This convo illustrates in influence of which factor associated w/ the 1929 stock market crash?

Increasing consumer reliance on credit

What is one ongoing result (legacy) of the New Deal?

Some people rely on the government during economic distress

The primary objective of the Harlem Renaissance writers was to…

Generate pride in African American culture

Which of the following BEST describes a Flapper?

A rebellious woman who broke traditional gender roles

The Roaring Twenties were characterized by…

Installment plans, Motion pictures (movies), and flappers

For which reason were shantytowns most likely called “Hoovervilles” during the Great Depression

Inhabitants blamed their financial burdens on Hoover

Why did FDR issue the emergency banking “holiday”?

To prevent Americans from withdrawing money

Why did volunteerism fail?

Businesses and citizens acted in their own best interest

Which sentence states what most New Deal supporters thought the federal government should do?

Gov't should stimulate economy by spending & hiring people

The Harlem Renaissance refers to…

A celebration of African-American culture in writing & art

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1
To obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as…
Tea rooms
Speakeasies
Penthouses
Tenements
2
This convo illustrates in influence of which factor associated w/ the 1929 stock market crash?
Increasing consumer reliance on credit
Grow postwar profits in the industrial sector
Reduced wages and rising unemployment
Federal deregulation of the banking industry
3
A member of which of the following groups probably made this statement?
“The Lost Generation”
The “Lucky Lindy” club
The “It Girl” Fans
The “Great Migration-ists”
4
What is one ongoing result (legacy) of the New Deal?
The federal government funds a space-exploration program
Some people rely on the government during economic distress
State govt deny residency to persons working in other states
State govt use property taxes to fund social security
5
The primary objective of the Harlem Renaissance writers was to…
Support federal educational programs for African Americans
Improve literacy rates among women
Encourage militant protests among African Americans
Generate pride in African American culture
6
Which of the following BEST describes a Flapper?
A rebellious woman who broke traditional gender roles
A woman who thought men should lose the right to vote
Woman who campaigned for the legalization of “Moral Gown”
A modest woman who obeyed her parents
7
One of the main issues that the New Deal addressed was the...
Trade deficits
Urban crime
Unemployment rate
Air pollution
8
Which heading would complete the chart?
Prohibition
Propaganda
Music
Fundamentalists
9
Based on the table, which years would it likely have been hardest to find steady employment?
1930-1931
1940-1941
1932-1934
1936-1937
10
The Roaring Twenties were characterized by…
Bank failures, the New Deal, and bread lines
Internment camps and the first use of the atomic bomb
Brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containment
Installment plans, Motion pictures (movies), and flappers
11
For which reason were shantytowns most likely called “Hoovervilles” during the Great Depression
Inhabitants wanted to honor the economic policies of Hoover
Inhabitants blamed their financial burdens on Hoover
The shantytowns resembled public housing
Shantytowns began to appear w/the building of the Hoover Dam
12
Which New Deal program provided outdoors jobs for men?
Social Security
Federal Housing Authority
Civilian Conservation Corps
National Recovery Act
13
Why did FDR issue the emergency banking “holiday”?
To make banks mad
To increase the money flow
To prevent Americans from withdrawing money
To give the American people money
14
Why did volunteerism fail?
Charitable organizations took control of local relief effort
Hoover supported more federal government intervention
Banks made too many loans to struggling businesses
Businesses and citizens acted in their own best interest
15
What happens to price when there is a surplus of a good?
Price decreases
Price fluctuates
Price increases
Price stays the same
16
Speakeasies allowed citizens to get around the consequences of…
19th Amendment
Buying on a margin
Prohibition
21st Amendment
17
What did the AAA require of farmers?
To plant fewer crops
To spend more money on their crops
To save money
To plant more crops
18
The unofficial capital of black culture and activism in 1920s America was…
Harlem
St. Louis
Chicago
Detroit
19
Which Amendment repealed/reversed Prohibition?
21st Amendment
19th Amendment
20th Amendment
18th Amendment
20
One result of Prohibition during the 1920’s was…
An increase in listening to the radio
The rise of organized crime
A decline in dancing while socializing
The creation of creative artistic colonies
21
Name a famous Jazz trumpet player from the 1920s
Tan Hall
Duke Ellington
Bix Biderbeck
Louis Armstrong
22
Which sentence states what most New Deal supporters thought the federal government should do?
Government should play a small a role in the economy
Government should protect the rights of minority groups
Gov't should stimulate economy by spending & hiring people
Government should protect business to increase productivity
23
In the Great Migration, African Americans moved from…
Deep South to the West
Urban centers to farmland
High employment areas to depressed regions
The South to the North
24
The Harlem Renaissance refers to…
A struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP
A celebration of African-American culture in writing & art
A program to promote African-American owned businesses
A population increase in Harlem in the 1920s
25
Which of these movements is Langston Hughes most closely associated with?
World War II
Harlem Renaissance
Women’s Suffrage
Great Depression
26
Which US Amendment banned alcohol?
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
21st Amendment
20th Amendment
27
Which of these was a PULL on African Americans to leave the South?
Low paying rural jobs
Jim Crow laws
Threats of lynching
High paying jobs

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