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What was the group of FDR’s advisors called that worked on the New Deal?
brain trust
What did soldiers call the mental illness cause by artillery bombardments and constant stress on the fronts?
shell shock
What was used to protect Allied merchant ships during WWI by traveling in groups?
convoys
What caused the Urban Sprawl during the 1920’s?
mass prod. of cars
Which group would be known for their bobbed hair and dancing the Charleston?
flapper
What piece is Dorothea Lange most well known for?
migrant mother
What court case stated you can limit protests if there is a “clear and present danger” like during wartime?
schenck v us
How did the National War Labor Board limit unions during WWI?
prevented worker strikes
What best describes Hoover’s idea of Rugged Individualism?
succeeding through personal effort
What caused the African American cultural revival known as the Harlem Renaissance to start in NYC?
the great migration
What New Deal program temporarily closed the banks to prevent massive withdrawals?
emergency banking act
What countries were most interested in punishing Germany after WWI?
Britain and France
What was the purpose of the Committee of Public Information?
distribute pamphlets to promote the war
What did the Dawes Plan do after WWI?
gave money to Germany to pay war reparations
What caused the dust bowl
wind blew away fertile topsoil on farms
How did the Selective Service Act try to prepare America for WWI?
required all young men to register for the draft
Which group joined FDR’s coalition because of the National Recovery Act and Fair Labor Standards Act?
industry workers
What was a result of the sinking of the Lusitania in May, 1915?
germany temp. stropped submarine warfare
What happened to the Bonus Army after the Patman bill failed?
scattered by us army using tear gas
Why did America loan Germany money after WWI?
to pay back reparations to Britain and France
What part of the Treaty of Versailles did irreconcilables in Congress disagree with?
League of Nations was too involved
What were the three goals of the New Deal programs?
relief recovery reform
The Schlieffen Plan used by Germany decided to attack which country to get to France?
Belgium
The Universal Negro Improvement Association encouraged which of the following?
move back to Africa
What was John Steinbeck’s goal in writing The Grapes of Wrath?
to shame the people responsible for the Great Depression