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8 Unit 1920s New Deal Great Depression
8 Unit 1920s New Deal Great Depression
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1
Calvin Coolidge's presidency was established around the interests and values of?
Farmers and wage-earners.
Progressive reformers.
Ethnic minorities.
Business community/ Big business.
2
The Tennessee Valley Authority was originally created to take care of issues like flooding and
Bring new Crops and dryout the land
Bring electricity and replant Forests
Cover the area with cement for a parking lot
Dig man made lakes and make roads
3
This policy placed strict limits - quotas - on immigrants coming to America in the 1920's
The Evolution Act of 1921
Immigration Restriction Act of 1921
Immigration rights of 1920
Immigration prohibition of 1925
4
Fear of Communism impacted 1920 Americans in that there was
A positive reaction to immigration
A positive reaction to women entering the workforce
A negative reaction to labor unions
A negative reaction to entertainment
5
The Harlem Renaissance, in Harlem, New York, was a showcase of
Jamaican artists, writers & poets
African American artists, poets, writers, musicians
Women Artists, Poets, writers & musicians
Hispanic artists, poets, writers & musicians
6
When Franklin D Roosevelt made his 1st Inaugural Address, to bolster morale, he said
"We the people, in order to form a more perfect union...."
"Ask not what your country can do for you...."
"The only thing we have to fear is Fear itself"
"Fourscore and Seven years ago, our fathers brought forth ...."
7
In the 1920's, overproduction of staple crops was a major problem for
Migrant Workers
American Farmers
Women in Industry
Cities of America
8
The Palmer Raids were an attempt to protect Americans from
Business & Consumerism
loss of rights and liberties
Communism & radicals
Corrupt business practices
9
The Dust Bowl made it difficult for Farmers. Many packed up, left home and headed West for
South to Florida to pick oranges & lemons
West - to California to find jobs
North to Canada to look for Gold
North East to Maine to pick Blueberries
10
The New Deal Programs increased government size, passed higher taxes and
Had no impact over any governments
Decreased Federal power over states and local govs
Increased Federal power over States & local govs
Increased local government power
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When the Stock Market Crashed, President Hoover took this action
Encouraged private voluntary programs to help Americas
Created State programs for relief
Immediately printed more money
Supported Government Deficit spending
12
In the 1920's this group did NOT support prohibition
Organized Crime groups
Immigrants
Rural farmers
Religious Groups
13
Franklin Roosevelt communicated to the American people by
Good Night 10 PM News
Good Morning America News
Television Nightly News
Radio Fireside Chats
14
What was the Great Migration?
Eastern Europeans migrated to the US
African Americans moved North from the deep South in search of better lives
All women moved to Rural America
African Americans moved South to farm & in search of better lives.
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The New Deal Program - The goal of the FDIC was to
Encourage leisure spending
Prevent bank failures by regulation and protecting money
Encourage consumerism in the Great Depression
Finance New housing developments in Urban areas
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The Bonus Army, of WWI Veterans and their families, wanted to Government to give them
Bonus land immediately
Trust funds for their children
Food and land for their family
Their pension early in cash
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"Buy now pay later" (installment plan buying) increased in the 1920's moved Americans into a
inflated economy
traditional no credit economy
keynsian economics
consumer based economy
18
The New Deal Program - The Social Security Administration -provided
Gave everyone 2500$
Gave babies a trust fund
Provided for young men special jobs
Provided old age benefits and other to the less fortunate
19
In the Great Plains states, this was a result of mechanization, intense agriculture and loss of topsoil
Global warming
A tropical Rainforest
The Green Valleys
The Dust Bowl
20
The New Deal Program, The Agricultural Adjustment Act, provided
Money to Women for cleaning
Money to migrant workers
Money to Farmers who agreed to limit production
Money for college for students
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The 3 main goals of The New Deal were
Relief, recovery, reform
Revolution, Retool, and Realize
Relief, Reaction and Revolution
Reform, Realize, and Referendum
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Biology teacher who violated the law that prohibited teaching the theory of evolution.
Oscar DePriest
John Scopes
Clarence Darrow
William J. Bryan
23
US foreign trade was hurt by the high tariffs, one known as
Tariff of 1930 aka Hawley Smoot Tariff
The 18th Amendment
The Immigration Restriction Act of 1921
The Sacco-Vanzetti trial outcome
24
What caused the Red Scare in the U.S. in 1919 and 1920?
The murder trial of Sacco and Vanzetti.
The executions of Sacco and Vanzetti.
Strikes by labor unions.
The fear of a communist revolution in the U.S.
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The New Deal program, The Civilian Conservation Corps provided
Jobs for old women
Jobs for immigrants
Jobs for young men
Jobs for everyone
26
The __________ continued to fight for legislation to protect African Americans with ______ leading.
NAACP, Ida B. Wells
NAACP, WEB Du Bois
NAACP, Theodore Roosevelt
NAACP, Frederick Douglas
27
This New Deal program helped the public trust America's banking systems again
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
The Tennessee Valley Authority
The Works Progress Administration
The Civilian Conservation Corps
28
The New Deal Program that created public works jobs for those in need of relief was
The Federal Housing Administration
The Civilian Conservation Corps
The Works Progress Administration
The Social Security Act
29
The cause of Black Tuesday, buying stocks with borrowed money was known as
Profit
Buying stocks on the margin
Overproduction
investing in the food industry
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What was a speakeasy?
A woman who favored a "loose" lifestyle.
An underground "hidden" bar where alcohol could be found illegally.
A person who smuggled alcohol around the U.S. illegally.
A location where people met to discuss political matters.
