Chapter Twenty Three Flashcards
harding “return to normalcy”
•isolation
-weariness from a world war unprecedented in its destruction
•end of the progressive reform
-government deregulation
republican policy toward american business
keep business regulation should be kept to a minimum
these two measure set the stage for the short term economic explosion for the roaring 20s
•harding passes several measures to aid american business
•supreme court decisions opposing any federal regulations
welfare capitalism
companies attempts to discourage unions and generate employee loyalty
implementations
improved factory safety
sanitation
paid vacations
pension plans
american wages were still insufficient to purchase
credit
americans consumed illegal alcohol in
Speakeasies
most celebrated act of gangland violence during prohibition
st valentine’s day massacre
why was the 18th amendment repealed
gang slayings
police corruption
disrespect for the law
and a demoralized judiciary system
no change in the 20s sparked more heated debates than
the changing roles of women
the new negro
african americans challenged the caste system that confined blacks to the lowest levels of society
the harlem renaissances
create a distinctive african american culture stressing self confidence
the harlem renaissances
create a distinctive african american culture stressing self confidence
cities
undesired immigrants
Catholics,
jews,
liberal protestants,
and atheists.
cities spawned every imaginable vice
rural
old time Protestants
old fashion moral standards (abstinence and self-denial)
the rebirth of the ku klux klan
“100% american campaign” klan promised to defend family morality and traditional american values
scopes trial
clarence darrow vs william jennings bryan
trial dramatized and inflamed divisions between:
intellectuals vs. uneducated, city vs. country, privileged vs. poor, scoffers vs. faithful (3/4)
also there’s another answer herbert hoover but like idk what question that goes with or if we’ve gotten it yet
causes of the great depression
•over production and under consumption
•tariffs
•agriculture slump and surpluses
•easy availability of credit
october 29th 1929
“black tuesday” refers to the stock market crash
cause of the collapse
speculation
-on margin buying
hawley-smoot tariff
highest protective tariff in peace time history
hoovers philosophy of government
government should not let economic events run their course, but they should “help people help themselves”
reconstruction finance corporation (RFC) provide loans to
railroads, banks
local government
and mortgage associations
makeshift communities on the outskirts of cities became knows as:
hoovervilles
the popular expression of the day was
“brother can you spare a dime?”
clear out the bonus army
demanding their war bonuses
general douglas macarthur
European born political philosophies/parties
socialist and communist
