What were the goals of the Republican Era of the 1920's?

Trying to contribute to peace and prosperity

What was the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)?

Defended Americans’ rights and freedoms in the Consitution

Why did the market crash in 1929?

Over-speculation & buying on margin

What was one major effect of isolationist sentiment?

It led to Americans’ distrust in the League of Nations

What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

Outlawed war between the U.S. and France

What was the Emergency Immigration Act of 1921?

Introduced a quota system limiting the amount of immigrants per country

What was the Bonus Army Incident?

WW1 veterans went to D.C. to request early payment of a retirement bonus

What were the goals of the New Deal? (more than one right answer possibly less than four)

Provide relief, Provide recovery, Provide reform

What was the Dawes Plan?

A plan for Germany to repay reparations after WW1 by getting loans from U.S

When was the ERA ratified

It was never fully ratified by 3/4 of the states

What did modernists believe about science and religion?

Science and religion could coexist without conflict

What was the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)?

guaranteed equal rights for all Americans regardless of gender

What was the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?

Employed millions in public works projects

What was Harding’s Fiscal Policy/ What did it do?

Lowered prices for many Americans and decreased unemployment

How did President Hoover initially react to the Great Depression?

Turned towards local communities to take care of their citizens

Which of the following was NOT a lasting effect of the New Deal?

The government influenced peoples lives ONLY in supplying basic needs

What led to the Great Depression (more than one right answer but you can only select one)

Bank runs/failures, Overproduction & Underconsumption, Stock Market Crash of 1929

What was the Harlem Renaissance

Era of heightened creativity among African American artists

What was the Red Scare?

Postwar fear of radical figures

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1
What were the goals of the Republican Era of the 1920's?
Trying to contribute to peace and prosperity
Renaming our oceans
Gaining wide spread power and control, expanding government power
Inhibiting peace and prosperity
2
Traditionalists were people who embraced new ideas, styles, and social trends
False
True
3
What was the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)?
Worked to give immigrants equal opportunity in work places
Defended Americans’ ability to work in a safe place
Defended Americans’ rights and freedoms in the Consitution
Fought only to protect the freedom of speech
4
World War 1 initially created great economic prosperity in the U.S.
True
False
5
Why did the market crash in 1929?
underconsumption
Over-speculation & buying on margin
Bank runs
6
What was one major effect of isolationist sentiment?
The Great Depression
It made the U.S. more dependent on foreign oil and goods
It led to the signing of more treaties
It led to Americans’ distrust in the League of Nations
7
What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact?
Banned the illegal production of corn flakes in cereals
Outlawed war between the U.S. and France
Outlawed war between the U.S. and Britain
Limited the size of each nation’s navy, and banned the use of poison gas
8
What was the Emergency Immigration Act of 1921?
This act did not exist, instead it was the Immigration Act of 1925
Banned immigration only from Asia
Revised act that further reduced quotas to 2% of a country’s residents
Introduced a quota system limiting the amount of immigrants per country
9
What was the Bonus Army Incident?
The U.S. increased the size of the army which upset many Americans
The U.S. was retreating from Germany and ran into a Bonus Army
WW1 veterans went to D.C. to request early payment of a retirement bonus
A select few from the army received a bonus check. This upset many veterans
10
What were the goals of the New Deal? (more than one right answer possibly less than four)
Provide relief
Provide recovery
Expand American territory
Provide reform
11
What was the Dawes Plan?
A plan for France to repay reparations through loans from U.S. and Britain
A disarmament of allied nations after WW1
A plan for Germany to repay reparations after WW1 by getting loans from U.S
Agreement made among nations of the world to settle disputes peacefully
12
What was created during the New Deal that is still here today?
Social Security Act
Medicare and Medicaid
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
13
When was the ERA ratified
1923- when it was first proposed
1920-at the same time women got the right to vote
It was never fully ratified by 3/4 of the states
1972- when it was approved by Congress
14
What did modernists believe about science and religion?
They did not care about science and religion
The theory of evolution should not be taught in schools
Neither religion nor evolution should be taught in schools
Science and religion could coexist without conflict
15
What was the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)?
guaranteed equal rights for all immigrants
guaranteed equal rights for all Americans regardless of religion
guaranteed equal rights for all Americans regardless of gender
guaranteed equal rights for all Americans regardless of race
16
What was the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?
Gave jobs to young men working on public mans
Guaranteed safe working conditions for employees
Employed millions in public works projects
Protected bank deposits to restore trust in banks
17
Farmers barley struggled during the 1920s
True
False
18
Which of the following industries/product did NOT expand in this period?
Radio/ mass media
Airplanes/ aviation
Cars/ Automobile industry
Home appliances
19
What was Harding’s Fiscal Policy/ What did it do?
Lowered prices for many Americans and decreased unemployment
Enacted a tax charged on assets inherited from someone who died
Promoted the reliance on private ownership of property
Promoted mass production letting businesses flourish
20
What allowed Americans to buy new inventions even if they had no cash?
Stock market & investing
Installment buying & credit
Only credit
Nothing, cash was the only way
21
How did President Hoover initially react to the Great Depression?
He helped create the RFC which gave government loans to banks
Turned towards local communities to take care of their citizens
He ignored it
He created a food program to help feed poor Americans
22
Which of the following was NOT a lasting effect of the New Deal?
The government influenced peoples lives ONLY in supplying basic needs
People began to accept that some people couldn't survive without the gov.
The Supreme Court and Congress were expanded
Voting rights for minorities were protected
23
During the early 1930s, the marriage rate ____ and the birth rate ____.
Increased; decreased
Decreased; increased
Decreased; decreased
Increased; increased
24
Adults tried to restore youth morality through censorship
True
False
25
What led to the Great Depression (more than one right answer but you can only select one)
Bank runs/failures
Prohibition upset many people causing bootlegging/speakesies
Overproduction & Underconsumption
Stock Market Crash of 1929
26
What was the Harlem Renaissance
Era of continuous riots in Harlem
Era of heightened creativity among African American artists
Era in the 1920s when jazz became increasingly popular
A time in which many people fled the South to go to Harlem
27
Which of these was NOT a labor tension during this time?
Nativism resurged
Social unrest between classes
Unions lost public support
Strikes
28
What was the Red Scare?
Eight bombs exploded in cities
Postwar fear of radical figures
Unauthorized raids on homes, meeting places etc. of suspected subversives
A bunch of communists threatened to overthrow the government
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Programs like the CCC, AAA, and FDIC were enacted during the SECOND New Deal
False
True

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