US History Unit 5 Quiz

What was Roosevelt's plan to help the United States recover from the Great Depression?

What was Herbert Hoover's biggest contribution to restarting the economy during the Great Depression?

What catastrophic event caused devastation to United States agricultural industry and countless farming families?

Prohibition was eventually repealed due to the rise in gang activity and the need for an alcohol tax.

Franklin D. Roosevelt promises to make meaningful changes in the first 60 days of this presidency.

Langston Hughes was a talented _______ from the Harlem Renaissance.

Why were many businessmen pro-Prohibition?

What do we call the migration of southern Black Americans to Northern cities such as Chicago and New York?

During the early 1900s, racial discrimination pushed Black Americans from the South, while the jobs pulled them North.

Where was the first Women's Movement convention held in 1848?

The summer after WWI saw racial tensions in the United States boil over into riots. What is this summer called?

Which Supreme Court case ruled that it is illegal to teach evolution in school?

The Dust Bowl occurred due to a drought, human error was not involved.

The temperance movement led to ______ or the banning of alcohol- the second most widely broken law in US history.

Which of the following is not one of the three R's of Roosevelt's plan?

Many people were taking out dangerous loans to buy stocks. What is this process called?

The Great Depression happened as a result of a crash in what market?

What amendment extended the right to vote to American women? (Suffrage)

As a result of the Great Migration, which borough in New York City saw a huge convergence of art?

Whose presidency was marred with scandals, such as the Teapot Dome Scandal?

Why were racial tensions so high in Northern cities such as Chicago?