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US History Semester One Final (Unit 5)
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11th Grade
12/16/2011

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Warren G Harding
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29th president of the US
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Calvin Coolidge
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30th president of the US
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Rugged Individualism
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a belief in self-reliance and free competition
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Roaring Twenties
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a nickname for the 1920's
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underconsumption
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a situation in which people are purchasing fewer goods than the economy is purchasing
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Harlem Renaissance
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an era of hightened creativity among African American writers, artists, and musicians in Harlem, NY in the 1920's
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Herbert Hoover
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31st president of the US
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Great Depression
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period of economic hardship during the 1930's in the US and in other countries
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New Deal
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President Roosevelt's plan to get out of the Great Depression
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bank runs
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a financial crisis where a lot of customers withdraw their money at the same time
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social security
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a federal program put in place to help people with food, housing, and medical expenses
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FDIC
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Franklin D Roosevelt
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32nd president of the US
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Dust Bowl
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an area in the Great Plains that suffered drought and wind erosion during the 1930s
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New Frontier
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JFK's domestic program from 1961-1963
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overproduction
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a situation where more goods are being produced than people can buy
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Okie
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a person who migrated from the Dust Bowl to California during the Great Depression
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CCC
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Civilian Conservation Corps; developed during the Great Depression to find people jobs
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laissez-faire
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the idea that the free market will regulate itself if the government does not interfere
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Great Society
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President Johnson's domestic reform program during the 1960's
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Hoovervilles
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shanty-towns that cropped up during the Great Depression
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flappers
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women during the Roaring Twenties who went against society's expectations
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Palmer Raids
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a series of unauthorized raids that arrested 6,000 radicals during the 1930's without evidence
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prosperity
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wealth and health
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prohibition
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a ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
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inflation
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an increase between the supply of money and availability of goods and services
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Fireside Chats
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radio talks by FDR to raise the morale of the American people
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jazz
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a type of music developed by African Americans in the early 1900's
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