What was the outcome of the presidential election of 1932?

Franklin D. Roosevelt won in a landslide

What do the 16th, 18th, and 19th Amendments have in common?

They were Progressive Era reform measures

All of the following provide examples of the effects of New Deal programs on Tennesseans except

People moving from the Midwest to California

After the stock market crash of 1929,

producers slowed down production

How did Booker T. Washington's views differ from Marcus Garvey's?

Garvey believed in segregation & Washington in assimilation

How did the American economy change after the Emergency Banking Bill?

Banks were closed, reorganized & reopened stronger than ever

In what ways did programs like the WPA help to end the Great Depression?

They put people to work and helped the economy

During the 1920s, the US economy could be characterized by...?

An increase in consumer borrowing and installment buying

In 1933, the federal government established the TVA. What was one of its primary efforts?

To bring electricity to rural areas

What did FDR attempt to do when it appeared the Supreme Court might strike down Social Security

Pack the court by adding supportive justices

What often became of farmers at the beginning of the Great Depression?

They lost their land because they couldn't make payments

President Garfield accomplished which of the following in his short term?

He won a battle against Conkling over patronage issues

What was the New Deal?

A series of programs aimed at economic reform

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1
What was the outcome of the presidential election of 1932?
Franklin D. Roosevelt won in a landslide
Herbert Hoover won by a narrow margin
Herbert Hoover won in a landslide
Franklin D. Roosevelt won by a narrow margin
2
What do the 16th, 18th, and 19th Amendments have in common?
They gradually outlawed the sale of alcohol
They established the right to vote for all citizens
They established protective measures for child laborers
They were Progressive Era reform measures
3
All of the following provide examples of the effects of New Deal programs on Tennesseans except
People moving from the Midwest to California
Farmers receiving government subsidies
A need being created for new workers
The construction of public works
4
The stock market crash of 1929 is most closely associated with which of these?
The policy of collectivization
The passage of the Volstead Act
The overthrow of the Weimar Republic
The Great Depression
5
After the stock market crash of 1929,
producers slowed down production
producers sped up production
producers did not change production
producers stopped producing entirely
6
At least how long does it take for a downward economy to be labeled a recession?
2 months
6 months
4 months
8 months
7
How did Booker T. Washington's views differ from Marcus Garvey's?
Garvey believed in assimilation & Washington in segregation
Washington wanted assimilation & Garvey black nationalism
Washington wanted black nationalism & Garvey assimilation
Garvey believed in segregation & Washington in assimilation
8
How did the American economy change after the Emergency Banking Bill?
Banks were closed, reorganized & reopened stronger than ever
Roosevelt abolished the Second Bank of the United States
Banks were privatized & allowed to print their own currency
The government took permanent control of private banks
9
In what ways did programs like the WPA help to end the Great Depression?
They put people to work and helped the economy
They provided social security benefits
They regulated farming practices
They regulated banking practices
10
Which of the following was not a primary cause of the Great Depression?
Poor distribution of wealth
High Tariffs
National sadness due to WWI
Stock Market crash of 1929
11
During the 1920s, the US economy could be characterized by...?
An increase in consumer borrowing and installment buying
A financial boom for farmers
Strong regulations placed on businesses
Stagnant growth and speculation in the stock market
12
In 1933, the federal government established the TVA. What was one of its primary efforts?
To give work to artists during the Great Depression
To bring electricity to rural areas
To construct the Erie Canal
To build the Hoover Dam
13
What is one effect of an economic cycle of depression?
A recession will always follow
Unemployment rates go down
Unemployment rates go up
A recession will never follow
14
Langston Hughes and other African-American poets gained fame during a literary movement called?
The Jazz Age
The Civilian Conservation Corps
The New Deal
The Harlem Renaissance
15
Which person was a pioneer in the meat-packing industry?
Gustavus Swift
John D. Rockefeller
George Pullman
Milton S. Hershey
16
What did FDR attempt to do when it appeared the Supreme Court might strike down Social Security
Ask lower courts to rule in favor
Return the legislation to Congress
Pack the court by adding supportive justices
Proposed a program to replace social security
17
What often became of farmers at the beginning of the Great Depression?
They could'nt afford their land, so the gov. gave it to them
They prospered because they provided food for the nation
They lost their land because they couldn't make payments
They weren't affected because they could grow their own food
18
President Garfield accomplished which of the following in his short term?
He sold 4 million dollars worth of gold on the market
He urged congress to pass the Interstate Commerce Act
He won a battle against Conkling over patronage issues
He urged congress to pass the Pendleton Act
19
All of the following began as part of the New Deal except...
Unemployment benefits
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Social Security Benefit
Food Stamps
20
What was the New Deal?
A regulation agreement between banks
A series of programs aimed at economic reform
A plan to prevent stocks from losing value
An agreement between Hoover and Roosevelt

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