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- 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.
- 7. The _____ that hit the midwest already added to farmers and sharecroppers plights.
- 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.
- 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).
- 16. Terrorist organization that made a come back in the 1920s whose targets included African Americans, Jews, and Catholics.
- 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.
- 20. Countless Americans lost their homes and many formed shantytowns, also known as _____, on unused public lands.
- 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.
- 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.
- 24. Eugenics was used to target women, _____, poor poor people, and immigrants.
- 26. The _____ transformed more than just transportation -- it also resulted in brand new businesses (i.e. gas stations) and culture (i.e. courtship norms).
- 27. Cars allowed people to live further from their places of work, to commute, which resulted in the growth of _____.
- 29. Many believed the charges and verdict against Sacco and Vanzetti were biased since they were Italian immigrants and _____.
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- 1. Billie Holiday's popular song "Strange Fruit" represented the protest aspect of the Harlem Renaissance as the song was against _____.
- 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.
- 4. The _____ was an African American protest and celebration of culture movement in the 1920s through the arts (music, art, literature, plays, etc.).
- 5. The Emergency Quota and _____ Acts were legislative answers to the Red Scare and nativism after WWI.
- 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.
- 8. 1 out of every 4, or _____%, of Americans were unemployed during the Great Depression.
- 10. The _____ was very publicly televised and nationally followed event that represented the riffs caused by the Fundamentalism Movement.
- 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 _____.
- 13. After WWI, there was a resurgence of nativism, especially towards immigrants from eastern and southeastern _____.
- 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.
- 15. In 1931, _____ occurred around the country, like the one in Oklahoma City where people shouted about being hungry and homeless, and looted stores.
- 17. The loss of export sales due to increased _____ particularly hurt farmers who weren't able to sell their surpluses overseas.
- 19. _____ lost their majority in the House of Representatives and held on to the Senate by 1 vote after the midterm elections of 1930.
- 22. Pseudo-science based on the premise that undesirable traits and genes could be bred out of the population.
- 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.
- 28. Even before the Great Depression, almost _____ of Americans were already living in poverty.