Ch. 24-25 Flashcards
18th amendment
Prohibitation
AAA
Agriculture Adjustment Act
- tried to help farmers
19th amendment
Women’s suffrage
21st amendment
Repeal of prohibition
Brain trust
F.D.R. revises tried to guide the U.S. into recovery
Al Capone
Chicago gangster who made millions selling alcohol
Calvin Coolidge
Was the governor of Massachusetts becomes Vice President under Harding, he called the national guard when the police started to strike.
CCC
Civilian Consecution Corps
- work relief program
Dust bowl
Environment disaster that struck the great plans in the 1930’s
Henry Ford
Pioneered the assembly line
Marcus Garvey
He supported the back to Africa plan, he started the United Negro Association (UNIA)
Warren G. Harding
Promised to return to “normalcy”
Harlem Renaissance
A blossoming of culture in New York involving African Americans like: Langston Hughes and Zera Nelston.
Herbert Hoover
President elected in 1928
Great Depression
Severe economic down turn,began in the 20’s