2025 - US History Final Review #2

During the 1920’s the economy of the United States was ___________________

• In rapid decline

• Growing rapidly

• Experiencing stagnation

• Declining slowly

To enforce Prohibition, the government….

• Passed the Volstead Act

• Destroyed all existing alcohol

• Asked states to take care of it

• Collected alcohol from each house

What amendment repeals prohibition?

• 18

• 19

• 20

• 21

The biggest scandal during Harding’s administration was the ________________________

• Fargo oil scandal

• Tea Pot Dome scandal

• Whiskey Rebellion

• Prohibition

Harlem Renaissance Timeline

 1917—African-American publication The Messenger is founded

 1920—Charles Sidney Gilpin performs lead role in The Emperor Jones

 1921—Harry Pace founds the Black Swan Phonograph Corporation

 1921—Musical revue Shuffle Along opens on Broadway

 1922—Claude McKay’s novel Harlem Shadows published

 1925—Survey Graphic magazine devotes an issue to the Harlem Renaissance

How was the Harlem Renaissance a turning point for U.S. society?

• It allowed African-American artists to escape the effects of the Great Depression.

• It helped African Americans find artistic careers in southern cities.

• It gave exposure to African-American writings, art, music, acting, and dance.

• It offered preferential treatment to African-American stage actors.

What is the term for buying stock at as little as 10% of the cost and using credit to cover the rest? Buying on ________________________.

• margin

• demand

• loan

• layaway

“I make my money from supplying a public demand. If I break the law, my customers, who number in the hundreds of the best people in Chicago, are as guilty as I am. The only difference between us is that I sell and they buy. Everybody calls me a racketeer, I call myself a business man.”

Who was most likely to have said the quote above?

• Warren G. Harding

• Calvin Coolidge

• Al Capone

• Charles Lindbergh

Who was the president of the US when the Depression began?

• Roosevelt

• Wilson

• Hoover

• Harding

In what year did the Crash of the Stock Market occur?

• 1919

• 1929

• 1935

• 1939

A bank run is where

• the gov’t shuts down banks

• many people withdraw their money from banks at once

• many people deposit money into banks

• banks run marathons