lecture 23 Flashcards
What was The Indian Reorganization act of 1934
Aimed at decreasing federal control of American Indian affairs and increasing Indian self-government and responsibility by John Collier.
Who was Dorothea Lange?
Photographer of the very famous Migrant mother: the black and white photo of the mother with her two kids that is very touching and emotional. “The Mona Lisa of the depression”
Term: Hooversvilles
any variety of makeshift shelters for homeless people, mostly victims of the Great Depression from 1929 to 1941. Named after the president Hoover who won the reputation of ruining the US
What was the Dust Bowl.
Basically huge droughts that were man-made. Caused by continuous plowing which took away natural plains and no root system to prevent it.
How long did it last
8 Years!!! 1931-1939
What is “Grapes of Wrath” - J. Steinbeck
A novel published during the depression about the depression, showing the hardships and evoking sympathy towards migrant farmworkers.
Term: Mexican Repatriation
American citizens were sent back to mexico JUST BECAUSE THEY WERE MEXICAN. they couldve been total legit American citizens BORN IN AMERICA. but it did not matter. They were seen as people who were taking jobs and homes from “americans” who needed it during the depression. stupid ass mfs
Term: Okies
People who packed up their entire lives and left Oklahoma to California for better lives.
Who were the Scottsboro Boys?
Black men who hopped on trains for free and got off them at every town to find jobs. They were accused to raping two white women. They were sent to jail for a crime they did not commit.
What was “Black Tuesday” of 1929?
The stock market crash that showed signs of the great depression
What was “The Dawes Plan” ?
a financial merry go round. Think: plan of the Dawes dimwits. Country A gave money to country B to pay off country C so that country B can pay off country A
Who was Pres. Franklin Delano Roosevelt ?
A wealthy democrat who was stuck with polio at the age of 39. He was elected 4 times and created the new deal.
Who said “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
FDR duh
what is SSA
Social security administration
What is “Cultural relativism” ?
refers to not judging a culture to our own standards of what is right or wrong, strange or normal. Good :) Think: Cultural Rebuilding. Rebuilding of the horrible stigmas !
