1920’s The Great Flood Huey Long The New Deal Grab Bag 1pt 1 pt 1 pt 1pt 1 pt 2 pt 2 pt 2pt 2pt 2 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 4 pt 4 pt 4pt 4 pt 4pt 5pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt
What does a moonshiner do?
Makes alcohol illegally
What kind of music became popular in the 1920s?
Jazz music
How did soap operas get their name?
The soap companies sponsored the radio shows so the dramas were called “soap operas”
What did the Women’s Christian Temperance Union push for in the 1920s?
Prohibition
Why was the 1921 Louisiana constitution called the “most legislative”?
The 1921 state constitution was so specific it required 536 amendments
In what year did the Great Flood occur?
1927
What river was the cause of the Great Flood?
The Mississippi River
What Louisiana city was not flooded in the Great Flood?
New Orleans
What did the leaders of New Orleans do to try and save the city from flooding?
They bombed the levees below the city
What area was flooded on purpose to save New Orleans from the Great Flood?
St. Bernard Parish
What university allowed Huey to take the bar exam after only one year of law school?
Tulane University in New Orleans
What was Huey’s job before he became a politician?
Huey was a salesman
What company did Huey Long spend most of his time battling as an attorney?
The Standard Oil Company
In what year was Huey Long elected governor of Louisiana?
1928
Who assassinated Huey P. Long?
Dr. Carl Weiss
What event was the catalyst(beginning) of the Great Depression?
The Stock Market Crash of 1929
Which President was responsible for the New Deal?
President Franklin Roosevelt
Which organization created jobs shoveling soil for single men?
Civilian Conservation Corps
What New Deal organization was designed to create benefits for those over 60 or disabled?
The Social Security Administration
What management group was designed to protect the citizen’s money if a bank went out of business?
The Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC)
When Huey Long became a U. S When Huey Long became a U.S. Senator, what was the name of his economic plan?
The Share Our Wealth Plan
What were women of the 1920’s called who had short hair and knee length dresses?
The women were called “moderns” of “flappers”
Identify three positive contributions made by Huey Long while he was governor.
He built miles of roads, new bridges, and gave free books to school children
Which amendment granted women the right to vote in the United States?
The 19th Amendment
In what parish was Huey Long born?
Winn Parish