unit 5 Flashcards
The 1930s were the ______ Age of Radio.
golden
The __________ Act required the government to prepare a annual spending plan.
National Budget
The failure of _____ caused many individuals to lose their life savings.
banks
Striking Boston were fired by Massachusetts governor Calvin Coolidge for not returning to work.
policemen
President who died while in office
warren g harding
first person to head the FBI
J edgar hoover
the jazz singer was the first full-length feature film with _______
sound dialogue
The _ is guarded day and night by a Sentinel guard of the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Regiment.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Violent acts raised concerns about communism taking hold in America.
red scare
The ________ rejected several attempts by FDR to use executive
orders to create government programs.
Supreme Court
This was a carefree time of loose, do-as-you-please living.
roaring twenties
The Glass-Steagall Act separated banks and investment
commercial
Many ______ moved from the South to northern industrial cities.
African Americans
______ was when Black writers, poets, and musicians began to receive proper recognition for their contributions.
Harlem Renaissance
Retirees and disabled people could receive monetary support from the _________ Administration.
Social Security
The ________ Administration provided jobs to build roads, dams, bridges, and public buildings.
Works Progress
A cabinet member accepting bribes from oil companies created a scandal in the Harding administration.
tea dome
Supporters of believed the human race could be improved through selective breeding.
eugenics
Black friday contributed to a _____ in stock market prices?
bubble
enjoyed new dances and wore long beads, straight dresses, and straw hats
Flapper society
Fear of other immigrants led to _, a belief that descendants of *English settlers *needed protection.
nativism
The expansion of electricity
and widespread availability of _____ greatly improved American lifestyles in the 1920s.
automobiles
first American to win a Nobel Prize for literature
Sinclair lewis
believing it would create dependence on government, he refused to offer direct monetary assistance during the Great Depression
herbert hoover
The ________ of Investigation
was created in response to violent acts attributed to communists.
Federal Bureau
FDR said, “I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a _____ for the American people.”
new deal
The Emergency Quota Act limited ______ into the United States.
immigration
The Dust Bowl
drought drove thousands of “Okies” to seek employment in _____.
California
The ________ Authority controlled flooding and produced electricity for a large region.
Tennessee Valley
____ lowered taxes on business and practiced a careful spending policy.
Calvin Coolidge
Its goal was to protect China’s sovereignty and limit naval forces of world powers.
washington naval
fought for Black rights and founded the United Negro Improvement Association
marcus garvey
fought for women’s right to vote and helped write the Nineteenth Amendment
susan b anthony
Tennessee teacher put on trial for teaching evolution in a public school
john scope
President _____ authorized construction of Boulder
Dam.
Hoover
The stock market crash on October 29, 1929 is known as _____.
Black Tuesday
