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SS8 Unit 2

Great Depression and Covid Pandemic

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The Great Depression The worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1941.
The Covid Pandemic An ongoing global pandemic with major impacts on social and economic inequalities for groups of people
The Great Migration The relocation of African Americans from the rural south to northern and western industrial cities . As the southern economy worsened and racial violence spread, new opportunities appeared in the north.
Harlem Renaissance A period in U.S. history (1920's and 30's) marked by a burst of creativity within the African American community in the areas of art, music and literature. African American artists, writers, and musicians highlighted their heritage and new urban life.
1920's The decade involved risky investing, buying on credit, and overproduction of goods which led to the collapse of the stock market, a wave of bank failures, and a long, severe downturn in the economy.
Rural South The economic crisis known as the Great Depression actually began in the __________________ with a severe crisis in agriculture.
African Americans During the Great Depression, this group of people experienced being First Fired, Last Hired
Work Progress Administration (WPA) This New Deal agency/project included hours of transcribing oral histories of formerly enslaved African Americans.
Stock Market Crash In 1929, when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed.
Relief, Recovery, Reform The 3 R's that President FDR focused on to deal with the devastated economy.
Segregation Deemed constitutional in Plessy v. Ferguson (1898) with the provision that spaces were " separate but equal."
Riding the Rails Although it was both dangerous and illegal, this was a popular transportation strategy used by 250,000 teenagers during the Great Depression.
Scottsboro Boys/Case In 1931, nine African American boys, who had been riding the rails, were accused of raping 2 white women and originally sentenced to death by an all-white jury.
Sheila Washington The advocate in 2013 who believed in bringing justice to the Scottsboro Boys even though it had been 83 years.
Digital Divide The difference between those who have ready access to computers and internet, and those who do not.
New Deal The name given to a series of programs designed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression.
National Crisis A situation or time at which a nation faces intense difficulty, uncertainty, danger or serious threat to people and national systems and organizations
Evictions During the Great Depression and Covid Pandemic, THIS forced people off of their lands and living space.
HOLC (Home Owners Loan Corporation Act) and FHA (Federal Housing Act) These 2 laws during the Great Depression adversely impacted nonwhite groups of people .
Redlining Areas were deemed hazardous by lending institutions in a process called ____________________.
Southern Tenant Farmers Union (STFU) Formed in the south to protest the eviction of 23 farming families.
Residential Security Maps These maps were created within the Home Owners Loan Corporation to evaluate mortgage lending risk.
Social Awareness The abilities to understand the perspectives of and empathize with others, including those from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and contexts.
Advocating Social awareness is important when ___________________ for social justice.
Residual The past has ________________ (lasting) effects in communities today
Systemic Racism The term used to help explain why many structural inequalities still exist today for groups of people.
The Black Cabinet An informal advisory group of African Americans who served as public policy advisors to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt from 1933 to 1945.
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