Progressive Reformers
Known as a 'muckraker,' this journalist exposed the unsanitary conditions of the meatpacking industry in his 1906 novel The Jungle, leading to federal food safety laws. Name this author.
Upton Sinclair
During the 1920s, this music genre emerged from African American communities in New Orleans and spread nationwide, featuring improvisation and syncopated rhythms. It became the soundtrack of the Age. What was this music called?
Jazz
On October 29, 1929, panic selling caused stock prices to plummet, wiping out millions of investors and marking the beginning of the Great Depression. What was this day called?
Black Tuesday
This New Deal agency employed young men aged 18-25 to work on conservation projects like planting trees, building trails, and fighting forest fires while living in camps. What was this program called?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Young women in the 1920s shocked traditional society by cutting their hair short, wearing shorter skirts, smoking cigarettes, and dancing to jazz music. What nickname did society give these rebellious women?
Flappers
This investigative journalist wrote a series of articles exposing the corrupt business practices of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company, helping fuel the Progressive movement's fight against monopolies. Who was she?
Ida Tarbell
This constitutional amendment, ratified in 1920, prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States. Which amendment was this?
18th
This term described the severe drought and dust storms that devastated Great Plains agriculture in the 1930s, forcing hundreds of thousands of farm families to abandon their land and migrate westward.
Dust Bowl
Created in 1935, this New Deal program provides monthly payments to retired workers and disabled Americans, funded through payroll taxes. It remains a cornerstone of American social policy today. Name this program.
Social Security
This 1906 law, passed after Upton Sinclair's exposé of the meatpacking industry, established federal inspection of meat products and prohibited the sale of adulterated food, marking an early victory for consumer protection. Name this act.
Meat Inspection Act
As president from 1901-1909, this 'trust-buster' used the Sherman Antitrust Act to break up monopolies and established national parks and forests. He also mediated the Coal Strike of 1902. Name this Progressive president.
Teddy Roosevelt
Based in New York City's Harlem neighborhood, this cultural movement celebrated African American art, literature, music, and intellectual achievement during the 1920s, producing figures like Langston Hughes and Duke Ellington. What was this called?
Harlem Renaissance
This program still exists today and provides financial support to elderly Americans after retirement.
Social Security
This period of intense New Deal legislation occurred during Roosevelt's first days in office, when Congress passed 15 major bills to address the economic crisis. How many days marked this initial burst of activity?
100 days
During the Progressive Era, this constitutional amendment granted Congress the power to collect income taxes, fundamentally changing how the federal government could fund its operations. Which amendment was this?
16th
During the Progressive Era, this reformer founded Hull House in Chicago, providing social services to immigrants and the poor while advocating for women's suffrage and labor rights. She later won the Nobel Peace Prize. Who was she?
Jane Adams
In 1927, this aviator became the first person to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean, completing the 33-hour flight from New York to Paris and becoming an international hero. Name this pilot.
Charles Lindberg
FDR's first action as president was to temporarily close all banks for four days in March 1933, allowing federal inspectors to determine which institutions were financially sound enough to reopen safely.
Bank Holiday
This New Deal agency built dams, power plants, and other infrastructure projects in a seven-state region, bringing electricity and flood control to rural areas while creating thousands of jobs. Name this agency.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
This pioneering social worker established Hull House in Chicago to serve immigrant communities, later becoming the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts in social reform. Identify her.
Jane Addams
This Progressive president created the Federal Reserve System in 1913 and led the nation through World War I, promoting his Fourteen Points plan for post-war peace. Name this Democratic president.
Woodrow Wilson
This 1925 Tennessee court case put a high school teacher on trial for teaching evolution, highlighting the cultural clash between traditional religious values and modern scientific thought. Name this famous trial.
Scopes Trial
Initially believing the economic downturn would correct itself naturally, this Republican president maintained that government intervention would harm free enterprise. His reluctance to provide direct federal relief made him deeply unpopular. Name this president.
Herbert Hoover
This constitutional amendment, ratified in 1933, repealed Prohibition by giving states the power to regulate alcohol sales within their borders, ending the failed 'noble experiment' of the 1920s. Which amendment was this?
21st
When the Supreme Court struck down several early New Deal programs as unconstitutional, FDR proposed this controversial plan to add more justices who would support his legislation. What was his proposal called?
Court Packing