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| Which president represented the end of the progressive era and a "Return to Normalcy" in the 1920s? | Warren G. Harding |
| During the 1920s, which scandal involved the resignation and imprisonment of Warren G. Harding's Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall? | Teapot Dome |
| Which president supported the use of laissez faire economic policies during the 1920s? | Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover (all Republicans) |
| What was a result of speculation and "buying on margin" in the stock market during the 1920s? | The Stock Market Crash of 1929 or "Black Tuesday" |
| Which approach did President Herbert Hoover prefer to deal with the economic crisis of the early 1930s? | rugged individualism and/or voluntary cooperation |
| Which president supported direct relief from government to address the problems of the economic crisis of the 1930s? | Franklin Roosevelt |
| What were the basic characteristics of the business cycle during the 1920s? | economic expansion, overproduction, and speculation |
| Which financial practices encouraged more consumerism during the 1920s? | easy credit and the installment plan |
| Which term referred to the shantytowns built by the homeless during the early stages of the Depression of the 1930s? | Hoovervilles |
| During the Depression of the 1930s, what became common as hunger affected the unemployed? | Soup kitchens and Bread lines |
| Hoover's failure to effectively deal with the Depression was demonstrated by his use of troops against which group? | the Bonus Army |
| Speakeasies and bootlegging were illegal activities that developed because of which policy during the 1920s? | prohibition |
| Which music was popularized during the 1920s by Louis Armstrong and other African-American entertainers? | Jazz |
| Which new technology was developed for entertainment and information during the 1920s? | radio and "talkies" |
| What did President Franklin Roosevelt use to deliver his "fireside chats" to the American people? | radio |
| Which group represented social change for women during the 1920s? | flappers |
| Which African-American cultural movement is associated with Langston Hughes and jazz music? | The Harlem Renaissance |
| Which event represented the conflict between Christian Fundamentalism and modern science during the 1920s? | the John T. Scopes trial |
| Which reform program did President Franklin Roosevelt propose to deal with the Great Depression? | New Deal |
| What approach did President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal use to deal with the effects of the Great Depression? | direct government relief |
| Which New Deal programs provided jobs to the unemployed? | Works Progress Administration (WPA) and Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) |
| Which New Deal program increased farmers' incomes? | Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) |
| Which New Deal program regulated business? | National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) |
| Which New Deal program built dams for hydroelectric power? | Tennesse Valley Authority (TVA) |
| Which part of the economy did not prosper during the 1920s? | agriculture/farmers |
| What was one of Franklin Roosevelt's first actions as president to prevent bank failures? | banking holiday and emergency relief |
| What New Deal program provides direct benefits to the elderly, disabled, and unemployed? | Social Security |
| What was established under the Fair Labor Standards Act? | minimum wage and forty-hour work week |
| What is the long-term impact of the New Deal? | increased government involvement |
| Which period of Roosevelt's presidency involved a series of emergency measures and government programs to provide direct relief against the Great Depression? | the "First Hundred Days" |
| What were the causes of the Great Depression? | higher tariffs (Hawley-Smoot tariff), bank failures, overproduction, unequal distribution of income |
