Unit 3 Vocabulary Review

Leading up to and During World War I, women supported some limitation on alcohol. They believed in this idea of consuming alcohol in moderation. Temperance

Eventually, the women’s movement called for complete and total __________ of alcohol which was achieved in the 18th amendment. Prohibition

During this era in US history, people were buying more appliances on credit, listening to jazz music and generally experiencing a time of prosperity. Roaring 20s

Some people in the U.S. opposed the New Deal because some of the programs went against Americans idea of _______________ economics. Laissez-faire

During the prohibition era, some people used this as a business opportunity to illegally provide alcohol to us citizens. These people were known as ______________. Bootleggers

In the Scopes Monkey Trial of the 1920s, there was evidence of a conflict of values. Some people, who had more traditional, Christian values, Believed in _______________. Others, who had more progressive ideas, supported _____________. Fundamentalism Modernism

Many stores like barber shops and drugstores had illegal bars in their back rooms or basements. These were known as ____________. Speakeasies

Overproduction of crops and over-farming of the land in states like Kansas, Colorado, texas, Oklahoma and new mexico caused _____________ to form in the midwest. Dust Bowl

F.D.R. knew people were worrying a great deal about their situations during the depression. He would deliver these messages over the radio to put people at ease sharing his thoughts and plans for the depression. Fireside Chats

F.D.R. came into office with a plan, known as the ___________ for how to decrease unemployment and get americans out of the depression. New Deal

Due to the impact of the depression, many people lost their jobs and could not afford to pay their mortgage. They had to move into _____________ for shelter. Hoovervilles

One of the programs of F. D. R One of the programs of F.D.R.’s new deal was to create a pay-In/pay out system for elderly citizens to be supported when they would no longer work. What is this program? Social Security

Women, like daisy Buchanan from the great Gatsby, who did not conform to traditional women’s roles and values were called _____________. Flappers