What was the main result of Prohibition (18th Amendment)?

Decrease in respect for the law

The "Bonus Army" and "Hoovervilles" illustrate

Discontent with Hoover's response to the Great Depression

What economic trend was a major cause of the Great Depression?

Overproduction and Underconsumption

The TVA (1933) was created to

Improve economic conditions for the rural poor

The Scopes Trial of 1925 is an example of

clash between science and religion

President Hoover was criticized during the Great Depression because he

Failed to provide help to the poor

The Harlem Rennaissance was important to American society because it

Highlighted cultural achievements of A.A.

The purpose of immigration laws in the 1920s was to

Limit immigration from southern and eastern Europe

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NYS Regents 11th Grade - Roaring Twenties and Great Depression Unit

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1
What was the main result of Prohibition (18th Amendment)?
Increased racial prejudice
Increased religious tolerance
Decrease in respect for the law
Restriction of woman's suffrage
2
The "Bonus Army" and "Hoovervilles" illustrate
Attempts to restore confidence in the economy
State projects that created jobs
Hoover's success at solving social problems
Discontent with Hoover's response to the Great Depression
3
One goal of Harlem Renaissance writers like Langston Hughes was to
Support racial barriers
Increase pride in A.A. culture
Encourage the creation of a political party
Cut ties with mainstream America
4
FDR's proposal to add justices to the Supreme Court by opponents as a threat to
Power of the Executive Branch
Checks and balances
Two-party system
Federalism
5
The changing image of women during the 1920s was symbolized by the
Appt of to Pres. Coolidge's cabinet
Equal Pay Act
Drafting of women
Flappers
6
The assembly line production of automobiles led to
an increase in production time
lower cost of automobiles
fewer automobiles
increased unemployment
7
What economic trend was a major cause of the Great Depression?
New national and state taxes
Reduction of tariffs
Deficits in the federal budget
Overproduction and Underconsumption
8
What problem did farmers of the 1890s and farmers of the 1920s face?
overproduction
low tariffs
underproduction
government regulation
9
One result of FDR's New Deal was that it
weakened labor unions
Repealed anti-trust laws
Raised the national debt
Deregulated the stock market
10
FDR believed the "bank holiday" and FDIC would help banking by
Decreasing bank regulations
restricting foreign investments
Restoring confidence in banks
Providing tax relief
11
The Social Security Act (1935) was important because it
Provided jobs
Helped support the elderly
Ended the Great Depression
Established a progressive tax
12
What was a major cause of the Great Depression?
High wages
Underproduction of goods
Deficit spending of federal government
Unequal distribution of wealth
13
The TVA (1933) was created to
Build a turnpike in the valley
Improve economic conditions for the rural poor
Encouraged A.A. to settle in the valley
Provide health care for the South
14
Langston Hughes and Duke Ellington made major contributions to
Educational reform
Political leadership
The creative arts
Economic growth
15
Which book described the Dust Bowl and plight of "Okies" during the Great Depression
How the Other Half Lives
The Grapes of Wrath
The Jungle
Uncle Tom's Cabin
16
The strongest opposition to FDR's New Deal programs came from
Factory workers
Recent immigrants
Business leaders
Western farmers
17
Which event marked the start of the Great Depression?
Red Scare (1919-1920)
Emergency Banking Act (1933)
Election of Hoover (1928)
Stock market crash (1929)
18
The Scopes Trial of 1925 is an example of
effects of assimilation
increased violence
racial conflicts
clash between science and religion
19
The Wagner Act (1935) affected workers by
Preventing strikes
Providing pensions for retired workers
Protecting union rights
Ending discrimination
20
President Hoover was criticized during the Great Depression because he
Raised taxes on the wealthy
Failed to provide help to the poor
Was too involved
Overspent on social programs
21
The Harlem Rennaissance was important to American society because it
Highlighted cultural achievements of A.A.
Isolated A.A. from mainstream society
Created political opportunities for A.A.
Ended segregation in the North
22
Which foreign policy did Warren Harding support when he used the phrase "return to normalcy"?
Isolationism/Neutrality
containment
appeasement
internationalism
23
The economic prosperity of the 1920s was mainly the result of the
new consumer goods industries
success of farmers
lower tariff rates
stricter anti-trust laws
24
Two causes of the Dust Bowl were
Overpopulation and urban sprawl
Mining and toxic waste dumping
Clear-cut forests and railroads
Overfarming and drought
25
The purpose of immigration laws in the 1920s was to
Expand the workforce
Limit immigration from southern and eastern Europe
Limit immigration from Latin America
Increase immigration from Asia

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