Identify the European view in the Treaty of Versailles at the end of WWI

Germany's borders should be changed to ensure security and compensation

Farmers favored "Free Silver" and inflation because it would

increase crop prices to help them pay off their debts

What was one effect of the wage cuts and unemployment of the 1930's.

Hoovervilles sprang up in the nations cities.

Public schools played an important role in

helping immigrant children assimilate

Why did FDR, declare a bank holiday early in his administration

to inspect the financial health of the banks

Reforms published by the Populists included

government ownership of transportation systems

FDR's fireside chats were important because

They gained him more support for his New Deal Programs

During WWI, the Sedition Act made it illegal to

discuss anything negative about the government, Constitution, Army, Navy

What legal right was at issue in the Scopes Trial

The right to teach evolution in schools

What role did the federal government play in the economy during WWI?

The government regulated the production of war goods

Which one of the following was a major complaint of farmers in the late 1800's

high tariffs on manufactured goods

During the Depression, African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans

often lost jobs to white workers

The rise in homelessness during the Depression mainly resulted from

laid off workers losing their homes

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1
Identify the European view in the Treaty of Versailles at the end of WWI
Freedom of the seas was to be guaranteed
Participation in the LON was wanted to work out problems peacefully
remove trade barriers so all nations can trade freely
Germany's borders should be changed to ensure security and compensation
2
Farmers favored "Free Silver" and inflation because it would
increase crop prices to help them pay off their debts
lower the prices of manufactured goods
lower the cost of farm machinery and made farming more efficient.
increase their debt
3
One result of Prohibition during the 1920's was
an increase in alcoholism
a decline in dancing and socializing
the creation of urban artistic colonies
the rise of organized crime
4
What was one effect of the wage cuts and unemployment of the 1930's.
banks pardoned thousands of farm mortages
America experienced a baby boom
Most industries gave top jobs to married women
Hoovervilles sprang up in the nations cities.
5
Henry Ford's dream was to sell cars that
could travel 100 miles per hour
ordinary people could afford
would attract wealthy business owners
came in many colors
6
Public schools played an important role in
helping immigrant children assimilate
teaching religion
decreasing literacy
training women for the workplace
7
Why did FDR, declare a bank holiday early in his administration
to weaken the banking industry
to cut off the use of cash
to inspect the financial health of the banks
to give people in the banking industry a much needed break
8
Reforms published by the Populists included
government ownership of transportation systems
abolishment of the income tax
defeat of the Sherman Anti-trust Act
a return to the Gold Standard
9
FDR's fireside chats were important because
They won him the Nobel Peace prize
they showed what a weak leader he was
They turned people against the New Deal programs
They gained him more support for his New Deal Programs
10
During WWI, the Sedition Act made it illegal to
write articles about the war
discuss anything negative about the government, Constitution, Army, Navy
work in factories
buy Liberty Bonds
11
The Second New Deal aimed to
lower taxes on the rich
slow down legislative activity
Relax control over business
do more for ordinary Americans
12
What legal right was at issue in the Scopes Trial
The right to open a Speakeasy
the right to hold modernist beliefs
The right to teach evolution in schools
The right to hold fundamental beliefs
13
The economy grew in the 1920's as consumers
invested more of their money in government bonds
carefully conserved electricity
learned to ignore advertisements
began to buy goods on credit
14
What role did the federal government play in the economy during WWI?
The government lowered taxes to promote economic growth
The government regulated the production of war goods
The government stripped the corporate world of their power
The government gave industries more economic freedom
15
A major environmental crisis of the 1930's was known as the
The Grapes of Wrath
The Great Crash
Black Tuesday
The Dust Bowl
16
Which one of the following was a major complaint of farmers in the late 1800's
rising crop prices
high tariffs on manufactured goods
runaway inflation
activities of the Grange
17
Rockefeller gained control over the oil industry by
charging higher prices than his competitors
using horizontal consolidation
using vertical consolidation and buying RR
going into partnership with Andrew Carnegie
18
During the Depression, African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans
made great strides in equal rights legislation
often lost jobs to white workers
were encouraged to start their own businesses
were less affected than other workers
19
The Progressive Movement focused mainly on the problems of
non-unionized workers
African Americans
urban residents
tenant farmers
20
The rise in homelessness during the Depression mainly resulted from
laid off workers losing their homes
a decline in housing construction
increased immigration
high interest rates

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