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20's/GD/ND
Unit 4: Modern Nation
Question | Answer |
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The fear of communist and outside influence post WWI be cam known as what? | Red Scare |
What was the famous trial took place in the 1920's which illustrates the fear of immigrants and anarchists? | Sacco Vanzetti Trial |
What terrible pandemic took place in 1918 that also added to nativism in the 1920's? | Influenza |
What entrepreneur revolutionized American industry through the assembly line and equal pay for all workers? | Henry Ford |
American economics also changed in the 1920's with modern advertising and the development of what so that consumers could borrow money? | Credit |
What President promised a "Return to Normalcy?" | Warren Harding |
The new roles and fashion of women during the 1920's were marked by this term? | Flappers |
The battle over teaching evolution in schools was tested in what court case? | The Monkey Trial |
What new amendment to the Constitution led to speakeasies and bootlegging? | 18th Amendment |
The Great Migration led to a rebirth in African-American culture which was called what? | Harlem Renaissance |
The painter that illustrated the Great Migration was whom? | Jacob Lawrence |
The famous flyer that became part of this new American pop culture was whom? | Charles Lindbergh |
What catastrophic event took place in 1928 that led to the Great Depression? | Stock Market Crash |
What President did American blame for the Depression? | Herbert Hoover |
This ecological disaster in the great plains also added to the misery during the depression years. | Dust Bowl |
Who was the President that promised a "New Deal" for Americans? | Franklin Roosevelt |
Roosevelt declared a bank holiday and created what program to monitor banks? | FDIC |
What program was dubbed Roosevelt's tree army? | CCC |
The largest New Deal program was what? | WPA |
What does social security do? | Provides pensions for people 65 and older |
One negative aspect of the New Deal is that it create a larger federal what? | deficit |