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322 Cards in this Set
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Booms and Busts-
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Recession-
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Depression-
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Great Depression-
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Margin Buying-
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“Black Thursday”-
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“Black Tuesday”-
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Great Crash-
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Wall Street-
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Bank Run-
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Term for when depositors try to withdraw all their money from their bank, the bank goes bankrupt, and depositors lose their money
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Discount Rate-
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The interest rate on loans charged by the Federal Reserve Bank to member banks
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Consumer Price Index-
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a.k.a. CPI. A gauge of the price of consumer goods
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Shantytowns-
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a..k.a. Hoovervilles. Makeshift “towns” of clapboard thrown up by displaced people during the Great Depression
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Breadlines-
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Lines of people waiting for a free meal outside charitable institutions during the Great Depression
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Downward Mobility-
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Idea that people could move down the economic ladder
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Relief-
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Term for financial help (from public or private sources) during the Great Depression
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United States v. One Package of-
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1936 Supreme Court decision allowing the dissemination of contraceptive information
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Margaret Sanger-
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Contraception/birth-control advocate & activist
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“Sisters of the Road”-
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Term for young female tramps
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National Youth Administration-
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a.k.a.NYA. It gave part-time employment to high school & college students during the depression
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“Oxford Pledge”-
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Anti-war pledge taken by many college students in the 1930s
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Student Strike against War-
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1936 college student strike
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Hollywood-
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Center of the movie-making industry which produced many films that provided entertainment to Americans during the Great Depression
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Frank Capra-
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The most famous film director during the Great Depression
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Radio-
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Principle home entertainment during the Great Depression. It offered a variety of shows like the Lone Ranger, Superman & Dick Tracy & helped to popularize swing music
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Southern Tenant Farmers Union-
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a.k.a. STFU. 1934 coop farmers union for blacks and whites
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Scottsboro Case-
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1931 AL case where 9 blacks were convicted of rape on inconsistent testimony of two women
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International Labor Defense-
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a.k.a. ILD. Communist-affiliated labor organization
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Dust Bowl-
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Great Plains drought and over production-induced ecological disaster of the 1930s
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Okies-
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Term for people who fled the Dust Bowl for agricultural jobs in CA whose story was told in Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath (1939)
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Cesar Chavez-
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Mexican American farm labor activist
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Bert Corona-
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Mexican American industrial labor activist
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Tydings-McDuffie Act-
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1934 law that gave the Philippines independence and limited Filipino immigration
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Agricultural Marketing Act-
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1929 Hoover law to help stabilize agricultural prices
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Glass-Steagall Banking Act-
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1932 Hoover law to help prop up failing banks with Federal Reserve notes
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Reconstruction Finance-
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a.k.a. RFC. 1932 Hoover law to prop up failing businesses with gov’t loans
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Pump Priming-
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Term for Hoover-type laws during the Great Depression designed to get businesses back on their feet
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Farm Holiday Association-
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1932 farmers organization designed to stop the decrease in farm prices by destroying produce
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Bonus Army-
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Group of WWI vets who marched on Washington DC in 1932 to get the bonuses promised to them in 1945 early. Hoover called out the army to disburse it & angered many who thought he was unsympathetic
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Election of 1932-
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Republican Hoover loses to Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) who promises America a New Deal to deal with the Great Depression
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Booms and Busts-
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Recession-
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Depression-
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Great Depression-
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Margin Buying-
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“Black Thursday”-
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“Black Tuesday”-
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Great Crash-
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Wall Street-
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Bank Run-
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Term for when depositors try to withdraw all their money from their bank, the bank goes bankrupt, and depositors lose their money
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Discount Rate-
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The interest rate on loans charged by the Federal Reserve Bank to member banks
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Consumer Price Index-
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a.k.a. CPI. A gauge of the price of consumer goods
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Shantytowns-
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a..k.a. Hoovervilles. Makeshift “towns” of clapboard thrown up by displaced people during the Great Depression
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Breadlines-
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Lines of people waiting for a free meal outside charitable institutions during the Great Depression
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Downward Mobility-
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Idea that people could move down the economic ladder
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Relief-
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Term for financial help (from public or private sources) during the Great Depression
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United States v. One Package of-
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1936 Supreme Court decision allowing the dissemination of contraceptive information
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Margaret Sanger-
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Contraception/birth-control advocate & activist
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“Sisters of the Road”-
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Term for young female tramps
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National Youth Administration-
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a.k.a.NYA. It gave part-time employment to high school & college students during the depression
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“Oxford Pledge”-
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Anti-war pledge taken by many college students in the 1930s
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Student Strike against War-
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1936 college student strike
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Hollywood-
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Center of the movie-making industry which produced many films that provided entertainment to Americans during the Great Depression
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Frank Capra-
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The most famous film director during the Great Depression
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|
Radio-
|
Principle home entertainment during the Great Depression. It offered a variety of shows like the Lone Ranger, Superman & Dick Tracy & helped to popularize swing music
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Southern Tenant Farmers Union-
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a.k.a. STFU. 1934 coop farmers union for blacks and whites
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Scottsboro Case-
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1931 AL case where 9 blacks were convicted of rape on inconsistent testimony of two women
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International Labor Defense-
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a.k.a. ILD. Communist-affiliated labor organization
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Dust Bowl-
|
Great Plains drought and over production-induced ecological disaster of the 1930s
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Okies-
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Term for people who fled the Dust Bowl for agricultural jobs in CA whose story was told in Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath (1939)
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Cesar Chavez-
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Mexican American farm labor activist
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Bert Corona-
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Mexican American industrial labor activist
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Tydings-McDuffie Act-
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1934 law that gave the Philippines independence and limited Filipino immigration
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Agricultural Marketing Act-
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1929 Hoover law to help stabilize agricultural prices
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Glass-Steagall Banking Act-
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1932 Hoover law to help prop up failing banks with Federal Reserve notes
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Reconstruction Finance-
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a.k.a. RFC. 1932 Hoover law to prop up failing businesses with gov’t loans
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|
Pump Priming-
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Term for Hoover-type laws during the Great Depression designed to get businesses back on their feet
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Farm Holiday Association-
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1932 farmers organization designed to stop the decrease in farm prices by destroying produce
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Bonus Army-
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Group of WWI vets who marched on Washington DC in 1932 to get the bonuses promised to them in 1945 early. Hoover called out the army to disburse it & angered many who thought he was unsympathetic
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Election of 1932-
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Republican Hoover loses to Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) who promises America a New Deal to deal with the Great Depression
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Booms and Busts-
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Recession-
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Depression-
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Great Depression-
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Margin Buying-
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“Black Thursday”-
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“Black Tuesday”-
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Great Crash-
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Booms and Busts-
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Recession-
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Depression-
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Great Depression-
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Margin Buying-
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“Black Thursday”-
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“Black Tuesday”-
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Great Crash-
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Wall Street-
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Bank Run-
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Term for when depositors try to withdraw all their money from their bank, the bank goes bankrupt, and depositors lose their money
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Discount Rate-
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The interest rate on loans charged by the Federal Reserve Bank to member banks
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Consumer Price Index-
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a.k.a. CPI. A gauge of the price of consumer goods
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Shantytowns-
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a..k.a. Hoovervilles. Makeshift “towns” of clapboard thrown up by displaced people during the Great Depression
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Breadlines-
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Lines of people waiting for a free meal outside charitable institutions during the Great Depression
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Downward Mobility-
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Idea that people could move down the economic ladder
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Relief-
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Term for financial help (from public or private sources) during the Great Depression
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United States v. One Package of-
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1936 Supreme Court decision allowing the dissemination of contraceptive information
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Margaret Sanger-
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Contraception/birth-control advocate & activist
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“Sisters of the Road”-
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Term for young female tramps
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National Youth Administration-
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a.k.a.NYA. It gave part-time employment to high school & college students during the depression
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“Oxford Pledge”-
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Anti-war pledge taken by many college students in the 1930s
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Student Strike against War-
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1936 college student strike
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|
Hollywood-
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Center of the movie-making industry which produced many films that provided entertainment to Americans during the Great Depression
|
|
Frank Capra-
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The most famous film director during the Great Depression
|
|
Radio-
|
Principle home entertainment during the Great Depression. It offered a variety of shows like the Lone Ranger, Superman & Dick Tracy & helped to popularize swing music
|
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Southern Tenant Farmers Union-
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a.k.a. STFU. 1934 coop farmers union for blacks and whites
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Scottsboro Case-
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1931 AL case where 9 blacks were convicted of rape on inconsistent testimony of two women
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International Labor Defense-
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a.k.a. ILD. Communist-affiliated labor organization
|
|
Dust Bowl-
|
Great Plains drought and over production-induced ecological disaster of the 1930s
|
|
Okies-
|
Term for people who fled the Dust Bowl for agricultural jobs in CA whose story was told in Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath (1939)
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Cesar Chavez-
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Mexican American farm labor activist
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|
Bert Corona-
|
Mexican American industrial labor activist
|
|
Tydings-McDuffie Act-
|
1934 law that gave the Philippines independence and limited Filipino immigration
|
|
Agricultural Marketing Act-
|
1929 Hoover law to help stabilize agricultural prices
|
|
Booms and Busts-
|
|
|
Recession-
|
|
|
Depression-
|
|
|
Great Depression-
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|
|
Margin Buying-
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|
|
“Black Thursday”-
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|
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“Black Tuesday”-
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|
|
Great Crash-
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|
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Wall Street-
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|
|
Bank Run-
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Term for when depositors try to withdraw all their money from their bank, the bank goes bankrupt, and depositors lose their money
|
|
Discount Rate-
|
The interest rate on loans charged by the Federal Reserve Bank to member banks
|
|
Consumer Price Index-
|
a.k.a. CPI. A gauge of the price of consumer goods
|
|
Shantytowns-
|
a..k.a. Hoovervilles. Makeshift “towns” of clapboard thrown up by displaced people during the Great Depression
|
|
Breadlines-
|
Lines of people waiting for a free meal outside charitable institutions during the Great Depression
|
|
Downward Mobility-
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Idea that people could move down the economic ladder
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|
Relief-
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Term for financial help (from public or private sources) during the Great Depression
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|
United States v. One Package of-
|
1936 Supreme Court decision allowing the dissemination of contraceptive information
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|
Margaret Sanger-
|
Contraception/birth-control advocate & activist
|
|
“Sisters of the Road”-
|
Term for young female tramps
|
|
National Youth Administration-
|
a.k.a.NYA. It gave part-time employment to high school & college students during the depression
|
|
“Oxford Pledge”-
|
Anti-war pledge taken by many college students in the 1930s
|
|
Student Strike against War-
|
1936 college student strike
|
|
Hollywood-
|
Center of the movie-making industry which produced many films that provided entertainment to Americans during the Great Depression
|
|
Frank Capra-
|
The most famous film director during the Great Depression
|
|
Radio-
|
Principle home entertainment during the Great Depression. It offered a variety of shows like the Lone Ranger, Superman & Dick Tracy & helped to popularize swing music
|
|
Southern Tenant Farmers Union-
|
a.k.a. STFU. 1934 coop farmers union for blacks and whites
|
|
Scottsboro Case-
|
1931 AL case where 9 blacks were convicted of rape on inconsistent testimony of two women
|
|
International Labor Defense-
|
a.k.a. ILD. Communist-affiliated labor organization
|
|
Dust Bowl-
|
Great Plains drought and over production-induced ecological disaster of the 1930s
|
|
Okies-
|
Term for people who fled the Dust Bowl for agricultural jobs in CA whose story was told in Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath (1939)
|
|
Cesar Chavez-
|
Mexican American farm labor activist
|
|
Bert Corona-
|
Mexican American industrial labor activist
|
|
Tydings-McDuffie Act-
|
1934 law that gave the Philippines independence and limited Filipino immigration
|
|
Agricultural Marketing Act-
|
1929 Hoover law to help stabilize agricultural prices
|
|
Glass-Steagall Banking Act-
|
1932 Hoover law to help prop up failing banks with Federal Reserve notes
|
|
Reconstruction Finance-
|
a.k.a. RFC. 1932 Hoover law to prop up failing businesses with gov’t loans
|
|
Pump Priming-
|
Term for Hoover-type laws during the Great Depression designed to get businesses back on their feet
|
|
Farm Holiday Association-
|
1932 farmers organization designed to stop the decrease in farm prices by destroying produce
|
|
Bonus Army-
|
Group of WWI vets who marched on Washington DC in 1932 to get the bonuses promised to them in 1945 early. Hoover called out the army to disburse it & angered many who thought he was unsympathetic
|
|
Election of 1932-
|
Republican Hoover loses to Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) who promises America a New Deal to deal with the Great Depression
|
|
Booms and Busts-
|
|
|
Recession-
|
|
|
Depression-
|
|
|
Great Depression-
|
|
|
Margin Buying-
|
|
|
“Black Thursday”-
|
|
|
“Black Tuesday”-
|
|
|
Great Crash-
|
|
|
Wall Street-
|
|
|
Bank Run-
|
Term for when depositors try to withdraw all their money from their bank, the bank goes bankrupt, and depositors lose their money
|
|
Discount Rate-
|
The interest rate on loans charged by the Federal Reserve Bank to member banks
|
|
Consumer Price Index-
|
a.k.a. CPI. A gauge of the price of consumer goods
|
|
Shantytowns-
|
a..k.a. Hoovervilles. Makeshift “towns” of clapboard thrown up by displaced people during the Great Depression
|
|
Breadlines-
|
Lines of people waiting for a free meal outside charitable institutions during the Great Depression
|
|
Downward Mobility-
|
Idea that people could move down the economic ladder
|
|
Relief-
|
Term for financial help (from public or private sources) during the Great Depression
|
|
US v. One Package of Jap Pes-
|
1936 Supreme Court decision allowing the dissemination of contraceptive information
|
|
Margaret Sanger-
|
Contraception/birth-control advocate & activist
|
|
“Sisters of the Road”-
|
Term for young female tramps
|
|
National Youth Administration-
|
a.k.a.NYA. It gave part-time employment to high school & college students during the depression
|
|
“Oxford Pledge”-
|
Anti-war pledge taken by many college students in the 1930s
|
|
Student Strike against War-
|
1936 college student strike
|
|
Hollywood-
|
Center of the movie-making industry which produced many films that provided entertainment to Americans during the Great Depression
|
|
Frank Capra-
|
The most famous film director during the Great Depression
|
|
Radio-
|
Principle home entertainment during the Great Depression. It offered a variety of shows like the Lone Ranger, Superman & Dick Tracy & helped to popularize swing music
|
|
Southern Tenant Farmers Union-
|
a.k.a. STFU. 1934 coop farmers union for blacks and whites
|
|
Scottsboro Case-
|
1931 AL case where 9 blacks were convicted of rape on inconsistent testimony of two women
|
|
International Labor Defense-
|
a.k.a. ILD. Communist-affiliated labor organization
|
|
Dust Bowl-
|
Great Plains drought and over production-induced ecological disaster of the 1930s
|
|
Okies-
|
Term for people who fled the Dust Bowl for agricultural jobs in CA whose story was told in Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath (1939)
|
|
Cesar Chavez-
|
Mexican American farm labor activist
|
|
Bert Corona-
|
Mexican American industrial labor activist
|
|
Tydings-McDuffie Act-
|
1934 law that gave the Philippines independence and limited Filipino immigration
|
|
Agricultural Marketing Act-
|
1929 Hoover law to help stabilize agricultural prices
|
|
Glass-Steagall Banking Act-
|
1932 Hoover law to help prop up failing banks with Federal Reserve notes
|
|
Reconstruction Finance Corp-
|
a.k.a. RFC. 1932 Hoover law to prop up failing businesses with gov’t loans
|
|
Pump Priming-
|
Term for Hoover-type laws during the Great Depression designed to get businesses back on their feet
|
|
Farm Holiday Association-
|
1932 farmers organization designed to stop the decrease in farm prices by destroying produce
|
|
Bonus Army-
|
Group of WWI vets who marched on Washington DC in 1932 to get the bonuses promised to them in 1945 early. Hoover called out the army to disburse it & angered many who thought he was unsympathetic
|
|
Election of 1932-
|
Republican Hoover loses to Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) who promises America a New Deal to deal with the Great Depression
|
|
Booms and Busts-
|
Term for how capitalist economies fluctuate between good and bad times
|
|
Recession-
|
An economic slowdown in which less is bought & produced and people lose jobs
|
|
Depression-
|
An economic reversal in which much less is bought & produced and many lose jobs
|
|
Great Depression-
|
America’s worst depression which began in 1929 and ended in the 1940s
|
|
Margin Buying-
|
Buying stocks with a small down payment and financing the balance with a broker loan
|
|
“Black Thursday”-
|
Oct 24, 1929 stock market crash
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|
“Black Tuesday”-
|
Oct 29, 1929 stock market crash
|
|
Great Crash-
|
Term for stock market crash in Oct 1929
|
|
Wall Street-
|
Area in NY city where stocks are traded
|
|
Bank Run-
|
Term for when depositors try to withdraw all their money from their bank, the bank goes bankrupt, and depositors lose their money
|
|
Discount Rate-
|
The interest rate on loans charged by the Federal Reserve Bank to member banks
|
|
Consumer Price Index-
|
a.k.a. CPI. A gauge of the price of consumer goods
|
|
Shantytowns-
|
a..k.a. Hoovervilles. Makeshift “towns” of clapboard thrown up by displaced people during the Great Depression
|
|
Breadlines-
|
Lines of people waiting for a free meal outside charitable institutions during the Great Depression
|
|
Downward Mobility-
|
Idea that people could move down the economic ladder
|
|
Relief-
|
Term for financial help (from public or private sources) during the Great Depression
|
|
US v. One Package of Jap Pes-
|
1936 Supreme Court decision allowing the dissemination of contraceptive information
|
|
Margaret Sanger-
|
Contraception/birth-control advocate & activist
|
|
“Sisters of the Road”-
|
Term for young female tramps
|
|
National Youth Administration-
|
a.k.a.NYA. It gave part-time employment to high school & college students during the depression
|
|
“Oxford Pledge”-
|
Anti-war pledge taken by many college students in the 1930s
|
|
Student Strike against War-
|
1936 college student strike
|
|
Hollywood-
|
Center of the movie-making industry which produced many films that provided entertainment to Americans during the Great Depression
|
|
Frank Capra-
|
The most famous film director during the Great Depression
|
|
Radio-
|
Principle home entertainment during the Great Depression. It offered a variety of shows like the Lone Ranger, Superman & Dick Tracy & helped to popularize swing music
|
|
Southern Tenant Farmers Union-
|
a.k.a. STFU. 1934 coop farmers union for blacks and whites
|
|
Scottsboro Case-
|
1931 AL case where 9 blacks were convicted of rape on inconsistent testimony of two women
|
|
International Labor Defense-
|
a.k.a. ILD. Communist-affiliated labor organization
|
|
Dust Bowl-
|
Great Plains drought and over production-induced ecological disaster of the 1930s
|
|
Okies-
|
Term for people who fled the Dust Bowl for agricultural jobs in CA whose story was told in Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath (1939)
|
|
Cesar Chavez-
|
Mexican American farm labor activist
|
|
Bert Corona-
|
Mexican American industrial labor activist
|
|
Tydings-McDuffie Act-
|
1934 law that gave the Philippines independence and limited Filipino immigration
|
|
Agricultural Marketing Act-
|
1929 Hoover law to help stabilize agricultural prices
|
|
Glass-Steagall Banking Act-
|
1932 Hoover law to help prop up failing banks with Federal Reserve notes
|
|
Reconstruction Finance Corp-
|
a.k.a. RFC. 1932 Hoover law to prop up failing businesses with gov’t loans
|
|
Pump Priming-
|
Term for Hoover-type laws during the Great Depression designed to get businesses back on their feet
|
|
Farm Holiday Association-
|
1932 farmers organization designed to stop the decrease in farm prices by destroying produce
|
|
Bonus Army-
|
Group of WWI vets who marched on Washington DC in 1932 to get the bonuses promised to them in 1945 early. Hoover called out the army to disburse it & angered many who thought he was unsympathetic
|
|
Election of 1932-
|
Republican Hoover loses to Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) who promises America a New Deal to deal with the Great Depression
|
|
Booms and Busts-
|
Term for how capitalist economies fluctuate between good and bad times
|
|
Recession-
|
An economic slowdown in which less is bought & produced and people lose jobs
|
|
Depression-
|
An economic reversal in which much less is bought & produced and many lose jobs
|
|
Great Depression-
|
America’s worst depression which began in 1929 and ended in the 1940s
|
|
Margin Buying-
|
Buying stocks with a small down payment and financing the balance with a broker loan
|
|
“Black Thursday”-
|
Oct 24, 1929 stock market crash
|
|
“Black Tuesday”-
|
Oct 29, 1929 stock market crash
|
|
Great Crash-
|
Term for stock market crash in Oct 1929
|
|
Wall Street-
|
Area in NY city where stocks are traded
|
|
Bank Run-
|
Term for when depositors try to withdraw all their money from their bank, the bank goes bankrupt, and depositors lose their money
|
|
Discount Rate-
|
The interest rate on loans charged by the Federal Reserve Bank to member banks
|
|
Consumer Price Index-
|
a.k.a. CPI. A gauge of the price of consumer goods
|
|
Shantytowns-
|
a..k.a. Hoovervilles. Makeshift “towns” of clapboard thrown up by displaced people during the Great Depression
|
|
Breadlines-
|
Lines of people waiting for a free meal outside charitable institutions during the Great Depression
|
|
Downward Mobility-
|
Idea that people could move down the economic ladder
|
|
Relief-
|
Term for financial help (from public or private sources) during the Great Depression
|
|
US v. One Package of Jap Pes-
|
1936 Supreme Court decision allowing the dissemination of contraceptive information
|
|
Margaret Sanger-
|
Contraception/birth-control advocate & activist
|
|
“Sisters of the Road”-
|
Term for young female tramps
|
|
National Youth Administration-
|
a.k.a.NYA. It gave part-time employment to high school & college students during the depression
|
|
“Oxford Pledge”-
|
Anti-war pledge taken by many college students in the 1930s
|
|
Student Strike against War-
|
1936 college student strike
|
|
Hollywood-
|
Center of the movie-making industry which produced many films that provided entertainment to Americans during the Great Depression
|
|
Frank Capra-
|
The most famous film director during the Great Depression
|
|
Radio-
|
Principle home entertainment during the Great Depression. It offered a variety of shows like the Lone Ranger, Superman & Dick Tracy & helped to popularize swing music
|
|
Southern Tenant Farmers Union-
|
a.k.a. STFU. 1934 coop farmers union for blacks and whites
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Scottsboro Case-
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1931 AL case where 9 blacks were convicted of rape on inconsistent testimony of two women
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International Labor Defense-
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a.k.a. ILD. Communist-affiliated labor organization
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Dust Bowl-
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Great Plains drought and over production-induced ecological disaster of the 1930s
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Okies-
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Term for people who fled the Dust Bowl for agricultural jobs in CA whose story was told in Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath (1939)
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Cesar Chavez-
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Mexican American farm labor activist
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Bert Corona-
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Mexican American industrial labor activist
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Tydings-McDuffie Act-
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1934 law that gave the Philippines independence and limited Filipino immigration
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Agricultural Marketing Act-
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1929 Hoover law to help stabilize agricultural prices
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Glass-Steagall Banking Act-
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1932 Hoover law to help prop up failing banks with Federal Reserve notes
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Reconstruction Finance Corp-
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a.k.a. RFC. 1932 Hoover law to prop up failing businesses with gov’t loans
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Pump Priming-
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Term for Hoover-type laws during the Great Depression designed to get businesses back on their feet
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Farm Holiday Association-
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1932 farmers organization designed to stop the decrease in farm prices by destroying produce
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Bonus Army-
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Group of WWI vets who marched on Washington DC in 1932 to get the bonuses promised to them in 1945 early. Hoover called out the army to disburse it & angered many who thought he was unsympathetic
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Election of 1932-
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Republican Hoover loses to Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) who promises America a New Deal to deal with the Great Depression
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Recession-
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An economic slowdown in which less is bought & produced and people lose jobs
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Booms and Busts-
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Term for how capitalist economies fluctuate between good and bad times
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Depression-
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An economic reversal in which much less is bought & produced and many lose jobs
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Great Depression-
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America’s worst depression which began in 1929 and ended in the 1940s
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Margin Buying-
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Buying stocks with a small down payment and financing the balance with a broker loan
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“Black Thursday”-
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Oct 24, 1929 stock market crash
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“Black Tuesday”-
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Oct 29, 1929 stock market crash
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Great Crash-
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Term for stock market crash in Oct 1929
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Wall Street-
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Area in NY city where stocks are traded
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Bank Run-
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Term for when depositors try to withdraw all their money from their bank, the bank goes bankrupt, and depositors lose their money
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Discount Rate-
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The interest rate on loans charged by the Federal Reserve Bank to member banks
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Consumer Price Index-
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a.k.a. CPI. A gauge of the price of consumer goods
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Shantytowns-
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a..k.a. Hoovervilles. Makeshift “towns” of clapboard thrown up by displaced people during the Great Depression
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Breadlines-
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Lines of people waiting for a free meal outside charitable institutions during the Great Depression
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Downward Mobility-
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Idea that people could move down the economic ladder
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Relief-
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Term for financial help (from public or private sources) during the Great Depression
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US v. One Package of Jap Pes-
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1936 Supreme Court decision allowing the dissemination of contraceptive information
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Margaret Sanger-
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Contraception/birth-control advocate & activist
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“Sisters of the Road”-
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Term for young female tramps
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National Youth Administration-
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a.k.a.NYA. It gave part-time employment to high school & college students during the depression
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“Oxford Pledge”-
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Anti-war pledge taken by many college students in the 1930s
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Student Strike against War-
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1936 college student strike
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Hollywood-
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Center of the movie-making industry which produced many films that provided entertainment to Americans during the Great Depression
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Frank Capra-
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The most famous film director during the Great Depression
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Radio-
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Principle home entertainment during the Great Depression. It offered a variety of shows like the Lone Ranger, Superman & Dick Tracy & helped to popularize swing music
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Southern Tenant Farmers Union-
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a.k.a. STFU. 1934 coop farmers union for blacks and whites
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Scottsboro Case-
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1931 AL case where 9 blacks were convicted of rape on inconsistent testimony of two women
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International Labor Defense-
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a.k.a. ILD. Communist-affiliated labor organization
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Dust Bowl-
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Great Plains drought and over production-induced ecological disaster of the 1930s
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|
Okies-
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Term for people who fled the Dust Bowl for agricultural jobs in CA whose story was told in Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath (1939)
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Cesar Chavez-
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Mexican American farm labor activist
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Bert Corona-
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Mexican American industrial labor activist
|
|
Tydings-McDuffie Act-
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1934 law that gave the Philippines independence and limited Filipino immigration
|
|
Agricultural Marketing Act-
|
1929 Hoover law to help stabilize agricultural prices
|
|
Glass-Steagall Banking Act-
|
1932 Hoover law to help prop up failing banks with Federal Reserve notes
|
|
Reconstruction Finance Corp-
|
a.k.a. RFC. 1932 Hoover law to prop up failing businesses with gov’t loans
|
|
Pump Priming-
|
Term for Hoover-type laws during the Great Depression designed to get businesses back on their feet
|
|
Farm Holiday Association-
|
1932 farmers organization designed to stop the decrease in farm prices by destroying produce
|
|
Bonus Army-
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Group of WWI vets who marched on Washington DC in 1932 to get the bonuses promised to them in 1945 early. Hoover called out the army to disburse it & angered many who thought he was unsympathetic
|
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Election of 1932-
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Republican Hoover loses to Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) who promises America a New Deal to deal with the Great Depression
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