How was life different for 1920s sharecroppers, farmers, and factory workers?

They were unable to enjoy the rising standard of living.

How did most people respond to prosperity in the 1920s?

They continued spending their money

What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws?

To enforce segregation and discrimination

Which programs are still used today?

Social Security & Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

As consumer spending decreased, what happened to the price of goods in the 1930s?

Prices were lowered to encourage spending

Why did so many people become hobos?

They were unemployed and seeking work

What happened during the stock market crash of 1929?

Stock prices fell; many investors sold their stock

What was the purpose of the New Deal?

To provide relief, recovery, and reform

What was the purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?

To provide jobs for unemployed men

How were African Americans discriminated against in the North?

African Americans were often first fired and the last hired.

Why did many businesses fail during the Depression?

No one was able to or willing to buy their products

What conditions caused the Dust Bowl?

Drought and poor agricultural practices

What was the purpose of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?

To restore confidence in the banking system

What part of the 1920s economy contributed to the depression?

Crop prices fell and farmers could not buy new products

What was the major outcome of the New Deal relief programs?

It helped but did not pull the country out of the depression

Why did so many banks close after the stock market crash?

Many people were withdrawing their money

Which was an effect of the Dust Bowl, especially for the Okies?

Many people become migrant workers

What was the result of the 19th amendment?

Women gained the right to vote.

Which best describes the events during the Great Depression?

The economy collapsed; millions of people became unemployed

How did the New Deal help the economy?

Workers helped business grow by spending their paychecks

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1
Gave women the right to vote
Harlem Renaissance
Great Depression
19th Amendment
Dust Bowl
2
What was the purpose of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)?
Provide jobs for unemployed
Protect the money in banks
Regulate Wall Street trading
Provide secure retirement
3
How was life different for 1920s sharecroppers, farmers, and factory workers?
They were unable to enjoy the rising standard of living.
They were able to use air travel.
They had money to buy automobiles and applicances.
They were able to enjoy the rising standard of living.
4
How did most people respond to prosperity in the 1920s?
They asked for regulation of business activities
They continued spending their money
They saved their money
They sold their homes and moved across seas
5
What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws?
To enforce segregation and discrimination
To guarantee suffrage for African Americans
To regulate the policies of Reconstruction
To provide land for freed slaves after the Civil War
6
What did people call these makeshift homes?
Hoovervilles
Tent cities
Herbert's houses
Hobo hotels
7
Which programs are still used today?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. & Civilian Conservation Corp
Works Progress Admin. & Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Social Security & Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Social Security & Civilian Conservation Corps
8
A rapid rise in prices
inflation
unemployment
okies
stock market
9
Area of the Great Plains that was hit by drought in the 1930s
Dust Bowl
19th Amendment
Harlem Renaissance
Great Depression
10
As consumer spending decreased, what happened to the price of goods in the 1930s?
Priced remained the same
Prices rose because producers had to pay to advertise
Prices were lowered to encourage spending
Prices rose because producers had to make up for lost buyers
11
Why did so many people become hobos?
They were employed and in search of adventure
They were unemployed and seeking work
They were unemployed and in search of adventure
They were unemployed and did not need work
12
A place where stocks are bought and sold
inflation
Great Depression
Dust Bowl
stock market
13
Which president believed that people should help themselves through the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin Roosevelt
14
What happened during the stock market crash of 1929?
Stock prices rose; many investors sold their stock
Stock prices fell; many investors purchased more stock
Stock prices fell; many investors sold their stock
Stock prices rose; many investors purchased stock
15
Nickname for people who migrated from Oklahoma to California in the 1930s
sharecroppers
mass media
farmers
Okies
16
Who did the KKK target along with African Americans in the 1920s?
Catholics and Jews
Women and farmers
Lutherans and Baptists
Sharecroppers and factory workers
17
What was the purpose of the New Deal?
To control big business
To prevent the start of the Great Depression
To provide relief, recovery, and reform
To restore the gold standard
18
What was the purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?
To regulate trading on Wall Street
To provide jobs for unemployed men
To provide retirement for citizens
Protect the money people had in banks
19
How were African Americans discriminated against in the North?
African Americans were often first hired and last fired.
African Americans were often given higher paying jobs.
African Americans were often first fired and the last hired.
African Americans were often given the first choice in jobs.
20
Public forms of communication that reach large audiences
Stock Market
Inflation
Mass Media
Dust Bowl
21
Why did many businesses fail during the Depression?
Consumers were unwilling to sell
Consumers were willing to sell
No one was able to or willing to buy their products
Consumers bought all of their products
22
What was the name of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan?
Bureaucracy
New Deal
Trade Fairs
Campaign Promises
23
What conditions caused the Dust Bowl?
The burning of coal for energy
Drought and poor agricultural practices
Government programs during the Depression
Increased use of automobiles
24
What was the purpose of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?
To restore confidence in the banking system
To give more money and restore confidence in the people
To eliminate the banking system
To bring money into banks
25
What part of the 1920s economy contributed to the depression?
The lumber industry grew
Crop prices fell and farmers could not buy new products
The mining industry grew as coal replaced oil for fuel
Factory workers could not produce enough goods
26
What was the major outcome of the New Deal relief programs?
Brought the depression to an end within months
It helped but did not pull the country out of the depression
Created malls to stimulate the economy
Made the depression worse
27
Why did so many banks close after the stock market crash?
Many people were withdrawing their money
No one was working in the back that day
Many people were making deposits
It was a national holiday and the bank was closed
28
Name for the worst economic hardship in U.S. history
Dust Bowl
19th Amendment
Harlem Renaissance
The Great Depression
29
Which was an effect of the Dust Bowl, especially for the Okies?
People moved to the Great Plains
People left California and moved East
Many people become migrant workers
Factories laid-off workers
30
What was a popular style of music during the 1920s?
Alternative
Country
Jazz
Classical
31
Which program provides monthly payments to elderly, disabled, and unemployed?
Social Security
Works Progress Administration
Securities and Exchange Commission
Farm Security Administration
32
What was the result of the 19th amendment?
Women gained the right to vote.
Women earned the same wages as men.
Women becaome property owners in some states.
Women gained the right to attend state universities.
33
Which best describes the events during the Great Depression?
Government passed laws to eliminate poverty & discrimination
The economy collapsed; millions of people became unemployed
Fears about communism led to the imprisonment of many people
Japanese Americans were detained in interment camps
34
A period of achievement in music, art, and writing by African Americans
Dust Bowl
Great Depression
Harlem Renaissance
stock market
35
How did the New Deal help the economy?
Workers helped business grow by spending their paychecks
New roads got more produce to market
By getting men off the street to make the community safer
Factory owners hired more workers for government contracts
36
Which state was the first to grant women the right to vote?
South Carolina
Texas
Colorado
Wyoming

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