This "fraternal order" saw a huge rise in participation during the 1920s due to xenophobia, racism and antisemitism.
What is the Ku Klux Klan?
100
This system, put in place following the Civil War, meant that many Blacks and Hispanics didn't receive money during the New Deal, as they didn't OWN the land.
What is sharecropping?
200
This is the practice of borrowing money and playing the market with that money.
What is speculation?
200
He was an outspoken opponent of FDR and developed the "Share Our Wealth" clubs.
Who is Huey Long?
200
Before becoming President Roosevelt lived and worked in this state.
What is New York?
200
The famous gangster Al Capone made all of his money doing this.
What is bootlegging?
200
This key woman during the Depression was a tireless champion for the rights of all groups, including minority groups and women.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
300
He was the president when the Great Depression first began.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
300
This act was specifically designed to help those that could not work in the New Deal programs.
What is the Social Security Act?
300
This is the disease Roosevelt contracted as a young man effectively paralyzing him for the rest of his life.
What is polio?
300
These women represented the new age woman of the 1920s, with their style and way of life.
Who are the Flappers?
300
This common problem in the South was never addressed by FDR for fear of losing votes with Southern Democrats.
What is lynching?
400
This was the response of most Americans immediately following the market crash.
What is a "bank run?"
400
This was the purpose of FDIC.
What is insuring people's money in the banks?
400
One of FDR's management styles was to gather the best minds together and have them do what?
What is argue (build a consensus)?
400
This high school teacher was involved in the "Trial of the Century" over the issue of evolution in schools.
Who is John Scopes?
400
Following the Dust Bowl many white Americans came into conflict with Hispanics with this job as they moved west.
Who are migrant workers (migrant farmers)?
500
This was repealed during the 1930s due to the overall depressed mood of the country.
What is Prohibition?
500
This act helped workers gain the right to unionize and collectively bargain.
What is the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) or FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act)?
500
Roosevelt was the longest-serving president in US history serving for this many years.
What is 12 (1933-1945)?
500
This police action was designed to rid the US of communists and other subversives.
What were the Palmer Raids?
500
These women became FDR's (and the US's) first female and black female cabinet members during the 1930s.