1920s, Great Depression, and the New Deal

Question 1

What geographic area of the United States was most affected by the Dust Bowl?

Accepted Answer

Great Plains

Question 2

President Roosevelt started the New Deal programs in order to provide

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relief, recovery, and reform

Question 3

Buying stocks with a down payment and borrowing the rest

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buying on margin

Question 4

Base your answer on the political cartoon provided. This cartoon is expressing support for...

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Prohibition of alcohol

Question 5

The 21st Amendment repealed the

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18th Amendment ban on alcohol

Question 6

The 1920s was a period that challenged...

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traditional values

Question 7

During the 1920s, Americans became interested in...

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fads, sports, jazz, and movies

Question 8

The WPA (Works Progress Administration) provided

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all types of jobs (construction and orchestra)

Question 9

Many of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs provided aid to lower income families.

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True

Question 10

extremely risky business practice on the chance of making a quick profit

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speculation

Question 11

The New Deal tried to solve the Great Depression by

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providing federal aid to the economy

Question 12

Term that specifically refers to the stock market crash of October 29, 1929

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Black Tuesday

Question 13

term associated with the most widely used measure of the stock market's health

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

Question 14

The Scopes Trial was an example of conflict between...

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science and religion

Question 15

Women gained the right to vote and a new found independence with the passing of the...

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19th Amendment

Question 16

Expression like "Hoovervilles" showed that the people blamed President Hoover for

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the suffering of the poor

Question 17

Women rejected traditional roles by cutting their hair, shorter skirts, and dating.

Accepted Answer

Flappers

Questions 17