'20s and '30s Unit Review

Created to regulate the stock market and stop fraud.

The stock market took its steepest dive on _________________, the day known as ___________________.

What is the name for the belief that your country needs to be protected from immigrants?

Built highways, dams, schools, and other government facilities.

What was the name for the "new" woman of the 20s (she bobbed her hair, wore "short" dressed, drank, etc)?

Required companies that sold stocks and bonds to provide complete and truthful information to investors.

President Hoover opposed direct federal relief to the unemployed because he believed

The Palmer Raids targeted

Offered unemployed young men between 18-25 yrs old the opportunity to work under the direction of the forestry service.

Provided government insurance for bank deposits; increased public confidence in the banking system.

During the Red Scare, Americans were afraid of

Required federal examiners to survey the nation’s banks and save those that were financially sound.

Buying on margin was a dangerous method of buying stocks because an investor bought stocks

Constructed roadways, public buildings, airports, bridges, and parks. Also, hired artists, musicians, actors, & writers.

Subsidized loans to builders willing to construct low-cost housing for impoverished Americans.

Guaranteed workers the right to unionize and bargain collectively, including binding arbitration.

The flowering of African American art, literature, music, etc in the 1920s became known as the

The National Woman Suffrage Association aimed to

Which of the following is NOT one of Roosevelt's "New Deal" goals?

The American Woman Suffrage Association aimed to

Which amendment granted women the right to vote?

Provided some financial security for older Americans, unemployed workers, and people with disabilities.

Which amendment overturned prohibition?

Which of the following was NOT a reason people were against women gaining voting rights?

The National American Woman Suffrage Association used

Originally gave money to state and local agencies to fund relief projects; later created federal relief projects.

Thousands of World War I veterans came to Washington, DC in 1932 to lobby Congress to

Abolished child labor, limited the workweek to 44 hours, and set the first federal minimum wage ($0.25/hr).

The Dust Bowl occurred in ___________ throughout the _____________.

Which amendment banned the production, distribution, and sale of alcohol in the United States?

Many Americans feared that the country was losing its traditional values and responded by joining a religious movement

Which state granted women full voting rights first?

What does suffrage mean?

Prohibition had a greater positive impact on America than negative.

The KKK expanded their brand of hatred to include