Period 7

18th Amendment

Prohibition of alcohol in the U.S. from 1919 to 1933, which led to the rise of speakeasies and organized crime.

Neutrality Acts

Legislation in the 1930s reflecting American isolationism and the desire to avoid foreign conflicts.

Great Depression

A significant economic downturn caused by factors like stock market crash, bank failures, and unequal wealth distribution.

Hoovervilles

Shantytowns named after President Hoover that symbolized public anger at his response to the Great Depression.

New Deal

FDR’s programs aimed at reviving the economy, providing relief, and reforming economic systems.

Harlem Renaissance

A cultural, artistic, and intellectual explosion centered in Harlem, NY, among African Americans.

The Great Migration

The movement of African Americans from the rural South to Northern cities for better opportunities.

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

A New Deal program that paid farmers to reduce crop production to raise prices.

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

A New Deal program that provided jobs in environmental projects.

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

A New Deal program that created public works jobs for the unemployed.

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

A New Deal program that built dams to provide electricity and jobs.

Jingoism

Extreme patriotism and an aggressive foreign policy often pushing for war.

Lend-Lease Act

Legislation allowing the U.S. to supply Allies with war materials before officially entering WWII.

Imperialism

Policy driven by economic interests and military strategy, extending U.S. influence overseas.

Korematsu v. United States (1944)

Supreme Court case that upheld Japanese internment during WWII, later criticized.

Wilson's 14 Points

President Wilson’s plan for post-WWI peace advocating self-determination and a League of Nations.

Immigration Act of 1924

Restrictive immigration law limiting Southern and Eastern Europeans and Asians, reflecting nativism.

Roosevelt Corollary

A policy asserting U.S. right to intervene in Latin America to stabilize economies and prevent European intervention.