Roaring 20s New Deal (American 2)

Question 1

- Which of the following amendments overturned the 18th Amendment?

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21st

Question 2

Which of the following came up with Birth control?

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Margaret Sangher

Question 3

A significant cause of the Great Depression of the 1930’s was that

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banking policies were unsound led to the expansion of credit

Question 4

Public disregard for Prohibition and for laws prohibiting gambling indicates that

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trying to legislate morals may be met with strong resistance

Question 5

The purpose of the Nineteenth Amendment was to

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grant suffrage to women

Question 6

Which of the following made it safe for people to deposit money in the banks?

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FDIC

Question 7

What was the main area FDR concentrated on in his first 100 day's.

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Banking Industry

Question 8

The _____built 40,000 schools and provided salaries for 50,000 teachers in rural America

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CWA

Question 9

Which President had the Largest scandal under his Administration?

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Warren Harding

Question 10

Jazz music was born in New Orleans and was spread to the North by such musicians as

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Louis Armstrong.

Question 11

The New Deal tried to solve many problems of the Great Depression by

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providing federal aid to many sectors of the economy

Question 12

Fundamentalists believed that

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the Bible should be taken literally

Question 13

One goal of the Harlem Renaissance writers was to

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increase pride in African American culture

Question 14

How many members of the Supreme Court did FDR Appoint?

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7

Question 15

A major reason for creating the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in 1933 was to

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improve economic conditions in a poor rural region

Question 16

The American economy in the 1920s saw explosive growth in

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the consumer goods industries

Question 17

The main factor causing urban sprawl in the 1920s was

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the automobile

Question 18

In the 1920s, the automobile

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profoundly changed American life

Question 19

FDR was named President in which of the following Elections.

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1932

Question 20

What was the age range of the (CCC)

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18-25

Question 21

After WW I, which factor was the major cause of the migration of many Af Americns to the North?

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increased job opportunities in Northern cities

Question 22

Which condition increased the negative effects of the Great Depression

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Factories had to decrease production because of low demand.

Question 23

The 1920’s are sometimes called the "Roaring Twenties" because

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widespread social and economic change occurred

Question 24

•Focused on direct relief to hard hit area– created ambitious dam projects

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TVA

Question 25

Which of the following amendments made alcohol legal again?

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21

Question 26

Speakeasies allowed citizens to get around the consequences of

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Prohibition.

Question 27

The Scopes Trial was held in ___________ Tennessee

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Dayton

Question 28

- The Teapot Dome scandal centered around

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oil-rich lands

Question 29

A lasting result of the New Deal in the United States has been the

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Fed Gov't plays a major role in peoples lives

Question 30

Prohibition

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did little to decrease drinking

Question 31

One difference between the administrations of FDR and President Hoover is that Roosevelt was

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willing to use govt intervention to solve economic problems

Question 32

Which Amendment made alcohol illegal

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18

Question 33

Which event is most closely associated with the end of the Great Depression

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beginning of World War II

Question 34

Which of the following BEST describes a flapper

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- A rebellious woman who wanted to drink, and smoke.

Question 35

- A major criticism of FDRs programs to combat the Great Depression was that these programs

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made people dependent on the Federal Government

Question 36

When people were purchasing stocks merely on hunches and guesses it was called

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Speculation

Question 37

The 1925 trial of John Scopes reflects the conflict between

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science and religion

Question 38

The Glass-Steagall Act established the

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FDIC

Question 39

A result of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s was the

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increased recognition of Afr-Am writers and musicians

Question 40

The weakest area of the American economy in the 1920s was

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agriculture

Question 41

The ____ provided money to states to construct schools and community building

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PWA

Question 42

Perhaps the central historical meaning of the Scopes Trial of 1925 is:

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the tension between traditionalism and modernism

Question 43

After WW I, why did American farmers fail to share in the general economic growth of the US?

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Overproduction and competition caused falling prices

Question 44

The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s influenced American society by

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awareness of Af. American contributions to American culture

Question 45

The unofficial capital of African Am culture and activism in the United States in the 1920s was

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Harlem

Question 46

Buying on the Margin is when you purchase ____ with borrowed money.

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stocks

Question 47

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the _____ of New York before becoming President.

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Governor

Question 48

A major result of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal was

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an expansion of the power of the Federal Government

Question 49

Date the Stock market fell???

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October 29, 1929

Question 50

Why did so many African Americans migrate north throughout the 1920s?

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For a chance at a better future

Question 51

Which of the following was a Baseball star of the 1920's?

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Babe Ruth

Question 52

Which of the following critics of FDR was fatally shot at a speech?

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Huey Long

Question 53

•The ________provided home loans, home mortgages and repairs

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FHA

Question 54

All of the following took place during this period.

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Attack of the Maine

Question 55

The ________ symbolized the flowering of African American culture in the 1920s.

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Harlem Renaissance

Question 56

The “Great Migration” of African-Americans led to:

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a flowering of Af Am culture known as the Harlem Renaissance

Question 57

All of the following were Presidents during this period except?

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Theodore Roosevelt

Question 58

Which of the following amendments gave women the right to vote?

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19

Question 59

FDR was Governor of what state?

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NY

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