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Harlem Renaissance
Roaring Twenties
The Great Depression
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Miscellaneous
100
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s was a period when African Americans
Created wonderful works of art and literature
100
What are the name for women who cut their hair, enjoyed drinking, and dancing in the big cities?
What are flappers
100

Who did the government use tanks and gas against, during a protest in Washington D.C., asking for financial assistance?

WWI Veterans

100

What new type of strike was invented during the Great Depression and was eventually deemed "illegal"?

Sit-in, or sit-down, strikes

100

What was one new technological advancement of the 1920s?

- Radios
- TVs
- Refrigerators
- Washing machines
- Dishwashers
- Vacuum cleaners

200

What music was heard all over Harlem in the 1920s? 

Jazz

200

What did the 19th amendment give to women?

The right to vote

200

What was the name of the environmental disaster that struck during the Great Depression, that only enhanced agricultural problems?

The Dust Bowl

200

What does IWW stand for?

Industrial Workers of the World

200

What President gave Fire Side Chats?

F.D.R.

300

What is the name for the time period when African Americans left the South to move to the North?

The Great Migration

300

The 18th amendment to the constitution made alcohol illegal in America. What was this called?

Prohibition

300

Who was President when the Great Depression started?

Herbert Hoover

300

What system of government (or economy) did the New Deal want to rebuild?

Capitalism 

300

What was the nickname for the day the stock market crashed in 1929?

Black Tuesday

400

This word means disorder due to a lack of leadership, and not agreeing to anyone claiming to be a leader.

Anarchy

400

What is the name of the most well-known gangster during the Roaring 20s?

Al Capone

400

What types of homes did poor people live in during the Great Depression?

Hoovervilles or Shantytowns

400
In the Second New Deal, a program that is still used today was created through the Social Security Act of 1935. It used taxes to help people in need of financial assistance. What is the name of the program today?

Welfare

400

What phrase is used to explain why people used TV and movies to get away from "real", everyday life?

Escapism
500

Daily Double: Well-educated and creative people grew disenchanted with the violence of WWI, consumerism and the US in general. They became people who choose to not live in their home country, and were called ______

Expatriates

500

What is the name of the underground illegal bars that people used to go dancing at?

Speakeasies

500

What is the term used to described people who unionize and work together to reach a certain goal in politics?

Activism/ Activists

500

Name at least two programs that the First New Deal created. (They were called the Alphabet Agencies, for all the acronyms they used). Double points if you can give the titles, acronyms, AND what the agency was for.

Pg. 370-371 of BFN
- Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
- Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
- Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
- Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
- National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

500

What president insisted on "rugged individualism", instead of government assistance in reorganizing capitalism?

Herbert Hoover