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What caused the stock market crash of 1929
farmers could not produce enough food for the USA
prices rose and investors purchased more stock
People quickly sold their stocks before prices fell further
World War I caused the economy to fall
2
What happened in the United States as a result of Prohibition?
Women gained the right to vote
Many people in rural areas moved to urban cities
Crop prices increased
Bootleggers and speakeasies became popular
3
What does the 13th Amendment do?
Limits Presidents term to 2 years
The right to bear arms
Abolishes Slavery
Gives women the right to vote
4
Flappers were
women who fought for the right to vote
women who flew across the Atlantic
birds on the Magic Garden
females who broke against the traditional behavior
5
The 14th amendment....
Guaranteed the right to vote
Segregated whites and blacks
Granted equal protection under the constitution
Abolished slavery
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Why did farmers leave the Dust Bowl states during the 1930s?
Because the New Deal gave everyone a job in the factories
To join the bonus Army in Washington D.C.
To try farming in the North
Because they were unable to farm the land anymore
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What was the primary objective of the Monroe Doctrine
Prevent European colonization in the western hemesphere
Prevent European colonization in the Eastern Hemesphere
To heal the wounds of the War of 1812
Create Indian reservation to promote westward expansion
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The Harlem Renaissance
increased the educational facilities in New York.
created a division in American society.
showed the creativity & culture of African American society
started the Civil Rights movement.
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Jim Crow laws…
Protected the rights of all people
Allowed for legal discrimination against African Americans
Outlawed segregation
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The 19th amendment did what?
Gave Women the right to vote
Temporarily gave women the right to vote
Denied a woman's right to vote
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What was the 21st Amendment to the Constitution?
It gave suffrage to women
it repealed or took away Prohibition
no one in the US could buy, sell or transport alcohol
it was the act used to try to enforce Prohibition
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What was a New Deal legacy?
restored hope
took hope from people
started World War II
lowered social security tax
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Jim Crow Laws:
Promoted equal but seperate facilities for whites and blacks
Freed all the slaves
Were a part of the black codes
Promoted the rights of black people
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Roaring 20's
Appliances, planes, cars
Appliances, boats, jobs
Appliances, cars, entertainment
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scopes monkey trial
law prohibiting teaching of evolution
Americanization
law promoting evolution
law against Darwin's monkeys
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The economic boom and a good stockmarket during the 1920's were caused in part because
increased government regulation (control) helped the economy
civil rights for women and minorities helped economy
people were buying goods using installments and credit
preparing for war boosted the economy
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What is the purpose of the FDIC?
Protects money put in banks
Protects home values
Protects the bank buildings
Protects money given to workers
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The Chinese Exclusion Act....
Was supported by the Nativist movement
Neither 1 or 2
Both 1 and 2
Limited immigration from China to the United States
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the 15th Amendment says
all people have voting rights
All people have equal rights
all men have voting rights
slavery is illegal in the United States
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Quota System
A popular method of recording history
The number of immigrants allowed in the U.S. from different countries
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Dust Bowl took place in...
North Africa
Mid-west region of US
North-west region of US
Along shorelines.
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What was the period that was called "Prohibition?"
Early 20th Century when it was illegal to buy & sell alcohol
Late 1700s when Native Americans were stripped of land
Time in the 1800s when it was illegal for blacks to vote
Time when women weren't allowed to drive cars
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The New Deal was about relief, recovery, and _____.
reform
restoration
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The Red Scare...
was a fear that Republicans would always remain president.
was a fear that communists would take over Russia.
was a fear that communists would take over the US.
none of these
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Langston Hughes
poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, & columnist
American professional baseball player
filmmaker & actor who did work in silent film comedies
nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, most influential figures in jazz.
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What did the 18th amendment do?
Gave women right to vote
limits presidents term to two years
Established the prohibition of alchohol
Right to bear arms
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What was the purpose of the New Deal?
To give money to our allies during WW1
To help Americans during the depression
To help Germany pay back the 33 Billion
To make FDR popular
28
The 1929 stock market crash on Wall Street:
Had its greatest impact on subsistence economies in Africa
Increased the Soviet Union's share of the global economy
Only affected the United States
Led to the collapse of industrial economies worldwide
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Plessy v Ferguson
Public facilities may be separated by race as long as they are equal
Car dealerships can refuse to sell to a customer based on race
Segregation is illegal and must be ended immediately
Schools must bus students in an effort to achieve racial integration
30
During the 1920's, United States experienced
an economic boom
an economic disaster
World War I
the Great Depression
31
President Roosevelt's Court-packing plan in 1937 reflected his desire to make the Supreme Court
more conservative.
more sympathetic to New Deal programs.
more respectful of the Constitution's original intent.
more independent of Congress.
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Roaring 20's?
America after WWII
U.S. felt good about WWI enjoyed years of prosperity
Over Production
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The terms Hooverville, Hoover blanket, and Hoover flag provide evidence that:
Americans supported President Hoover
Americans had no sense of humor
Americans blamed President Hoover for the Great Depression
Americans completely gave up hope
