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America Struggles with Political Issues
The Harding Presidency & the Business of America
Changing Way of Life & Popular Culture
The Nation's Sick Economy & Hoover Struggles with the Great Depression
The New Deal
100
Most Americans after WWI wanted a policy of pulling away from involvement in world affairs.
What is Isolationism
100
Harding preached this while campaigning for President. He wanted America to become whole again.
What is "Return to Normalcy"
100
This jazz icon became famous during the 1920's for his improvisational skills. He would later go on to become one of America's greatest entertainers.
Who is Louis Armstrong
100
The stock market crashed on October 29th, 1928. This day is now commonly known as...
What is Black Tuesday
100
The first ____ days are now often used to gauge the involvement of modern day presidents.
What is 100
200
The panic in the U.S. that came after Russian revolutionaries overthrew the czarist regime. In the U.S. this was amplified by the Palmer Raids.
What is The Red Scare
200
The 18th Amendment changed business in America for nearly a decade. It outlawed the sale and consumption of this and led to a rise in organized crime.
What is Alcohol
200
The addition of this to feature films during the 1920's changed the way people viewed movies forever.
What is Sound
200
These "towns" were common during the Great Depression. They consisted of tenement shacks which were often associated with homelessness and petty crime.
What are Hoovervilles
200
In the first 100 days of his Presidency, FDR introduced the FDIC, SEC, AAA, and the NIRA. Give the official name for 1 of these programs.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Securities and Exchange Commission, Agricultural Adjustment Act, National Industrial Recovery Act
300
This system established the maximum number of people who could enter the U.S. from each foreign country. During our history it has fluctuated to allow more people from certain countries to immigrate to the U.S.
What is the Quota Sytem
300
The growth in this industry led to the gains in the steel, glass, and rubber industries.
What is the Automobile
300
This popular dance craze swept the nation during the 1920's.
What is The Charleston
300
This group of WWI veterans who had not been payed for their service marched on Washington and camped outside of the capital building. Their forced removal gave the perception that Hoover didn't care about the plight of the American soldier.
Who is the Bonus Army
300
True or False: One of the unintended consequences of the New Deal was that farmers were required by law to destroy their surplus crops and kill off their excess livestock.
What is True
400
Expanded its membership in the 1920's to 4 million white male, native-born "gentile citizens." It's rise in cities was troubling for many minority groups.
What is the Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
400
The popular phrase, "buy now, pay later" was used in conjunction with this new way of purchasing big ticket items.
What are Installment Plans or Consumer Credit
400
Term for an emancipated young woman who embraced the new fashion and urban attitudes of the day.
What is a Flapper
400
True or False: Although Hoover was blamed for his response to the Great Depression, he did in fact provide more relief than any other president up to that point in U.S. history. It simply wasn't enough.
What is True
400
Name 1 of the New Deal programs that was ruled to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
What is AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act) and the NIRA (National Industrial Recovery Act)
500
While most groups during the 1920's saw prosperity and tremendous wealth, this group struggled immensely. Their story is best summed up in John Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath"
Who are Farmers
500
This scandal involving Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall led to Harding becoming one of the most distrusted and unpopular presidents in U.S. history.
What is Tea Pot Dome
500
The fight over evolution and the role of science and religion in public schools came to a head during this trial in Tennessee.
What is The Scopes Trial
500
List 1 additional economic crises/panic/depression that occurred during the 20th century.
1973: The OPEC Embargo, 1981: The Early-80's Recession , 1987: Black Monday, 2001: The Dot-Com Crash
500
This program is one of the greatest legacies of the New Deal. Today it provides benefits for the elderly and disabled. Critics argue that in its current form it's unsustainable.
What is the SSA (Social Security Act)