Misc 1
What was the name of the scandal in which Albert Fall gave government land to oil companies?
Teapot Dome
Who was the US President when the Teapot Dome Scandal took place?
Warren G. Harding
Which came first- New Deal begins or Hoover is elected?
Hoover elected
People who bought stock on _____________planned to buy the stocks low and sell high.
margin
Which term means reducing a nation’s armed forces and weapons of war?
disarmament
Which US president used his fireside chats to reassure worried citizens about the future?
FDR
Where did Gertrude Ederle swim?
English Channel
What happened to unemployment during the Great Depression?
It grew.
What year did the Great Depression start?
1929
Which president did many Americans feel didn't do enough to get the US out of the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
What nickname was given to the day that the stock market crashed?
Black Tuesday
What music became popular during the 1920s?
jazz
What state was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
Wyoming
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
What is a fad?
A style or activity that is popular for a period of time
Before the stock market crash, some investors got nervous and began to _____________their stocks.
sell
Name one New Deal program.
National Youth Administration
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Who was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Charles Lindbergh
Stock Market crash
Too many goods, too few buyers
What was a popular dance of the 1920s?
Shimmy or Charleston