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President Warren G Harding stoked historical fires by hiring this executive cabinet.
What is the Poker Cabinet (Ohio Gang)
100
Sick of a lack of political support from the wealthy, unions, women, and african Americans joined this political party for the first time.
What is the Democratic Party?
100
Hoover passed the highest tariff in American history much to the chagrin of citizens and businesses.
What is the Hawley-Smoot Tariff?
100
Al Capone took great advantage of US law until this amendment was passed by the Senate with support from the FDR administration.
What is the twenty first amendment?
100
FDR called these the "three pillars" of his New Deal.
What is Relief, Recovery, and Reform
200
The largest political scandal in American history up until the seventies would be best served with honey and biscuits.
What is Teapot Dome?
200
This ratio of unemployed workers indicated the worst for Americans in three hundred years of history.
What is 25%?
200
5,000 protesters were attacked and gassed at Hoover's command over this false promise.
What is the Bonus Bill? (Bonus Army)
200
He wanted to do the Wright thing by taking an using a Progressive Era invention for 39 hours and 39 minutes. Earhart did it in less time five years later.
Who is Charles Lindbergh?
200
People in the southern Appalachians didn't even know the Depression was happening; this organization raised their standard of living significantly.
What is the Tennessee Valley Authority?
300
Many Americans sought to reach for higher socioeconomic status by using this method of obtaining stocks.
What is buying on margin?
300
Immigrants faced new problems with nativism after these two Italian brothers were electrocuted. Conflicting reports detail that their last meal was a serving of mushrooms covered in fiery flower medleys.
Who are Sacco and Vanzetti?
300
After viewing it, a jubilant President Wilson claimed, "It is like writing history with lightning, and my only regret is that it is all so terribly true." African Americans wept at its portrayal of their identity in history.
What is Birth of a Nation?
300
You're now listening to America's very first radio station.
What is KDKA?
300
Both of these organizations took young, single men and made them work and go to boot camp.
What are the CCC and the WPA?
400
A thirsty Secretary of Treasury, Andrew Mellon advocated this economic policy during the 1920s.
What is trickle-down economics?
400
Senator Huey "Kingfish" Long advocated this plan in response to FDR's New Deal.
What is the "Share Our Wealth" Plan?
400
It revealed America's passionate religious fundamentalism, changing progressive values, literature reviews of Adam and Eve, and the fact that $100 fines can make national news in this country.
What is the Scopes Monkey Trial?
400
Some women were flappers, others were the Secretary of Labor during the Great Depression.
Who is Frances Perkins?
400
The white birds of brokerage smashed into a transparent barrier of government, keeping at bay the half-eaten Doritos bags of American banking.
What is the Glass-Steagall act?
500
In this book, the main character is Jesus of Nazareth, and the plot is all about picking up business disciples to make money.
What is "The Man Nobody Knows?"
500
Perhaps the most important piece of labor legislation ever passed in America, this bill would make even a dog happy.
What is the Wagner Act?
500
While the social security program had a huge success with the elderly, this mandated retirement program cost FDR some followers and criticisms of being a "dictator."
What is the Judiciary Reorganization Bill (court-packing)?
500
Only in America would the President come up with a plan to pay farmers not to work. Too bad the Supreme Court had a didn't want to offer them such roadside assistance.
What is the AAA?
500
The government, for the first time allowed unions the right to organize at work under section 7a of this organization.
What is NIRA or NRA?