The Harlem Renaissance refers to

a celebration of African-American culture in literature/arts

All of the following caused the Great Depression EXCEPT

tariffs on foreign imports were lowered

An example of the psychological stress caused by the Great Depression was the rise in

number of people who committed suicide

One long-range effect of the Great Depression was that many people

developed habits of saving and thriftiness

Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington?

World War I veterans and their families

Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

a growing number of homeless people

Which was not a cause of the Dust Bowl?

thick layers of prairie grasses

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3rd Quarter US HISTORY exam part 1

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US history PCHS CP/G 3rd quarter exam review 2017 part 1 1920s, Great Depression, and New Deal

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1
Flappers were all of the following EXCEPT
seemed casual and independent
rejected traditionalist values of the 19th century
a woman who often smoked and drank in public
wore ankle length dresses
2
During the Great Depression, the overall unemployment rate was about
75%
100%
25%
10%
3
During the Depression, charitable organizations tried to help urban poor by opening
soup kitchens
dust bowls
Coach LaBounty's wallet
banks
4
Which of the following increased in the 1920s
foreign demand for U.S farm products
domestic demand for U.S farm products
prices for farm products
farmers' debts
5
What name was given to the men and boys who rode the rails as they searched for work?
okies
bonus marchers
speculators
hoboes
6
The Harlem Renaissance refers to
a program to promote African-American owned businesses
a celebration of African-American culture in literature/arts
a population increase in Harlem in the 1920s
a struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP
7
All of the following caused the Great Depression EXCEPT
the stock market crashed
individuals and businesses built up large debt due to credit
tariffs on foreign imports were lowered
government did not insure people's bank accounts
8
Which of the following reached a new high during Roosevelt's first term as president?
per capita income
the national debt
employment rates
tariff rates
9
Term that refers to the Stock Market crash of October 29, 1929
White Wednesday
Black Tuesday
Green Monday
Black Friday
10
In calling shantytowns "Hoovervilles" people conveyed their
grudging respect for Hoover
patriotism
trust in Hoover
disgust in Hoover
11
An example of the psychological stress caused by the Great Depression was the rise in
number of people who committed suicide
number of children who were malnourished
number of women who worked outside the home
number of men who stood in bread lines
12
______ increased in the 1920s
the crime rate
the school dropout rate
child labor
the birthrate
13
During Prohibition, to get liquor illegally, drinkers went to underground night clubs known as
pent house
tea rooms
tenament
Speakeasies
14
One long-range effect of the Great Depression was that many people
developed habits of saving and thriftiness
came to believe in small government
grew to like President Hoover
became risk takers in the stock market
15
Sacco and Vanzetti were tried and convicted of
robbery and murder
anarchy
treason
bribery of an officer
16
Which of the following describes a government system for giving payments or food to the poor?
price support
direct relief
Bonus Army
rugged individualism
17
Who opened the first soup kitchen
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Al Capone
Greg Seibert
18
Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington?
unemployed industrial workers and their families
farmers forced off their land by dust storms
business and labor leaders who agreed to work together
World War I veterans and their families
19
The main factor causing urban sprawl in the 1920s was
the automobile
the use of electricity
a change in birthrate
growth in industry
20
Jazz music, born in New Orleans, was spread to the North by musicians such as
Troy Faucheaux
Paul Robeson
Louis Armstrong
Langston Hughes
21
Which is NOT an effect of the Great Depression?
many men became unemployed
many families became homeless
many people started farming
many children had a poor diet
22
Which of the following was a goal of the New Deal?
regulate the stock market
decrease prices of farm goods
increase crop production
deregulate the nation's banking system
23
Which New Deal policy had the greatest impact on the American economy
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Civilian Conservation Corps
Social Security Act
24
Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
a crisis in the farm sector
tariffs on foreign goods
the availability of easy credit
a growing number of homeless people
25
Which was not a cause of the Dust Bowl?
thick layers of prairie grasses
high winds
overproduction of crops
drought
26
The first practical peacetime use of airplanes was for
carrying passengers
crop dusting
weather forecasting
carrying mail
27
refers to paying a small percentage of a stock's price as a down payment and borrowing the rest
price support
speculation
buying on margin
credit
28
Herbert Hoover's approach to the Depression economy was based on a belief in
the golden rule
voluntary cooperation
separation of church and state
direct government relief

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