7.9-7.14 Vocabulary
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1. Dawes Plan A 1924 plan to stabilize Germany's economy after World War I by restructuring
German war reparations and providing U.S. loans to help Germany pay Britain and
France.
2. Calvin Coolidge Republican president (1923-1929) who supported pro-business policies, low tax-
es, and limited government regulation during the economic boom of the 1920s.
3. Scopes Trial / Cre- A famous 1925 court case in Tennessee where teacher John T. Scopes was tried
ationism for teaching evolution. It symbolized the conflict between modern science and
religious fundamentalism.
4. Kellogg-Briand A 1928 international agreement in which countries promised not to use war as a
Pact tool of foreign policy, though it lacked enforcement.
5. Herbert Hoover U.S. president (1929-1933) during the early years of the Great Depression. He
believed in limited government intervention and voluntary cooperation to fix the
economy.
6. Wall Street Crash The collapse of stock prices in October 1929 that triggered the Great Depression
of 1929 and caused massive financial losses.
7. Foreign Economic instability in Europe after WWI, war debts, and reduced global trade
Economies and contributed to the worldwide economic collapse of the 1930s.
the Great
Depression
8. Hoovervilles Shantytowns built by homeless Americans during the Great Depression, named
sarcastically after President Hoover.
9. Smoot-Hawley A 1930 law that raised tariffs on foreign imports. Other countries retaliated, causing
Tariff Act global trade to collapse and worsening the Depression.
10. Stimson Doctrine A U.S. foreign policy stating the U.S. would not recognize territories gained by force,
particularly after Japan invaded Manchuria.
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11. Dust Bowl A severe drought and dust storms in the Great Plains during the 1930s that
destroyed farmland and forced thousands of farmers to migrate.
12. Franklin D. Roo- U.S. president (1933-1945) who created the New Deal programs to combat the
sevelt Great Depression and later led the U.S. during World War II.
13. The Hundred The first 100 days of Roosevelt's presidency in 1933 when Congress passed many
Days major New Deal programs.
14. Banking Acts / Glass-Steagall Act stabilized banks and created the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
Gold Standard / poration. Roosevelt abandoned the Gold Standard to expand the money supply.
SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission regulated the stock market.
15. Good Neighbor Roosevelt's policy improving relations with Latin America by reducing military
Policy intervention.
16. First New Deal Early New Deal programs (1933-1935) aimed at economic recovery and relief
through government agencies and regulation.
17. Tennessee Valley A New Deal program that built dams, controlled flooding, and produced electricity
Authority (Muscle in the Tennessee Valley region.
Shoals Project)
18. Bureau of Indian Federal agency that manages U.S. government relations with Native American
Affairs tribes.
19. Indian Reorgani- 1934 law that restored some tribal self-government and ended policies aimed at
zation Act assimilating Native Americans.
20. Share Our Wealth Movement led by Huey Long proposing heavy taxes on the wealthy and redistrib-
Society ution of wealth to reduce inequality.
21.
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1. Dawes Plan A 1924 plan to stabilize Germany's economy after World War I by restructuring
German war reparations and providing U.S. loans to help Germany pay Britain and
France.
2. Calvin Coolidge Republican president (1923-1929) who supported pro-business policies, low tax-
es, and limited government regulation during the economic boom of the 1920s.
3. Scopes Trial / Cre- A famous 1925 court case in Tennessee where teacher John T. Scopes was tried
ationism for teaching evolution. It symbolized the conflict between modern science and
religious fundamentalism.
4. Kellogg-Briand A 1928 international agreement in which countries promised not to use war as a
Pact tool of foreign policy, though it lacked enforcement.
5. Herbert Hoover U.S. president (1929-1933) during the early years of the Great Depression. He
believed in limited government intervention and voluntary cooperation to fix the
economy.
6. Wall Street Crash The collapse of stock prices in October 1929 that triggered the Great Depression
of 1929 and caused massive financial losses.
7. Foreign Economic instability in Europe after WWI, war debts, and reduced global trade
Economies and contributed to the worldwide economic collapse of the 1930s.
the Great
Depression
8. Hoovervilles Shantytowns built by homeless Americans during the Great Depression, named
sarcastically after President Hoover.
9. Smoot-Hawley A 1930 law that raised tariffs on foreign imports. Other countries retaliated, causing
Tariff Act global trade to collapse and worsening the Depression.
10. Stimson Doctrine A U.S. foreign policy stating the U.S. would not recognize territories gained by force,
particularly after Japan invaded Manchuria.
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11. Dust Bowl A severe drought and dust storms in the Great Plains during the 1930s that
destroyed farmland and forced thousands of farmers to migrate.
12. Franklin D. Roo- U.S. president (1933-1945) who created the New Deal programs to combat the
sevelt Great Depression and later led the U.S. during World War II.
13. The Hundred The first 100 days of Roosevelt's presidency in 1933 when Congress passed many
Days major New Deal programs.
14. Banking Acts / Glass-Steagall Act stabilized banks and created the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
Gold Standard / poration. Roosevelt abandoned the Gold Standard to expand the money supply.
SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission regulated the stock market.
15. Good Neighbor Roosevelt's policy improving relations with Latin America by reducing military
Policy intervention.
16. First New Deal Early New Deal programs (1933-1935) aimed at economic recovery and relief
through government agencies and regulation.
17. Tennessee Valley A New Deal program that built dams, controlled flooding, and produced electricity
Authority (Muscle in the Tennessee Valley region.
Shoals Project)
18. Bureau of Indian Federal agency that manages U.S. government relations with Native American
Affairs tribes.
19. Indian Reorgani- 1934 law that restored some tribal self-government and ended policies aimed at
zation Act assimilating Native Americans.
20. Share Our Wealth Movement led by Huey Long proposing heavy taxes on the wealthy and redistrib-
Society ution of wealth to reduce inequality.
21.
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