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Which is true of the effects of the New Deal
1920's and 1930's
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Which is true of the effects of the New Deal
increased trust-busting legislation
increased production of agricultural goods
balanced budget was protected
increased govt involvement in business, labor, industry
2
Flappers
were called that because frequently changed jobs
spent most of their time demonstrating for women's rights
showed independence through clothing and rejection of traditional values
headed the Temperance movement
3
Which is NOT a characteristic of Republican presidents of 1920's
high tariffs
laissez-faire govt
isolationism
high corporate taxes
4
teacher convicted for teaching evolution
Teapot Dome
Harlem REnaissance
Scopes Trial
Sacco Vanzetti
5
provided jobs to young men in forestry service and conservation projects
NRA
AAA
CCC
WPA
6
risky business transactions to make quick profit
Buying on Margin
deficit spending
recession
Speculation
7
purchasing stocks with only putting down a small percentage
recession
deficit spending
Buying on Margin
Speculation
8
Major cause of Great Migration to North?
end of racial discrimination
increased job opportunities
Federal job-training programs.
Harlem Renaissance
9
Period of temporary economic decline
deficit spending
recession
speculation
buying on margin
10
Case in which immigrants were convicted, despite evidence
Scopes Trial
Harlem REnaissance
Sacco Vanzetti
Teapot Dome
11
TRUE about KKK in 1920s
assisted Marcus Garvey in his "back to Africa" efforts
main goal was to prevent African Americans from votint
achieved control of Congress
anti- immigrant, Catholic, Jewish, and African Amerian
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Which did NOT contribute to 1920's Red Scare?
bombs sent to govt and business leaders
rise in immigration from Eastern Europe
awareness of 1917 Bolshevik Revolution
housing shortages
13
Temporary economic decline
recession
Speculation
deficit spending
Buying on Margin
14
Example of nativism
Teapot Dome Scandal
National Origins Act
Kellog-Briand Pact
Scopes Trial
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How did FDR reassure Americans during uncertain times
weekly town meetings
Fireside Chats
4-minute men
Television PSA's
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ban on alcohol - 18th Amendment
Prohibition
Speakeasy
Quota System
Bootlegging
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One result of prohibition
expansion of US economy
decline in immigration rates
increased fear of communism
rise of organized crime
18
Disregard for Prohibition showed how
Americans generally do not respect laws
making laws about morality is not received well by the public
the film industry influenced public opinion
checks and balances does not work
19
Another characteristic of Great Depression
laws eliminating poverty and discrimination
economy collapsed; high unemployment
Fears of communism led to imprisonment of suspected spies
Japanese Americans detained in concentration camps
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set limits on immigrants
Bootlegging
Prohibition
Quota System
Speakeasy
21
Characteristic of the Great Depression
widespread business failures and high unemployment
aquiring overseas territories and war with spain
equal rights for minorities
speculation on the stock market
22
NOT true about causes of labor union decline in 1920s
AFrican Americans admitted into all major unions
unions associated with communism
Farmers taking jobs in cities were more anti-union
immigrants willing to work for less
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increase in African American arts and culture in NYC
Teapot Dome
Scopes Trial
Harlem REnaissance
Sacco Vanzetti
24
Wave of bank failures at beginning of GD caused by
overregulation by federal government
panicked customers withdrawing at same time
collusion with the SEC
banks spending to much on insurance premiums
25
Provided jobs through building roads, buildings, art projects, hospitals, airports
FDIC
SEC
WPA
TVA
26
Risky business transactions to make a profit
deficit spending
buying on margin
speculation
recession
27
Supervises stock market
WPA
FDIC
TVA
SEC
28
Prohibition Amendment
18th
20th
21st
19th
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NOT an effect of increased radio usage
new forms of advertising
rise in popoularity of professional sports
decline in TV usage
creation of national culture
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Which could have been a H. Hoover quote
Rely on private enterprise and individual initiative
Businesses will pay a minimum wage
Govt's job is to create programs for the unemployed
Nationalizing industries is the key to price stability
31
Why did many farmers leave their farms and head to California during GD? ("Okies")
availability of factory jobs in CA
better federal and state assistance programs for farmers in CA
drought and dust storms destroyed crops
high cost of new farm machinery
32
One cause of Dust Bowl
Hoover vacuum factory strikes
increased use of automobile
emissions from coal factories
drought and bad farming practices
33
Significance of 1929
Begin of WWII
Stock market crash and begin of Great Depression
Hoover dies
End of Great Depression
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place where alcoholic beverages sold
Quota System
Prohibition
Speakeasy
Bootlegging
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Purchasing stocks by paying only a small percentage upfront
buying on margin
deficit spending
speculation
recession
36
automobile industry stimulated US economy bc
started the Industrial Revolution in US
increased demand for steel, rubber, gasoline and other products
ended US dependence on foreign cars
37
2 of FDR's agencies ruled unconstitutional due to exceeding federal power into state activities
False
True
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smuggling alcohol
Bootlegging
Speakeasy
Prohibition
Quota System
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FDR's "court packing" plan violated which
republicanism
federalism
checks and balances
second amendment
40
Characteristic of 1920's
severe economic depression
challenges to federalism and sectional rivalries
short recession followed by prosperity; increase in women's rights
increase in migration to rural areas
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women's suffrage amendment
18th
19th
21st
20th
42
Result of the New Deal
weakened labor unions
deregulation of stock market
repeal of federal antitrust laws
increase in national debt
43
Cause of the Great Depression
large profits for farmers
increased wages for workers
overproduction of consumer goods
overregulation of the stock market
44
Provided jobs through building of hydroelectric plants
SEC
FDIC
WPA
TVA
45
Amendment ending prohibition
20th
19th
21st
18th
46
Which was NOT a cause of Great Depressioin
overspeculation on stock market
increase in consumer spending
Decline in world trade
bank failures
47
Scandal in which govt lands leased to private oil companies
Scopes Trial
Sacco Vanzetti
Teapot Dome
Harlem REnaissance
48
Insures banks
TVA
SEC
WPA
FDIC
49
Federal Housing Administration helps Americans by
helping obtain mortgage loans
helping choose home builder
offering incentives to invest in rental properties
providing for moving expenses
50
economic boom and speculation of 1920's caused by
installment buying
all of these
buying on margin
unregulated stock market
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spending more than a government or business has
recession
buying on margin
speculation
deficit spending
