Objective 9.01 Elaborate on the cycle of economic boom and bust in the 1920’s and 1930’s.
Return to Normalcy Warren G. Harding, election campaign slogan, return to a more normal time after WWI
Laissez-faire Government Hands Off, Government does not mess with the economy or business
Teapot Dome Scandal Albert Fall, Scandal over oil found on government property
Albert Fall Secretary of the Interior under Warren G. Harding, caught in the Teapot Dome Scandal
Speculation Buying high risk stocks in order to gain quick profits
Buying on the Margin Borrowing money to buy stock
Mechanization Replacing people with machinery in factories
Black Tuesday October 29th, 1929; Stock Market Falls signaling the beginning of the Great Depression
Hawley-Smoot Tariff One of the highest Tariffs in American History, contributed to the Great Depression, caused Europe not to purchase American surplus goods, purpose was to encourage Americans to buy American made products
Rugged Individualism Herbert Hoover’s approach to the Great Depression, volunteer cooperation, patience that the business cycle would turn around
Direct Relief Direct cash payment from the government to the people