Speakeasies
What group surged in membership during the 20s and was known for targeting immigrants, Catholics, Jews and African-Americans?
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
What president's lack of action during the Depression got his name associated with despair and poverty?
Herbert Hoover
What demographic in America was neglected or ignored during the New Deal?
African-Americans
Which Major League Baseball player holds the record for the most career hits, despite being permanently banned from the Hall of Fame?
Pete Rose
Alcohol was blamed for much of the ills of society. What problems did we examine as being directly associated with alcohol consumption?
What movement gained more influence in the 1920s that pushed for an improvement of the human race by biological means? This group believed many of society's problems could be bred out of the population.
Eugenics
What innovation in commerce opened the door for many consumers to purchase the new technologies of the 1920s?
The credit system
What was the main goal of FDR's New Deal programs?
Getting people working again
What comedy classic brought together Jim Carey and Jeff Daniels in a truly stupid adventure involving two best friends? The film gave us the quote, "We got no food, we got no jobs... our PETS' HEADS ARE FALLING OFF!"
Dumb and Dumber
What major gangster/crime boss controlled the Chicago area during Prohibition?
Al Capone
What religious group gained followers during the time period and were heavily focused on the outcome of the Scopes Trial. These folks believed in a literal interpretation of holy scripture.
Fundamentalists/Creationists
Items like cars and homes fall into this category and are vital for injecting large sums of money into an economy.
Consumer Durables
Where did many refugees of the Dust Bowl flee to?
California
In the mid-1800s, this condiment—now a staple in every American pantry—was actually sold in pharmacies and marketed as medicine.
Ketchup
What chemical effect did Alcohol Prohibition and the War on Drugs have on each of their banned substances?
Prohibition makes these substances more heavily concentrated and thus stronger
Nativism took an ugly turn when it targeted what duo based on their Italian heritage and extreme political views?
Sacco and Vanzetti(Case)
What economic principle suggests that one person's income will turn in to several people's income through spending?
Multiplier effect
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp(FDIC) was an example of what type of New Deal policy?
Reform- trying to prevent another economic disaster
Sabrina Carpenter is more well known for her music career. What Disney Channel show did she get her start on?
Girl Meets World
What change in federal policy opened the door for the 18th amendment to pass?
Federal Income Tax or 16th Amendment
What law was the focus of the trial of John Scopes? Scopes had been accused of teaching Darwin's Theory of Evolution in violation of what Tennessee law?
The Butler Act
What group was widely blamed for the stock market crash when it occurred?
Amateur Speculators
What nickname was given to Decatur Illinois due to the type of projects that were scattered all over the city during the 1930s?
Playtown USA
What language does the toy LEGO get its name from. Lego translates to "Play Well" in this language
Danish