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The 20s, Great Depre
The 20s, Great Depression, and Dust Bowl
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Prohibition | This term forbids the sale of alcoholic beverages. |
| The 18th Amendment | Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages. |
| Louis Armstrong | Leading African American jazz musician during the Harlem Renaissance; he was a talented trumpeter whose style influenced many later musicians. |
| Harlem Renaissance | A period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished. |
| Langston Hughes | A leading poet of the Harlem Renaissance. He wrote "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" and "My People" |
| credit | An arrangement to receive cash, goods, or services now and pay for them in the future. |
| Susan B. Anthony | A social reformer who campaigned for women's rights, the temperance movement, and abolishing slavery, helped form the National Woman Suffrage Association. |
| "Perfect 36" | Tennessee was the 36th state to ratify the women's suffrage amendment |
| Black Tuesday | A name given to October 29, 1929, when stock prices fell sharply. |
| Hoovervilles | Depression shantytowns, named after the president whom many blamed for their financial distress. |
| New Deal | A series of reforms enacted by the Franklin Roosevelt administration between 1933 and 1942 with the goal of ending the Great Depression. |
| Civilian Conservation Corps | Provided jobs for young men to plant trees and build bridges, and work in our national parks. |
| FDIC | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions up to $250,000. |
| TVA | (Tennessee Valley Authority Act) Relief, Recover, and Reform. one of the most important acts that built a hydro-electric dams. for Tennessee. |
| WPA | Work Progress Administration: Massive work relief program that funded construction of public buildings and other jobs. |
| Dust Bowl | Region of the Great Plains that experienced a drought in 1930 lasting for a decade, leaving many farmers without work or substantial wages. |
| Franklin Roosevelt | President of the US during Great Depression and World War II. |
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