What did Huey Long propose?

Creating a universal basic income

What impact did the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act have on the world?

Countries punished each other with tariffs

Marcus Garvey taught that.....

Black people needed to work together

What was "The Birth of a Nation"?

Movie showing fictional creation of KKK

What caused the Dust Bowl?

Destruction of the natural ecosystem

What did the Scopes trial represent in US society?

Fear of the rapid change in society

How did redlining hurt African Americans?

Hard to get loans in certain neighborhoods

What does the FDIC do?

Gives security to money in bank

How did flappers represent a change in women?

They rejected traditional gender norms

What is "rugged individualism"?

Idea that Americans are proudly on their own

What was the cause of the Scopes trial?

A teacher's right to teach evolution in school

How did FDR respond to his critics?

He implemented versions of their ideas

How did the New Deal impact future politics?

Republicans became more anti-government

A fundamentalist is someone who believes.....

In the literal word of the Bible

What is the main point of Keynesian economics?

Govt spends money to stimulate economy

What is the "economic cycle"?

Economies go up and down naturally

What problem did FDR have with the Supreme Court?

They were older and conservative

What impact did bank closings have on the economy?

Harder to get loans for businesses

When the whole country supports you

How did farmers making more food hurt the economy?

Large supply lowered the price of crops

What caused bank runs?

Fear that banks ran out of money

What does "urban" mean?

Place where people do factory work

What was the purpose of the "fireside chats"?

To speak directly to the people

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1
What did Huey Long propose?
Bailing out the failing banks
Creating a universal basic income
Paying for free college education
Giving money to the elderly
2
What impact did the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act have on the world?
Countries punished each other with tariffs
It lowered the cost of US goods overseas
It prevented the Depression from hitting Asia
It saved the American economy
3
What did Francis Townsend propose?
Paying for free college education
Bailing out the failing banks
Giving money to the elderly
Creating a universal basic income
4
Marcus Garvey taught that.....
Black people needed to work together
Black Americans shouldn't see themselves as Africans
African Americans needed to move to Jamaica
Ending segregation would help black people
5
What was the goal of Social Security?
To help the old and disabled
To help banks secure their assets
To track American citizens
To create a universal basic income
6
Why was the Depression worse for African Americans and Latinos?
Population numbers were too small
They had no aid organizations
Population numbers were too large
Racist hiring policies
7
What was "The Birth of a Nation"?
Movie showing the dangers of immigration
First movie showing the start of the US
Movie promoting African American independence
Movie showing fictional creation of KKK
8
What caused the Dust Bowl?
Fires on the East Coast
Destruction of the natural ecosystem
Natural cycles of weather
Over farming the Appalachians
9
What did the Scopes trial represent in US society?
Fear of the rapid change in society
Fear of the Great Migration
Fear of immigration in cities
Fear of women's changing roles
10
How did redlining hurt African Americans?
Segregated southern cities
Limited the number of jobs available
Hard to get loans in certain neighborhoods
Totally prevented AAs from living in cities
11
What does the FDIC do?
Gives security to money in bank
Provides jobs to unemployed
Prevents banks from investing money
Protects the bank from failure
12
How did the lack of spending hurt the economy?
No spending led to cheaper businesses
No spending led to lay offs
No spending meant less unemployment
No spending meant more taxes
13
How did flappers represent a change in women?
They actively fought for civil rights
They rejected traditional gender norms
They refused to work in public
They embraced traditional female roles
14
What is "rugged individualism"?
Idea that Americans are proudly on their own
Idea that people should continue to move west
Idea that we only succeed through cooperation
Idea that failures are caused by other people
15
What was the cause of the Scopes trial?
Whether or not immigrants should be allowed in school
A teacher's right to teach evolution in school
A teacher's right to teach religion in school
A Black teacher's right to teach in White schools
16
What was the point of FDR's bank holiday?
To fix the stock problems
To restore confidence in banks
To fix all the banking problems
To restore confidence in stocks
17
What is a unique characteristic of FDR?
He was handicapped
First president with a Phd
He was very private
First non-Christian president
18
How did FDR respond to his critics?
He implemented versions of their ideas
He had them arrested
He adopted their ideas completely
He stuck with his original goals
19
Route 66 was used by farmers heading where?
Oregon
Arizona
Nevada
California
20
How did the New Deal impact future politics?
Republicans gained popularity
Democrats become more anti-government
Democrats were supported by the wealthy
Republicans became more anti-government
21
What does Keynesian economics support?
Business supply
Neither supply or demand
Consumer demand
Government production of goods
22
What is a "hobo"?
Homeless man riding the rails
Person living off charity in cities
A government official
Farmer escaping the Dust Bowl
23
How is Europe connected with "The Great Crash"?
Europe demanded more US goods
Europe supplied fewer goods to the US
Europe supplied more goods to the US
Europe demanded fewer US goods
24
A fundamentalist is someone who believes.....
That science can answer all questions
In the literal word of the Bible
That good cities make good people
That cities are the solution to America's problems
25
What impact did the New Deal have on the Toledo area?
Helped build I-75
Helped build the museum
Helped build the zoo
Helped build 5/3rd Field
26
Why do banks take your money?
To support the government
To save it for you
To pay you interest
To use it to make more money
27
What is "foreclosure"?
When a farmer gets a new loan
When the bank gives property
When the bank takes property
When a farmer closes a new deal
28
What advantage did farmers have in the Great Depression?
The Depression didn't impact them
They made more money selling food
They could buy tractors more easily now
Ability to grow their own food
29
A liberal is someone who....
Wants a strong government to take control
Wants things to change
Wants things to stay the same
Believes in no government interference
30
What did the Agricultural Adjustment Administration do?
Paid farmer's mortgages
Made destroying food illegal
Forced farmers to grow more crops
Paid subsidies to farmers
31
What is tenant farming/sharecropping?
Keeping all the profit for yourself
Turning farm land into tenement apartments
Work land you don't own
Sharing food rather than selling it
32
What is the main point of Keynesian economics?
Govt doesn't get involved in the economy
Govt spends money to stimulate economy
Govt saves money to stimulate economy
Govt gives tax breaks to stimulate economy
33
What is a "Hooverville"?
Town centered around vacuum factory
Charity organization housing
Shanty town outside of a city
Govt. housing provided by Hoover
34
What is an "okie"?
Homeless man riding the rails
A government official
Person living off charity in cities
Farmer escaping the Dust Bowl
35
What is the "economic cycle"?
Economies go up and down naturally
Consumers are responsible for changes
Economic systems should be cycled through
Governments are responsible for changes
36
How did America's collapse hurt Europe?
They could no longer sell goods to USA
They relied heavily on American crops
They depended on US loans
They relied solely on American goods
37
What problem did FDR have with the Supreme Court?
They were younger and conservative
They were younger and liberal
They were older and conservative
They were older and liberal
38
Why is tenant farming/sharecropping a bad thing?
It only helped the poor
It leads to debt slavery
It makes wealthy land owners poorer
It leads to actual slavery
39
Why did people invest heavily in the stock market?
Belief that it was easy money
New laws made buying stock easier
There were no other savings options
Fear of losing money in banks
40
What impact did bank closings have on the economy?
Harder to get loans for businesses
Bank runs caused the stocks to crash
People stopped using money
Most people didn't have money in the banks
41
What is a "mandate"?
When the country splits the vote
When the president gives a direct order
When the whole country supports you
When the country wants to remove you
42
What is another name for the "Roaring Twenties"?
The Jazz Age
The Greatest Generation
The Beat Generation
The Rock Age
43
How did farmers making more food hurt the economy?
Increased supply from Europe hurt prices
Large supply lowered the price of crops
Increased demand from Europe hurt prices
Large demand lowered the price of crops
44
The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti shows what?
Americans feared immigrants
Urban areas needed to be reformed
People feared religious change
Rural areas needed to be reformed
45
What happened to Garvey's supporters?
They succeeded in returning to Africa
They largely succeeded in their goals
They were encouraged by white leaders
Harassed and beaten
46
What caused bank runs?
Banks lost all of people's money in stocks
There were too many banks, so some closed
Fear that banks ran out of money
Banks refused to give out loans
47
How did the New Deal support the arts?
Paid people to create art
It only supported physical labor
The New Deal retrained artists
Bought large amounts of art
48
What does "urban" mean?
Place where people do farming work
Place where people don't have to work
Area where people live, but don't work
Place where people do factory work
49
What was the purpose of the "fireside chats"?
To convince Congress to act
To speak directly to the people
To shame the Supreme Court
To promote laissez-faire policies
50
Who were Sacco and Venzetti?
Immigrants accused of murder
Politicians hoping to reform rural areas
Immigrants arrested for communism
Politicians hoping to change cities
51
Hoover's policies were......?
Poorly received by Americans
Well received by Americans
Appreciated more overseas
Appreciated more by future historians
52
What was the goal of Hoover's Round Table?
To reduce foreign competition
To create new jobs in the USA
To prevent more layoffs
To fix the problems with the banks
53
How did Congress react to FDR's attempts to change the courts?
They publicly fought back
They publicly supported him, but not in practice
They supported his ideas
They only allowed half of his changes
54
What increased racial tension in Northern cities?
The rise of working women
The spread of the KKK into the North
Fear of immigrants from Germany
Increased migration of African Americans
55
New devices were made possible by what?
Imported labor kept prices low
Telephones in the home
Electricity in the home
Steel was first mass produced
56
What was the goal of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act?
To make more money for the Govt.
To limit foreign goods, help American businesses
To import more, cheaper, foreign goods
To stop the Depression from hurting Europe
57
How did the New Deal impact African American history?
Writers recorded slave history
African Americans were given special jobs
African Americans were excluded from all programs
The army finally desegregated
58
How is the value of a stock calculated?
Based on the perceived worth
The stock market company sets value
The company sets the value
Solely supply and demand
59
How did farmers try to solve their economic problems?
Destroyed food
Moved to the cities
Got extra jobs
Sold land to banks
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What does "rural" mean?
Area where people live, but don't work
Place where people do factory work
Place where people do farming work
Place where people don't have to work
61
What is one social cause for the consumerism of the 20s?
Americans bought more foreign goods
Social pressure to keep buying more goods
People sought happiness in material things
Women had new found purchasing power
62
Tulsa, Ok. became the site of what?
A giant race riot
An anti-immigrant attack
A white separatist movement
A fight starting on the beach
63
What was Hoover's policy?
To help people
To blame the rich
To reform the stock market
To do nothing
64
How successful was the New Deal?
Completely solved economic problems
Helped only the rich
Failed to help at all
Didn't fix all problems, but helped
65
Why is the Hoover Dam important?
Stopped flooding the Great Plains
Made the Northwest livable
Made the Southwest livable
New jobs got the economy going again
66
What was the point of most of the New Deal programs?
To sell government made products
To get people spending money
To help stock brokers recover
To pay people not to work
67
How did people buy expensive items in the 20s?
Cash and carry
Installment loans
Credit cards
Payday loans
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What modern problem is Lake Mead facing?
It is producing too much electricity
Over fishing is destroying the habitat
Overfilling is causing spillovers
Overuse is quickly draining it

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