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Unit 6 Boom & Bust: Boom to Bust

This unit examines American life and politics during the 1920s and 1930s.

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Which president promised a "Return to Normalcy" in 1920?Warren G. Harding
During the 1920s, which scandal exposed the bribery of Warren G. Harding's cabinet by business interests?Teapot Dome
Which economic policy benefitted big business during the 1920s?laissez faire capitalism
What was a result of "buying on margin" and overspeculation in the stock market during the 1920s?Stock Market Crash of 1929 or "Black Tuesday"
What was President Herbert Hoover's preferred approach to dealing with the economic depression of the early 1930s?voluntary cooperation
What were the basic characteristics of the business cycle during the 1920s?economic expansion, overproduction, and speculation
Which financial practices encouraged consumers to borrow money for household purchases during the 1920s?easy credit and the installment plan
What were the shantytowns built by the homeless during the early stages of the Great Depression called?Hoovervilles
During the Depression of the 1930s, how did charities provide relief to Americans suffering from hunger?Soup kitchens and Bread lines
President Hoover's re-election campaign was damaged by his use of troops against which group?the Bonus Army
Speakeasies and bootlegging were developed illegally because of which policy during the 1920s?prohibition
Which music was popularized during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s by Louis Armstrong and other black entertainers?Jazz
Which new technology was developed during the 1920s?radio and "talkies" (movies with sound)
Which group represented social change for women during the 1920s?flappers
Which group exemplified the prejudice against immigrants and African-Americans during the 1920s?Ku Klux Klan
Which cultural movement was associated with African-American culture and black pride during the 1920s?The Harlem Renaissance
The "Back to Africa" movement and the United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) are associated with which African-American leader?Marcus Garvey
Which event is an example of nativism during the 1920s?the Sacco and Vanzetti trial
Which event exemplified the conflict between religion and modern science during the 1920s?the John T. Scopes trial
Which policy was supported the strongest by Christian fundamentalists such as Billy Sunday?prohibition
Which sector of the economy did not prosper during the 1920s?agriculture/farmers
Which acts helped cause the Great Depression?higher tariffs (ex. Hawley-Smoot tariff)


Social Studies Teacher
Grimsley High School
NC

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