US HISTORY

Exam REVIEW

Women’s Suffrage & 1930’s Depression & Political Ideology

SUFFRAGE

· Time Line

· National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)

· Anti-suffragists

· Liquor lobbyists (why against)

· Two strategies (to pass Women’s Suffrage in 1800’s)

· Congressional Union

· WW1 (effects)

· Propose & finally, ratified in 1920

· Abigail Adams

· Alice Paul

· Susan B. Anthony

· Carrie Chapman Catt

1930’s DEPRESSION

Causes

· Reasons for Optimism

· Bull/Bear Stock Market

· Real Wages

· Welfare Capitalism

· Rich/Poor Gap

· Credit

· Buy on Margin

· Inflated Inventories (supply & demand)

· Gold Standard

· Concentration of wealth (personal & Business)

· Consumption

· Low Interest Rates

· Money Hoarding

Occurrences

· Hoovervilles

· Move Politically Left

· Psychological effects on men

· Bank Runs

· Hoover’s Response

Cures

· Roosevelt’s NEW DEAL

· Public Works Program

· Minimum Wage

· Federal Securities Act

· Federal Reserve Board

· Social Security Act

· Critics of NEW DEAL

POLITICAL IDEOLOGY

· Understand RIGHT & LEFT

· Apply to Economics, Morals & Society, Government Structure