Ch 24-25 Vocabulary
argh. i dont like history vocab tests. shouldnt they be in english anyways? i dont get it! and i dont like it. o well. yay. done. bla. :)
PS its Ch 24-25 in 'The American Journey'(my history textbook which i wish to BURN mwa ha ha)
PS its Ch 24-25 in 'The American Journey'(my history textbook which i wish to BURN mwa ha ha)
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- the black cabinet
- a group of african american advisors to fdr
- harlem
- an african american section of NYC; many african american writers and artists gathered in harlem
- teapot dome scandal
- symbol of government corruption; government oil reserves were secretly leased to oil companies in exchange for financial compensation
- the red scare
- a period of time in American History when the government went after "reds" (communists) and others with radical views
- Isolationism
- Abstention from alliances and other international political and economic relations; American foreign policy
- scientific management
- hiring experts to study how goods could be produced more quickly
- Installment Buying
- A consumers buys products by promising to pay small, regular amounts over a period of time
- Deported
- Expelled from the US
- Leased
- Rented
- emergency banking relief act
- gave the president power over the banking system and set up a system by shich banks would be reorganized or reopened
- model a
- ford's responce to competition from other car manufacturers; better engineering than the model t and came in various colors
- expatriates
- peole who choose to live in another country
- hoovervilles
- shanty-towns that housed many who had lost everything; shelters were built of ole boxes and other discards
- the brain trust
- a group of progressive lawyers, economists and social workers who advised the president roosevelt
- mass media
- forms of communication, such as newspapers and radio, that reach millions of people
- migrant workers
- people, typically farmers, who move from place to place to harvest fruits and veggies
- Anarchists
- People who believe there should be no governmnet
- kellogg-briand pact
- an agreement beteween 15 nations outlawing war, eventually 48 other nnations foined the pact; had no way of enforcing peace
- eighteenth amendment
- banned the sle of alcohol in 1919
- Capitalism
- An economic system based on private property and free enterprise
- public works
- projects such as highways, parks, and libraties sponsored by the government
- twety-first amendment
- repealed the 18th amendment in 1933
- revenue act
- 1935; raised taxes on the wealthy and corporations
- fireside chats
- informl talks given by fdr over the radio; sat by white house fireplace; gained the confidence of the people
- defaulted
- failed to meet loan payments
- Recession
- An economic downturn
- social security act
- created a tax on workers and employers; would provide monthly pensions for retired people
- prohibition
- a total ban on the manufacture, sale, and tranportation of liquor throughout the US (1919-1933)
- on margin
- means they paid only a fraction of the stock price and borrowed the rest from their brokers. brokers, in turn, borrowed their money from banks. as long as the value of stocks continued to rise, the buyer could sell later, pay back what had been borrowed, and make a profit. if that value fell, though, investors and brokers would not have enough cash to pay off the loans
- the second new deal
- a new set of programs and reforms launded by fdr in 1935
- work relief programs
- established to give needy people government jobs
- unemployment insurance
- payments to people who lost their jobs; previous empoyers make the payments
- flappers
- Carefree young women with short, "bobbed" hair, heavy makeup, and short skirts. The flapper symbolized the new "liberated women of the 1920s. Many people saw the bold, boyish look and shocking behavior of flappers as a sign of chamnging morals. Though hardly typical of American women, the flapper image reinforced the idea that women now had more freedom
- black thursday
- october 24, 1929; almost 13 million shars shold that day alone
- new deal
- the legislative and administrative program of president f d roosevelt designed to promote economic recovery and social reform during the 1930s; also the period of this program
- ku klux klan
- founded in the 1960s in the south; meant to control newly freed slaves through threats and violence; other targets: catholics, jews, immigrants and others thought to be un-american
- nativism
- the belief that native-born Americans are superior to foreigners
- quota system
- an arrangement placing a limit on the number of immigrants from each country
- detroit, michigan
- center of the automobile industry; also known as motor city
- relief
- aid for the needy
- bonus army
- WWI veterans who marched on wasthington demanding their $1000 bonus pay before the 1945 due date
- hundred days
- the special session of congress that roosevelt called to launch his new deal programs. the special session lasted about three months (100 days)
- pension
- a payment, usually for older people wonce they retire
- Productivity
- The amount of work each worker can accomplish
- harlem renaissance
- a flowering of african american culture in the 1920s; instilled inerest in aftrican american culture and pride in being an african american
- subsidies
- grants of money
- evolution
- the cientific theory that humans evolved over vast periods of time
- welfare capitalism
- when companies provide incentives to build better relationships with employees; health insurance, safety standares, buy stock company
- model t
- first affordable car built by henry ford; sturdy, reliable, inexpensive, only came in black
- stock exchange
- an organized system for buying and selling shares, or blocks of investments, in corporations
- Gross National Product (GNP)
- The total value of all goods and sevices produced by a country
- bootlegging
- the making and selling of illegal alcohol
- g-men
- gvernment men; agents who worked to find nd destroy illegal alcohol
- volstead act
- the means of enforcing prohibition
- dust bowl
- western kansas an oklahoma, northern texas, and eastern colorado and new mexico; long periods of drought and destructive farming methods ruined farming in the region
- nineteenth amendment
- granted women the right to vote in 1920