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Unit 4 Review: The Great Depression & The Roaring Twenties
Unit 4 Review: The Great Depression & The Roaring Twenties
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1
By the end of the 1920s, automobiles had become the nation's largest industry.
True
False
2
John Steinbeck's novel about tenant farmers in the Great Depression
The Dust Bowl
Gone With the Wind
The Harlem Renaissance
The Grapes of Wrath
3
Which of the following was
NOT
an impact of the Great Depression?
large number of banks and businesses failed
the automobile industry boomed
farmers' income fell to low levels
large number of people were homeless and hungry
4
What was the unemployment rate during the Great Depression?
5.5%
15%
25%
50%
5
President Warren G. Harding's policy platform was known as
"Big Stick"
"the Business of America is Business"
"Rugged Individualism"
"Return to Normalcy"
6
Sacco & Vanzetti were...
Italian anarchists who died as martyrs
Two well-known mobster families in NYC
an Italian duo famous for their silent films
Italian-American sports stars who became heroes in the 1920s
7
The Red Scare was
a convertible automobile made by GM
the first horror film ever released in cinema
a trendy fashion statement
the fear the the US was being infiltrated by Communism
8
The revived Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s opposed...
Catholics, foreigners, blacks, Jews, etc
Christians, Caucasians, middle-class, the rich, racism, etc
the rightful use of white bedsheets
Anarchy
9
What were the
3 Rs
of the New Deal?
Relief, Reform, Restoration
Retirement, Relief, Reform
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
10
FDR's work programs to help Americans get back on their feet and improve the economy
The New Deal
The New Day
The Great Recovery
None of the Above
11
“The problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line.” W.E.B. Dubois meant
U.S. immigration policy was color blind
racial conflict in the U.S. was nearing the finish line
that the 20th century was going to be color blind
that racism was still America's biggest problem
12
What is a foreclosure?
Loss of a home to a bank
Asking for a loan from a bank
Purchasing of a home from a bank
Buying stocks to make a profit
13
The 19th Amendment was important because...
It prohibited alcohol
it gave women the right to vote
Senators were elected by direct vote
it repealed the prohibition on alcohol
14
Which law limited the number of immigrants to 2% of their 1890 populations?
Chinese Exclusion Act
Immigration Act of 1924
Volstead Act
Fordney-McCumber Act
15
The Great Migration was
the deportation of thousands of Russian immigrants
the nickname for the women's suffrage movement
the relocation of over one million African Americans
People moving westward during the 1920s
16
What was the banning of alcohol called?
Dry Town
The Restriction
Prohibition
The Forbidden Decade
17
Which of the following was
NOT
a cause of the Great Depression?
U.S. had to pay reparations from WWI
High tariffs(taxes) on imported goods
Overproduction
Speculation on stock market
18
New Deal program that helped restore public confidence in the safety of the nation's banks
Work Progress Administration
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Securities Exchange Commission
Social Security Act
19
What was the negative name given to the people who left/migrated the Dust Bowl?
Dusties
Okies
Hoboes
Carpetbaggers
20
Which of FDR's New Deal programs is still around today?
The Social Security Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Federal Emergency Relief Act
Sherman Anti Trust Act
21
He gave a voice to the Harlem Renaissance through his poetry.
Louis Armstrong
Bessie Smith
Langston Hughes
Booker T. Washington
22
What happened on October 29, 1929 and is said to have led to the Great Depression?
WWI ended
WWII started
The Stock Market Crashed
The Dust Bowl began
23
What is the name of the belief that one’s land needs to be protected against immigrants?
Nativisim
Isolationism
Foreignism
Racism
24
The Harlem Renaissance was significant in the 1920's because...
Many African Americans moved away from Harlem
it produced a new music genre known as rock n roll
Harlem was the richest city in NYC
it was an emergence of a uniquely black voice in culture
25
What was President Hoover’s approach to helping the country during the Great Depression?
Laissez-faire: the gov't should not interfere with economy
He blamed it on Communism
He thought government should provide direct relief
He blamed Congress
26
Women who wore makeup, drank prohibited liquor, and smoked cigarettes in the 1920s were called:
Bobbies
Independents
Flappers
Speakeasies
27
Which of the following caused the
Dust Bowl
?
All of the above
Prolonged drought
Improper farming techniques
Removal of topsoil from the grasslands of the Great Plains
28
New Deal Program formed to address the problem of unemployment among young men
Securities Exchange Commission
Social Security Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
Fair Labor Standards Act
29
Which of the following BEST describes 'The Great Depression'?
a downturn in stock prices that will not easily recover
worst economic crisis in American history
None of the above
national programs enacted between 1933 and 1938
30
What did women do in the 1920s that they never did before?
Vote
Wear provocative clothing
All of the above
Smoke and drink alcohol in public
