8th Grade Unit 4

Question 1

How did speakeasies contribute to the amount of organized crime during Prohibition?

Accepted Answer

Bootleggers made and supplied the speakeasies with alcohol.

Question 2

What were undemocratic actions taken by Huey Long during his governorship?

Accepted Answer

threatened members of state legislature, appointed every local official

Question 3

How did President Roosevelt’s views on the Great Depression differ from President Hoover’s?

Accepted Answer

Roosevelt believed it was the govt's job to help citizens

Question 4

What is one way corrupt politicians and businessmen in Louisiana controlled state politics?

Accepted Answer

Passed laws favoring the wealthy and would not tax oil and gas companies

Question 5

Why were wealthy owners of lumber mills drawn to Louisiana’s Piney Woods area?

Accepted Answer

The region had an abundant supply of timber

Question 6

musicians from the Jazz Age: "The first lady of song"

Accepted Answer

Ella Fitzgerald

Question 7

Why did Congress repealed Prohibition through the 21st Amendment? Choose 2

Accepted Answer

It hurt the economy by eliminating alcohol taxes, Crime rates increased significantly

Question 8

What kind of technology helped advance the oil industry in southern Louisiana?

Accepted Answer

Seismic technology

Question 9

What is the name of Zora Neale Hurston’s most famous novel?

Accepted Answer

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Question 10

How did Langston Hughes try to help readers understand what life was like for Black people in 1920s America?

Accepted Answer

Blended jazz rhythms and dialects into his writing

Question 11

Why didn’t President Hoover use the power of the federal government to help Americans?

Accepted Answer

He believed people would be better off if they didn't rely on the govt

Question 12

Built dams to control floods and generate electricity for homes and farms.

Accepted Answer

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Question 13

Why were the American Temperance Society and the Women’s Christian Temperance Union founded?

Accepted Answer

To encourage people to quit drinking alcohol and improve country's moral

Question 14

What poor decision did La govt officials make that would lead to millions of dollars in destruction of homes?

Accepted Answer

They chose to destroy levees below New Orleans to redirect flood water

Question 15

What was made illegal with the passing of the 18th Amendment?

Accepted Answer

manufacturing, transportation, and selling alcohol in the US

Question 16

What are ways Long improved life for Louisiana voters?

Accepted Answer

Ended poll tax, raised tax on corporations

Question 17

famous musicians from the Jazz Age: The great “Satchmo”

Accepted Answer

Louis Armstrong

Question 18

What caused the Stock Market Crash of 1929?

Accepted Answer

Speculation on stocks and buying on margin

Question 19

Why were timber companies forced to relocate after being in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Michigan?

Accepted Answer

The trees in these areas were fully harvested

Question 20

What was the purpose of the New Deal?

Accepted Answer

to create jobs, provide govt funding to help the economy

Question 21

How did the U.S. implement protectionism in its trade with other countries?

Accepted Answer

By raising tariffs on imported goods

Question 22

What were many farmers forced to do as the “Dust Bowl” continued?

Accepted Answer

Leave the area and head west

Question 23

How did Long’s politics influence the U.S. even after his death?

Accepted Answer

They inspired New Deal policies under Roosevelt

Question 24

What was Long’s solution to the problems of the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

The “Share Our Wealth” program

Question 25

Offered jobs in reforestation, soil erosion control, wildlife preservation.

Accepted Answer

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Question 26

famous musicians from the Jazz Age: Pianist who performed at the Cotton Club

Accepted Answer

Duke Ellington

Question 27

What did women like Frances Willard want to include in the WCTU’s agenda?

Accepted Answer

Woman's suffrage

Question 28

What did Governor Parker failed to provide delegates at the 1920 convention?

Accepted Answer

A clear agenda, previous Louisiana constitutions, or guidance

Question 29

How did the U.S. government resolve the issues that led to the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927?

Accepted Answer

By building a new system of levees and floodgates

Question 30

What is one reason Americans doubted the stability of the banking system?

Accepted Answer

The collapsing economy and numerous bank failures

Question 31

Why were makeshift communities called "Hoovervilles?"

Accepted Answer

Named after President Hoover, who was blamed for the depression

Question 32

What was the relationship between America and alcohol leading up to the early 1920s?

Accepted Answer

Many people drank alcohol every day

Question 33

What are two things that increased the chance of flooding in Louisiana 1927?

Accepted Answer

Heavy rainfall and failure of levees

Question 34

Helped struggling elderly people gain financial security.

Accepted Answer

Social Security Act

Question 35

Improved access to education and healthcare for many communities.

Accepted Answer

Public Works Administration (PWA)

Question 36

What major decision did the Mississippi River Commission make in 1885?

Accepted Answer

To construct levees along the river to prevent flooding

Question 37

How did the temperance movement affect the lives of immigrants in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

Hostility grew because many opened breweries to keep homeland traditions

Question 38

What caused the midwestern area of the U.S. to be known as the "Dust Bowl?"

Accepted Answer

Drought and poor farming techniques

Question 39

How did higher tariffs on exported goods affect the U.S. government’s relationships with other countries?

Accepted Answer

Other countries didn't want to purchase American products

Question 40

Why were the 1898 and 1913 Louisiana Constitutions problematic?

Accepted Answer

They were seen as ineffective and outdated

Question 41

What was the main inspiration for Ernest Hemingway’s writing?

Accepted Answer

World War I and its impact on soldiers

Question 42

How did the changes made in the 1921 Constitution change life for Black Louisianans?

Accepted Answer

It did nothing to improve life for Black Louisianans.

8th Grade Unit 4

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8th Grade Unit 4

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