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1
Q

The 1930s were the ______ Age of Radio.

A

golden

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2
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The __________ Act required the government to prepare a annual spending plan.

A

National Budget

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3
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The failure of _____ caused many individuals to lose their life savings.

A

banks

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4
Q

Striking Boston were fired by Massachusetts governor Calvin Coolidge for not returning to work.

A

policemen

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5
Q

President who died while in office

A

warren g harding

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6
Q

first person to head the FBI

A

J edgar hoover

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7
Q

the jazz singer was the first full-length feature film with _______

A

sound dialogue

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8
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The _ is guarded day and night by a Sentinel guard of the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Regiment.

A

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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9
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Violent acts raised concerns about communism taking hold in America.

A

red scare

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10
Q

The ________ rejected several attempts by FDR to use executive
orders to create government programs.

A

Supreme Court

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11
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This was a carefree time of loose, do-as-you-please living.

A

roaring twenties

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12
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The Glass-Steagall Act separated banks and investment

A

commercial

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13
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Many ______ moved from the South to northern industrial cities.

A

African Americans

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14
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______ was when Black writers, poets, and musicians began to receive proper recognition for their contributions.

A

Harlem Renaissance

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15
Q

Retirees and disabled people could receive monetary support from the _________ Administration.

A

Social Security

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16
Q

The ________ Administration provided jobs to build roads, dams, bridges, and public buildings.

A

Works Progress

17
Q

A cabinet member accepting bribes from oil companies created a scandal in the Harding administration.

A

tea dome

18
Q

Supporters of believed the human race could be improved through selective breeding.

A

eugenics

19
Q

Black friday contributed to a _____ in stock market prices?

A

bubble

20
Q

enjoyed new dances and wore long beads, straight dresses, and straw hats

A

Flapper society

21
Q

Fear of other immigrants led to _, a belief that descendants of *English settlers *needed protection.

A

nativism

22
Q

The expansion of electricity
and widespread availability of _____ greatly improved American lifestyles in the 1920s.

A

automobiles

23
Q

first American to win a Nobel Prize for literature

A

Sinclair lewis

24
Q

believing it would create dependence on government, he refused to offer direct monetary assistance during the Great Depression

A

herbert hoover

25
Q

The ________ of Investigation
was created in response to violent acts attributed to communists.

A

Federal Bureau

26
Q

FDR said, “I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a _____ for the American people.”

A

new deal

27
Q

The Emergency Quota Act limited ______ into the United States.

A

immigration

28
Q

The Dust Bowl
drought drove thousands of “Okies” to seek employment in _____.

A

California

29
Q

The ________ Authority controlled flooding and produced electricity for a large region.

A

Tennessee Valley

30
Q

____ lowered taxes on business and practiced a careful spending policy.

A

Calvin Coolidge

31
Q

Its goal was to protect China’s sovereignty and limit naval forces of world powers.

A

washington naval

32
Q

fought for Black rights and founded the United Negro Improvement Association

A

marcus garvey

33
Q

fought for women’s right to vote and helped write the Nineteenth Amendment

A

susan b anthony

34
Q

Tennessee teacher put on trial for teaching evolution in a public school

A

john scope

35
Q

President _____ authorized construction of Boulder
Dam.

A

Hoover

36
Q

The stock market crash on October 29, 1929 is known as _____.

A

Black Tuesday

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