1930's Flashcards
(22 cards)
FDR’s Little White House
home in Warm Springs, Georgia, where he received Polio treatment. Also his place of Death.
1936 olympics
held in Berlin, Germany as an opportunity for Adolf Hitler to show the world how much Hitler had done to improve Germany.
Jesse Owens
American track superstar - won 4 gold medals. But Hitler refused to shake his hand.
The New Deal
The “New Deal” was FDR’s response to the Great Depression, with programs focusing on Relief, Recovery, and Reform.
FDR’s Court packing affair
Franklin Roosevelt’s controversial plan to increase the number of S.C. judges from 9 to 15, as Judges believed that his “New Deal” policies were Unconstitutional.
Hunger marches 1930’s
Protesting towards Herbert Hoover’s lack of action during the opening stages of the Great Depression; the march failed as President Hoover completely shunned the protesters and brought in Federal Troops to monitor and stop the protesters in Washington, D.C.
FDR’s brain trust
Due to Franklin Roosevelt’s lack of knowledge in economics, he went to Universities such as Stanford, Harvard, Yale, and Princeton to consult with professors who had a PhD in Economics to help him gain information about the economy and work with him as close advisors
herbert hoover
The 31st President of the United States who was notorious for taking little or no action during the Great Depression
frank roosevelt talking on radio
fireside chats
fbi in 1930
A focus on forensic science; war against organized crime done by public enemies; ran by J. Edgar Hoover.
organized crime in 1930
There were large Crime Families in NYC and Chicago who focused on gambling, narcotics, and racketeering/money laundering.
golden age films
Snow White, The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, King Kong, The Three Stooges, and Shirley Temple.
fdrs black cabinet
Racial Affairs Advisory Commission was created to address the issues of African Americans. FDR met with black leaders to hear their perspective.
hindenburg
A German Airship used for transporting passengers that exploded on May 6th, 1937, that killed all 36 passengers on board due to a hydrogen leak.
black tuesday
On October 29th, 1929, the Stock Market crashed, causing Americans to lose homes, valuables, and nearly every penny they saved.
second new deal
When Franklin Roosevelt focused on labor, housing, and economic security for the working/middle class; from 1935-1938.
bonus army 1932
Veterans that came together to protest the government for not giving them their WWI bonus check; President Hoover brings in the army AGAIN to disrupt the protest
hoover dam
Construction lasted between 1931-1936; built to control floods and created hydroelectric power
fdr first 100 day
Congress met for 100 consecutive days and passed 15 Bills, which was the most intense 100 days of law making in US History
frank roosevelt
helped through great depression served 4 terms
21 amendement
repealed the 18th amendment and did away with Prohibition
isolationism
after WWI the US chose to stay out of international affairs and focus on America
