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Review of WWI through the Great Depression
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1
What helped cause the stock market to crash?
People buying on speculation and margin
People were unwilling to invest in new industries
Too much government regualtion on business
Increase in government spending
2
A socialist during the Great Depression would have supported the Tennesee Valley Authority.Tru
True
False
3
Overfarming and sever drought were NOT two main causes of the Dust Bowl.
False
True
4
What was a major factor in the stock market crash of 1929?
Low wages for Americans
Banking Regulations
COnsumer reliance on credit
Industry growth post WW1
5
Banking policies that were unsound and the overexpansion of credit led to what?
WW2
WW1
Great Depression
Economic boom of the 1920s
6
The New Deal did NONE of these EXCEPT?
Reinstituted the gold standard for American currency
A decline in government spending
Changed women's voitng rights
Expanision of power int he Federal Government
7
What New Deal agency gave funding to artist during the Great Depression?
Public Works Administration (PWA)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Civil Works Administration (CWA)
National Recover Administration (NRA)
8
What achievement made Charles Lindbergh a celebrity?
Making the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean
Curing Polio
Recieivng the Nobel Peace Prize
Starring in the first movie with sound
9
President Roosevelt's farm policy was what?
Reduce farm production to increase product value
Increase farm production to have affordable food supply
Let market operate freely with no government interference
Use minimum wage laws to stimulate farm productivity
10
TVA was a criticized federally funded project that competed with private electric companies
True
False
11
Which BEST describes how farmers living during the 1920s?
Government programs were helping to increase farmers' income
Farmers were overproducing and suffered economically
No fertile land or farm equipment so low income for farmers
High prices for farm products meant high living standards
12
What group of women wore short hair, fringe skirts, and were more independent?
Depression era homemaker
1920s flapper
GIlded Age feminist
WW2 suburban mother
13
How did the radio impact American society?
Changed gender roles
Increased access to entertainment and news
More televisions being bought
More newspaper readers
14
The period of time when African Americans created famous works of art and literature was what?
Southern Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance
Abolitionist Movement
Civil Rights Movement
15
Which factor was MOST significant in contributing to the Great Depression?
Military speding during WWI
Increased use of foriegn goods
A decline in Agriculture/farming
Unskilled workforce
16
What era had the first radio broadcastand thriving stock market?
1900s
1890s
1920s
1930s
17
Why did African Americans migrate to the North after WW1?
Availibility of factory jobs
The military became desegregated
The success of the Civil Rights Movement
Increase in affirmative action programs
18
Hoover responded to the Great Depression by doing what?
Created organizations to hlep those in need
Provided loans to banks and local government
Ending programs that gave money to big business
Gave direct aid to farmers and homeowners
19
What was the main goal of Wilson's 14 points?
To create a plan and organization that gauranteed peace
To set up reparations plan
To divy up colonial possessions
To punish Germany and other enemy nations
20
The automobile gave Americans an increasing sense of social independence in the 1920s.
False
True
21
How did African Americans feel about the New Deal?
Frustrated because New Deal programs like CCC discriminated
Dissappointed because they didn't recieve electricity
Excited because FDR put Civil Rights legislaation in place
Angry because they were not considered citizens
22
Immigration laws in 1921 and 1924 were designed to do what?
Encourage immigration from Southern Europe
Stop illegal entry into the country
To admit skilled workers
Reduce immigration from specific regions
23
What most challeneged U.S. neutrality in WWI?
Great Britain setting up blockades
Russia leaving the war during the Bolshevik Revolution
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare by Germany
Mexico joining the Central Powers
24
Which President refused to provide direct federal relief to homeless during Great Depression?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
25
Why was the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) created?
Constructed dams to help improve conditions in rural area
To give proper health care to poor southerners
To encourage African Amerincas to settle in the Valley
To build and manage a highway in the Valley
26
The United States adopted immigration policies because of what?
Pressures from nativists andlabor unions
Threats from other nations
Prejudices during WW2
Hardships caused by the Great Depression
27
What court case exposed cultural differences between religion and modern science?
Sacco v. Vanzetti
Scopes Monkey Trial
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
28
The conditions of the Treaty of Versailles directly led to which of these?
Rise of German nationalism and Third Reich (Hitler)
Russia becoming communist U.S.S.R.
The U.S. remaining isolationist forever
Philosophy of nonviolent civil disobedience
29
What are characteristics of the Great Depression?
Alot of money in circulation and rising stock prices
High unemployment and overproduction
Unemployment and increased real estate investment
Big Business and low taxes
30
What was the industry that failed in the 1920s due to overproduction and low prices?
Radio
Fishing
Agriculture
Automobile
31
The FDIC and SEC were important during the New Deal because they did what?
Increased money supply in the economy
Gave money to big business and banks
Gave money to unemployed workers
Reformed banks & restored faith in financial institutions
32
What was the outcome of the Senate refusing to ratify the Treaty of Versailles after WW1?
Congress arrested anyone speaking out against the gov't
The League of Nations was weakend and eventually failed
The Red Scare took place
American troops in France and Germany suffered
33
Which war was fought to "make the world safe for democracy"?
WW1
Spanish American War
WW2
Revolutionary War
34
The trial of Italian immigrants Sacco and Vanzetti was an example of what?
Fear of minorites gaining equality
Nativism and fear of foreigners
Fear of organized crime
Fear of an economic depression
35
The New Deal relief and recovery efforts helped unemployment rates go down some.
False
True
36
If unemployment rates are at a HIGH percent then it is easy to find a job.
True
False
37
The Red Scare was a period of persecution for people suspected as Communist or anti-American
True
False
38
The 1920s was a time of disagreement for Americans, flappers and the Scopes Trial showed what?
Return to normalcy
Benefits of new technoligy
A change in American tradition and values
Causes of the Great Depression
39
Members of Congress opposed the Treaty of Versailles after WWI because why?
U.S. would be solely responsible for rebuilding Europe
Required the U.S. to join the League of nations
Did not punish Central Powers enough
Did not give the U.S. and important role in world affairs
