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The Roaring 20's and Great Depression
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1
The main goal of the Social Security Act was to reduce the unemployment rate.
False
True
2
How did the New Deal change the role of the federal government in the United States?
It eliminated the role of the federal government.
It increased the role of the federal government.
It had no effect on the role of the federal government.
It decreased the role of the federal government.
3
Many members of the rapidly-growing middle class bought _____________ in the 1920s.
Airplanes
Automobiles
Televisions
Boats
4
Which of these were NOT ways in which women's styles changed in the 1920s?
Clothes became looser and shorter.
Women started to wear pants.
Women cut their hair and wore short hair styles
Many new fabrics became available.
5
Margin buying means buying
a limited amount of stock in any one company.
stock in a new or unproven company.
too much stock in any one company.
stock in a company with borrowed money.
6
The nickname given to ruined Great Plains farmlands was "the Dust Bowl".
False
True
7
Which was an unforeseen consequence of the new 'labor-saving' devices such as washing machines and vacuum cleaners?
Women had much more free time for leisure activities
Restaurants became more crowded as most people no longer ate at home
More housekeepers were hired so women had more free time
Women washed and cleaned more often than they did in the past
8
What group of Americans gained the right to vote from the Nineteenth Amendment?
18-21 year olds
Women
Immigrants
African-Americans
9
The New Deal program that still exists today and that provides income for many retired Americans is the
Works Project Administration
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Tennessee Valley Authority
Social Security Act
10
What genre of music became extremely popular during the 1920s?
Swing
Rock & Roll
Jazz
Ragtime
11
For many Americans, the 1920s were a time of
fear of bank closings.
unemployment and insecurity.
muckraking and reform movements.
rising living standards.
12
What was the name of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s set of economic reforms?
The New Deal
The Fair Deal
The Square Deal
The Great Deal
13
Why were some New Deal reforms referred to as “safety net” programs?
They were designed to capture rogue communists.
They were created to prevent illegal immigration.
They were intended to help the nation’s neediest people.
They were intended to rescue the nation’s economy.
14
Which of the following is true of the Great Depression?
It was over by the time Franklin Roosevelt started his presidency.
It was the longest-lasting economic depression in U.S. history.
It was cured during Roosevelt’s first 100 days in office.
It triggered a wave of immigration out of the United States.
15
How did farmers help contribute to the Great Depression?
Farmers produced an overabundance of crops in the 1920s.
They did not have enough buyers as people moved to the cities.
With produce that they could not sell, farmers had trouble meeting expenses
All of the above
16
The Prohibition movement led to the ban on what goods in the United States?
foreign imports
socialist materials
alcoholic beverages
tobacco products
17
What happened on “Black Tuesday”, October 29, 1929?
Hundreds of banks closed their doors
Prohibition began
The Stock Market crashed
The Ku Klux Klan marched in Washington DC
18
A down payment would be used when
buying lunch at a restaurant
making your monthly payment to the electric company
making your last payment on your house loan
applying to get a loan for a car
19
Roosevelt and Congress create the Securities Exchange Commission to help regulate the stock market and businesses.
True
False
20
During Franklin Roosevelt's first 100 days as president, the stock market dramatically collapsed.
False
True
21
Which of these were NOT impacts of the Great Depression in the 1930s?
Millions of people lost their jobs and struggled to find new ones
Prohibition put many breweries and distillers out of business
Many businesses were forced to close and file for bankruptcy.
Unemployed, many Americans could not afford to pay back loans
22
Why were poor towns on the edge of urban areas named after Hoover?
He encouraged several public works projects in urban areas.
He set up government funding for the shantytown construction.
He decided to raise taxes on many low-income Americans.
He was accused of not doing enough to fight the Depression.
23
What impact did the New Deal have on America’s financial industry?
It encouraged risky lending practices like margin buying.
It increased government regulations on banks and businesses.
It eliminated federal oversight of stock market transactions.
It created several new unions within the banking industry.
24
The ______________ allowed Henry Ford to build cars more efficiently than ever.
Aluminum frame
Assembly line
Rubber tires
Interchangeable parts
25
By 1930, over 60% of American families owned an automobile.
True
False
26
The main goal of most relief measures during Roosevelt’s presidency was helping the unemployed
True
False
27
Which of these did NOT help cause the Great Depression?
risky lending by banks
deep debts of American farmers
Stock Market Crash of 1929
Prohibition
28
The first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean was
Bessie Coleman
Amelia Earhart
Charles Lindbergh
Orville Wright
