The Jungle resulted directly in what progressive law?

The Meat Inspection Act of 1906

All of the following are examples of more conservative politics of the 1920s EXCEPT:

New laws protecting workers and unions.

A supporter of the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 would most likely agree with which statement?

"New immigrants are not WASP and are weakening the nation."

By 1920,what did the U.S. census reveal?

More Americans now lived in urban areas than on farms.

Which result of the 1912 election would be the LEAST surprising to most Americans?

Millions of Americans voted for Teddy Roosevelt.

What is the Chief Significance of FDR's New Deal?

The US govt became more involved in people's lives

Which event was the immediate cause, or the spark, of the Great Depression?

The stock market crash of Oct. 29th, 1929 .

Which of the following developments can be seen as modern --NOT reactionary-- in the 1920s?

The increase in the number of radios & cars purchased.

Why were "flappers" an important development in American history?

They represent how women began to initiate social equality

All of the following can be cited as CAUSES of the Great Depression EXCEPT:

The existence of a strong and large middle class in the USA

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1
Which program was NOT an example of work relief?
FDIC
CWA
CCC
WPA
2
The Jungle resulted directly in what progressive law?
The Meat Inspection Act of 1906
The Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902
The Clayton Anti-Trust Act of 1914
The Federal Reserve Act of 1913
3
Who was the only president elected 4 times?
FDR
Hobert Heever
TR
Coolidge
4
All of the following were presidents in the 1920s EXCEPT:
FDR
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
5
Why did a stock market crash lead to an economic depression?
600 banks collapsed due to "buying on the margin" & panics.
All of the above.
Almost 100,000 business went bankrupt
Wall Street lost $ billions in stock value in 1929.
6
Which word BEST describes the ideology of Upton Sinlcair?
Socialist
Reactionary
Republican
Conservative
7
What were the 3 Rs of the New Deal?
Reform, Reapportion, Regulate.
Relief, Recovery, & Reform
Reform, Radicalize, and Repopulate
Reform, Reaction, Re-invigorate.
8
What was the biggest work relief program, providing millions of varied jobs b/n 1935-1943?
The WPA
The CCC
The AAA
The FERA
9
All of the following are examples of more conservative politics of the 1920s EXCEPT:
Less regulation of business and banking.
A reluctance to enforce anti-trust legislation
New laws protecting workers and unions.
Reductions in taxes and spending
10
A supporter of the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 would most likely agree with which statement?
"New immigrants are not WASP and are weakening the nation."
"Immigrants are so hard working they are taking U.S. jobs."
"Greater diversity will result from fewer immigration laws."
"America must remain a land of liberty for all refugees."
11
By 1920,what did the U.S. census reveal?
More Americans now lived in urban areas than on farms.
2/3 of Americans were now receiving college diplomas
75% of Americans had become homeowners.
A larger percentage of Americans were WASP than ever before.
12
What book is this from? "The rats, bread, & meat would go into the hoppers together.”
John Spargo The Bitter Cry of the Children
Jacob A. Riis How the Other Half Lives
Ida Tarbell The History of Standard Oil
Upton Sinclair The Jungle
13
Which result of the 1912 election would be the LEAST surprising to most Americans?
A third party won more electoral votes than the GOP.
Millions of Americans voted for Teddy Roosevelt.
Wilson wonbut had only 41.9% of the pop. vote.
A socialist candidate won 6% of the popular vote.
14
What is the Chief Significance of FDR's New Deal?
It was a simple solution to the Great Depression
The US govt became more involved in people's lives
It proved the govt was corrupt & had no impact on most Ams.
It was successful in providing relief, recovery, & reform.
15
Progressive Reformers were trying to fix or adjust WHICH of the following problems?
All of the above
Children working in mines or factories
The power of trusts
The lack of consumer protection & conservation
16
What New Deal program promised help to groups such as the disabled and elderly?
WPA
Social Security
The Palmer Raid Agency
The CCC
17
Which event was the immediate cause, or the spark, of the Great Depression?
The stock market crash of Oct. 29th, 1929 .
The election of Hoover in 1928
The stock market crash of Oct. 19th, 1929
The election of Franklin Roosevelt.
18
Which of the following developments can be seen as modern --NOT reactionary-- in the 1920s?
The rise of the Ku Klux Klan to include 5 million members.
The increase in the number of radios & cars purchased.
More "laissez-faire capitalism" & pro-business policies.
The arrest and prosecution of John T. Scopes
19
What was the purpose and goal of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)?
Women's Suffrage, 19th amendment
Brithright citizenship and Legal Equality, 14th amendment
Voting rights for Black men, 15th amendment
Prohibition, 18th Amendment
20
In 1933 FDR proved to be a master of communication using what new technology?
Radio
Telegraph
Telephone
Television
21
Why were "flappers" an important development in American history?
They caused women to lose economic power
They represent how women began to initiate social equality
The embraced more conservative styles of dress and behavior.
The were a reactionary group of women.
22
All of the following are associated with the Harlem Renaissance EXCEPT:
African-American pride in their culture and heritage
Jazz and blues music
The poetry of Langston Hughes
The rise of the Ku Klux Klan
23
Without question, what part of the New Deal did NOT succeed?
Relief
Recovery
Reform
Reapportion
24
Which program assisted farmers, even though Grandpa Doak resisted it due to a lack of liberty?
The NRA
The CCC
Social Security
The AAA
25
All of the following can be cited as CAUSES of the Great Depression EXCEPT:
Easy credit and unregulated speculation in the stock market
Overproduction and underconsumption
The existence of a strong and large middle class in the USA
The maldistribution of wealth in the 1920s

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