Chapter 13 Key Terms

Recession

An economic slump.

Stocks

Shares of ownership to investors.

Installment buying

Buying on credit.

Interest

A percentage of the price charged as a fee for the loan.

Prohibition

Prohibiting the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages.

Repeal

The ending of Prohibition.

League of Women Voters

An organization that worked to educate voters as well as guarantee other rights such as the right of women to serve on juries.

ERA

Equal rights amendment that stated that the law should be the same for men & women.

Company Union

Labor organizations that were controlled by management.

Navitism

Favoring native-born citizens and discriminating against immigrants and immigration.

Great Migration

The large-scale movement north of African-Americans during the early 1900’s.

Black Tuesday

The day that the stock market crashed in 1929, leading to the depression. - October 29,1929

Great Depression

The period of economic hard times that followed the crash.

Bankrupt

Declared in law unable to pay outstanding debts.

Soup Kitchen

Places where the hungry could get a free meal.

Hooverville

Clusters of shacks where the homeless lived on the edge of society.

Bonus Army

Veterans of WWI who camped out in D.C. to demand their payment bonuses which they earned for serving the country.

Polio

A disabling and life-threatening disease caused by a virus.

Bank Holiday

A day where all federal banks are shut down to prevent customers from withdrawing money.

Fireside Chat

Radio broadcasts done by Roosevelt to inform the country on different topics regarding the country.

New Deal

Roosvelt’s plan that laid out three main goals: relief for the jobless, plans for economic recovery, and reforms to prevent another depression.

Social Security Act

Created a social insurance program designed to pay retired workers age 65 or older a continuing income after retirement.

National Debt

The total sum of money the government owes.

Dust Bowl

The drought-affected south central United States in the aftermath of horrific dust storms.

Migrant Workers

People who move from one region to another in search of work.

Civil Rights

The rights due to all citizens.

Black Cabinet

Unofficial African-American advisors that helped Roosevelt in the White house.

What was the first talking movie?

The Jazz Singer

Lon Chaney

Who played Phantom of the Opera?

James Whale

Who directed Frankenstein?

Max Shrek

Who played Count Orlok?

Claude Rains

Who played the Invisible Man?