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U.S. History Unit 3
U.S. History Unit 3
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Why did some Americans think women shouldn't work during the Depression?
available jobs should go to men
it was unchristian
most Americans thought women should work during the Depression
it was unladylike
2
What percentage of Americans owned stock when the stock market crashed in 1929?
30%
5%
20%
10%
3
In the 1920s, what was the most significant innovation in the automobile industry?
Ford Model A
Bentley 3-litre
Packard Twin 6 Roadster
Ford Model T
4
What was the name of Warren Harding's circle of friends/advisors/ poker buddies?
the Ohio Gang
the OG
the Illinois Crew
the Indiana Boys
5
What were the dust storms called in the Dust Bowl?
dust days
black blizzards
brown blizzards
white outs
6
How did Henry Ford reduce the cost of automobile production?
using foreign car factories and foreign labor
using an assembly line
using electronic parts
by raising the price of his finished automobiles
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Which New York neighborhood became a center for Afro-centric art, music, poetry, and politics in the 1920s?
the Lower East Side
Harlem
Greenwich Village
Hell's Kitchen
8
What was speculation, as it related to the stock market?
using illegal, inside informationto buy and sell stocks
purhcasing 51% of the stock of one corporation
buying stock as a long term investment
purchasing high risk stock, hoping it would pay off quickly
9
In what ways did people adapt to the economic hardships of the Great Depression?
they grew food in gardens
all other answers are correct
they fixed their own shoes
they sewed their own clothes
10
About how many Americans lost their life savings and jobs during the Great Depression?
1/5
1/4
1/3
1/2
11
Which was NOT one of the reasons for the crash of the stock market in 1929?
the Dust Bowl
poor income distribution
questionable banking practices
international economic woes
12
In the "Red Summer" of 1919, which city had the worst race riot?
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Boston
13
Who is considered the "poet laureate" and most prolific writer of the Harlem Renaissance?
Langston Hughes
Marcus Garvey
Zora Neale Hurston
Claude McKay
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What was the main message of Warren Harding's presidential campaign?
A Return to Normalcy
The Business of America is Business
Make America Great Again
Talk Softly and Carry a Big Stick
15
What was the outcome of the 1920 presidential election?
Republican Warren Harding won by a large margin
Democrat James Cox defeated Republican Warren Harding
Democrat Warren Harding won by a large margin
Republican Warren Harding barely defeated Deoocrat Woodrow Wilson
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Which was NOT a term created to throw blame at Hoover for failing to do more to help people during the Depression?
Hooverville (shantytowns)
Hoover flag (empty pockets)
Hoover blanket (old newspapers)
Hoovermobiles (broke down cars)
17
Which of the following occurred as a result of the Great Depression?
marriage rates declined
all of the above occured
it became common to see long lines of unemployed men at breadlines
birth rates declined
18
Which was NOT a problem in the U.S. immediately following WWI?
labort strikes
race riots
fear of communism
the stock market crash
19
How were people who didn't even invest in the stock market impacted by the crash?
the crash caused banks to close
the crash started a new artistic movement
some people moved to Canada
the crash closed down professional baseball
20
During Prohibition, what were clandestine saloons (secrect bars and clubs) referred to as?
lounge lizards
speakeasies
jukeboxes
Ohio clubs
21
What was the first Red Scare?
a fear of communism
a fear of inflation
a fear of famine
a fear of crime
22
What did Herbert Hoove do before entering politics?
he was a soldier
he was an engineer
he was a reporter
he was a college professor
23
What was a flapper?
a young modern woman
a railroad worker
an airplane
a politcian
24
What percentage of banks had invested their customers' money in the stock market when it crashed?
80%
70%
60%
90%
25
Who was the first U.S. Cabinet member to go to prison?
Calvin Coolige
Albert B. Fall
Herbert Hoover
Andrew Mellon