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1
Why did KKK membership increase in the 1920s?
growing fear of Catholics, Jews, & communists
immigrants were leaving the US
African Americans moving to the South
white men were being discriminated against
2
What was the main goal of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)?
to give retired farmers pensions
to recruit new farmers
to increase farm production
to raise prices on farm goods
3
Which New Deal agency guaranteed bank deposits in case of a bank failure?
WPA
SEC
SSA
FDIC
4
Attorney General Palmer launched the Palmer raids to track down and arrest
union members
communists
immigrants
organized crime leaders
5
Charles Evans Hughes was President Harding's secretary of
treasury
state
labor
interior
6
Which woman pushed for birth control to be available for married couples?
Margaret Sanger
Edith Wilson
Eudora Welty
Alice Paul
7
Why did union membership go down in the 20s?
most were made up of African Americans
fear of communism/anarchy
most were made up of immigrants
none of these
8
Ernest Hemingway's writing was known for his straightforward style and
strong nationalism
support for war
muckraking topics
criticism of war
9
The "Ohio Gang" was a group of
often corrupt advisors to Pres. Harding
big business owners
diplomats who worked for internat'l peace
organized crime members
10
Which of these agencies created the most jobs?
FDIC
SEC
NLRB
CCC
11
Which of these was NOT an important jazz musician of the 20s?
Duke Ellington
Langston Hughes
Bessie Smith
Louis Armstrong
12
The main significance of the Scopes Trial was that it
led to the repeal of the law banning teaching of evolution
showed the conflict between religion and science
allowed Americans to see the justice system at work
ended the career of William Jennings Bryan
13
Which of these is NOT a reason it was hard to enforce Prohibition?
some agents accepted bribes to look the other way
many people weren't willing to give up alcohol
they are all reasons it was hard to enforce
there weren't enough federal agents
14
Why did Christian Fundamentalists of the 20s have issues with science?
they wanted the theory of evolution taught in schools
they believed the Bible could be interpreted different ways
they believed scientific theories went against the Bible
they thought science teachers were anarchists
15
Shantytowns were called "Hoovervilles" because of President Hoover's
refusal to provide relief for the homeless
work to create jobs for the unemployed
plan to give money to citizens in need
support for food donation programs
16
The National Industrial Recovery Act and the National Labor Relations Act were programs that
kept wages low
regulated the banking industry
favored management over labor unions
favored labor unions over management
17
How did Hoover react to the fall of the stock market?
he worked to provide jobs
he helped banks stay open by giving them cash
he asked businesses not to lay people off
he lowered tariffs to increase trade
18
Frances Perkins was the first woman
to become a flapper
to become a doctor
to serve on a president's cabinet
to fly a plane across the Atlantic
19
Who piloted the first non-stop transatlantic flight from the US to Europe?
Charles Lindbergh
Joe Louis
Marcus Garvey
Babe Ruth
20
What form of mass communication was the most powerful in the 1920s?
TV
magazines
newspapers
radio
21
Roosevelt's "Fireside Chats" were his way of
to get input from his advisors
to share his plans & progress with the people
to suggest new ideas to Congress
spreading anti-Communist propaganda
22
Which of the following were causes of the Great Depression?
income gap between the rich and poor
all of these
too much debt
problems for farmers
23
What does buying stock on the margin mean?
buying stock for someone else
buying stock outside of the regular exchange
paying less than the market price
borrowing money to buy stock
24
How many bills were passed during FDR's first "hundred days?"
18
12
15
9
25
What was the Great Migration?
young women fleeing from small towns to the big cities
unemployed men moving around the country
movement of Mexicans into the US during the 30s
movement of African Americans out of the South
26
One of the reasons for creating the TVA was to
provide healthcare to the region
encourage African Americans to settle in the region
build roads
build dams and produce electricity
27
Who benefited the most from New Deal programs?
women
African Americans
immigrants
white men
28
Which leader promoted the idea of Black Pride?
WEB DuBois
Booker T. Washington
Marcus Garvey
Claude McKay
29
Which of the following was an agreement to not go to war?
Treaty of Versailles
Neutrality Act
Kellogg-Briand Pact
the Dawes Plan
30
The most beloved hero of the US in the 20s was
Langston Hughes
Duke Ellington
Babe Ruth
Charles Lindbergh
31
Which amendment is associated with Prohibition?
17th
18th
16th
19th
32
Illegal and often underground bars were known as
speakeasies
penthouses
cellars
stills
33
Which of the New Deal policies has had the biggest long-term impact on the America?
NLRB
TVA
SSA
CCC
34
Which of the following was a well known poet of the Harlem Renaissance?
Louis Armstrong
Zora Neale Hurston
Duke Ellington
Langston Hughes
35
What were some of the effects of the Great Depression?
some men abandoned their families
malnutrition & starvation
some people killed themselves
all of these
36
_____________________ was the first movie with sound in 1927.
Frankenstein
Steamboat Willie
The Jazz Singer
Gone With the Wind
37
Which author was the first to win the Nobel Prize in literature?
Gertrude Stein
Ernest Hemingway
Sinclair Lewis
F. Scott Ftizgerald
38
Teapot Dome was a scandal in the 1920s involving
communists in the gov't
bribery and sports
unions and organized crime
bribes and federal land
39
FDR proposed increasing the Supreme Court to 15 justices. How did American people view this?
movement away from the New Deal
a sign the Depression was over
legitimate proposal
a violation of checks & balances, separation of powers
40
The Fordney-McCumber Tariff raised rates so high that
US businesses boomed
European nations couldn't trade with the US
the price of farm goods went up
it helped Germany recover
41
The ___________ was created to regulate the Stock Market..
CCC
TVA
FDIC
SEC
42
Widespread use of cars changed Americans' lives in which ways?
people could travel for pleasure
all of these
young people could go places without parents
people could move to the suburbs
43
Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted of murder without any evidence because they admitted to being
fascists
anarchists
guilty
Democrats
44
Which novel best describes the extravagance of the wealthy in the 1920s?
My Antonia
A Farewell to Arms
Babbitt
The Great Gatsby
45
F. Scott Fitzgerald described the 1920s as the
Harlem Renaissance
Jazz Age
Prohibition Age
Roaring 20s
46
The two main causes of the Dust Bowl were
overpopulation & urban sprawl
over farming & severe drought
strip mining & toxic waste dumping
slash & burn farming & railroads
47
What was the purpose of the Dawes Plan?
to assimilate Native Americans
to loan $ to GER for reparations
to loan $ to France to recover from WWI
to lower tariff rates
48
Which African American leader had a role in FDR's administration?
Mary McLeod Bethune
Marcus Garvey
WEB DuBois
Booker T. Washington
49
The "Lost Generation" refers to American writers who
enjoyed the lavish lifestyle of the rich & famous
wrote about the harsh life in the South
left the US because of disgust at our materialism
wrote about immigrants living in big cities