Why did entertainment industry grow during the Great Depression?

Most people sought to escape from their troubles

What are "Public Works"?

government funded building projects

What did the Washington Naval Conference, the 9-Power Treaty, and the Kellogg-Briand Pact have in common?

attempt at promoting world peace without League of Nations

After WWI, what did the US government hope to achieve by lending money to Germany?

political and economic stability in Europe

What was the New Deal?

Franklin Roosevelt's policies aimed at dealing with the Great Depression.

How did President Hoover initially respond to the stock market crash?

by being optimistic and downplaying the severity of the situation

What did it mean to purchase stocks on "margin"?

The investor would pay a small down payment, and the broker would lend the

Which one of these is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

Introduction of New Technologies

farmers from Oklahoma who had lost their land and headed west

Which New Deal agency constructed a series of dams that produced hydroelectricity?

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

What was the court-packing plan?

Roosevelt's plan to appoint extra justices to the Supreme Court

What rights did the Wagner Act of 1935 extend to workers?

the right to organize and bargain collectively

What was a sit-down strike?

when workers refused to work or leave a factory

What was the Bonus Army?

a group of 15,000 veterans who squatted in Washington, D.C. demanding $

Following WWI, how did the United States aim to prevent future warfare?

passage of the Kellogg-Briand Pact

What caused the Dust Bowl?

A massive drought that turned land into dust that blew hundreds of miles.

What was the purpose of the Palmer Raids?

to identify and punish suspected communists

What was the enduring belief that Social Security Act created for the first time in American society?

the government should be responsbile for those who cannot work

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1
Why did entertainment industry grow during the Great Depression?
Most people sought to escape from their troubles
It was the only industry whose members were not affected by 1920 crash
The unemployed liked to see famous people
Many people were able to buy radios
2
"And black men's feet learned roads.....Trains said North....and men moved like the great herds before..."
abolisment of slavery
the Great Migration
the Red Scare
the Harlem Renaissance
3
One effect of monopolies on the US economy is that they tended to....
reduce business competition
keep prices low
led to a vareity in the price of a product
give consumers a greater choice in goods & services
4
What are "Public Works"?
acts of charity to private organizations
government funded building projects
programs to get companies to start hiring
loans to banks to prop them up during the crisis
5
What did the Washington Naval Conference, the 9-Power Treaty, and the Kellogg-Briand Pact have in common?
attempt at promoting world peace without League of Nations
disarmament treaties limiting the number of tanks, poison gas & airplanes
6
After WWI, what did the US government hope to achieve by lending money to Germany?
technological & military assistance from Europe
investments for US industries
political and economic stability in Europe
profits for US banks
7
What was the event of widespread fear of a potential rise of communism or anarchism?
Great Migration
Cold War
Prohibition
Red Scare
8
Crime dropped significantly during Prohibition.
False
True
9
What was the New Deal?
Franklin Roosevelt's policies aimed at dealing with the Great Depression.
Eleanor Roosevelt's name for her husband's bravery during his illness wit
The Republican plan to revitalize the economy by creating job agencies.
The name for Herbert Hoover's failed recovery efforts.
10
What law established the first federal minimum wage and abolished child labor?
Fair Labor Standards Act
National Labor Relations Act
Social Security Act
National Industrial Recovery Act
11
How did President Hoover initially respond to the stock market crash?
by being optimistic and downplaying the severity of the situation
by extending loans to farmers and families about to lose their homes
by shutting down the stock market and setting out a plan for recovery
by immediately addressing Congress in order to seek relief for families
12
What did it mean to purchase stocks on "margin"?
The investor would purchase a stock and then sell it in the same
The investor would pay a small down payment, and the broker would lend the
The stockbroker would take an investor's money and invest in the
The investor would purchase only the cheapest stocks in the hope
13
Which one of these is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
Overproduction of Goods
High Tariffs
Introduction of New Technologies
Speculation of the Stock Market
14
What were "Okies"?
bankers who lost everything in the market crash and were homeless
sports teams who put on free games for the poor
farmers from Oklahoma who had lost their land and headed west
people who visited the homeless camps and gave away free food
15
Which New Deal agency constructed a series of dams that produced hydroelectricity?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
National Labor Relations Board
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
16
What did the rejection of the League of Nations, high tariffs, & the Emergency Quota Act all point to during the 1920s?
increasing imperialism
increasing isolationism
increasing internationalism
increasing militarism
17
What was the court-packing plan?
Roosevelt's attempted appointment of several women as federal justices
Congress's attempt to overhaul the structure and appointment process
Roosevelt's plan to appoint extra justices to the Supreme Court
Roosevelt's New Deal plan
18
What rights did the Wagner Act of 1935 extend to workers?
the right to a sustained higher wage
the right to organize and bargain collectively
the right to sue an employer for unlawful termination
the right to a pension and vacation time
19
What was a sit-down strike?
when management refused to work on behalf of workers
when workers refused to work or leave a factory
when workers sat in lines in front of factories
when workers worked, but did so incompetently
20
What was the Bonus Army?
a group of 15,000 veterans who squatted in Washington, D.C. demanding $
a group of communist and socialist agitators who attacked the White House
a group of college students who presented options on recovery to the pres
a collection of shantytown residents across the U.S.
21
Following WWI, how did the United States aim to prevent future warfare?
international signing of the League of Nations
passage of the Kellogg-Briand Pact
restriction of building imperial empires
creation of the Treaty of Versailles
22
What caused the Dust Bowl?
A massive drought that turned land into dust that blew hundreds of miles.
Farmers planted too much wheat & had to burn the surplus to keep up prices
Farmers constantly cultivated the land in order to help it retain mositure.
A series of tornadoes across the Great Plains destroyed crops
23
Women's suffrage
19th Amendment
20th Amendment
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
24
It banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the U.S.
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
25
What was the purpose of the Palmer Raids?
to find and deport illegal immigrants
to break the power of the KKK
to identify and punish suspected communists
to undermine the Civil Rights movement
26
What was the enduring belief that Social Security Act created for the first time in American society?
that high taxes are the price workers pay for the New Deal programs
that employers must pay pensions to workers who are injured on the job
the government should be responsbile for those who cannot work
the government must help African American farm and domestic workers
27
Ends prohibition
19th Amendment
16th Amendment
21st Amendment
24th Amendment
28
What groups did NOT generally participate in PROSPERITY of the 1920s?
minorities & railroad workers
bankers & construction workers
manufacturers & real estate developers
stock brokers & automobile workers
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What led to a bull stock market in 1928?
the final repayment of Europe's war debt
Herbert Hoover's election
economic prosperity & optimism
Calvin Coolidge's decision not to run for reelection

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