Key Terms Jacob Needs to Study Flashcards
What was the term used to describe the American consumer culture of the 1920s?
Advertising Ag because advertising had begun to influence the choices of purchasers
What was the term used by Galbraith to describe the American economy in the 1950s?
Affluent Society
What does affluent society mean?
The period in the 1950s when Americans became enraptured with appliances and homes in the suburbs
What was the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1929?
Act championed by Herbert Hoover that authorized the lending of federal money to farmers’ cooperatives to buy crops to keep them from the oversaturated market
What was an act of reform in the 1920s to help struggling farmers?
The Agricultural Marketing Act
Why did the Agricultural Marketing Act fail?
Lack of adequate federal financial support
What was an example of isolationist committee in the interwar period?
The American First Committee
What was an abolitionist movement created in the early 19th century?
America Colonization Society
What was the goal of the America Colonization Society?
Was created to advocate for blacks to move to Africa, specifically Liberia
What was an example of an organization founded in the late 20th century that advocated for Native Americans?
The American Indian Movement
What was a group that formed during the New Deal to oppose FDR’s policies?
The American Liberty League
What demographic made up the Anti-Liberty League?
Anti-New Deal Politicians and business leaders
What is an example of a mining company in the Gilded Age?
The Anaconda Copper Company
What was a league created to oppose U.S. Imperialism in the Gilded Age?
Anti-Imperialist League
What is an example of a technology that facilitated Europeans in the Age of Discovery?
The astrolabe
What was the astrolabe?
Instrument that allowed navigators to calculate their latitude
What was the Atlantic Charter?
A 1941 agreement between FDR and Churchill to support a post-war period based on self-determination and led to the creation of NATO.
What were the effects of the Baby Boom?
- Led to the move to the suburbs
- Produced the “youth culture”
