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Monday, April 6, 2015

1930's Periodiization

1930's: 1930-1939

1920-1929: Fundamentalism, laissez faire, immigration, emergency quota Act of 1921, mass consumption, automobiles, radio, flappers, Sacco v. Vanzetti, Scopes Trial, Great Crash of 1929, new and old money, Harlem Renaissance, The Lost Generation, Teapot Dome, Adkins, American legion, Yellow Dog contract- nobody is a part of union, Ford T-model, KKK, Herbert Hoover, tariffs,
1930-1939: Hawley-Smoot Tariff, Great Depression, 3 R's, Bonus Army- last straw for hoover, CCC, WWII starting, Farmers, Dust Bowl, Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbach, AAA- pay not to produce, FERA (welfare), 21st amendment, TBA- jobs to the impoverished and electricity to rural areas, Francis Perkins0 1st cabinet member, Wagner Act (unions), "sit down" strike, Fireside chats, NRA, sick chicken case, decline in unemployment,

Continuity:
Women's advancement, weaknesses in economy, income gap, Urban v Rural, the plight of the farmers, economic isolation and high tariffs,
Big Changes from 1920's:
Large government involvement, expansion of presidency, utilizing the government, less consumer spending, social statuses,

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