History Second Exam Flashcards
What measures did government take to fix the Post Great Depression problems?
First 100 days was attempt to save capitalism and give Americans confidence again. Emergency banking relief act. Needed economic recovery
Opposition to the New Deal
Constant battle with Supreme Court because government interference in bank regulation was sketchy. Higher taxes and deficit spending
Government interference in bank regulation
Constant battle with Supreme Court because government interference in bank regulation was sketchy.
Relief Programs
Attempt to give Amerixan citizens jobs. Pro-Recovery and gave jobs to young people who needed it. Needed to save capitalism
Regulation of Trusts
Helped distinguish between good and bad trusts. Also allowed more regulation
Progressivism Acts
Meat Inspection Act
Pure Food and Drug Act-Require ingredients on labels.
Conservation Panic-More national parks and President was allowed to set aside land to conserve for national parks
Quest for Empire
Increased interactions and expansion of economy, military, and cultural influence (religion) in Latin America and Pacific areas
Banana Republic use:
To expand economically while using land to our own profit.
Refueling in Pacific brought..
Annexation of Hawaii and interest in Pacific Ocean islands for transportation and our trade interests
Military and economy join..
Easy to conquer and control lands because of their lack of development. our military allowed us to do whatever we wanted
1920’s was a period of cultural, political, and economic development
Entertainment was developing into big business with advertising as well.
Farmers, Blacks, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Indians all suffer during this period.
Consumer society began to develop the debit credit system of monetary value.
Teapot Dome
Bribery incident that took place during the Harding Administration.
Sold land reserves to oil companies under the table
African American Unrest
Following the 1920’s Blacks were suffering way worse than whites.
Unemployment: 50% (1932)
Blacks were being paid less
Booker T Washington Opinion
The idea of racial uplift. Accepted discrimination for now and concentrate on elevating themselves through hard work. Thought hard work would get respect of whites
W.E.B DuBois
Argued for political action and civil rights. Wanted to fight racism with education not hard work
NAACP
An organization whose goal is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights to all colored
Scottsboro Boys
Nine African American boys accused in Alabama of raping two American women on a train in 1931
The Conditions of American society following the Great Depression?
Unemployment reached peak of 25% and millions more were just part time. Money was losing value. Banks closed all over country
