The economic boom and the financial speculation of the 1920’s were caused in part by

installment buying and an unregulated stock market

After the stock market crash, how did President Hoover try to helpthe economy?

by asking businesses not to lay off employees

WhichNew Deal program was chiefly designed to correct abuses in the stock market?

Securities and Exchange Commission

Fundamentalist believed that

The Bible should be taken literally

What does buying a stock on margin mean?

borrowing money to help pay for the stock

Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington?

World War I veterans and their families

Which was not a cause of the Great Depression?

a growing number of homeless people

What does the image represent?

Breadlines to feed the unemployed

The 1920’s are sometimes called the"Roaring Twenties" because

widespread social and economic change occurred

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1
These were woman of the 1920's
new workers
flappers
hoboes
prohibition workers
2
The economic boom and the financial speculation of the 1920’s were caused in part by
the mobilization of the economy for war
installment buying and an unregulated stock market
the expansion of civil rights to women and minorities
increased government restrictions on big business
3
After the stock market crash, how did President Hoover try to helpthe economy?
by funding handouts of food and clothing
by lowering foreign tariffs
by closing banks
by asking businesses not to lay off employees
4
The Teapot Dome scandal centeredaround
Gold mines
high tariffs
oil rich land
union members
5
Which of the following was not an effect of the Great Depression?
Many families became homeless.
Many children had a poor diet.
Many people started farming.
Many men became unemployed.
6
WhichNew Deal program was chiefly designed to correct abuses in the stock market?
Securities and Exchange Commission
Works Progress Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Emergency Relief Act
7
Fundamentalist believed that
Prohibition should be repealed
The Bible should be taken literally
Drinking should only be consumed byadults
evolution and creationism couldcoincide
8
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmerbelieved that he needed to protect the American people from
Corruption and fraud
labor union member
Political radicals
Big business
9
What does buying a stock on margin mean?
borrowing money to help pay for the stock
buying the stock for someone else
purchasing the stock outside the regular stock exchange
paying less than the market price of the stock
10
Which of the following increased in the 1920s?
domestic demand for U.S. farm products
farmers’ debts
prices for farm products
foreign demand for U.S. farm products
11
Which of the following describes a government system for giving payments or food to the poor?
Bonus Army
rugged individualism
price support
direct relief
12
Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington?
World War I veterans and their families
business and labor leaders who agreed to work together
farmers forced off their land by dust storms
unemployed industrial workers and their families
13
Which was not a cause of the Great Depression?
tariffs on foreign goods
a growing number of homeless people
a crisis in the farm sector
the availability of easy credit
14
What does the image represent?
Breadlines to feed the unemployed
Hoover funded job interviews
Men waiting in line for employement
Men waiting in line for Hoover aid
15
The 1920’s are sometimes called the"Roaring Twenties" because
political reforms made government more democratic
widespread social and economic change occurred
the U.S. assumed a leadership role in world affairs
foreign trade prospered after World War I

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