What did the Federal Reserve monetary policy do that further worsened the economy?
They continued to take money out of the economy rather than increase supply.
100
By 1932, __% of black people were unemployed compared to the general figure of 25%.
75%
100
In what year was Franklin D. Roosevelt elected as president?
1932
100
Which actor has acted in the most Quentin Tarantino films?
Samuel L. Jackson
200
Who was the American President during the Wall Street Crash?
Herbert Hoover
200
Hoover's high tariff act caused the reduction of worldwide exports by more than __%.
50%
200
What was the infamous quote referring to Hispanics and employment?
"Last hired first fired."
200
The ________ (EBA) was the first of many pieces of legislations submitted my FDR soon after his election?
Emergency Banking Act
200
Name three films Martin Scorsese has directed.
The Wolf of Wall Street
Hugo
Shutter Island
The Departed
The Aviator
Gangs of New York
Casino
Cape Fear
Goodfellas
The Colour of Money
The King of Comedy
Raging Bull
Taxi Driver
Mean Streets
300
Which two industries did the economy highly depend on?
Automobile and construction industries
300
What was the name of the high tariff act that Hoover passed in June 1930?
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
300
Define "survivalist entrepreneurship"?
In response to exclusion from the labor market a person is forced to form their own business to provide for their family.
300
What is a "boondoggle"?
A boondoggle is a government project, usually expensive and with little practical benefit, that often allowed friends of government officials, as well as the officials themselves, to make money.
300
Who plays "Don Corleone" in the Godfather?
Marlon Brando
400
Coolidge was a pro-business president. What did he once quote, referring to the American people and business?
"The chief business of the American people is business."
400
"To give money to the unemployed was to support failure." What is this concept now known as?
Moral hazard
400
Name the first female cabinet official in the history of the USA, and her occupation?
Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labour
400
"Some conservatives hated Roosevelt so much that decades after the Great Depression they would not even carry a ______?
Roosevelt dime
400
Which film starring Charlie Sheen won an Academy Award for Best Picture?
Platoon
500
Name two members of the "Titans of Wall Street"
J.P. Morgan Jr. and Charles Mitchell
500
What was Hoover's nickname for the work he did for assisting postwar Europe?
Mr. Rescue
500
Name the black labour union that negotiated the first contract with a US-based corporation.
the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
500
What did the acronyms "FDIC", "FERA", "FCC" and "FHA" stand for?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Emergency Relief Agency
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Housing Administration
500
Who plays Donnie Darko's older sister in the film "Donnie Darko"?
Maggie Gyllenhaal (Jake Gyllenhaal's real older sister)