Roaring Twenties
What was the nickname for the decade of the 1920s in the United States?
Roaring twenties
Who was the U.S. President that created the New Deal programs of relief, recovery, and reform?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who was put on trial for teaching evolution in a Tennessee school?
John Scopes
Even though the 1920s were called “Roaring,” not everyone shared in the wealth. Which group of people especially struggled because crop prices fell after World War I?
Farmers
What was the 18th Amendment called that banned the making and selling of alcohol?
Prohibition
This was the movement of 2 million African Americans from the south to the north in search of work in factories.
Great Migration
Why did President Roosevelt close all banks for 4 days during his first 100 days in office?
to ensure banks had enough funds to operate.
What did the 19th Amendment do?
Gave women the right to vote
During the 1920s, many Americans bought goods on credit. What often happened to banks when people couldn’t pay back their loans?
Banks lost money and some closed
What happened on "Black Tuesday" 10/29/1929?
The stock market crashed when people sold their stocks in great numbers.
To improve standards of living, factories switched from producing supplies for WWI to...
consumer goods
This is how FDR explained his ideas for the New Deal and made people feel more comfortable during the depression.
Fireside Chats
Who was the famous inventor and businessman whose assembly line made automobiles affordable for many Americans during the 1920s?
Henry Ford
What was one major social issue African Americans faced during the 1920s, even as the Harlem Renaissance celebrated Black culture?
Segregation and racism
What was the name for the fear of communism and radical ideas that spread across the United States in the early 1920s?
Red Scare
Which term best characterizes The Roaring Twenties?
Rapid change
What was the main goal of the Social Security Act of 1935?
To provide retirement and unemployment benefits.
Who were the two people in 1921 who did not receive a fair trial and were sentenced to death because of prejudice against foreigners?
Sacco and Vanzetti
The Midwest faced heavy winds that blew thick dust clouds and ruined farmlands across the great plains, which was called:
The Dust Bowl
This act banned Asians from immigrating to the United States.
Immigration Act of 1924
What was the name of the cultural movement centered in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood that celebrated African American art, music, and writing during the 1920s?
The Harlem Renaissance
Americans began to accept the idea that the federal government had a responsibility to
Care for citizens in need
What did people call the shelters they built with scraps on the outskirts of cities?
Hoovervilles
Why did many Americans grow worried about immigrants during the 1920s, leading to laws that limited immigration?
They feared immigrants would take jobs and change American culture
What famous 1925 court case represented the clash between modern science and traditional religious beliefs over the teaching of evolution in schools?
The Scopes Trial