Flashcards in History: Chapter 15 Vocab Deck (12):
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Frances Perkins
America's 1st female cabinet member; Secretary of Labor
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Mary McLeod Bethune
An educator who dedicated herself to promoting opportunities for young African Americans.
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Grant wood
Painted American gothic; one of the most famous portrayals of America's rural life during the Great Depression.
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Richard wright
American author that wrote native son that depicted black urban life.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
President during the Great Depression. He was a distant cousin of Theodore Roosevelt. He was governor of New York.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Social reformer who combined her deep humanitarian impulses with great political skills. She was Franklin D. Roosevelt's wife.
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Huey long
Louisiana governor who devised the "share our wealth" program, which would provide homes and income to all Americans.
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John collier
Commissioner of Indian affairs. He helped create the Indian reorganization act of 1934.
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Gone with the wind
The most famous film of the 1930s, and one of the most popular of all time. It was about the south during the civil war.
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Orson Welles
An actor, director, producer, writer. Created one of the most renowned radio broadcasts of all time "The War of The Worlds." He got In trouble for trying to hoax America about Martians
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John Steinbeck
Wrote the novel grapes of wrath based on the Great Depression about the fortunes of a poor family as they traveled from the dust bowl region to California.
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