Chapter 23 Note Cards Flashcards
Black Tuesday
Who - Americans
What - Day when all efforts to save the stock market crashed ; one of the causes of the Great Depression
When - October 29, 1929
Where - US
Why - Happened after alarming declines in stock prices (which had been temporarily fixed); 1 reason is that brokerage firms were offering easy credit
Dust Bowl
Who - N/A
What - Places during one of the largest droughts in history; turned fertile land to desert
When - Began 1930, continued for a decade
Where - From north TX to ND & SD
Why - Decrease in rainfall W/ increase in heat
Okies
Who - Ppl from Dust Bowl (often from OK; why called “okies”)
What - Moved to other states to escape the drought conditions
When - 1930s
Where - From Oklahoma to US
Why - Dust Bowl
Scottsboro Case
Who - 9 black teens (later assisted by the NAACP & International Labor Defense)
What - The boys were taken off a freight train & arrested; later, 2 white women accused them of rape & they were convicted by an all-white jury (even though there was lots of evidence that the women WEREN’T raped) & 8 were sentenced to death; eventually, all gained their freedom & none were killed
When - Began March 1931, continued through 1930s
Where - AL
Why - Prevailing racism in the South
John Dos Passos
Who - John Dos Passos
What - Made trilogy called U.S.A. that attacked modern capitalism
When - Trilogy 1930-1936
Where - US
Why - Time of making exposés of social injustice
John Steinbeck
Who - John Steinbeck
What - Novelist who wrote about trials of workers & migrants in CA (wrote Of Mice and Men & Grapes of Wrath)
When -1930s
Where - US (CA)
Why - Time of making exposés of social injustice
Frank Capra
Who - Frank Capra
What - Director who had social undertones in his comedies; celebrated decencies of small town vs selfishness of the rich
When - 1930s to 1940s
Where - US
Why - Time of films exploring social questions
Hindenburg
Who - Passengers
What - German airship that crashed in flames after a transatlantic voyage; received a huge national reaction
When - 1937
Where - Lakehurst, NJ
Why - Had a live radio account of the incident
Orson Welles
Who - Orson Welles
What - Actor / director who created the broadcast “War of the Worlds,” which frightened millions of people who thought its events were real
When - 1938
Where - US
Why - Time of the radio
Soap Opera
Who - Mainly popular w/ women alone during the day
What - Started on radio, but became staples of television programming; named that b/c of the common soap ads catered to the women listening
When - Very popular 1930s
Where - US
Why - N/A
Life Magazine
Who - Americans
What - Photographic journal that was one of the most successful in all of US history; was somewhat political & economic (of the Depression) but was mostly known for its photos
When - Began 1936
Where - US
Why - Pictured Americans having fun
Popular Front
Who - Included American Communist Party
What - Group of “antifascist” groups on the left of the political spectrum; offered an escape for some intellectuals
When - 1930s
Where - US
Why - Against fascism & right side politics
Agricultural Marketing Act
Who - Pres Hoover
What - 1st major gov’’t program to help farmers maintain prices; federal gov’t would fund a Farm Board which would make loans or establish corporations to buy surpluses; not actually very helpful
When - Proposed April 1929
Where - US
Why - Protect Farmers
Hoovervilles
Who - Used by people against Hoover
What - Places on the outskirts towns established by unemployed ppl from the Great Depression
When - 1930s
Where - US
Why - Hoover was blamed for the Great Depression; petty way to get back
Tariff Act of 1930
Who - Pres Hoover
What - Increased protection of 75 farm products; actually harmed ag economy by limiting food exports
When - 1930
Where - US
Why - Meant to protect farmers
Bonus Army
Who - American veterans
What - Group of 20,000 veterans who wanted their bonus from WWI to be paid immediately; built camps around the city & said they wouldn’t leave until Congress decided to pay the bonus; later, Hoover ordered police and then the army to break up the camps (tent city was burnt & many were injured)
When - 1932
Where - Washington
Why - Congress had passed in 1924 a $1,000 bonus to be paid to everyone who served in WWI starting 1945
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Who - Attempt by Hoover
What - Gov’t agency that was meant to provide loans to troubled banks; didn’t provide any significant recovery
When - January 1932
Where - US
Why - Attempt to alleviate the Great Depression
