Roaring Twenties
What was the cheaper car that Henry Ford made more available for Americans called?
Model T
Who were the two Italian immigrants arrested for murder in 1920?
Sacco and Vanzetti
What party was Hoover a member of?
Republican
What were the three aims of the New Deal?
Reform, Recovery, Relief
How many judges sit on the Supreme Court?
9
Who was the famous baseball player of the 1920s?
Babe Ruth
What trial saw a clash between fundamentalist Christians and a school teacher?
The Monkey Trial
Who led the famous Hooverville in Seattle?
Jesse Jackson
What does TVA stand for?
Tennessee Valley Authority
What state was Huey Long a governor of?
Louisiana
What republican policy means 'let them be' or don't interfere in people's lives?
Laissez faire
What was the Red Scare?
If a bank doesn't have much cash, it is lacking _____?
Liquidity
When did Roosevelt start his new deal?
1933
What three groups said Roosevelt was doing too much as part of the New Deal?
Businesses, Republicans, Supreme Court
In 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment of the US constitution was passed. What did it do?
Gave women the right to vote
What was the act called that made alcohol illegal (prohibition)?
Why were the Bonus Marchers marching?
Name the three acts passed as part of the 2nd New Deal
Wagner Act, Social Security Act, Banking Act
Schechter brothers or 'sick chicken case'
Why and when did the USA enter WW1?
German submarines attacked a US ship called the Lusitania. 1917
Who led the raids of communist homes in the USA?
Attorney General Alex Palmer
What was the name of the tariff Hoover imposed to encourage more Americans to buy American made products?
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
What was the motto of the NRA?
We do our part
What were two of Huey Long's criticisms of the New Deal?
NRA controlled by big business, farmers homeless due to the AAA, gap between rich and poor still not getting smaller