery, and reform during the Great Depression.

Buying on credit

A purchasing method where consumers buy goods with the promise to pay later, often leading to overextension.

Immigration Quotas

Laws established in the 1920s to limit the number of immigrants allowed into the U.S., beginning with the Emergency Quota Act.

Social Security Act

Legislation that established a system of old-age benefits and other welfare provisions for various dependent groups.

Hoover's 'rugged individualism'

Belief that individuals should be responsible for their own success and that government should have a limited role in direct aid.

Langston Hughes

A significant figure in the Harlem Renaissance known for his work that highlighted African American culture and the issues of segregation.

WPA (Works Progress Administration)

A New Deal agency that provided jobs for millions of Americans by funding public works projects.

18th Amendment

Constitutional amendment that instituted Prohibition in the United States.

19th Amendment

Constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote.

21st Amendment

Constitutional amendment that repealed Prohibition.

CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)

A New Deal program that provided jobs for single men to work on public land projects.