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| Harding's statement that the US needed to return to a time of isolationism, less social reform, and increased economic growth. |
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| Lack of governmental interference in the economy |
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| Harding's Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall, granted drilling rights to companies on government properties in exchange for gifts |
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| Harding's Secretary of the Interior that caused the Teapot Dome Scandal |
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| A tariff signed by Hoover...was intended to protect US business but became a disaster for the economy |
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| Making high-risk investments in the stock market with hopes of making high returns |
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| Investors purchased stocks for only a portion of what they cost. They'd borrow the difference and pay interest on the loan. |
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| Increased use of machinery for production |
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| October 29, 1929...the stock market crashed |
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| It was the role of the individual to take care of him/herself and his/her family...with hard work, anyone could make it |
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| The government helps citizens.. People began to shoot down the idea of rugged individualism during the collapse of the economy and favored this |
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| Allowed consumers to pay a little at a time rather than all at once |
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| Allowed people to use easy credit to pay a little at a time |
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| Producing too much of a product so that prices fall and not enough is sold |
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| Slum shanty towns named after Hoover where those affected by the Depression would live |
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| Provided food for the poor |
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| Provided food for the poor |
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| A series of storms that hit the Midwest and caused enormous clouds of dust that destroyed cities, farms, and homes |
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| People across the nation could hear the same reports and news...became important means of communication |
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| Newspapers, magazines, etc |
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| Music from New Orleans that made its way north |
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| Silent films revolutionized the entertainment industry, and sound was added to them, nicknaming them 'talkies'. |
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| The first 'talkie'... starred Al Jolson |
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| Writers that felt lost in a society of greed and moral corruption |
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| African American writer that wrote memorable poetry and short stories about black heritage |
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| A trumpeter and singer from New Orleans that was among the most noted jazz musicians |
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| Wrote of the Lost Generation in his novel, The Sun Also Rises |
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| Critiqued society through stories like Main Street, Babbit, and Elmer Gantry...won the 1st Nobel Peace Prize for literature |
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| Criminals who sold illegal alcohol that they usually hid in their boots |
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| Had a record of 714 career homeruns, which remained unbroken for 40 years |
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| Made the first solo trans-Atlantic flight |
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| Much more affordable and common |
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| Franklin Delano Roosevelt's direct communication with America over the radio |
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| Harlem Renaissance writer that wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God |
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| Jamaican who started black pride movements, such as the Back to Africa movement |
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| United Negro Improvement Association |
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| Started by Garvey; proclaimed that blacks should feel proud of their race |
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| Started the Niagara Movement and then the NAACP |
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| All words of the Bible are directly from God and literally true |
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| John Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution in his school |
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| Preached the fundamentalist message over the radio |
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| Fundamentalist preacher who had over 300 revivals |
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| Started the American Birth Control League (later Planned Parenthood) and advocated the use of birth control |
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| Government spending of borrowed money |
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| Retirement income for all workers 65 and older |
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| Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) |
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| Insured bank deposits up to $100,000 in case of bank failure |
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| Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) |
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| Prevented practices that could lead to excessive stock market speculation |
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| Public Works Administration (PWA) |
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| Launched public construction projects that helped provide jobs |
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| Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) |
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| Employed unmarried men 17-23 in national parks |
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| Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) |
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| Gave loans to farmers and paid them not to grow crops |
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| Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) |
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| Built hydroelectric dams to create jobs and bring electricity to the south |
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| National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) |
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| Sought to bolster industrial prices and prevent businesses from failing |
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| Works Progress Administration (WPA) |
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| Provided jobs for unskilled workers |
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| Created a board to monitor unfair management practices such as firing workers who joined unions |
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| National Labor Relations Act |
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| Raised minimum wage, set max work hours, and ended child labor |
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| Catholic priest and radio personality known for his Anti-Semitic and controversial remarks |
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| A critic of the New Deal who supported redistribution of wealth and was assassinated |
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| Secretary of labor; first woman to hold a cabinet position and made many decisions |
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