Which is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

Underproduction of consumer goods

The Social Security Act provides money for all of the following EXCEPT:

Investment banks who lost money in the crash

What agency was set up to help the economy recover?

Agriculture Adjustment Admin (AAA)

What happened when the stock market crashed?

people tried to withdraw money from the banks

The purpose of the New Deal was to

help the American economy recover

What did the development of mass media in the 1920's do to America:

shape cultural norms and popular fads

What agency was created to reform the economy and banks for the future?

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Which groups did the KKK target in the 1920s?

African Americans and immigrants

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1
Who was put on trial for teaching Darwinian evolution?
Shirley Temple
John T. Scopes
John Addams
Woodrow Wilson
2
Which is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
weak farm economy
Underproduction of consumer goods
underconsumption of goods
High Tariffs
3
The Social Security Act provides money for all of the following EXCEPT:
families with children with disabilities
People over the age of 65
people who are unemployed
Investment banks who lost money in the crash
4
Which is NOT an impact of the Great Depression?
Bank closings
Increase in investments
Homelessness
High Unemployment
5
The 3 R's of the New Deal are Relief, Recovery, and ___________
Renew
Reform
Release
Recall
6
How did FDR reassure the nation during the Great Depression?
Public apperances
TV appearances
Radio talks
Newspapers ads
7
What agency was set up to help the economy recover?
Works Progress Admin (WPA)
Exchange Administration
Agriculture Adjustment Admin (AAA)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
8
The purpose of the FDIC is to:
Increase tariffs
create a new income tax
raise intrest rates
fix bad banking practices
9
What happened when the stock market crashed?
The banks had a surplus of money
people invested more money in the stock market
people tried to withdraw money from the banks
10
The purpose of the New Deal was to
help the American economy recover
prepare for WWII
reform civil rights
recover from WWI
11
The nickname for October 29, 1929 is ______ ___________
Down Wednesday
Black Tuesday
Dark Monday
Crash Tuesday
12
What was the name for women who broke traditional gender roles in the 1920s?
speakeasies
flappers
overspeculation
hippies
13
Which of the following was a cause of the Great Depression?
Social Security Act
19th amendment
20th amendment
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
14
What agency was set up to provide direct payments (relief) to people for immediate help?
Agriculture Adjustment Admin (AAA)
Works Progress Admin (WPA)
Exchange Administration
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
15
What did the development of mass media in the 1920's do to America:
increased migration from urban to rural areas
encourage immigration
stopped the spread of new music genres
shape cultural norms and popular fads
16
Which of the following is NOT a reason the Stock Market crashed?
Excessive Expansion of Credit
Banks refused to loan money
Overspeculation - buying stocks with borrowed money
Business failures led to bankruptcies
17
What agency was created to reform the economy and banks for the future?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Exchange Administration
Agriculture Adjustment Admin (AAA)
Works Progress Admin (WPA)
18
Which government organization contributed to causing the great depression?
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Social Security Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Reserve board
19
Which groups did the KKK target in the 1920s?
White Anglo-Saxon Protestants
African Americans and immigrants
bankers and merchants
gansters and prostitutes

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