1920s Boom, Bust & Hoover's Response Quiz

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  1. 3. In 1932, several hundred WWI veterans, known as the _____, marched on Washington, demanding their bonuses early. They were forcibly removed, and the country saw pictures of veterans getting tear gassed, adding to the poor reputation of President Hoover.
  2. 7. The _____ that hit the midwest already added to farmers and sharecroppers plights.
  3. 9. One of the main causes of the Great Depression was mistakes made by the Federal Reserve; they didn't regulate the _____ _____, low interest rate loans that were rampant in the 20s.
  4. 12. The construction of the _____ attracted thousands who were desperate for work; and many faced dangerous working conditions (i.e. scaling the rocks and the extremely high temperatures).
  5. 16. Terrorist organization that made a come back in the 1920s whose targets included African Americans, Jews, and Catholics.
  6. 18. President Hoover encouraged Congress to establish the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to make loans to banks, _____, and agricultural institutions -- but they were overly cautious and failed to meet the need.
  7. 20. Countless Americans lost their homes and many formed shantytowns, also known as _____, on unused public lands.
  8. 21. Flappers represented female _____ and protest against the status quo and asserted traditional values of what a lady was supposed to do, say, and think.
  9. 23. The _____ that people went on after the stock market crash were mostly featless since the banks had either loaned out their customers's savings accounts or speculated in the stock market.
  10. 24. Eugenics was used to target women, _____, poor poor people, and immigrants.
  11. 26. The _____ transformed more than just transportation -- it also resulted in brand new businesses (i.e. gas stations) and culture (i.e. courtship norms).
  12. 27. Cars allowed people to live further from their places of work, to commute, which resulted in the growth of _____.
  13. 29. Many believed the charges and verdict against Sacco and Vanzetti were biased since they were Italian immigrants and _____.
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  1. 1. Billie Holiday's popular song "Strange Fruit" represented the protest aspect of the Harlem Renaissance as the song was against _____.
  2. 2. One of the biggest issues with _____ was that it was so hard to enforce; a spike in organized crime and loss of state revenues also didn't help.
  3. 4. The _____ was an African American protest and celebration of culture movement in the 1920s through the arts (music, art, literature, plays, etc.).
  4. 5. The Emergency Quota and _____ Acts were legislative answers to the Red Scare and nativism after WWI.
  5. 6. Speculating in the stock market became such a popular, hyped up way to make money that even people who couldn't afford to buy stock out right resorted to _____, or paying for part of the stock and borrowing the rest.
  6. 8. 1 out of every 4, or _____%, of Americans were unemployed during the Great Depression.
  7. 10. The _____ was very publicly televised and nationally followed event that represented the riffs caused by the Fundamentalism Movement.
  8. 11. The 1920s saw many households with cars and nifty appliances for more than just the wealthy; the issue was that many of these bells and whistles were purchased on _____.
  9. 13. After WWI, there was a resurgence of nativism, especially towards immigrants from eastern and southeastern _____.
  10. 14. Buying, selling and trading in the stock market causes massive _____ of stock prices, eventually creating a bubble that would burst and cause the crash in 1929.
  11. 15. In 1931, _____ occurred around the country, like the one in Oklahoma City where people shouted about being hungry and homeless, and looted stores.
  12. 17. The loss of export sales due to increased _____ particularly hurt farmers who weren't able to sell their surpluses overseas.
  13. 19. _____ lost their majority in the House of Representatives and held on to the Senate by 1 vote after the midterm elections of 1930.
  14. 22. Pseudo-science based on the premise that undesirable traits and genes could be bred out of the population.
  15. 25. President Hoover did increase _____ projects, creating some jobs and relief -- but he was willing to go to far for fear of creating budget deficits.
  16. 28. Even before the Great Depression, almost _____ of Americans were already living in poverty.