Unit 7 Part two - into the great depression Flashcards
WWhat are the three time periods of heavily increased immigration during the 1920’s
1921- Emergency immigration act, 3% per year
1924- National Origins Act, banned immigration from east asia
1929 - Total limit of 150,000 immigrants a year
2nd Klu Klux Klan
Time period
Tactics
Ideology
1915
no immigrants in america
terrorized blacks, jews, catholics, and all foreginers with violence and lynching.
What fundamentalist christians believe
Preserving traditional beliefs, evolution was not a real thing and should not be taught in schools
Describe the ____ Naval conference
Washington
Prevent a race with USA, japan, and britain. Was to dramatically reduce warship construction
Describe the ___-___ Pact
Kellogg-Briand Pact
A treaty outlawing war, was not reinforced
When was the stock market crash before the great depression ITS NICKNAME
1929, Black Tuesday
eight causes of the great depression
1) overproduction
2 Bought stocks on borrowed money (credit)
3 Stock market crash
4 bank failures from stock crash
5 poorly banking system
6 decline in consumerism from dried credit
7 high tarriffs
8 income inequality
what time period was the great depression
1929-1941
Effects of the great depression (psychological and terrible)
Lost jobs, suicide rates, shameful, families fell apart, mental illness rose
In what way was the dust bowl a man made disaster
60 years of intensive agriculture, damaging the top soil of the land allowing it to blow away easily
What did the grapes of wrath depict during the dust bowl
the migration of so many people(called Okies), following the crops to california
What party rose during the great depression
the communist party
What was the ___- army during Hoover
WWI veterans began to march toward DC to demand money (20,000) people
What did the FDIC do and it’s results
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
guaranteed all bank deposits up to 2,500 dollars would be safe.w
what era was the new deal
1933-1941
What did the AAA do and it’s results
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Limited farmers production on 7 common products that way prices would stay reasonable. ended up being struck down by the conservative court
What did the CCC do and it’s results
Civilian Conservation Corps
Created camps in national parks that allowed young men to work on planting trees and establishing irrigation
What did the WPA do and it’s results
works progress administration
building and renovation public spaces like airports and roads/bridges. put 2 million people to work and created sub categories to allow very broad ranges of work
what did the FLSA do
Fair Labor Standards Act
established a national minimum wage and a 40 hour work week. no child labor either.
How was the new deal critizied on the left (democrats
they wanted pension to older folks and that the country needed a complete wealth redistribution through a tax system
how was the new deal critized by the right (conservatives) what association did they create
upper class citizens hated the imposed regulations their business had. They created the LIBERTY LEAGUE to oppose FDR
What was FDR’s plan to neutralize the supreme court and did it work
no it did not work
he wanted to add 6 new liberal judges because the conservative judges were “overworked” it was called the court-packing plan
To what extent did the new deal marka turning point in the lives of african americans
black office holders, acts did not exclude blacks, and the blacks now voted democratic
but, popular racial discrimination amongst the public propsered
To what extent did the new deal marka turning point in the lives of women
first female cabinet member as well as office members.
though, they were expected to remain at home and let the men get the availble jobs
