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3. The fear of foreigners, communists and radicals was known as…
-The Red Scare

4. What amendment gave women the right to vote in 1919?
19th Amendment

5. How did the U.S. government (legislation) respond to the increased nativism in America during the 1920s?
-The Quota System

6. The movement of African Americans to New York led to this cultural revolution…
-The Harlem Renaissance

7. Banning the sale and manufacturing of alcohol was known as what?
Prohibition

8. Women who challenged society by what they wore were called what?
Flappers

9. What group called for 100% Americanism and rose in power during the 1920s?
-Ku Klux Klan

10. Little towns of shacks sprang up across the country and were named after a president during this time. What were those towns called?
-Hoovervilles

11. Name 1 of the 2 heroes(man and woman) that brought hope to America through the feats in aviation?
-Charles Lindbergh
Amelia Earhart

12. What amendment was at the heart of the issue for the John Scopes Monkey Trial?
The 1st Amendment – separation of religion in schools

13. The migrant workers who went to CA in hopes of steady farm work were called?
-Okies

14. Extreme left wing critics of FDR who supported government being involved in the economy were called?
-Liberals

15. Right wing critics of FDR who supported letting the economy stabilize itself were known as…
Conservatives

16. Who wrote the poem “I Too, America” from the Harlem Renaissance that celebrated black identity?
-Langston Hughes

17. When people went to banks to pull all their money out at one time it was called what?
Bank Runs

18. What is it called when Americans bought stocks with borrowed money hoping for a large profit but ignoring the risk?
-Buying on Margin

19. Programs designed to provide social welfare to a wide range of Americans were called the?
-The New Deal

20. Name two New Deal programs that are still in existence today.
- Social Security
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Fair Labor Standards Act
SEC

21. What New Deal program established confidence in our banking system?
FDIC

22. What does it mean when someone is buying what they can’t afford but it seems like they can because they are using credit?
Superficial Wealth

23. What were the two reasons for the Dust Bowl?
Drought
Black Blizzards (Heavy winds)

24. If a severe economic crisis is a depression, then a mild economic downturn is called a…
-Recession

25. The unrealistic belief that stock values will continue to rise is called what?
Speculation

26. FDR’s method of informing the public about his programs was called?
-Fireside Chats

27. Easing the suffering of individuals was called?
-Relief

28. Helping to spur the economy and fix the downward economic spiral was called?
Recovery

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To change the finance system in America and prevent a future crisis was called?
Reform

30. When the government does not get involved in business it is called this French term.
-Laissez-Faire Economics

31. Name 1 negative impact of the Great Depression.
Unemployment rose
Suicide rates increased
Malnutrition increased
People ended up in debt

32. Name 1 cause of the Red Scare.
Increase in European immigrants with new political ideas
Russian Revolution
Bomb Scares

33. What was an effect of the Red Scare?
Palmer Raids
Increased nativism
Decreased immigration

34. The Great Depression was started with this event.
-Stock Market Crash of 1929 (Black Tuesday)

35. The practice of spending more money than the government brought in through revenue became common practice during the FDR administration. This was called?
-Deficit Spending

36. Being pro or anti Prohibition is also known as what argument?
Wet v. Dry debate

37. African Americans moving from the south to northern and western cities occurred due to Jim Crow Laws, greater job opportunities and higher levels of racism. What was this know as?
-The Great Migration

38. A ruler with absolute power.
-Dictator

39. Name the 3 Axis powers.
Germany, Italy, and Japan

40. What event killed more than 40% of the world’s Jewish population?
-The Holocaust

41. Which battle lost the Soviet Union 1 million soldiers but turned the war’s tide on the Eastern Front?
Stalingrad

42. Name one argument for dropping the atomic bomb.
Shorten the war, save American lives, Japanese fanatical resistance, didn’t want to waste a bomb for demonstration, show the USSR our power, etc.

43. What allowed for Japanese internment during WWII.
Executive Order 9066

44. How did the US try to balance remaining neutral while also aiding the Allied powers?
-Lend-Lease Act