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WorksheetsUnit 5
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
What is Isolationism?
The idea that America should pull away from involvement in world affairs
The idea that America should conquer all of North America
The idea that America should become more involved in world affairs
A small cake from New Jersey
What was one of the biggest perceived threats to American peace in the early 1920’s?
Glazzburak, the great Canadian goose that terrorizes Nova Scotia
The spread of Communism
World War 2
Labor Strikes
When the Bolsheviks overthrew Russia, they created a new government known as the
USSR
New Russian Republic
Slovakia
Uzbekistan
A. Mitchell Palmer and his agent raided homes, jailed suspects without allowing legal counsel, and deported hundreds of foreignborn people without trials in an attempt to stop the
Red Scare
Blue Scare
Russian Revolution
Green Scare
The biggest scandal during Warren G. Harding’s presidency was the ______________ Scandal, where Albert B. Fall was leasing out government oil lands to private companies
Teapot Dome
Veteran's Bureau
Ohio Gang
Harding
What did the 18th amendment do?
Ban the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages across the country
Give women the right to vote
Limit presidents to only 2 terms in office
Give freedom of speech to all citizens
What was the name for a hidden saloon or bar?
Speakeasy
Hidey
A Dark Bar
Ol' Jedediah's Shack
What was the name for people that sold illegal alcohol?
Bootleggers
Glovehustlers
Hatkeepers
Coatsneakers
What was the biggest gang crime shooting in the 1920’s?
The Valentine's Day Massacre
The Christmas Caper
The Halloween Heist
The Arbor Day Assault
What was the name for allowing people to buy goods over an extended period without having to pay much money up front?
Installment Plans
A bad idea
Borrower's Checks
Undue Dues
Women who would wear shorter dresses, high heeled shoes, and wear their hair in short bobs were known as what?
Flappers
Women
Monroes
Rebels
Who flew the Spirit of St. Louis across the Atlantic Ocean to France, becoming the first person to fly nonstop across an ocean?
Charles Lindberg
Amelia Earhart
Pete "Maverick" Mitchell
Nick "Goose" Bradshaw
Who became president in 1928, right before the Stock Market Crash?
Herbert Hoover
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt
In the stock market, what is speculation?
Buying stocks on the chance of turning a quick profit without considering the risks
Deciding which stocks will work best
Investing small amounts of money safely in consistent stocks
Using the stock market like a bank to save money for retirement
In the stock market, what is buying on margin?
Taking out loans to buy stocks
Spending large amounts of money all at once
Investing your money in notebook paper
Making a safe investment
What is October 29th, 1929, when 16 and a half million shares were sold as the stock market bottomed out called?
Black Tuesday
Black Friday
Green Tuesday
Dias de los Muertos
The stock market crash signaled the start of the ________________________, a time when the economy dropped drastically and unemployment skyrocketed
Great Depression
Dark Ages
Big Sad
Bull Market
What was the Dust Bowl?
When bad farming practices caused grasses to be removed, so when high winds swept through the area there was nothing to hold the dirt down
A scandal which lost the US government billions of dollars
A literal bowl of dust given to the president as a symbol of what the poor owned
A college football game, similar to the Rose Bowl
Many people had to live in shacks made out of whatever scrap they could find, calling these collections of shacks what?
Shantytowns
Bumshacks
Hobohouses
Kansas City
What was the name for the hydroelectric dam that Hoover built on the Colorado River? (before it was renamed the Hoover Dam)
Boulder Dam
Colorado Dam
Presidential Dam
Keep That Water Back Dam
The belief in giving money to large businesses so that the money would trickle down through job growth and higher wages is called what?
Trickle Down Economics
Downward Growth Economics
Pyramid Economics
Wine Economics
The group that came to Washington D.C. to support Patman’s bill to give out bonuses to World War 1 veterans was known as what?
The Bonus Army
The Veteran's March
Patman's Patrol
The Military of Money
Who wins the 1932 presidential election?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Gary Johnson
What was the name of FDR’s program to help fix many of the problems of the Great Depression?
The New Deal
Dollar Diplomacy
The Economy Fixing Plan
The Initiative
FDR’s intense period of activity where he tried to pass as many legislations as possible was known as what?
The Hundred Days
Bill Season
Presidential Action
First Term Luck
What was the name of the radio talks that FDR would give to explain his policies?
Fireside Chats
Roosevelt Radio
Presidential Hour
FDR didn't give radio talks
The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 established the FDIC. What does FDIC do?
Provides federals insurance for banks so that each account is protected
Protects farmers against supply and demand price drops
Creates 2 million jobs for young women making clothes for workers
Summons Glazzburak, the great Canadian goose that terrorizes Nova Scotia
Which amendment repeals the 18th amendment?
19th
20th
21st
22nd
What is deficit spending?
When the country was spending more money than it was making
When the country is making more money than it is spending
When the country is spending money on expanding Congress
When Congress is being bribed
When a president adds new Supreme Court Justices to get the ruling they want, what is that called?
Packing the Court
Shady Court Times
Justice Control
Court Manipulation
Which act sets a maximum number of working hours a week and a minimum wage?
Fair Labor Standards Act
Volstead Act
Patman Bill
Labor and Justice Act
What system helps pay out retirement, unemployment payments, and gives aid to children and disabled persons?
Social Security
Medicare
Medicaid
Welfare
