What was Black Tuesday?

10/29/1929 when the stock market crashed

What is an economic deficit?

spending more money than you make

What was the result of the Sacco/Vanzetti trial?

Sacco and Vanzetti were executed

an economic system that encourages competition

After the 18th amendment went into effect, many usually law-abiding Americans

broke the law by entering speakeasies and buying alcohol

What is an anarchist?

person that believes there should be no government

What was the New Deal?

FDR's program to solve the Great Depression

What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?

Harding's cabinet member was bribed to give land in Wyoming

What was the Dust Bowl?

area of southern Great Plains hurt by drought/wind erosion

a political system that wants no social or economic classes

After Henry Ford and his engineers developed the assembly line

production time and costs dropped

What was the FDR court packing scandal?

FDR unsuccessfully tried to increase the number of justices

Who was Eleanor Roosevelt?

FDR's wife and she was influential

Which of the following best describes one result of the Red Scare?

fewer immigrants from Eastern Europe were allowed in

What is national debt?

sum of all the money a country owes

Which statement best summarizes the scandals in President Harding's administration?

Harding was honorable, but had several dishonest aids

The re-created Ku Klux Klan targeted and terrorized

Foreigners, Jews, Catholics, and African Americans

What is a bear market?

when stock prices are going down

political system where everyone gets to participate

Conservative critics argued that the New Deal

made the federal government too powerful

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1
Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Cummings, and John Dos Passos were
writers and poets
gold medal winners at the 1924 Olympics
federal agents who participated in the Palmer raids
among the most creative musicians of the Jazz Age
2
Was America ever America to Langston Hughes?
no
yes
3
How would you describe a person politically that wanted less government and less taxes?
conservative
liberal
libel
constructive
4
What is a bear market?
when stock prices stay the same
when stock prices are rising
when stock prices are falling
5
What was Black Tuesday?
10/29/1929 when the stock market went up
10/29/1929 when the stock market went up
10/29/1929 when the stock market crashed
10/29/1939 when the stock market crashed
6
According to immigration quotas, who was most likely to be allowed into the United States?
Vietnamese
British
Russians
Afghanis
7
What is an economic deficit?
when you miss this question
sum of all the money a country owes
spending less money than you make
spending more money than you make
8
What was the result of the Sacco/Vanzetti trial?
Sacco and Vanzetti were freed
Sacco and Vanzetti were sent back to Italy
Sacco and Vanzetti were executed
9
What were the Fireside Chats?
TV addresses that FDR gave
Radio addresses that FDR gave
TV addresses that Hoover gave
Radio addresses that Hoover gave
10
What is capitalism?
an economic system that encourages competition
no government
an economic system that encourages the sharing of wealth
a political system where there is one ruler.
11
After the 18th amendment went into effect, many usually law-abiding Americans
manufactured home-made alcohol, which poisoned many people
smuggled alcohol out of the United States
broke the law by entering speakeasies and buying alcohol
12
What is an anarchist?
person that believes everyone should have the right to vote
person that believes one person should rule the country
person that believes there should be no government
person that believes wealth should be shared equally
13
How many U.S. Supreme Court justices are typically on the Supreme Court?
15
6
9
14
14
How many Supreme Court justices did FDR want?
10
14
15
9
15
What was the Scopes Monkey Trial about?
solution
revolution
monkeys
evolution
16
Who was the prosecutor during the Scopes Monkey trial?
William Jennings Bryan
Clarence Darrow
Scopes
Listerine
17
What was the New Deal?
Harding's program to solve the Great Depression
Coolidge's plan to solve the Great Depression
FDR's program to solve the Great Depression
After the cards have been laid out and played
18
What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
Hoover's cabinet member was bribed to give land in Wyoming
Harding's cabinet member was bribed to give land in Wyoming
Harding declared that all teapots be thrown in a dome
Coolidge's cabinet member was bribed to give land in Wyoming
19
What was the Dust Bowl?
part of the Great Plains that suffered wind erosion
part of the northern Great Plains that suffered wind erosion
area of southern Great Plains hurt by drought/wind erosion
20
What does buying on margin mean?
buying stock
buying a butter-like substance with a loan
buying stock with a derivative
buying stock with a loan
21
What is communism?
a political system that wants no social or economic classes
political system where there is one ruler
no government
political system were everyone gets to participate
22
After Henry Ford and his engineers developed the assembly line
production time and costs dropped
worker efficiency decreased
workers became more satisfied with their jobs
23
What was the FDR court packing scandal?
FDR unsuccessfully tried to increase the number of justices
FDR unsuccessfully tried to decrease the number of justices
FDR unsuccessfully tried to increase the number of justices
FDR successfully tried to increase the number of justices
24
What is stock?
ownership in a company
a small supply of goods
a large supply of goods
ownership in a community
25
How would you describe a person politically that wanted more government and more taxes?
conservative
constructive
libel
liberal
26
A society where people are encouraged to buy products is called
socialistic society
a democracy
a consumer society
a cool society
27
Who was Eleanor Roosevelt?
she was Hoover's wife and she was not influential
FDR's wife and she was influential
FDR's wife and she was not influential
Hoover's wife and she was influential
28
Which of the following best describes one result of the Red Scare?
immigrants from Great Britain were barred from coming in
new laws favored immigrants from Japan
fewer immigrants from Eastern Europe were allowed in
immigrants from Mexico were denied entry
29
What is a bull market?
when the bulls are playing well
when stock prices are going down
when stock prices are staying the same
when stock prices are going up
30
African American spirituals, European Harmonies, and West African rhythms influenced this music
ragtime
Jazz
realism
the blues
31
What group benefited from the passage of the 19th amendment in 1920?
women
labor union organizers
law enforcement officers
temperance supporters
32
Crime became big business as a result
palmer raids
fundamentalism
21st amendment
prohibition
33
How did Calvin Coolidge become president?
Wilson died
Harding died
Hoover died
Coolidge died
34
What is national debt?
spending more money than you make
spending less money than you make
sum of all the money a country owes
when you miss this question
35
What job did FDR not have in common with TR?
President
Governor of New York
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Mayor of New York
36
Which statement best summarizes the scandals in President Harding's administration?
political opponents falsely accused Harding's aides
Harding and several aides took bribes
minor mistakes by a few aids were exagerated
Harding was honorable, but had several dishonest aids
37
What name was given to the period of achievements of black artists and writers in New York?
the Harlem Renaissance
the Roaring Tenties
the Red Scare
the Jazz Age
38
What does FDR stand for?
Frankle Da Rosentwist
Frankfurter Delaney Roosevald
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin Delanor Roosevelt
39
The re-created Ku Klux Klan targeted and terrorized
Communists
Protestants
Native Americans
Foreigners, Jews, Catholics, and African Americans
40
What is a bear market?
when stock prices are going down
when the bears are playing well
when stock prices are going up
when stock prices are staying the same
41
What word would you use to describe Coolidge and Harding politically?
liberal
conservative
fascist
anarchist
42
What is democracy?
political system that wants no social or economic classes
no government
political system where there is on ruler
political system where everyone gets to participate
43
Oil and gas consumption in the United States doubled from 1920-1929 as a result of the
increased production of durable consumer goods
rise of a consumer society
expanding automobile industry
44
What were Hoovervilles?
slums named after Harding
slums named after FDR
slums named after Hoover
slums named after Coolidge
45
Who was the President when the stock market crashed in 1929?
Coolidge
FDR
Hoover
Harding
46
What unintended effect of the 18th amendment led to its repeal?
an increase in alcohol consumption
drop in stock prices
rising disregard for the law
drop in farm prices
47
As the U.S. economy grew, thousands of Americans by investing in the
steel industry
mining industry
automobile industry
stock market
48
Conservative critics argued that the New Deal
made the federal government too powerful
did too little to help the poor
was unfair to migrant workers
relied too much on the private sector
49
Sacco and Vanzetti were immigrants from
Serbia
Italy
France
Russia
50
The 21st amendment
gave American Indians citizenship
gave women the right to vote in all elections
ended national prohibition
established national prohibition
51
Sacco and Vanzetti claimed that they were unjustly charged with robbery and murder because
they were Fascists
they were Anarchists
they were members of the ACLU
52
Who defended Scopes during the Scopes Monkey trial?
Listerine
Scopes
Clarence Darrow
William Jennings Bryan
53
What group did the Wagner Act support?
corporations
companies
unions
54
What was the TVA?
Tallahassee Valley Auction
Tallahassee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Auction

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Questions 54

Answers

1
Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Cummings, and John Dos Passos were
writers and poets
gold medal winners at the 1924 Olympics
federal agents who participated in the Palmer raids
among the most creative musicians of the Jazz Age
2
Was America ever America to Langston Hughes?
no
yes
3
How would you describe a person politically that wanted less government and less taxes?
conservative
liberal
libel
constructive
4
What is a bear market?
when stock prices stay the same
when stock prices are rising
when stock prices are falling
5
What was Black Tuesday?
10/29/1929 when the stock market went up
10/29/1929 when the stock market went up
10/29/1929 when the stock market crashed
10/29/1939 when the stock market crashed
6
According to immigration quotas, who was most likely to be allowed into the United States?
Vietnamese
British
Russians
Afghanis
7
What is an economic deficit?
when you miss this question
sum of all the money a country owes
spending less money than you make
spending more money than you make
8
What was the result of the Sacco/Vanzetti trial?
Sacco and Vanzetti were freed
Sacco and Vanzetti were sent back to Italy
Sacco and Vanzetti were executed
9
What were the Fireside Chats?
TV addresses that FDR gave
Radio addresses that FDR gave
TV addresses that Hoover gave
Radio addresses that Hoover gave
10
What is capitalism?
an economic system that encourages competition
no government
an economic system that encourages the sharing of wealth
a political system where there is one ruler.
11
After the 18th amendment went into effect, many usually law-abiding Americans
manufactured home-made alcohol, which poisoned many people
smuggled alcohol out of the United States
broke the law by entering speakeasies and buying alcohol
12
What is an anarchist?
person that believes everyone should have the right to vote
person that believes one person should rule the country
person that believes there should be no government
person that believes wealth should be shared equally
13
How many U.S. Supreme Court justices are typically on the Supreme Court?
15
6
9
14
14
How many Supreme Court justices did FDR want?
10
14
15
9
15
What was the Scopes Monkey Trial about?
solution
revolution
monkeys
evolution
16
Who was the prosecutor during the Scopes Monkey trial?
William Jennings Bryan
Clarence Darrow
Scopes
Listerine
17
What was the New Deal?
Harding's program to solve the Great Depression
Coolidge's plan to solve the Great Depression
FDR's program to solve the Great Depression
After the cards have been laid out and played
18
What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
Hoover's cabinet member was bribed to give land in Wyoming
Harding's cabinet member was bribed to give land in Wyoming
Harding declared that all teapots be thrown in a dome
Coolidge's cabinet member was bribed to give land in Wyoming
19
What was the Dust Bowl?
part of the Great Plains that suffered wind erosion
part of the northern Great Plains that suffered wind erosion
area of southern Great Plains hurt by drought/wind erosion
20
What does buying on margin mean?
buying stock
buying a butter-like substance with a loan
buying stock with a derivative
buying stock with a loan
21
What is communism?
a political system that wants no social or economic classes
political system where there is one ruler
no government
political system were everyone gets to participate
22
After Henry Ford and his engineers developed the assembly line
production time and costs dropped
worker efficiency decreased
workers became more satisfied with their jobs
23
What was the FDR court packing scandal?
FDR unsuccessfully tried to increase the number of justices
FDR unsuccessfully tried to decrease the number of justices
FDR unsuccessfully tried to increase the number of justices
FDR successfully tried to increase the number of justices
24
What is stock?
ownership in a company
a small supply of goods
a large supply of goods
ownership in a community
25
How would you describe a person politically that wanted more government and more taxes?
conservative
constructive
libel
liberal
26
A society where people are encouraged to buy products is called
socialistic society
a democracy
a consumer society
a cool society
27
Who was Eleanor Roosevelt?
she was Hoover's wife and she was not influential
FDR's wife and she was influential
FDR's wife and she was not influential
Hoover's wife and she was influential
28
Which of the following best describes one result of the Red Scare?
immigrants from Great Britain were barred from coming in
new laws favored immigrants from Japan
fewer immigrants from Eastern Europe were allowed in
immigrants from Mexico were denied entry
29
What is a bull market?
when the bulls are playing well
when stock prices are going down
when stock prices are staying the same
when stock prices are going up
30
African American spirituals, European Harmonies, and West African rhythms influenced this music
ragtime
Jazz
realism
the blues
31
What group benefited from the passage of the 19th amendment in 1920?
women
labor union organizers
law enforcement officers
temperance supporters
32
Crime became big business as a result
palmer raids
fundamentalism
21st amendment
prohibition
33
How did Calvin Coolidge become president?
Wilson died
Harding died
Hoover died
Coolidge died
34
What is national debt?
spending more money than you make
spending less money than you make
sum of all the money a country owes
when you miss this question
35
What job did FDR not have in common with TR?
President
Governor of New York
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Mayor of New York
36
Which statement best summarizes the scandals in President Harding's administration?
political opponents falsely accused Harding's aides
Harding and several aides took bribes
minor mistakes by a few aids were exagerated
Harding was honorable, but had several dishonest aids
37
What name was given to the period of achievements of black artists and writers in New York?
the Harlem Renaissance
the Roaring Tenties
the Red Scare
the Jazz Age
38
What does FDR stand for?
Frankle Da Rosentwist
Frankfurter Delaney Roosevald
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin Delanor Roosevelt
39
The re-created Ku Klux Klan targeted and terrorized
Communists
Protestants
Native Americans
Foreigners, Jews, Catholics, and African Americans
40
What is a bear market?
when stock prices are going down
when the bears are playing well
when stock prices are going up
when stock prices are staying the same
41
What word would you use to describe Coolidge and Harding politically?
liberal
conservative
fascist
anarchist
42
What is democracy?
political system that wants no social or economic classes
no government
political system where there is on ruler
political system where everyone gets to participate
43
Oil and gas consumption in the United States doubled from 1920-1929 as a result of the
increased production of durable consumer goods
rise of a consumer society
expanding automobile industry
44
What were Hoovervilles?
slums named after Harding
slums named after FDR
slums named after Hoover
slums named after Coolidge
45
Who was the President when the stock market crashed in 1929?
Coolidge
FDR
Hoover
Harding
46
What unintended effect of the 18th amendment led to its repeal?
an increase in alcohol consumption
drop in stock prices
rising disregard for the law
drop in farm prices
47
As the U.S. economy grew, thousands of Americans by investing in the
steel industry
mining industry
automobile industry
stock market
48
Conservative critics argued that the New Deal
made the federal government too powerful
did too little to help the poor
was unfair to migrant workers
relied too much on the private sector
49
Sacco and Vanzetti were immigrants from
Serbia
Italy
France
Russia
50
The 21st amendment
gave American Indians citizenship
gave women the right to vote in all elections
ended national prohibition
established national prohibition
51
Sacco and Vanzetti claimed that they were unjustly charged with robbery and murder because
they were Fascists
they were Anarchists
they were members of the ACLU
52
Who defended Scopes during the Scopes Monkey trial?
Listerine
Scopes
Clarence Darrow
William Jennings Bryan
53
What group did the Wagner Act support?
corporations
companies
unions
54
What was the TVA?
Tallahassee Valley Auction
Tallahassee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Auction