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8th HUEY P. LONG
8th HUEY P. LONG QUESTIONS
Question | Answer |
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HUEY LONG | most influential governor in LA history |
FLOOD OF 1922 | The natural disaster that paved the way for Long to win the governorship |
THE KINGFISH | Long's nickname |
THE BURIAL PLACE FOR HUEY LONG. A STATUE WAS ERECTED IN HIS MEMORY | The ground of the State Capital |
DR. CARL WEISS | The man that is believed to have assassinated Huey Long in the State Capital |
SHARE YOUR WEALTH | The name of Long's campaign to end the Great Depression. It would impose heavy taxes on the wealthy to provide resources to the poor |
STANDARD OIL COMPANY | Long's Public enemy. He blamed them for Louisiana's poverty |
LOUISIANA STATE CAPITAL | One of the largest and most well known of the Long Public Works Projects |
LONG'S INFLUENCE ON EDUCATION | Free School books for children increased the number of night schools for illiterate adults |
"EVERY MAN A KING" | Long's slogan to promote his Share our Wealth Campaign |
LONG'S CONTRIBUTION TO DEMOCRACY | Repealed the Pole Tax and increased voter registration for ALL |
LONG'S FIRST ELECTED POSITION | Rail Road Commissioner |
LONG'S POLITICAL GOAL | To be president |
LONG BECAME THIS AFTER BEING GOVENOR | Senator |
LONG'S INFLUENCE ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION | ROADS AND BRIDGES |
ANTI-LONGS | The name giving opposition to his policies and his chosen leaders |
ALL THE KINGS MEN | This award winning book was loosely based off the life of Huey Long. It has been made into two movies |