USHC-6.1-6.4 Vocab

Part of Roosevelt’s New Deal- aimed to stimulate U.S. economy by giving Presidential powers to regulate businesses

1920 murder trial involving 2 Italian immigrants- outcome likely influenced by the First Red Scare

African American cultural movement that involved music, art, literature

First to successfully manufacture and market the automobile through mass production techniques

Bible should be studied as any other work of literature to determine validity and relevance

Arose in 1920s- radio, magazines, movies created mass culture. People exposed to similar ideas

New Deal programs favored men over women- women were paid less. Domestic work not regulated

Raise crop prices by encouraging lower production; farmers paid by govt to leave a certain amount of land unplanted

New Deal plan that fueled construction of highways and dams

Established to monitor US banking, govt more control over $ circulation, prevent bank failures

What was the main reason behind Okies migrating to California?

Democrat elected in 1932. Use deficit spending to launch New Deal programs

Film that intensified racism against African-Americans and glorified the KKK

Industry born through works of Wright Brothers and boosted by Charles Lindbergh

Concerns about communism that swept across USA following WW1

The US became this type of society in the 1920s as people spent money/consumed over saving $$

1925 trial of teacher who violated state law by teaching evolution- he was found guilty

Area of Great Plains most affected by the Great Drought of the 1930s

Relieve unemployment by providing national conservation work primarily for young, unmarried men.

Women of the 20s- rebellious, challenged traditional gender roles- caused great concern

Poor/homeless made makeshift villages during Great Depression. Named after POTUS they blamed

Prosecution attorney against John Scopes in the "monkey" trial

Government spending borrowed money

1935 plan aimed @ stimulating economy during GD & preserve skills/self-respect unemployed by providing them useful work.

Radio addresses made by FDR- inspired hope in American people during Great Depression

Union membership grew as a result of some New Deal programs

Restrictions by government that set # of people who can come from different parts of world

Working on farms cut them off from Social Security benefits- New Deal sanctioned segregation

Ford saw his employees as potential car buyers so he paid them a high wage

Secretive organization that used violence, murder, intimidation against Af-Ams and supporters

FDR's domestic programs to help USA recover, provide relief, and reform during Great Depression

POTUS @ beginning of Great Depression. Lost favor with Americans due to his laissez-faire approach

Helped to create a national culture as these became popular in 1920s for entertainment

1935 law provided funding for installation of electrical distribution systems to serve rural areas of the U.S

U.S. govt agency charged with administering the National Labor Relations Act (1935)

Regulatory agency that provides oversight of the country’s stock market

Established plan for retirement income and money for disabled workers

1935 law Protects laborers; it allows them to form unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take part in strikes.

Idea that all life, including human, evolved over time. Based on Darwin's theories

Signaled the beginning of Great Depression. 10/29/1929- the day the Stock Market crashed

Technology allowed people to go to city after dark to attend shows, restaurants, social events

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Fed. sponsored corporation- insures deposits in national banks/other financial institutions up to a certain amount of $

FDR's 3 goals of his New Deal programs: relief, recovery, reform

This united the country as everyone listened to the same shows and news

Plans that arose in 1920s- allowed people to buy more expensive items. Pay little at a time

Period in US history when 18th Amendment was in effect. Alcohol= illegal in USA

Increased use of machinery in production

Government owns all property and rights of individual come second to needs/good of the nation

Nativism during this time period targeted people from which 2 areas?

Producing so much of a product or crop that the price falls

Investors purchase stocks for portion of price- borrow remainder. Sell stock, pay loan, make $

Government directly helps people suffering from the financial crisis

To produce on a large scale lowering production costs and making goods more affordable

Assaults ordered by the Attorney General going after suspected radicals post WW1. Little evidence used to justify.

Buying risky stocks in hopes of making large profit quick- common practice b4 Great Depression

Slang term for person from Oklahoma or a general migrant who settled in California during Great Depression

Attitude strongly opposed to immigration

Popular music after WW1. From Louisiana & MS. Spread to Northern cities. Crossed ethnic lines

Attitude strongly opposed to immigration

Late 1920s through the 1930s. Financial hardship in the USA

New inventions like washers and refrigerators made possible by electricity- more leisure time

Belief that bible is literal true and without errors because the Bible came directly from God

Created by Congress- one of major public-works projects of New Deal; built a system of dams in Southeast

Group of veterans who marched on Washington to receive their 'bonus' early from fighting in WW1

Group of writers disillusioned w/ greed & corruption in society. Hemingway, Lewis, Fitzgerald

Production technique perfected by Ford- workers remain stationary and goods moved to them

Defense attorney for John Scopes in the "Monkey" trial