1920s
During this time period, what was the government's policy towards business?
Because the 1920s foreign policy was isolationist, President Hoover signed off on this legislation hoping to shield American factories from competition with foreign countries lower priced goods
What is the Smoot Hawley Tariff?
Because New Deal programs were administered at a state level, this group saw increased discrimination in jobs
Who are African Americans?
This was the first ever movie screened at the White House in 1915 by President Woodrow Wilson
What is "the Birth of A Nation"?
This famous trial was an perfect example of the culture war between modernists and evangelists
What is the Scopes trial?
By raising interest rates, this government entity was responsible for putting more Americans in debt due to increased consumerism and financial speculation
Who is the Federal Reserve?
These type of New Deal programs focused on stabilizing the economy by decreasing agricultural supply to drive prices up, such as the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
What is RECOVERY?
In 1919, 21 people died in Boston after this flooded the city at a height of 25 feet high at 35 mph
What is molasses?
This man was found guilty by the Supreme Court of clear and present dangerous speech, much like saying FIRE in a theater
Who is Charles Schenck?
Who are charities?
While the first New Deal intended to unite all Americans, the Second New Deal was aimed at this group, also known as the "forgotten man"
Who are farmers?
Marquis de Lafeyette gave this obscure animal as a gift to John Quincy Adams that lived in the bathroom in the White House
What is an alligator?
These deportation events were justified in order to eliminate the threat of sweeping revolution and heightened labor unrest
What are the Palmer Raids?
Financial speculation meant that these were bought on credit, using themselves as collateral. This made the market very unstable.
What are stocks?
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was created to regulate the stock market and to place strict limits on the kind of speculative practices, categorizing it as this type of program?
What is REFORM?
In 1932, Australia asked for US assistance in fighting this population for destroying crops
What are emus?
This group denouncing things such as alcohol, Darwin, and fearing increased visibility of not only Jews but also Catholics
Who are the fundamentalists?
This group gathered in Washington DC in 1932, demanding early redemption of their benefits from wartime service. This demonstrated the great extent of social and cultural effects of the Great Depression.
Who are bonus marchers?
What is the Social Security Act?
In 1835, the New York Sun published an article about this unbelievable hoax which included bat-liked winged humanoids and beavers that walked on two feet
What is life on the moon?