1920s AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION UNIT OVERVIEW 1920-1940 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS In what ways did the cultural

l clash between traditionalists and modernists play out in the 1920s? How did rational behaviors for individuals lead to negative global consequences? What should be the role and responsibility of the government with regards to the economy and its citizens' needs? IN THE TEXTBOOK: Chapters 12-15 BY THE END OF THE UNIT, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO: explain how fear of communism affected civil liberties explain how nativism continues to affect immigration policies describe key members of the Harlem Renaissance and the New Negro movement identify the causes of the Great Depression and evaluate the decisions made in the twenties to explain how they led to the Great Depression. describe the extent to which Americans suffered during the Great Depression to empathize with their experiences. compare and contrast Hoover and Roosevelt's responses to the Great Depression and judge the effectiveness of each. identify the critics of the first New Deal, assess the validity of their arguments and identify the programs created in response to the criticisms. evaluate the changing dynamic between the branches of government during the Roosevelt administration. use historical evidence to evaluate the New Deal programs' effectiveness at meeting their goals of relief, recovery, or reform. KEY VOCABULARY flapper Red Scare Prohibition Scopes trial Harlem Renaissance/New Negro Marcus Garvey Lost Generation installment plans immigration restrictions Taylor Efficiency "Return to Normalcy" KKK Sacco and Vanzetti organized crime isolationism President Harding President Coolidge

margin buying speculation overproduction (supply and demand) bank failures and bank runs stock market crash of 1929 unequal distribution of wealth Hoovervilles Bonus Army President Hoover trickle-down/supply-side economics President Roosevelt RFC Relief, Recovery, Reform deficit spending (Keynesian) Alphabet Soup

Social Security FDIC New Deal first 100 days Schechter vs. U.S. Butler vs. U.S. court packing Dust Bowl Dorothea Lange John Steinbeck CIO Wagner Act SEC Roosevelt Recession Eleanor Roosevelt Black Cabinet New Deal coalition