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American History
Unit 5 test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which American became famous as a mobster during Prohibition | Al Capone |
| What new method of earning money was attracting lots of ordinary people by the mid- 1920s | Stock market |
| Who was the Black leader of the 20's that advocated a return to Africa for Blacks | Marcus Garvey |
| What did the flapper image of the 1920's represent for women | A challenge to traditional values |
| The development of jazz led to several African Americans gaining national fame (T/F) | True |
| What New Deal program employed large numbers of artists & writers during the Great Depression | Works Progress Administration (WPA) |
| Why did people in the Great Depression call their temporary settlement communities "Hoovervilles" | People blamed President Hoover for the depression |
| What is the name of the book which tried to expose the conditions experienced by people during the drought (Dust Bowl) | Grapes of Wrath |
| Which program transformed disadvantaged areas in Tennessee | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) |
| What was the scopes trial about | The arrest of a teacher for teaching evolution |
| What Amendment gave women the right to vote | 19th Amendment |
| Zora Neale Hurtson and Langston Hughes had which of the following in common | They were writers during the Harlem Renaissance |
| What was the challenge to religious Fundamentalism in the 1920's | The teachings of John Scopes |
| Marcus Garvey's program in the 1920's emphasized | a Back-to-Africa movement |
| Mary McLeod Bethune established civil rights with Eleanor Roosevelt (T/F) | False |
| Bessie Smith was the "it girl" of the 1920's | False |
| The "Spirit of St. Louis" is the name of the first | airplane to fly nonstop across the Atlantic |
| This program provided work around the country & was part of NIRA | Public Works Admin (PWA) |
| Henry Ford changed the climate of business and labor with his plans for what | $5/ day |
| Which economic policy did President Franklin D. Roosevelt use to respond to the Great Depression | Deficit Spending |
| Which law was most responsible for bootlegging, speakeasies, & organized crime | 18th amendment |
| High schools began to shut down because education wasn't important for the future (T/F) | false |
| The 1920's phenomenon called the "Harlem Renaissance" primarily involved African American | Artists & writers |
| Which was most responsible for the events that led up to the Scopes Trial | Fundamentalism |
| The term "flapper" refers to | The new attitudes and lifestyle of the 20's women |
| Steamboat Willie is the first animated film with sound (T/F) | True |
| Which famous flyer of the 20's was the first to fly across the Atlantic Ocean | Charles Lindbergh |
| This 1935 program gave senior citizens and unemployed people financial help | Social Security Act (SSA) |
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