Unit 5

What standard of living did Americans want to return to? (Typically more traditional American values)

Who coined the term “normalcy”?

What was Harding’s cabinet called?

What is the name of the largest labor battle in U.S. history? (increased awareness of conditions in mines)

What’s the name of the scandal done by Harding’s administration? (Albert Fall, the Secretary of the Interior allowed private corporations to drill and use the Navy’s oil in return for money)

Who took over as president when Harding died of a heart attack? (His Vice President)

What approach to business did Calvin Coolidge have? (The chief business of the American people is business)

Name the famous automobile in the 1920s

What rises as a result of electricity and many new appliances?

How were advertisements successful at influencing American consumers to purchase products?

What allowed people to buy things when they wanted and pay for them when they got around to it?

What belief do most people adapt to as a result of the Red Scare?

What case is significant for showing racial bias by the judge rather than impartiality? (Italian anarchists that were accused of robbery and murder)

What’s the name of the act that limited how many foreigners could become citizens?

What was the 2nd gen. KKK devoted to? (Opposition to immigrants, Jews, Catholics, Black people)

What’s the name of the event where the wealthiest black community in the U.S. that was destroyed?

What’s the name of the belief in the literal truth of religious scripture?

Who led the Fundamentalist movement?

What trial occurred over John Scopes teaching evolution? (science vs. religion)

What’s the name of the banning of alcohol?

What’s the name of the people who sold alcohol illegaly?

What term refers to secret bars where people partook in illegal drinking?

What rose as a result of prohibition?

What’s the name of the most famous bootlegger?

What is also known as the Jazz Age?

What musical style was marked by improvisation? (Came from New Orleans)

Name famous jazz musicians

What musical style is derived from African music? (began in rural South)

What is a symbol for freedom? (short hair, shorter skirts, more makeup)

Who is the organizer of Planned Parenthood (endorsed eugenics to prevent pregnancy)?

Who led the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)? (Called for blacks to return to Africa)

What artistic movement expressed the black experience in America?

What is the most famous poet from the Harlem Renaissance?

What is the most famous performer from the Harlem Renaissance?

What belief questioned the absolute values of society, where everything became relative?

What modernist author wrote The Great Gatsby?

What style was popularized in the 1920’s?

What was the first modern motion picture?

Name a major celebrity famous for his comedies

What’s the name of the first sound picture or “talkie”?

Name a famous sports celebrity (baseball)

Name the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic

Name the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic (disappeared trying to fly around the world)

Who won the 1928 election?

Name the three causes of the Great Depression (oversupply, overproduction of goods, risky investments)

What is to buy a stock for a fraction of its price and borrowing the rest?

What day marks the beginning of the Great Depression? (stock market falls dramatically)

What became a symbol of the depression? (sold at street corners)

What did Hoover oppose? (spending more than what you have)

What corporation gave emergency loans to banks?

What tariff brought reprisals against American exports, causing world trade to drastically decline?

Who did many blame for the Great Depression?

What’s the name of the army that fought for early payment for fighting in the war?

Who is nominated for the election of 1932?

What’s the name of Roosevelt’s plan to fix the economy?

What 3 R’s are involved in The New Deal? (government money, helping the economy recover, and preventing another depression from occurring)

What term refers to Roosevelt’s advisors?

Who was the first female cabinet member?

What were Roosevelt’s radio speeches to the American people called?

What was the first priority in the 100 days FDR spent to fix the economy?

What act allowed some banks to be given assistance?

What act gave millions to local relief agencies?

What organization funded large projects to provide jobs and stimulate the economy?

What amendment repealed prohibition?

What act introduced the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to insure personal bank deposits?

What organization regulated the stock market?

What organization gave jobs to young men for conservation projects?

What organization paid farmers to reduce supply?

What organization prohibited child labor under 16?

What organization built dams to control flooding?

What tragedy occurs as a result of overproduction and drought?

What’s the name of the novel about Okies who move to California? (written by John Steinbeck)

Who was FDR’s liaison with liberal and minority groups?

Who opposed New Deal measures?

Name a famous reformer who created a program to redistribute wealth from the rich to the poor

Who wanted to give every retiree $200 per month?

Who’s radio broadcasts attacked Jewish bankers?

What did FDR pass to defuse leftist critics?

What act called for the legal protection of unions? (also known as the Wagner Act)

What organization built government buildings and gave many jobs to artists and writers?

What act establishes minimum wage and a 40 hour work week?

What act establishes pension for retirees and unemployment insurance? (paid for with taxes from workers)

What brought a depression to Canada around the time of the Great Depression?

What led to anger of many over relief camps who paid poorly?

What became a national pastime of Canada in the 1920s?

What led to a depression in Latin America?

Who led a revolt in 1930 in Brazil with the goal of diversifying away from relying on coffee?

What trial declared the NRA and AAA unconstitutional?

What’s the name of FDR’s attempt at enlarging the court from 9 to 15? (Violation of checks and balances)

When did the Great Depression end? (due to WWII)

Who’s power increased as a result of the Great Depression and New Deal?

Who believed that the free market would regulate the economy better than the government, leading to less federal involvement with the economy?

Who wanted the government to spend more money to fix the economy, even if it caused a deficit?

What appliance served as the main source of entertainment for Americans until the invention of the television?

What’s one of the few industries that grew in the 30s?