1920s
The 1920s saw a surge in the popularity of this invention, revolutionizing transportation; what is it?
Automobile
These young women of the 1920s were known for their unconventional behavior and fashion; what is the term for them?
Flappers
The event of October 29, 1929, is often referred to by this term, marking the beginning of the Great Depression; what is it?
The Stock Market Crash
In 1933, President Roosevelt declared a brief suspension of all banking activities to stabilize the financial system; what term is used to describe this period?
“Bank Holiday,” Emergency Banking Act
FDR's attempt to increase the number of Supreme Court justices to secure favorable rulings for New Deal programs is known as what?
Court Packing
During the 1920s, there was a significant decline in this, reflecting a weakening of organized labor; what is it?
Union membership
This U.S. immigration law aimed to restrict immigration based on national origin; what is its name?
National Origins Act of 1924
The severe environmental disaster in the 1930s, characterized by dust storms and agricultural damage, is known as the what?
The Dust Bowl
This New Deal legislation aimed to boost agricultural prices by providing subsidies to farmers; what is it?
AAA
Enacted in 1935, this landmark legislation established a system of social insurance; what is it?
Social Security
A prominent African American labor leader, he organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; who is he?
A. Philip Randolph
This group reemerged in the 1920s with a broader message and in new states.
The KKK
The trial of nine African American teenagers falsely accused of rape in the 1930s is referred to as the case of the what?
Scottsboro Boys
Created during the Hoover administration, this government agency aimed to provide financial support to banks and other institutions; what is it?
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
These people and groups were critics of FDR and his New Deal
Francis E. Townsend
Charles Coughlin
Huey Long
American Liberty League
This trend, marked by the widespread availability of goods and services, is known as what?
Mass Consumption
This event represented the debate over science vs religion and modernity vs conformity.
The Scopes Monkey Trial
In an attempt to help farmers during the Great Depression, this act was passed to stabilize crop prices; what is it?
Agricultural Marketing Act
Created in 1933, this New Deal agency focused on large-scale public works projects; what is its name?
PWA
This banking act, passed in 1933, separated commercial and investment banking to prevent conflicts of interest; what is it?
Glass-Steagall Act:
A leading advocate for birth control, she founded Planned Parenthood; who is she?
Margaret Sanger
These two terms represented new artistic/writing movements within the 1920s.
The Harlem Renaissance and The Lost Generation
In 1932, a group of World War I veterans marched on Washington to demand early payment of a bonus promised to them; what is this event known as?
Bonus Army March
This amendment, ratified in 1933, repealed a previous constitutional amendment and ended Prohibition; what is its number?
21st Amendment
This Supreme Court case declared a key provision of the National Industrial Recovery Act unconstitutional; what is the case known as?
Schechter v. U.S., 1935