24. What purpose did/does the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) have?

insures deposits so that people don't have to worry about losing their $

7. How was the boll weevil a push factor for many African Americans?

The boll weevil infested cotton crops taking away African American jobs.

What was the effect of the overproduction of goods?

The cost of goods decreased and companies started losing lots of money.

3. Which best explains the U.S. economy after World War 1?

The. U.S. economy boomed after the war.

6. Which statement best describes the Great Migration?

Black Americans left their home and jobs in the South to move to the North

8.What was the Harlem Renaissance?

A time of great achievement for black people in art, writing, and music.

What was the effect of high unemployment in the 1930s?

People and businesses were out of work for many years

20. What were Hoovervilles?

Shanty towns where many homeless people lived

14. What statement best describes the stock market during the early part of the 1920's

An easy way to make money that many people were doing at the time.

How did the culture of America spread during the 1920s?

More people listened to the radio and watched movies.

Which statement best summarizes the positive changes for women in the 1920s?

Women were recognized and given the right to vote

Many New Deal programs helped the people. One was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which

provided jobs to make money planting trees

Why had the United States chosen not to join in on the fighting going on in Europe?

The U.S. stayed neutral and chose not to fight.

There were people who lost their homes and had to live in

makeshift homes in public places called shantytowns.

Why did the country need the New Deal offered by President Roosevelt?

To make jobs, and reform the systems that caused Depression

Join together in common among nations to defend each other

23. Why was the CCC (Civilians Conservation Corp) created?

To provide young men jobs in order to stimulate the economy

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24. What purpose did/does the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) have?
The FDIC saves money for disabled people
The FDIC gives money to the poor so that people are no longer homeless
insures deposits so that people don't have to worry about losing their $
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7. How was the boll weevil a push factor for many African Americans?
The boll weevil infested cotton crops taking away African American jobs.
The boll weevil infested booming cities where African Americans moved.
The boll weevil infested the water supply of towns
The boll weevil infested the homes of African Americans
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21. Which progressive President was elected after President Hoover?
Taft
Woodrow Wilson
FDR
All of the above
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What was the effect of the overproduction of goods?
The cost of goods decreased, but companies were still making money.
The cost of goods stayed the same but companies lost business from Europe.
The cost of goods increased and companies made more money.
The cost of goods decreased and companies started losing lots of money.
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What kind of warfare was used during WW1
Trench warfare
Separate warfare
Wrench warfare
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3. Which best explains the U.S. economy after World War 1?
The U.S. economy remained steady after the war.
The U.S. economy suffered after the war.
The U.S. economy was not affected by the war.
The. U.S. economy boomed after the war.
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(__ ) was used in the 1920s to describe a rise in activity in the arts from African Americans.
Reconstruction
Great Migration
Harlem Renaissance
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6. Which statement best describes the Great Migration?
White Americans left their homes and jobs in the North to move to the South
White Americans left their homes in the South to move the the North
Black Americans left their home and jobs in the South to move to the North
Black Americans left their homes and jobs in the North to move to the South
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8.What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A time of great achievement for black people in art, writing, and music.
The story of a person’s life written as an autobiography.
The migration of a large group of people to a new area.
The use of mass media to make artists famous.
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What was the effect of high unemployment in the 1930s?
Many people moved to Washington to protest the Depression
People and businesses were out of work for many years
Businesses gave money to the people who lost all their money
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20. What were Hoovervilles?
The name of President Herbert Hoover’s hometown
Villages created in honor of President Herbert Hoover
Factory towns where people lived close to work
Shanty towns where many homeless people lived
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Banks closed, people were poor, and the country lost billions of dollars in a few days during
the Great Depression
the Big Crash
the New Deal
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14. What statement best describes the stock market during the early part of the 1920's
A guaranteed way to get rich that had no risks of losing your money.
A dangerous way to make money
An easy way to make money that many people were doing at the time.
A complicated method of earning money that farmers used during this time.
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1. During the 1920s which word is associated with illegal alcohol in the U.S.?
MIGRATION
PROHIBITION
SOCIAL SECURITY
UNEMPLOYMENT
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How did the culture of America spread during the 1920s?
People traveled to other houses to talk and laugh.
People gossiped on the phone.
More people listened to the radio and watched movies.
People were watching tv and reading the papers at home.
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Which statement best summarizes the positive changes for women in the 1920s?
Women were recognized and given the right to vote
Women were allowed to run for president.
Women were allowed to join the military.
Women were allowed to work outside the home.
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Many New Deal programs helped the people. One was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which
provided jobs to make money planting trees
provided electricity for the common person
insured bank deposits.
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Which event is usually described as marking the beginning of the the economic crisis in 1920s ?
The Harlem Renaissance
The Stock Market Crash of 1929
The Prohibition Movement
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Why had the United States chosen not to join in on the fighting going on in Europe?
The U.S did not have as many planes to fly over to Europe.
The U.S. saw it as an unwanted war.
The U.S. stayed neutral and chose not to fight.
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Which of these countries was aligned with the Allied Powers?
Ottoman Empire
Germany
Russia
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10. African Americans as well as immigrants were warmly welcomed and treated fairly by all during the Roaring Twenties.
False
True
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There were people who lost their homes and had to live in
makeshift homes in public places called shantytowns.
the empty banks
bigger and bigger homes.
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5. Which is an example of a new technology introduced during the Roaring Twenties?
Vacuum
All of the above
Hairdryer
Radio
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WW1 took place mostly in
Asia
Europe
South America
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Why did the country need the New Deal offered by President Roosevelt?
To make jobs, and reform the systems that caused Depression
To keep many people in unemployment for years.
Show that the information for recovery was not for business.
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Which of the following New Deal programs is still in existence today?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Social Security Act
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What is an alliance?
Celebrating one night for the victory and first battle won.
Separating for a common cause to fight about disagreements
Join together in common among nations to defend each other
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23. Why was the CCC (Civilians Conservation Corp) created?
To provide households with radios to hear announcements
To help lift the elderly and disabled out of poverty
To provide young men jobs in order to stimulate the economy
To help African Americans migrate north to better conditions

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