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| ____________ and _____________ were famous jazz musicians. |
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| Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton |
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| ________ were replaced in the late 1920's with "________ _______". |
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| Silent movies; talking movies |
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| Ban on making and selling __________. |
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| What was the 18th ammendment? |
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| The 18th ammendment prohibited sale of alcohol. |
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| When did the 18th ammendment come into effect? |
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| illegal bars that sold liquor |
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| They made and sold liquor illegally |
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| Why did the Prohibition law cause problems? |
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| Because the law was ignored in many places. |
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| Women were very active but still could not ______. |
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| She was a Louisiana woman who worked for womans sufferage. |
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| What was the 19th ammendment? |
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| The 19th ammendment gave women the right to vote. |
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| When was the 19th ammendment ratified? |
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| The 19th ammendment was gratified in 1920 but in LA it did not ratify until 1970 |
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| Gov. _________ expanded Louisiana State University. |
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| Enacted ________ _____ on non renewable natural resources |
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| What was the Klu Klux Klan (KKK)? |
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| A group of men who used violence and intimidation to terrorize anyone they do not like; mainly immagrants and minorities. |
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| Gov. Parker created laws to curb _____ activity- required ________ of members _______ and ________ the wearing of ______. |
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| KKK; publishing; names; forbid; masks |
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| _________ of _______ contained many detailed rules. |
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| What was required to make any changes to the Constitution? |
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| ______ ________ _______ was created to regulate to regulate transportation and communication commpanies. |
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| Public Service Commission |
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| __________ flood waters headed south down Missippi River. |
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| Crevasses (_____ ___ ______) flooded surrounded land |
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| ___ million acres flooded, _____ killed |
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| More than ________ people had to leave their homes |
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| New Orleans depended on _____ for protection since it was built ______ sea level on drained ____ land |
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| ______ and _______ were used to keep the city dried |
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| Government leader decided to dynamite levees south of new orleans diverting the floods into ________ and _______ parishes |
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| Plaquemine and St. Bernard |
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| __________ miles of spilways were built to drain flood waters into Lake _________ |
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| _______ was elected governor in 1928 |
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| Huey was born in _______ parish in 1893 |
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| Early job as ____________ |
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| First state job was __________ at age 24 |
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| Used ______ service and a new ____ to campaign in rural areas |
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| He lost the first race in _____ |
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| He worked to get ______'s votes in |
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| Made promise to the ______ voters for more money from the state by _______ the rich |
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| Won governor's race in _____ |
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| _________ _________ in every parish to increase the demand for more road _______. |
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| Provided free _____ _______ to all school children |
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| Helped the poor and farmers by removing the _____ _____ and providing ______ _______ ___________. |
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| poll tax; home stead exemption |
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| Impeachment is the bringing of charges against a public official while he is in office |
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| Impeachment proceedings were started against Long in the Louisiana _______ of ____________. |
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| Long's brother (earl) was able to get enough senators to sign a "_____ ______" |
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| a round robin is a document to block the government's removal from office |
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| Huey won senate compaign in _____ while still governor |
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| Who was the new governor? |
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| New governor contunued long's expansion of social programs such as ________ and ________. |
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| Long worked to expand (and control) ___ ________ ____________. |
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| What did Long call himself? |
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| Why did he call himself that? |
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| He called himself that after a radio show character who was the boss of his group. |
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| What program did Long plan to give money to the poor and elderly? |
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| Long let everyone know that he wanted to be ___________. |
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| What was Long's "sharing the wealth" program similar to? |
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| Roosevelt's social security system and minimum wage ideas |
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| What does it mean to draw election lines? |
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| How did Long use gerrymandering? |
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| To punish a political enemy and help one of his friends defeat Judge Benjamin Perry |
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| ____________ (Judge Perry's son-in-law) went to see Long at the state capitol ono September 8, 1935 |
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| Evidence suggests that _______ shot Long and Long's bodyguards killed him. |
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| Huey Long died ____ days later. |
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| _____________ was elected governor in 1936 and continued many of Long's programs. |
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| Leche resigned after being accused of what? |
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| How many years of jail was he sentenced to? |
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| Many Louisianians were in poverty because of the ______ __________ |
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| Becuase of this people became fans of ____________. |
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| ____________ was elected president in 1932. |
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| ____________ _________ ____________ began first program to help the poor in LA |
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| Unemployment Relief Committee |
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| ________ _________ _______ was another job program for men with families |
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| Works Progress Administration |
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| What provided lunches for children to improve overall health? |
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| National School Lunch Act |
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| First lady _______ ________ visited the state in 1957 to help boost moral |
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