What was the scopes trial?

Public school teacher taught evolution which was illegal

Why were the 1920s called the "Roaring Twenties" during this time period?

Quick social changes the time period brought to the United States

Culture that encourages buying of goods in increasing amount

What was the Dust Bowl?

Large Dust storms blew across the mid-west destroying crops and farms

What was the Smoot-Hawley Tariff?

Raised taxes on imported goods to help government raise money and U.S.

What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?

Companies bribing officials for federal land to drill oil on

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

Site of African American Arts movement in the 1920s.

Who was Marcus Garvey?

Civil Rights leader of "Back to Africa" movement

What was a result of the Prohibition movement?

The rise of organized crime in the United States

How was the wealth distribution in the United States?

Wealthiest 5% received 70% of the country's income

What was Prohibition?

The outlaw of all alcohol in the United States

What was the Bonus Army event of 1932?

A march of WWI veterans demanding bonus pay early from the government

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1
What was the scopes trial?
Public school teacher taught social studies and was a hero
Public school teacher warned the U.S. about the depression
Public school teacher taught evolution which was illegal
2
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
20th Amendment
17th Amendment
3
What was the movement of African Americans north for job opportunities post W.W.I. called?
The Great Journey
The New Freedom
The Movement
The Great Migration
4
Why were the 1920s called the "Roaring Twenties" during this time period?
The rise of new genres of the music and the film industry
The fighting that occurred between different people groups during this time
Quick social changes the time period brought to the United States
5
What is Consumerism?
Culture of saving and not buying goods within a society
Culture that encourages buying of goods in increasing amount
Culture that encourages financial responsibility
6
What was the Dust Bowl?
A time of immense cold and blizzard conditions that lasted months in the US
Large Dust storms blew across the mid-west destroying crops and farms
A nickname given to people traveling further west during this time period
7
What was the Smoot-Hawley Tariff?
Lowered taxes on imported goods to promote trade with others
Raised taxes on imported goods to help government raise money and U.S.
Raised taxes on specific imports to eliminate competition
8
What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
Federal money giving to companies in return for votes.
Companies smuggling tea into the United States scandal.
Companies bribing officials for federal land to drill oil on
9
Who was blamed for the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Warren G. Harding
10
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
Site of a Scientific Revolution in the Harlem neighborhood
Site of the first civil rights legislation that was passed
Site of African American Arts movement in the 1920s.
11
Which president was involved in the Teapot Dome Scandal? (They died before their term ended!)
President Calvin Coolidge
President Herbert Hoover
President Warren Harding
President William McKinley
12
Who was Marcus Garvey?
Civil Rights leader of "Back to Africa" movement
Civil Rights leader that used Music to further his beliefs
Civil Rights leader that wanted equal rights for all in U.S.
13
What were some ways that Herbert Hoover and the government tried to end the Depression?
Federal Home Loans
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Encouraging Rugged Individualism
All of the above
14
Which president was Warren Harding's vice president and later ran for president and won?
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
15
Which amendment banned the creation, selling, and consumption of alcohol?
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
20th Amendment
19th Amendment
16
Who won the 1932 Presidential Election?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
17
What was a result of the Prohibition movement?
The economy eventually collapsing
The rise of organized crime in the United States
Rise of the official anti-prohibition movement
18
How was the wealth distribution in the United States?
Wealthiest 1% received 90% of the country's income
Wealthiest 20% received 50% of the country's income
Wealthiest 5% received 70% of the country's income
19
What was Prohibition?
The prohibiting of organized crime
The prohibiting of drinking coffee
The outlaw of tobacco products in the United States
The outlaw of all alcohol in the United States
20
Who was Langston Hughes?
Famous Civil Rights Speaker and Leader
Famous Painter depicting the hardships for many people
Famous Jazz Musician in Harlem
Famous Poet and Writer
21
What was the Bonus Army event of 1932?
A march to demand the government ended the Great Depression
A march of WWI veterans demanding bonus pay early from the government
A march to demand Herbert Hoover do more for all Americans
A march for equality for all
22
What was the economic catastrophe that occurred on Oct. 24th (Black Tuesday) - 29th in 1929?
The Great Business Crash
The Great Stock Market Crash
The Great Dust Bowl
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Catastrophe
23
Who was the president when the Stock Market Crashed in 1929?
Warren Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover

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