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1920s
the New Deal
Presidents
Miscellaneous
100
Any young woman of the 1920s who showed disdain for conventional dress & behavior.
What is a flapper?
100
"I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a New Deal for the American people", he said in accepting his 1932 nomination.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)?
100
Herbert Hoover went into a "great depression" when he lost to this man in 1932.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)?
100
Speculators were blamed for the 1929 stock market crash that marked the beginning of this decade-long calamity.
What is the Great Depression?
200
The "Great Migration" from the South brought 120,000 African Americans to this "Windy City" in the Mid-west .
What is Chicago, IL?
200
On August 14, 1935, FDR signed this act establishing old-age benefits & unemployment insurance.
What is the Social Security Act?
200
He was U.S. President when the stock market crashed in 1929.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
200
The period known as "The Jazz Age" was also known by this "growling" nickname.
What is the Roaring 20s?
300
This dance named for a Southern city became the rage during the Roaring 20s.
What is the Charleston?
300
The "D" in FDIC (Don't withdraw, you can do it).
What is deposit?
300
Many Americans blamed the Great Depression on this man who was president when it began in 1929.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
300
In the hardest times, this figure stood at over 25%, representing almost 15 million Americans.
What is the unemployment rate?
400
This African American jazz musician popularized the term "swing" by composing "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing."
Who is Duke Ellington?
400
Young men were hired to build trees as part of this New Deal agency, the CCC for short.
What is the Civilian Conservation Corps?
400
Inspiring a nation, FDR began these radio speeches within days of his first inauguration.
What are fireside chats?
400
During the 1930s this drought-ridden area of the Great Plains included parts of Kansas, Oklahoma & Texas.
What is the Dust Bowl?
500
A work from American composer George Gershwin: "________________ In Blue."
What is Rhapsody?
500
A New Deal agency created in 1933 sought to provide electricity for residents of this river's valley.
What is the Tennessee River valley?
500
In 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt said, "The only thing we have to fear is" this.
What is "fear itself?"
500
The Bonus Army that marched on Washington in 1932 was made up of veterans of this war.
What is World War I?