Social Studies Chapter 8: Lessons 18-20

19th amendment

women gained the right to vote in 1920

21st amendment

brought an end to the Prohibition Era

Teapot Dome Scandal

oil leases granted by government officials without competitive bidding

Ku Klux Klan

organization that is anti-Catholic, anti-Jew, and anti-Black  

dust bowl

improper farming techniques

American Civil Liberties Union

organization that defends and protects the individual's rights of people

Calvin Coolidge

a man of few words who brought trust back to the President’s office. 

Herbert Hoover

was President when the stock market crashed

Henry Ford

his assembly line production made cars affordable for Americans

Chicago Race Riot

one of the worst examples of racial conflict 

Capitalism

an economic system in which a country’s businesses are controlled by private owners or corporations rather than by the government 

Al Capone

a notorious gangster during the 20s

U.S. Mail

the first commercial uses of a airplane was carrying the U.S. mail

Red Scare

a time when a fear of communists takeover was high in 1919-1920

Amelia Earhart

aviation pioneer who died trying to circumnavigate the globe

Kellogg-Briand Pact

was an attempt to outlaw war and prevent the U.S. from being drawn into another world war

Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act

signaled our country’s return to isolationism because it raised tariffs on many imported goods from European countries. This law stifled international trade and promoted european countries to do likewise to imported american products

Flappers

short harried woman who dance and listen to jazz music

Emergency Relief Banking Act

closed banks and decided on their financial health

Glass-Steagall Act

was the responsibility of this agency to provide deposit insurance to depositors in U.S. banks

Four Horsemen

Names given to conservative members of the U.S. supreme court

Hoovervilles

collection of huts, or shantie

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Works Progress Administration

Harry Hopkins was the leader or supervisor. provide relief for the unemployed by providing jobs and income for millions of Americans.

Fireside Chats

to routinely speak to the american public using radio

Frances Perkins

FDR’s Secretary of Labor for 13 years

major causes of the Great Depression

over production of industrial products, installment plan buying, bank gave out to many loans, uneven distribution of wealth, international unpaid debts of nations, technological advances lowered prices on farm food, high tariffs on imported national trade

The major fact that led to the massive migration of African-Americans

unsatisfactory economic opportunities and harsh segregationist laws

Supreme Court’s views on FDR’s New Deal

 supreme court neglected many of them

FDR’s promise - the three R’s

relief, recovery, and reform. 

Why did the population support Roosevelt

they believed that he could help build the economy back up