Us History: Unit 5: Quiz 2 (90%)
Match the individuals with his or her achievements. 1. Susan B. Antony 2. Charles Lindbergh 3. John Scopes 4. Marcus Garvey 5. James Weldon Johnson
--- 1. led efforts to gain the right for women to vote 2. first aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean 3. teacher who faced trial for teaching evolution in a public classroom 4. founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) 5. wrote lyrics for "The Black National Anthem"
What two developments had the greatest impact on the lifestyle of Americans in the 1920s?
expansion of electricity and increased availability of automobiles
By keeping ________ rates high, the Federal Reserve contributed to the Great Depression.
interest
The Great Depression was ___.
international in scope
Sinclair Lewis was the First American to win a Nobel Prize for __________.
literature
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_________ was a movement in Christian denominations during the 1920s.
Fundamentalism
The ___ Act separated commercial banks and investment banks.
Glass-Steagall
Many talented black writers, poets, and artists contributed to the ___.
Harlem Renaissance
During the Great Depression unemployment averaged ___.
15%
What year did the Stock Market Crash occur?
1929
The ___ stock market crash took place on October 29, 1929.
Black Tuesday
The __________ Dam was built under the authorization of President Hoover.
Boulder
Former Secretary of Commerce and Republican ___ won the 1928 Presidential election.
Calvin Coolidge
___ did not share in the prosperity of the Roaring Twenties.
Farmers
What was the significance of The Jazz Singer?
It was the first feature-length movie with a talking sound track.
______ is the composer of "God Bless America".
Kate Smith
The _________ Amendment, ratified in 1920, secured suffrage rights for women.
Nineteenth
The 1930s were the Golden Age of _________.
Radio
_________ in risky investments led to a "bubble" in which stocks became overvalued in the late 1920s.
Speculation
The Hawley-Smoot ________ bill contributed to the Great Depression by significantly reducing trade.
Tariff
