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Unit 4 Vocabulary

Published on Jul 09, 2019

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Unit 4

 Roaring 20s & Depressing 30s
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SEC

 Regulated the stock market and prevented fraud
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CCC

 Gave unemployed men opportunity to work with national forestry service
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Model T

 First affordable automobile which led to more independence for women and teens
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AAA

 Paid farmers not to grow certain crops to lower surplus

National Origins Act

 Limited immigration to 2% ; Exempted people from Western Hemisphere

Ku Klux Klan

Raicist white supremacist group
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WPA

 Hired writers, artists, and actors

Fundamentalism

 Movement based on literal interpretation of Bible
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Speakeasy

 Illegal hidden bar or night club with alcohol

Harlem Renaissance

 1920s African American artistic movement with many impacts
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Stock Market Crash

 Beginning of Great Depression ; Some investors lost all their money

TVA

 Built hydroelectric plants and dams to increase Southern industry
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Hawley Smoot Tariff

 Toughest tariff in US history passed by Congress

Dust Bowl

 Severe drought in Great Plains
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Volstead Act

 Enforced the 18th Amendment ; Made alcohol illegal
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Bonus Army

 15000 WWI vets arrived in Washington to support bonus bill

SSA

 Provided social security to elderly and unemployed
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Fireside Chats

 Radio announcements by Roosevelt
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Okies

 Dust Bowl refugees who fled to California for work
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ACLU

 Organization that fought for civil liberties

FDIC

 Provided government insurance for certain bank deposits
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New Deal

 FDR's collection of programs to provide relief, recovery, and reform
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NAACP

 Organization that fought for African American rights

Flappers

 Women in 1920s who drank, smoked, and danced