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American History Test #1 review
American History Test #1 review
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Review of America in the 1920s & 1930s
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1
What caused the Dust Bowl in 1932?
A series of tornadoes in Oklahoma
Farmers weren't planting because they had been evicted
All of these
A long drought (no rain)
2
What did African Americans write about during the Harlem Renaissance?
how awesome Herbert Hoover was
why the caged bird sings
socialism and communism
Their experiences and frustration with racism
3
How did factory workers benefit from mass production?
Profits were higher, so people were paid more
Factories were less efficient, so people had to work more
Factories were more efficient, so people could work less
Profits were lower, so people were paid less or fired
4
How did the Emergency Quota Act affect immigration?
It limited the number of immigrants coming to the US
It approved money for a border wall between the US & Canada
It did not affect immigration at all
It limited the number of puppies shipped to the US
5
What did Sanger say would improve if families limited the number of children they had?
quality control
Birth rates
Standard of Living
nothing
6
What did people start doing more of when they could by a car?
Traveling
Shopping
Biking
Hiking
7
Which one of the following was the NAACP
NOT
fighting against in the 1920s?
Segregation
Discrimination
Lynching
Dress codes
8
What was the new style for women in the 1920s called?
Floozie
Flim flam
Flapper
Funtastic
9
What was the main form of entertainment and news during the 1920s?
Radio
Letters from friends
Dancing with the Stars
Newspapers
10
What did President Hoover do to help families at the beginning of the Great Depression?
Told banks to stop evicting farmers
Set up the Works Progress Administration
Nothing
Helped pass the 1st New Deal
11
Who was elected President of the United States in the 1932 election?
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Barack Obama
12
Which of the following did NOT cause the Great Depression?
World War I
Banks failed
People lost their jobs
Stock market crashed
13
Where did many people end up living when they lost their homes?
California
Hoovervilles
In shacks on public land
the Dust Bowl
14
What was the Great Migration after World War I?
Canadian geese leaving Chicago for New York
Blacks moving from the North to the South for jobs
Blacks moving from South to North in search of better lives
People leaving the US because of Prohibition
15
The 18th Amendment made what illegal?
Unions
Women voting
Making, selling, or buying alcohol
Making, selling or buying shoes
16
What organization did Margaret Sanger found?
Bowling League
Birth Control League
League of Women Voters
NAACP
17
How did Henry Ford make cars more affordable for people?
He lied about the price
Used the assembly line to make cars quickly and cheaply
Used the same methods as everyone else
He fired everyone once a week
18
What was a criticism of the 1st New Deal?
It did too much
It didn't do enough to help
It was just like the old deal
It was petty
19
What 2 new programs were designed to help prevent another Great Depression?
WPA & NWP
NAACP & WPA
NWP & FDIC
FDIC & SEC
20
What kind of jobs did the Works Progress Administration (WPA) do?
Tracked down Progressive politicians
Fought against lynching
Insured bank deposits
Created large public works
21
_____ was a pseudo science the used scientific theory to promote racism.
Ebola
Evergreen
Eugenics
Ebonics
