Key words and definitions Flashcards
1
Q
American dream
A
Belief everyone had to right to be successful
2
Q
Black nationalist
A
African americans who were prepared to establish separate state
3
Q
Black panthers
A
A black nationalist group set up in 1960s
4
Q
Bonus marcher
A
Former soldier who wanted his war pension early
5
Q
Bootlegger
A
A smuggler of alcohol during prohibition
6
Q
Consumer items
A
Goods that are sold direct to ordinary people e.g. a Tv
7
Q
CORE
A
Congress of Racial Equality set up by James Farmer
8
Q
Credit
A
A loan
9
Q
Dust bowl
A
Environmental disaster of 1930s where over farming and drought made the ground infertile
10
Q
Enforcement officers
A
Gov agents who had to stop transport and sale of alcohol under prohibition
11
Q
Fireside chats
A
Roosevelts radio broadcasts to the nation