The sultan of swat!
The king of crash!
The colossus of clout!
The colossus of clout!
THE GREAT BAMBINO!
BABE RUTH!
100
Who defended the Fundamentalists in the Scopes Trial?
William Jennings Bryan
100
What was the ratio established for battleships between Britain, America, and Japan following WWI?
5:5:3
100
What tariff raised rates up to 49%?
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
100
During this period Congress passed every law Roosevelt requested.
Hundred Days
200
This pilot was the first to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Charles Lindbergh
200
Who did the KKK support after their resurgence in the 1920s
Women suffragists, white, Protestants
200
This Pact outlawed all future wars...was not too successful!
Kellogg-Briand Pact
200
This term is something that makes the value of goods lower.
Overproduction
200
FDR addressed the nation on the radio through these addresses.
Fire side chats
300
A famous golfer during the 1920s
Bobby Jones
300
The Scopes Trial was held in which state?
Tennessee
300
This plan was an effort to help Germany pay back its war debts where the US lent to Germany, Germany paid Britain and Grance, and Britain and France paid back the US.
Dawes Plan
300
Farmers struggled to thrive in the US since when?
WWI
300
What was the unemployment rate at the worst point of the Great Depression?
25%
400
This man was a famous boxer in the 1920s
Jack Dempsey
400
Who were the two men that were officially tried and convicted of robbery and murder, but actually executed due to rampant nativism in the nation.
Sacco and Vanzetti
400
What good was the US trying to protect both in Mexico and the Middle East?
Oil
400
Hoover seemed out of touch after his handling of this march of WWI veterans into Washington, DC.
The Bonus Army
400
This organization guarantees your money if a bank fails.
FDIC
500
This woman swam across the English Channel, breaking the previous record by 2 hours.
Gertrude Ederle
500
Describe the laws passed in the 1920s that limited immigration to the United States.
Restricted based on old census data. Originally 3% based on the 1910 census, later 2% based on the 1890 census.
500
Why did the repayment plan for war debts not work?
depression hit and the US couldn't continue providing loans to Germany.
500
What economic policy does the US follow?
Keynes
500
Name three organizations that provided jobs during the Great Depression.