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1
What were Americans fearful of during the “Red Scare?
Communism
Republicanism
Progressivism
Democratism
2
What was the Kellogg-Briand act?
Provided financial assistance to Germany
Goodwill gesture to never fight in war again
Regulated immigration
3
Even though Republicans usually don’t take federal action, Hoover does take it in the Depression
True
False
4
Who were famous authors during this time period?
Langston Hughes
Diminutive Rice Eater (Sam)
Zora Hurston
Madeline Grace Simpson
5
What neighborhood where the Tulsa Race Riots located? What was it called that?
Heavily populated with police
Heavily populated with African Americans, wealthy
FBI Street
Black Wall Street
6
How much money did the FDIC guarantee up to?
5,000
500
50
50,000
7
What is a flapper?
young women that did not represent freedom
older women that represented freedom
young women that represented freedom
older women that did not represent freedom
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How was the car industry impacted?
Less people bought cars, lead to more jobs
More people bought cars, lead to less jobs
Less people bought cars, lead to less jobs
More people bought cars, lead to more jobs
9
John Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution.
False
True
10
The First 100 Days were a way to evaluate later times of presidencies
True
False
11
What was the Wall Street Bombing
40 people killed- blamed on Russians
30 people killed- blamed on Russians
30 people killed- blamed on two “Italian looking men”
40 people killed- blamed on two “Italian looking men”
12
What was the Teapot Dome scandal?
An oil reserve that was set aside for the army; Fall accepted bribes
An oil reserve that was set aside for the marines; Fall accepted bribes
An oil reserve that was set aside for the Air Force; Fall accepted bribes
An oil reserve that was set aside for the navy; Fall accepted bribes
13
What were the slums called?
Rooseveltvilles
Coolidgevilles
Hoovervilles
Hardingvilles
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What were speakeasies?
Person who smuggled coffee
Person who smuggled alcohol
Illegal coffee shop
Illegal liquor store or nightclub
15
There were many new electronic inventions that people bought for their homes.
False
True
16
What was the Hawley-Smoot Tariff?
Raised relief
Raised reparations
Raised quality of Hoovervilles
Raised tariffs
17
What is nativism?
Fear of immigrants
Fear of the FBI
Fear of emigrants
Fear of communism
18
What was the SEC (Security Exchange Commission)?
Prevented insider trading
Prevented prohibition
Prevented communism
19
What was the Social Security Act?
Provided financial assistance to older people
Paid young men to build roads
20
What was the Dawes Act?
Helped Austria pay reparation from the Treaty of Versailles
Helped Germany pay reparation from the Treaty of Versailles
Helped Britain pay reparation from the Treaty of Versailles
Helped France pay reparation from the Treaty of Versailles
21
What was the Civilian Conservation Corps?
Provided financial assistance to older people
Paid young men to build roads
22
Why type of new buying did banks offer? What did this allow people to do?
Debit
But now, pay later
Buy now pay now
Credit
23
The Harlem Renaissance was an art movement that heavily influenced African Americans?
False
True
24
Who was the Italian Chicago mob boss?
Al Capone
Benito Mussolini
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
25
What was a the Public Works Administration?
Paid young men to build roads
Provided aid to states for schools
Provided financial assistance to older people
26
When the Depression end?
WWII
Gulf War
Vietnam War
9/11
27
What was the Emergency Quota Act?
Regulated Harding’s corruption
Regulated immigration to the US
Regulated nativists
Regulated prohibition
28
Why was the FBI created?
To investigate the violence of the bombing
To interrogate Russians
To investigate the Great Depression’s causes
To provide jobs
29
Who won the Election of 1932?
FDR
Hoover
30
Why did the stock market crash on Black Tuesday?
Many people were investing in the market, so it basically plummeted
Many people were not investing in the market, so it sunk a little
31
Which class grew during the 1920’s? Why?
Created departments to make a decent living
Tried to take over the wealthy Americans
Lower class
Middle class
32
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1920? To which political parties did they belong?
Warren Harding- Republican
James Cox- democrat
James Cox- republican
Warren Harding- democrat
33
FDR’s radio speeches called fireside chats gave hope to the people
True
False
34
What was the Great Migration?
African Americans were moving south and east
African Americans were moving south and west
African Americans were moving north and west
African Americans were moving north and east
35
Who were the music contributors?
Miles Davis
Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong
36
How did these impact prohibition?
The stores helped the economy
Organized crime
The people were assets to society
Unintended crime
37
Who won?
Harding
Cox
38
America was not at all prosperous in the 1920’s.
False
True
39
What was the 21st amendment?
Banned evolution
Banned communism
Banned insider trading
Banned prohibition
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What were bootleggers?
Illegal coffee shop
Illegal liquor store or nightclub
Person who smuggled coffee
Person who smuggled alcohol
