2.1 + 2.2 ASII Test Quiz Review

WWI Veterans fighting/protesting to receive their delayed pay sooner than previously setup.

Governor and eventual Senator of Louisiana; assassinated in 1935; achieved a national following via the radio.

Banned the manufacturing and selling of alcohol.

Periodic radio broadcasts featuring the President, who updated the nation on progress and reassured listeners.

Advocate for Pan-Africanism; supported returning African-Americans to their ancestral lands

Which of the following is a cause of the Great Depression?

Court case focused on fundamentalism v. modernism debate

"What happens to a dream deferred?" Good Morning; I Too, Sing America

This region of the US was especially hit by an environmental disaster during the Great Depression.

What event transformed the US economy from "surviving" to "thriving?"

First woman in the Presidential Cabinet

President in office at the start of the Depression; believed it to be a natural part of the business cycle.

Makeshift towns and structures where the homeless lived during the Great Depression

Literary, musical, and artistic awakening in the African-American community.

Group of writers, artists, musicians, etc. were disillusioned with the American consumerist and pop culture of the 20s

Name for farmers from Middle America who moved west during the Great Depression

Bribery incident and scandal involving the Warren G. Harding administration.

What pushed the US economy from "on life support" to "surviving?"

Which of the following is NOT a New Deal agency?

FDR's Presidential Platform

Known as the "radio priest;" turned from liberal views to bigotry; critic of New Deal, Jews, union labor, and communism

Notorious, infamous criminal and gangster; known for the scar across his face.

I am feeling prepared for this test tomorrow.

Intense fear, dislike, or hatred of people from other countries.

HIPP(OS) stands for...

Invention that helped create and define mass media culture of the 1920s.

Increased government expenditures + lower taxes to stimulate demand and pull the global economy out of the Depression

New Deal programs frequently were either segregated or unavailable to minorities.

Similarity between the 1920s and 1930s

Initial "honeymoon" period between FDR and Congress, in which a plethora of legislation was passed

FDR's CONTROVERSIAL plan to increase the number of members on the Supreme Court.

Which of the following was NOT a goal of New Deal programs?

Famed photographer of the Great Depression; Migrant Mother

Which of the following was not an effect of the Great Depression?

Famous for his efforts to bring down Capone and enforce Prohibition in Chicago; leader of "the Untouchables"

Specified times when a bank is closed for upkeep and maintenance; utilized by FDR in the New Deal

Massive construction project of the Great Depression

President elected to FOUR terms; in office during the Great Depression and WWII

An attempt to protect American businesses and farmers, at the expense of the international economic climate of the 30s.

Massively increased the role of the Executive Branch and federal government as a whole, especially in economic matters.

Folk music star who believed that music could change social conditions, songs honored working people

Which of the following is a New Deal program?

Young woman of the 1920s sporting short hair, an iconic hat, and who was bold, adventurous, and energetic

American reaction to the Communist Revolution in Russia

New Deal legislation that vastly improved the power and standing of labor unions.

The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, In Dubious Battle, Tortilla Flat, East of Eden