1920s
The term coined by F. Scott Fitzgerald that refers to the changing culture of the 1920s
The Jazz Age
Musical genre that gained mass popularity during the Harlem Renaissance.
Jazz.
Bonus (200 points) - name a famous musician from this movement
This significant event is known as "Black Tuesday"
The Stock Market Crash
FDR's ideology of how to handle Great Depression. How was it different from Hoover's?
The Federal Government has an obligation to act.
Tell us about FDR. What is his background? What made him a good fit for handling a crisis?
Polio: experienced personal tragedy, gave him empathy for people, Governor of New York, politician who had tried relief programs on a small scale
Pilot of the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic.
Charles Lindbergh
Bonus (300 pts - the name of the plane)
Name for the massive movement of African Americans to northern cities in the 1920s.
Hoover's view of how America should approach the Great Depression.
Self-reliance. It is not government's job to help the people. State and local governments should take the lead.
Economic philosopher/philosophy behind the New Deal.
FDR's wife. Why was she important?
Eleanor Roosevelt. Served as FDR's "legs" to see the effects of the Depression and relief efforts.
Traditional vs. Modern norms played out in this 1920s trial that gained national attention.
John T. Scopes Trial
Bonus (200 pts - what was the trial about?)
Name a writer/author working in this movement.
Various answers.
Bonus (300 pts. - what did they write?)
The unemployment rate during the Great Depression at its peak
25%
The 3 R's of the New Deal.
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Bonus (up to 300 pts) Explain each.
FDR used the radio to connect with the public in these short communications.
"Fireside Chats"
Amendment that made Prohibition legal.
18th Amendment.
Bonus (200 pts - explain Prohibition)
Reasons African Americans migrated to cities in the 1920s?
Various answers.
If not addressed - what was life like in the South in this era? (worth 200 bonus pts)
Name three causes of the Great Depression.
IE: stock speculation, overproduction of industry, overproduction of farming, tariffs, low wages for workers, etc
Name a criticism of the New Deal.
Policies could be seen as socialist, not all work, government is getting too big.
Campaign song used by FDR during the 1932 Election.
"Happy Days Are Here Again."
How are gender roles challenged in the 1920s?
Various answers, flappers, etc.
Lasting legacy/significance of the Harlem Renaissance
Various answers.
This is how the Great Depression ends.
World War II.
First female member of a president's cabinet.
Frances Perkins
Bonus (300 pts - Her cabinet position?)
Name an area where FDR's approach to the Great Depression fell short of helping all people.
Various answers: Could have helped African Americans more (support the anti-lynching bill)