Vocab 23 Flashcards
Black Tuesday
Who- J.P Morgan
What- A sales attempt to stop stocks from dropping
Where- USA
When- Fall of 1929
Why- The Great bull market fell apart and stocks dropped greatly.
Dust Bowl
Who- Farmers
What- A severe drought that put many farmers in debt and any crops that were grown were eaten by the grasshoppers in the region.
Where- Great Plains, USA
When- 1930’s
Why- The weather
Okies
Who- People from Oklahoma (or other Dust Bowl states)
What- Left the Dust Bowl region in pursue of better lives in other states.
Where- Great Plains, USA
When- 1930’s
Why- The Dust Bowl caused a massive drought and that caused many people to lose their lively-hood (farming) and have to move.
Scottsboro Case
Who- 9 African American boys, 2 stupid white women
What- The boys were tried with rape and sentenced to death but that was later overturned due to an increasingly large lacking of evidence.
Where- Scottsboro, Alabama
When- 1931/1932
Why- Racism in the South
John Dos Passos
Who- Writer
What- Attacked modern capitalism
Where- USA
When- 1930-1936
Why- Didn’t like modern capitalism.
John Steinbeck
Who- Writer
What- Wrote about migrant workers in California
Where- USA
When- 1930’s
Why- Spoke out against capitalism
Frank Capra
Who- Director
What- Director of a social movement in his comedy films
Where- USA
When- 1940’s
Why- Wanted to send a political message through the media
Hindenburg
Who- Blimp
What- Crashed
Where- Lakehurst, New Jersey
When- 1937
Why- Made national news and the guy on the radio was really dramatic about it crashing.
Orson Welles
Who- Movie Director
What- Created “War of the Worlds” which spread mass panic because people believed it was real
Where- USA
When- 1938
Why- Movies were the new type of media were people consumed information
Soap Operas
Who- Women
What- Popular radio and later on tv programs that were targeted at women due to soap advertisements.
Where- USA
When- 1930’s
Why- New forms of media that people could consume and use as a form of escapism
Life Magazine
Who- Journalists
What- Became one of the most popular magazines in American history.
Where- USA
When- 1936
Why- Focused on fashion, art, stunts, and scenery, which was a form of escapism for the American public
Popular Front
Who- American Communist Party
What- A group of antifascist leftists that supported communism
Where- USA
When- 1935
Why- Offered an escape from the lonely and difficult stance of detachment and alienation they had embraced in the 1920s
Agricultural Marketing Act
Who- Hoover
What- Gov program that helped farmers maintain prices. A federally Agricultural Marketing sponsored Farm Board would make loans to Act national marketing cooperatives or establish corporations to buy surpluses and thus raise prices.
Where- USA
When- 1929
Why- The agricultural market was a huge struggle and farmers were often in debt
Hoovervilles
Who- Hoover
What- PLaces where unemployed people would live outside of cities
Where- USA
When- USA
Why- Because of the economic decline in the nation that caused many people to lose their jobs
Tariff Act of 1930
Who- Hoover
What- Increased protection on seventy-five farm products.
Where- USA
When- 1930
Why- Farmers were struggling at this time and this was an attempt to put tariffs on international agriculture, but it didn’t work
Bonus Army
Who- People who served in WWI
What- Were told they would be given a bonus of $1,000 later on but wanted it right then so they marched on DC
Where- Washington DC, USA
When- 1932
Why- Because of the economic struggle they wanted the money then instead of later on when they were supposed to get it.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Who- Hoover
What- Provided federal loans to troubled banks, railroads, and other businesses. Made funds available to local governments to support public works projects and assist relief efforts
Where- USA
When- January 1932
Why- The economy was sooooo bad and the fed gov had to step up and support the country even though they were broke
