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"The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself"

FDR

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What was the purpose of the league of women voters?

to educate voters on the candidates and issues

100

a bribery scandal involving the leasing of federal oil reserves

Teapot Dome Scandal

100

This was an unintended consequence of Prohibition

a rise in organized crime.

100

what was the fear of communism and radical political movements

Red Scare

200
"A chicken in every pot"

Hoover's phrase for his presidential campaign.

200

Why did African Americans leave the
South during the great migration?

more factory jobs were in the north

200

raised US tariffs to protect domestic industries

Smoot-Hawley Act

200
This is the 18th amendment that stated that the manufacture and sale of alcohol was banned

Prohibition

200

Harlem Renaissance writer hoped to achieve these two things in their writing

celebrate their heritage, protest racism

300

Cutting regulations on industry was this president's pro-business policy.

Coolidge

300

What happened in the Sacco and Vanzetti trial?

two immigrant were convicted of murder with little evidence
300

One major racial riot, that was largely ignored and left out of history books for a long time, occured in 1921 and represented a Black community known as "Black Wall Street" where homes were destroyed and may died.

Tulsa Race Massacre

300

In the 1920s this type of music gained popularity changing culture.

Jazz

300

These were the 2 main causes of the great depression

overproduction and weak banking system

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The "Return to normalcy" that appealed to many voters because it focused on domestic issues and was on the agenda of this presidential candidate 

Warren G Harding

400

Women who challenged traditional roles in the 1920s

flappers

400

WW1 Veterans demanding early payment of bonuses.

Bonus Army

400

Women gained more freedom in these two areas in the 1920s

fashion and work

400
The U.S. dollar was backed by this before the great depression

gold

500

Providing loans to banks and businesses was this president's approach to solving the great depression.

Hoover

500

First woman ever to hold a U.S. Cabinet position, serving as secretary of labor during the great depression and the leader of FDR's "black cabinet"

Mary McCleod Bethune

500

provide jobs and help the economy recover

New Deal
500

The popularity of radio changed American life by creating this time of listening for families.

after dinner

500

The date of the single biggest crash

October 29, 1929