US 2: Unit 1- Review

The severe drought in the southern plains of the 1930s created an environmental catastrophe known as?

What was the name given to the mass movement of blacks (African Americans) from the South to the North after WW1?

John Scopes broke a Tennessee law that outlawed the teaching of what?

Henry Ford paid his workers twice the going rate to encourage mass _____ to stimulate the economy

What group openly opposed blacks, immigrants, Jews & Catholics (to name a few)?

Which US President became the first to openly speak out against racism in the 1920s?

The Glass-Steagall Banking Act of 1933 created the _____, which insured customer bank accounts up to $2,500.

Organization preached by 1919: "We’re American citizens. You don’t have to like us, but... give us the same rights..."

What is the method of obtaining stock called when a buyer borrows most of the money?

Which First Lady famously advocated for women and African Americans?

What is the name of the free-thinking women that embraced the latest fashions and attitudes in the 1920s?

Which act guaranteed workers the right to organize unions and bargain with management about wages and other issues?

What term is used to describe people who are prejudice against immigrants?

What does suffrage mean?

Which US President was elected in 1932 to help the US recover from the Great Depression with his New Deal?

In regards to prohibition, which term means moderation in or abstinence from the use of alcoholic beverages?

What is the name of the new music that was showcased in the Harlem Renaissance called?

What was the term given when people withdraw all their money from a bank- causing it to close?

Which act helped advance the progressive goals of bringing efficiency to and reducing partisanship in the federal budget

The _____ was made up of World War I soldiers who had been promised a cash bonus by Congress.

After WW1, which country emerged as the world's chief banker?

Secretary of the Treasury_____ sought to reduce federal spending, lower taxes, & streamline federal budgeting process.

Which amendment repealed prohibition (the earlier amendment) in 1933?

Leading to the Great Depression; which of the following was NOT a sign of economic trouble that appeared at mid-decade?

What is the name of those that oppose all forms of government?

Name of the U.S. Attorney General who rounded up socialists, anarchists & communists during the Red Scare?

What is the name of the system created to limit the number of immigrants that enter the country?

Idea that the United States wants to stay out of foreign affairs?

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

October 29, 1929, the stock market crashed as the day became known as _____?

Demands on Europeans for repayment of wartime loans led to an unstable international _____

Which amendment made selling, transporting, or distributing alcohol illegal?

The expanding business of _____ stimulated the desire for new products and undermined the traditional values of saving

President Roosevelt "spoke" to Americans over the radio as he often held weekly talks called?