Key Concepts of the 1920s, Great Depression, and WWII

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and concepts related to innovations in communications and technology, changes during the 1920s, the Great Depression, and the impact of WWII on American culture and policies.

Mass culture

Shared cultural values and ideas in a population.

Welfare capitalism

System where employees receive benefits such as pensions, medical care, and job security.

Equal Rights Amendment

Proposed amendment for women's rights, not passed in 1923.

American Isolationism

The policy of avoiding international alliances and conflicts, particularly in the 1920s.

Civil Liberties

Legal protections for individual rights, especially freedom of speech.

Scopes Trial

A landmark 1925 legal case over the teaching of evolution in schools.

Great Migration

The movement of African Americans from the South to Northern urban areas during the 1920s.

Pro-business ethos

An environment that promotes free markets and minimal government intervention.

First New Deal

FDR's series of programs from 1933 to 1935 aimed at combating the Great Depression.

Stock Market Crash of 1929

A major stock market downturn that marked the beginning of the Great Depression.

Lend Lease Act of 1941

A U.S. policy allowing the lending and leasing of arms and supplies to allies during WWII.

Fireside Chats

FDR's radio addresses to inform and reassure the American public.

Bracero Program

A system allowing Mexican laborers to work in U.S. agriculture from 1942 to 1964.

Final Solution

Hitler's plan for the genocide of Jews during WWII.

Manhattan Project

The secret U.S. project to develop atomic bombs during WWII.

UN

The United Nations established to promote international peace and cooperation post-WWII.