'20s and '30s Unit Review

The Palmer Raids targeted

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

The American Woman Suffrage Association aimed to

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

Created to regulate the stock market and stop fraud.

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

Prohibition had a greater positive impact on America than negative.

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

The National American Woman Suffrage Association used

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

What does suffrage mean?

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

During the Red Scare, Americans were afraid of

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

Which state granted women full voting rights first?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The National Woman Suffrage Association aimed to

The Dust Bowl occurred in ___________ throughout the _____________.

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

The KKK expanded their brand of hatred to include

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

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

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

Which amendment overturned prohibition?

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

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

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

Which amendment granted women the right to vote?