The Harlem Renaissance refers to?

A celebration of African-Americanculture in literature/art

Prohibition failed because

many believed the law interfered with personal freedom

traded nonmilitary goods paid cash and transported the goods themselves

“arsenal of democracy”

Term used to reference America's role in arming the Allies

What caused the Dust Bowl?

A drought along with too much farming

What was “Prohibition”?

no one in the US could buy, sell or transport alcohol

What caused the stock market crash of 1929

People quickly sold their stocks before prices fell further

The Great Depression led to

a growth in national government activity

The Harlem Renaissance was what?

A cultural movement started by African Americans in New York

The diplomatic strategy behind the Lend-Lease program was to

Support England against Germany without going to war

Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps without what?

The right to a trial and proof that they were disloyal

Why did farmers leave the Dust Bowl states during the 1930s?

Because they were unable to farm the land anymore

Japanese-Americans were sent to internment camps during WWII because:

prejudice in the US increased after attack on Pearl Harbor

One goal of many Harlem Renaissance writers was to

Increase pride in African American culture

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1
Which of the following resulted from the banking reforms indicated by the Great Depression?
National Bank Act
Glass-Steagall Act
Federal Reserve Act
Second Bank of the United States
2
The Harlem Renaissance refers to?
A population increases in Harlem in the1920s
A celebration of African-Americanculture in literature/art
A program to promote African-American owned businesses
A struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP
3
During Japanese Internment, Japanese Americans were taken...
They stayed on the west coast
To the interior of the US
To the east coast
Back to Japan
4
Prohibition failed because
organized crime controlled illegal liquor production
the costs of enforcing it were too expensive
many believed the law interfered with personal freedom
rural America failed to support it
5
Cash and carry...
gave U.S. soldiers cash to carry around.
traded nonmilitary goods paid cash and transported the goods themselves
loaned cash to other nations
borrowed cash from other nations and paid it back after the war.
6
“arsenal of democracy”
Term used to reference America's role in arming the Allies
Term used to reference America's role in staying neutral
Term used to reference the building of the nuclear bombs
7
What caused the Dust Bowl?
Too much rain caused flooding
Not enough people lived in that area
The people did not farm the land enough
A drought along with too much farming
8
Stock market crash
1941
1929
1919
1909
9
All of these happened during the Great Depression except
Stock Market crash
prosperity
unemployment
Dust Bowl
10
What was “Prohibition”?
women were not allowed to wear skimpy bathing suits
men were forbidden to travel to Communist countries
no one in the US could buy, sell or transport alcohol
women were not allowed to vote in political elections
11
What caused the stock market crash of 1929
World War I caused the economy to fall
farmers could not produce enough food for the USA
People quickly sold their stocks before prices fell further
prices rose and investors purchased more stock
12
Confirmed California's right to place Japanese-Americans in internment camps during WWII
Plessy v. Ferguson
Engle v. Vitale
Korematsu v. U.S.
Miller v. Johnson
13
The Great Depression led to
greater adherence to the philosophy of dual federalism
a variety of innovative programs to combat terrorism
a provision allowing the election of Roosevelt for 4 terms
a growth in national government activity
14
The Harlem Renaissance was what?
A maneuver that won World War I
A cultural movement started by African Americans in New York
A new dance that everyone loved that started in Harlem
15
The diplomatic strategy behind the Lend-Lease program was to
Support England against Germany without going to war
aid American interests in Latin America
support non-Communist nations during WWII
continue American neutrality during WWII
16
Repealed prohibition
19th
18th
21st
13th
17
Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps without what?
Any of Their belongings
Their Children
Shelter
The right to a trial and proof that they were disloyal
18
Why did farmers leave the Dust Bowl states during the 1930s?
To join the bonus Army in Washington D.C.
Because they were unable to farm the land anymore
Because the New Deal gave everyone a job in the factories
To try farming in the North
19
Japanese Internment took place during which conflict:
Russo-Japanese War
Vietnam War
World War II
World War I
20
Ordered the dropping of the atomic bomb...
FDR
MacArthur
Truman
Churchill
21
Japanese-Americans were sent to internment camps during WWII because:
they refused to support the war effort
they had engaged in sabotage and espionage
prejudice in the US increased after attack on Pearl Harbor
they openly supported the Japanese Empire
22
One goal of many Harlem Renaissance writers was to
Wanted African Americans to create their own political party
Cut off connections with mainstream American values
Support existing racial barriers
Increase pride in African American culture
23
Langston Hughes
Negro Leagues Baseball Player
Member of FDR's Cabinet
Jazz Musician
Harlem Renaissance Poet
24
Which president was blamed for causing the Great Depression
President Hoover
President Coolidge
President Bush
President Roosevelt
25
The name of FDR's plans and policies to get America out of the Great Depression?
The Fair Deal
The Great Society
The Square Deal
The New Deal

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