unit 3 vocab Flashcards
consumerism
the culture surrounding the buying and selling of products
flapper
a symbol of a free young woman who embraced new fashion and urban attitudes
Harlem renissance
a literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture.
installment plan
(paying a little each month, with interest rates low
isolationisim
a policy of pulling away from involvement in world affairs
nativisim
prejudice against foreign-born people
probihition
the banning of alcohol
agricultural adjustment act
Sought to raise crop prices by lowering production by paying farmers to leave certain lands unseeded
civilian conservation corps
Put young men to work at a variety of construction jobs
bank run
Persistent and heavy demands by a bankś depositors, creditors, customers to withdraw money
court packing
The act of changing the political balance of power in a nationś judiciary system whereby a national leader, such as the president, appoints judges who will rule in favor of his or her policies
direct relief
Aid in the form of money or supplies for those in need
dust bowl
a drought in the early 1930s wrecked havoc
on the Great Plains
factors that led to the Great depression
tariffs and war debt policies that cut down the foreign market for American goods a crisis in the farm sector the availability of easy credit an unequal distribution of wealth
federal deposit insurance corps
Established agencies to regulate banking and investment activities:
fireside chats
Radio broadcasts made by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Americans
public works
Projects such as highways, parks, and libraries built with public funds for public use
shanty towns
towns of shacks
made out of
whatever people
could find
sit down strike
Method of boycotting work by sitting down at work and refusing to leave the establishment
Wagner act
Guarantees the right of private sector employees to organize into trade unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action such as strikes
works progress administration
Set out to create as many jobs as possible as quickly as possible
