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Cultural Literacy
Social Studies Test
Question | Answer |
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Teddy Roosevelt | 26th President, Imperialistic |
Langston Hughes | Black American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, columnist |
Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong | Black American trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, LA |
Jim Crow Laws | State and local laws in US between 1876-1965 mandating racial segregation in all public facilities in southern states of the former Confederacy |
Panama Canal | Strategic short-cut between the Atlantic and Pacific |
League of Nations | Intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the first WWI |
Volstead Act | National Prohibition Act • Enacted to carry out and enforce the 19th amendment which established Prohibition in the US • No making, selling, transporting liquor in US |
Scopes Monkey Trial | A fake case to bring publicity to a small Tennessee town about not being able to teach evolution in classrooms |
Speakeasies | • An establishment that sold alcohol illegally |
The New Deal | • Series of economic programs enacted in the US between 1933-1936 • Done through FDR’s executive orders or passed by Congress during his first term |
Fireside Chats | • Series of 30 evening radio addresses given by FDR between ’33-’44 during the great depression to make people not as scared |
Mein Kampf | My Struggle” or “My Battle” • Combines elements of Hitler’s autobiography and political ideology |
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie | • An American singer-songwriter and folk musician whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and children’s songs, ballads, and improvised works |
Bull and Bear Markets | • A market trend • Bull increases investor confidence and spending anticipating increased prices Bear is a general decline in stock |
Black Tuesday | • October 29th, 1929 Stock Market Crash symptom/cause to Great Depression Hoovervilles |
Hoovervilles | • Shantytowns made up of grouped together old boxes and other debris where people lived after losing their home in the Great Depression |
Okies | • Dispossessed (homeless ) cotton farmers (usually went to California for jobs) |
“We have nothing to fear but fear itself.” | FDR |
“Speak softly and carry a big stick. | Teddy Roosevelt |
Ellis Island | Busiest immigration inspection station 1892-1954 where it served as a gateway for millions of immigrants in Upper NY Bay |
Great Depression | Preceded WWII as the most sever economic downturn in history • It varied across nations, but generally started in 1930 and lasted through WWII |