Study Guide for Test #3

Emergency Quota Act 1921

A law that limited annual immigration from a specific nationality to 3% of the immigrant population residing in the U.S. in 1910.

National Origins Act 1924

An act that reduced the immigration quota to 2% based on the immigrant population as of 1890.

Dillingham Commission

A group that researched immigration to the U.S. and deemed Southern and Eastern Europeans as 'undesirable'.

Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act

A 1930 act that raised import duties to protect American businesses and farmers.

Mellon Plan

A tax reduction plan for wealthy businesses and individuals implemented in 1924.

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

A program that provided jobs and relief for young men, focusing on public works and conservation projects.

National Labor Relations Act 1935

An act protecting the rights of employees and employers to regulate compensation and working conditions.

Social Security Act 1935

Established a system of benefits for the elderly, unemployment insurance, and aid for dependent individuals.

1882 Exclusion Act

Legislation that banned Chinese workers from entering the U.S. and prevented those in the U.S. from becoming citizens.

Kristallnacht

A violent attack against Jews in Germany on November 9-10, 1938, marked by destruction of property and arrests.

Blitzkrieg

A German military tactic involving fast and powerful attacks, utilized during WWII.

D-Day Normandy Landings

The Allied invasion on June 6, 1944, which marked a significant turning point in WWII.

The Great Depression

A severe worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929 and lasted throughout the 1930s.

Radium Girls

Young women who painted watch dials with radium paint and suffered serious health effects from radium exposure.

Dust Bowl

A severe drought during the 1930s that devastated agriculture in the Great Plains region of the U.S.

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

Founded in 1929, an organization that fought for civil rights and desegregation of Latin Americans.

Marcus Garvey

A Jamaican activist who advocated for black nationalism and the return of African descendants to Africa.

Art Deco

An artistic movement characterized by modernity and sophistication, often using bold colors.

Dadaism

An art movement aimed at ridiculing the meaninglessness of modern life, influencing future art styles.