Earlier Review
Progressive Era
Causes of the Depression
New Deal
Mystery Box
100
How did Henry Ford revolutionize the manufacturing industry?
Assembly lines
100
What impact did flappers have?
Change in the traditional roles of women
100
Many Americans purchased Stocks with a down payment and could not pay their loans back after the Stock Market Crash
Buying on a Margin
100
This New Deal agency built a dam and irrigation system along the Tennessee River to provide electricity to the area
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
100
The rapid increase in unemployment led to -
Home foreclosures and homelessness
200
What was the main reason women of the Progressive Era fight for the temperance movement
they believed alcohol was the cause of society's problems
200
The movement of African Americans leaving the south to move North for better jobs and other economic opportunities was -
The Great Migration
200
Mass manufacturing led to millions of products being produced, however people stopped purchasing items - even when the prices were lowered
Overproduction
200
This New Deal Agency provides retirement benefits to Americans over the age of 65
Social Security Administration (SSA)
200
What caused the Dust Bowl?
Severe drought and poor farming techniques
300
The Harlem Renaissance led to -
The growth of the Civil Rights Movement
300
What did the Prohibition of alcohol lead to?
rise in organized crime
300
The belief that the price of stocks will continue to rise
led to businesses and banks failing
Overspeculation
300
This government agency still protects consumer's savings/bank accounts today
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
300
President Roosevelt reacted to the Great Depression by -
implementing new government programs
(The New Deal)
400
Why did the U.S. Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles after WWI
They did not want to join the League of Nations
400
What event led to the increase of fear during the Red Scare?
Palmer Raids
400
This was the most damaging effect of bank failures
People who deposited money in banks lost it all when they closed
400
This government agency protects investors and created a fair market while regulating the stock market
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
400
What led to the US Government passing the Mexican Repatriation Act
Mexican Immigrants were taking US jobs
500
After the Spanish-American War - the US acquired new territories, what did that lead to ?
....growth of _________
Commerce and influence
500
What was the public's reaction to the Teapot Dome Scandal?
Distrust of elected officials
500
When the United States increased tariffs on international trade other nations retaliated by increasing their tariffs leading to -
global economic crisis
500
This New Deal agency provides mortgage insurance for single-family homes
Federal Housing Authority (FHA)
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500
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**
What was FDR's Court Packing Plan? AND why did he want to implement it?
Adding more Supreme Court Justices to support his New Deal Legislation
- The current Supreme Court ruled against some of his New Deal programs