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The Roaring Twenties, The Great Depression & The New Deal
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1
What was life like economically for farmers during the 1920s?
They Prospered Economically.
They were not effected economically.
They Suffered Economically.
2
What was a reason for the Great Migration?
African Americans moved West for a better future.
African Americans moved South for a better future.
African Americans moved North for a better future.
African Americans moved East for a better future.
3
What group thought the government was too powerful during the New Deal?
WWI Veterans
The KKK
Liberals
Conservatives
4
What caused African Americans to switch to the Democratic Party?
Prohibition
The New Deal
Jim Crow Laws
The 21st Amendment
5
What happened to the number of black Americans who received aid during the Great Depression?
Decreased
Increased to 15%
Stayed the same
Increased to 50%
6
Were Mexican & African Americans a high priority under Coolidge?
No. The two groups experienced segregation & inequality.
Yes. The two groups experienced equality.
7
Stock speculation was one of the main causes of what?
Mob Violence
Stock market crash.
Prohibition
The 18th Amendment
8
Why did Americans enjoy going to the movies during the Depression?
They did not provide relief from the depression.
They provided relief from the depression.
9
What happened to America's economy after WWI?
The New Deal
The Great Depression
A brief recession, followed by economic growth.
A brief depression, followed by economic growth.
10
What was the goal of the Civilian Conservation Corps?
Create jobs for unemployed immigrants.
Create jobs for unemployed young women.
Create jobs for unemployed emigrants.
Create jobs for unemployed young men.
11
What was the purpose of the Securities & Exchanges Commission?
Supervise Meat Inspection.
Supervise Banking & Investment.
Supervise the U.S. Military
Supervise Unemployment.
12
What was a result of the high demand for automobiles in the 1920s?
The Great Migration
Recession
Prohibition
Stimulated other industries.
13
What did the uneven distribution of wealth threaten in the 1920s?
Social prosperity
Economic prosperity
Cultural prosperity
Political prosperity
14
What did the Share Our Wealth program want rich Americans to do?
Pay less taxes.
Pay more taxes.
Leave the country.
Pay no taxes.
15
What happened to American banks as a result of the stock market crash?
They collapsed.
They prospered.
16
What did the 21st Amendment do?
Repealed Prohibition
Made alcohol illegal.
Supported the Temperance Movement.
Stimulated Prohibition
17
Why was Hoover hesitate to create government programs during the Depression?
He believed the business cycle would correct itself.
He believed the business cycle would not correct itself.
18
Where did most Americans get their information in the 1920s & 1930s?
Internet
Television
Newspapers
Radio
19
How did bootlegging lead to the organization of crime?
Made it easier for bootleggers to become criminals.
Made it harder for bootleggers to become criminals.
Organized crime was popular before bootlegging.
Bootlegging did not stimulate organized crime.
20
How did the unemployment rate of African Americans differ from the rest of America?
Triple.
It was less
Double.
It was not different.
21
What did Hoover hope localism & volunteerism would achieve?
Relieve Prohibition
Prolong the Roaring 20s
Prolong the Depression
Relieve the Depression
22
What was the Bonus Army?
WWI veterans who wanted to over throw the government.
WWI veterans who wanted to declare war on Russia.
WWI veterans who wanted their bonuses.
WWII veterans who wanted their bonuses.
23
Who feared that immigrants would take American jobs?
Nativists
Migrants
Immigrants
Emigrants
24
What did flappers represent?
The change in mindset & morals of African Americans.
The change in mindset & morals of women.
The change in mindset & morals of men.
The change in mindset & morals of immigrants.
25
What were Hoovervilles?
Shantytowns
Breadlines
Amusement Parks
Resorts
26
Who favored policies that would aid the growth of business during the
1920s
?
Harding & Coolidge
Harding & Roosevelt
Lincoln & Clinton
Coolidge & Babe Ruth
27
How were African Americans treated in the south during the 1920s?
Equally
Politely
They were discriminated against; Jim Crow laws.
Fairly
28
What organization was created to insure bank deposits?
F.D.I.C.
A.A.A.
C.C.C.
F.E.R.A.
29
Which was not a goal of the New Deal?
Recovery
Revolution
Relief
Reform
30
What did FDR hope to do for the U.S. when elected?
Enforce Prohibition
Abolish the New Deal
Pass new legislation slowly.
Pass new legislation quickly.
31
What was the purpose of the Social Security Act?
Provide relief for African Americans
Provide relief for immigrants
Provide relief for soliders
Provide relief for retirees
32
What happened to the price of cars once the assembly line was used?
Price of cars dropped.
Price of cars increased.
Price of cars remained the same.
33
What allowed for unions & collective bargaining?
National UnFair Labor Standards Act
The Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Security Agency
National Fair Labor Standards Act
34
What did the Harlem Renaissance achieve?
It achieved to explain the Mexican experience in America.
It achieved to explain the black experience in America.
It achieved to explain the white experience in America.
35
What happened to the unemployment rate in 1933?
Unemployment rate did not change.
Unemployment decreased 25%.
Unemployment hit 25%.
Unemployment hit 100%.
36
What factor
did not
contribute to the Dust Bowl?
High Winds
The Business Cycle
Farming Methods
Drought
