Politics & Government
Which President introduced the New Deal?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What decade is known for mass consumerism and economic prosperity before the Great Depression?
the 1920's (Roaring twenties)
What war began after the asssasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
World War I
What Movement saw many African Americans move North for Jobs?
The Great Migration
What reform movement tried to improve working and living conditions in cities?
The Progressive Movement
What Amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
What event in 1929 helped trigger the Great Depression?
The Stock Market Crash
What event brought the United States into World War ll?
Attack on Pearl Harbor?
What cultural movement celebrated African American art and music in New York?
the Harlem Renaissance
What law increased regulation of food and medicine after "The Jungle"?
the Pure Food and Drug Act
What Progressive Reform allowed voters to directly elect senators?
The 17th Amendment
What assembly-line innovator made cars cheaper for Americans?
Henry Ford
Whar policy warned European nations against interfering in the Western Hemisphere?
the Monroe Doctrine
What trial highlighted tensions between science and religion in the 1920's?
The Scopes Trial
What president became famous as a "trust buster"?
Theodore Roosevelt
What Supreme Court Case upheld Japanese internment during WWII?
Korematsu V United States
What New Deal law protected workers' right to unionize?
The Wagner Act
What amendment prohibited alcohol?
The 18th Amendment
What immagration law of the 1920's severly limited immagration using national-origin quotas?
The Immagration Act of 1924
What New Deal program helped retired Americans financially?
Social Security
What program provided jobs building roads, parks, and public projects during the New Deal?
The Civillian Conservation Corps (CCC)
What farming disaster worsened the Great Depression in the Great Plains?
The Dust Bowl
What treaty ended World War I but was rejected by the U.S Senate?
The Treaty of Versailles
What writer wrote "The Jungle", exposing unsafe food industries?
Upton Sinclair
What reformer founded the Hull House t help immagrants and the poor?
Jane Addams