How did the AAA try to fix the problem of overproduction caused by farmers?
The government paid farmers not to grow crops
100
The book The Jungle exposed what?
Meat Packing processes
200
Use an adjective to describe 20s society and explain why.
Mr. H decides if your correct ;)
200
Which amendment repealed prohibition?
21st
200
Buying stocks for a quick profit with alot of risk at stake was called?
Speculation
200
How did FDR attempt to fix the great depression?
Increased government spending
200
Name four countries the US gained from the Spanish American War?
Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines
300
Who were Sacco and Vanzetti? Why were they important?
Italian immigrants that were convicted of murder and executed after an unfair trial because they were suspected of being communists
300
What was the great migration?
Movement of African Americans to the North for jobs and from the KKK in the south
300
What is a tariff?
Tax on imports
300
This event pushed many to move to California
Dust Bowl
300
Who was Ida Tarbell?
Journalist who exposed Rockefeller's business tactics and treatment of employees
400
Who is Mitchell Palmer?
Attorney General who sought to find and remove communists
400
Laissez Faire government during the 20s meant what?
The government stayed out of business matters
400
Explain the difference between Republicans and Democrats when it comes to the economy (businesses).
Republicans favor laissez faire, hands off, unregulated interference of business
Democrats favor government programs for jobs, watchdogs of business, hands on approach
400
How did Hoover react to the Great Depression? Did it work?
He laid back mostly but did pass a protective tariff that worsened the situation because other countries did the same to US exported goods.
400
What is the selective service?
draft
500
Name the 7 different types of societal changes of the 20s and one example for each change
Womens role- flapper
Transportation- airplane
Harlem Renaissance- Jazz
SportsMania- Boxing/baseball
Movies entertainment- Advertising
Consumerism- purchasing goods, refrigerators
Prohibition- Al Capone, gangsters
500
Who was Marcus Garvey
Support African American rights and led an attempt to push a back to Africa movement.
500
Explain the factors that led to the great depression
Overproduction
Consumers using credit
Stock market Crash
Bank failures
Dust Bowl
Stock speculation
500
Name three new deal agencies created by FDR and what they did to help society