Roaring 20's Vocabulary & Review

What does the term 'Laissez-Faire' refer to?

• A tax on imported goods

• A system for paying for goods at regular intervals

• The belief and policy that government should not interfere in economic affairs

• Purchasing stocks with borrowed money

What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?

• A period of severe dust storms causing major agricultural damage

• A highly publicized trial that questioned the teaching of evolution vs religion in schools

• A market in which stock prices are rising

• Government corruption and bribery during the Harding administration

What is the Harlem Renaissance best described as?

• A novel about 'Okies' fleeing the Dust Bowl

• Religious counter movement in the 1920s

• A Cultural Revolution for African Americans through books, music, and the arts

• A set of programs and policies designed by FDR

What does 'Buying on Margin' mean?

• A tax on imported goods

• A system for paying for goods at regular intervals

• The belief and policy that government should not interfere in economic affairs

• Purchasing stocks with borrowed money

What was the New Deal?

• The set of programs and policies designed by FDR to provide relief for the unemployed and poor

• A period of severe dust storms causing major agricultural damage

• A novel about 'Okies' fleeing the Dust Bowl

• A tax on imported goods

Who was the President of the United States during the Great Depression and World War II?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• Harry S. Truman

• Woodrow Wilson

Which event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The stock market crash of 1929

• The Dust Bowl

• The end of World War II

The movement of African Americans from the rural south to the industrialized cities to seek economic opportunities is called the -

• Great Migration

• Harlem Renaissance

• Civil Right Movement

• Gold Rush

How did political scandals like the Teapot Dome scandal impact the United States?

• Distrust for the Government Grew

• People Trusted the Government more

• People protested the goverment

• The government became more trustful

What was a major factor leading to the erosion of regional cultural differences in the 1920s?

• development of television

• growing popularity of radio and motion pictures

• publication of novels by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Sinclair Lewis

• expansion of air travel after Charles Lindbergh’s flight