Unit 7 Review

What event shocked the nation in 1937 as the first filmed catastrophe?

Who was the African American track and field Olympian who won 4 gold medals at the 1936 games?

What were the “fireside chats”?

What was the name given to women in the 1920s who had shorter hemlines, shorter hair, danced and drank?

What event triggered the start of the Great Depression?

Who was the main voice of the Harlem Renaissance who challenged society as a playwright and poet?

During what period of time did FDR receive unprecedented congressional support and many programs were passed?

What was the agreement to outlaw war?

What amendment repealed the 18th amendment and officially ended prohibition?

Who was a famous 1920's author?

What are public works?

What was the purpose of the Washington Naval Conference?

Which President’s time in office was characterized by scandal?

What was the name given to the period of artistic and cultural revival in African American life?

What was the response to 8 bombs targeting different US leaders, including the Attorney General?

How much was lost on the day the stock market crash?

What designed a plan for the United States to loan Germany money in order that they may begin paying back the Allies?

What are speakeasies?

What did FDR say was the only thing American’s needed to fear in his first inaugural address?

What event was the “crime of the century”?

57. What was the nickname given to all the agencies that were created during the new deal?

What percentage of black Americans were unemployed during the Great Depression?

What is Voluntary Cooperation?

This presidential scandal of the early ‘20s saw US oil reserves being sold to private companies

What is the name for anti-radical hysteria and fear communists were aspiring to start a workers revolution?

What was series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations responding to the GD?

What is the highest percentage unemployment ever reached?

What is bootlegging?

Which President’s time in office was characterized by economic growth and a “hands off” approach to business?

What style of music came out of the Harlem Renaissance?

What disease did President FDR deal with his whole life that confined him to a wheel chair?

What was true of urbanization in the 1920s?

Who is Al Capone?