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What was the Red Scare a response to?
Russian Revolution
What is isolationism? When did the U. S. follow this policy?
US policy of avoiding alliances with foreign nations After WWI
What did consumers begin to do in the 1920 s that helped the economy grow?
Began to buy goods on credit
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A literary movement begun by African Americans writers in NYC
What was one result, or long term effect, of Prohibition?
The rise of organized crime
How did installment plans affect the American economy in the 1920 s?
Fueled the growth of the consumer economy
What did the use of the assembly line allow Henry Ford to do?
Sell cars at prices ordinary Americans could afford
How did life change for American women in the 1920 s?
Felt freer to experiment with bolder styles and manners
What was the general outlook of Americans in the 1920 s in terms of business and the economy?
Confident that business would bring continued prosperity
What was one sign that the economy was weakening in the 1920 s?
Failure of many rural banks.
What did most investors do when stock prices began to drop rapidly at the end of Oct. 1929?
Investors raced to get their money out of stock market
st 21 What did the Amendment bring an end to in 1933?
Prohibition
Describe the appearance of the American economy in the 1920 s?
Stock prices rose and the economy appeared healthy
What group of people faced economic hard time through the majority of the 1920 s before most people felt the depression?
farmers
What is overproduction? What was this a sign of in the 1920 s?
More goods being produced than consumers could buy (unsound economy)
What did President Hoover believe the best strategy for ending the Great Depression was?
Voluntary Actions
What did Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt disagree about in the 1932 election?
Gov’t involvement
What did Franklin Roosevelt promise Americans that helped him to win the 1932 election?
A “New Deal” for the American People
Daily Double!!! What was the goal of gov’t funded Public Works programs?
Build or improve roads, parks and airports
What were the main goals of the New Deal?
Create jobs
Why did FDR declare a “bank holiday” early in his administration?
To inspect the financial health of banks
What new deal program was created to offer payments to people who could not afford to support themselves?
Social Security
What group of people benefited the most from the programs of the New Deal?
White men
What did Roosevelt push Congress to do during his first 100 days in office?
Pushed congress to pass legislation to improve the country
What was FDR’s “brain trust”?
An informal group of intellectuals who helped devise new deal policies
Name one New Deal program under President Roosevelt’s Recovery philosophy?
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Name one new deal program under President Roosevelt’s relief philosophy?
Emergency Banking Relief Act (Bank Holiday)
Name one new deal programs under President Roosevelt’s reform philosophy?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
In what way did FDR influence the Supreme Court?
HE APPOINTED ADDITIONAL JUDGES FAVORING THE NEW DEAL
In what way did the New Deal affect labor unions?
UNIONS GREW IN SIZE AND POWER
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