1. 1920’s
The Great
Flood
Huey Long
The
New Deal
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2. What does a moonshiner do?

3. Makes alcohol illegally

4. What kind of music became popular in the 1920s?

5. Jazz music

6. How did soap operas get their name?

7. The soap companies sponsored the radio shows so the dramas were called “soap operas”

8. What did the Women’s Christian Temperance Union push for in the 1920s?

9. Prohibition

10. Why was the 1921 Louisiana constitution called the “most legislative”?

11. The 1921 state constitution was so specific it required 536 amendments

12. In what year did the Great Flood occur?

13. 1927

14. What river was the cause of the Great Flood?

15. The Mississippi River

16. What Louisiana city was not flooded in the Great Flood?

17. New Orleans

18. What did the leaders of New Orleans do to try and save the city from flooding?

19. They bombed the levees below the city

20. What area was flooded on purpose to save New Orleans from the Great Flood?

21. St. Bernard Parish

22. What university allowed Huey to take the bar exam after only one year of law school?

23. Tulane University in New Orleans

24. What was Huey’s job before he became a politician?

25. Huey was a salesman

26. What company did Huey Long spend most of his time battling as an attorney?

27. The Standard Oil Company

28. In what year was Huey Long elected governor of Louisiana?

29. 1928

30. Who assassinated Huey P. Long?

31. Dr. Carl Weiss

32. What event was the catalyst(beginning) of the Great Depression?

33. The Stock Market Crash of 1929

34. Which President was responsible for the New Deal?

35. President Franklin Roosevelt

36. Which organization created jobs shoveling soil for single men?

37. Civilian Conservation Corps

38. What New Deal organization was designed to create benefits for those over 60 or disabled?

39. The Social Security Administration

40. What management group was designed to protect the citizen’s money if a bank went out of business?

41. The Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC)

42. When Huey Long became a U. S
When Huey Long became a U.S. Senator, what was the name of his economic plan?

43. The Share Our Wealth Plan

44. What were women of the 1920’s called who had short hair and knee length dresses?

45. The women were called “moderns” of “flappers”

46. Identify three positive contributions made by Huey Long while he was governor.

47. He built miles of roads, new bridges, and gave free books to school children

48. Which amendment granted women the right to vote in the United States?

49. The 19th Amendment

50. In what parish was Huey Long born?

51. Winn Parish