Which accurately describes the American economy in the 1920s?

Production remained high, while demand was falling

Which accurately explains economic growth in the 1920s?

WWI contributed to high levels of exports

What was the purpose of the FDIC

Insure bank deposits up to $250,000

What was the goal of the Social Security Administration?

Create a social safety net to protect the vulnerable

Why did people on the right criticize the New Deal

They felt it expanded the power of the government too much

What was the goal of the Mexican Repatriation Act?

Deport Mexicans to open up jobs for white farm workers

Describe the Teapot Dome Scandal.

Harding was accused of selling public lands to oil companies

Which of the following correctly defines the Red Scare?

A period of heightened fear of anarchism in the United States

Which accurately describes the American economy in the 1930s?

Unemployment was exceedingly high

How did flappers change the role of women?

They shunned traditional gender roles and clothing

What was the long-term significance of the New Deal?

It increased the strength of the Federal Govt

What was one impact of the Harlem Renaissance?

African-American culture was recognized as influential

What was the goal of Harding's "Return to Normalcy?"

Isolationism, and laissez-faire capitalism

What was the political ideology behind the New Deal?

Using the Federal Government to improve the economy

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1
Which accurately describes the American economy in the 1920s?
The economy became more equitable
Tariffs stimulated international trade
Unemployment was exceedingly high
Production remained high, while demand was falling
2
Which accurately explains economic growth in the 1920s?
The decline of unions made labor cheaper
High tariffs increased trade
Consumer goods became more expensive to produce
WWI contributed to high levels of exports
3
What was the purpose of the FDIC
Provide people with jobs through construction of public works
Insure bank deposits up to $250,000
Regulate the stock market
Create a social safety net for the vulnerable
4
What was the goal of the Social Security Administration?
Regulate the stock market
Create a social safety net to protect the vulnerable
Provide people with income by hiring them to construct public works
Redistribute wealth in the United States
5
Which group left the Republican party to vote Democrat in 1932?
Mexican-Americans
African-Americans
Japanese-Americans
Italian-Americans
6
Why did people on the right criticize the New Deal
They felt it expanded the power of the government too much
Conservatives supported the New Deal
They felt it had not gone far enough and should be more radical
They criticized the impact it had on minority groups
7
What was the goal of the Mexican Repatriation Act?
Protect Mexican refugees from the Mexican Civil War
Deport Mexicans to open up jobs for white farm workers
Grant a path to citizenship for Mexican immigrants
Allow Mexicans to enter the US to fill labor shortages
8
Describe the Teapot Dome Scandal.
Harding was accused of selling public lands to oil companies
Hoover was accused of not responding well enough to the depression
FDR was accused of abusing executive orders
Coolidge was accused of surpressing labor rights
9
The executions of Sacco and Vanzetti highlight which issue in American Society?
Modernism vs Traditionalism
Partisan Politics
Nativism
The use of lynchings
10
Which of the following correctly defines the Red Scare?
The use of new industrial techniques to automate production
A period of consistent victories for the Republican party
A period of fear of laissez-faire capitalism in the United States
A period of heightened fear of anarchism in the United States
11
Which accurately describes the American economy in the 1930s?
Unemployment was exceedingly high
The economy became more equitable
Tariffs stimulated international trade
Production remained high, while demand was falling
12
How did flappers change the role of women?
They embraced the restrictive clothing of the Victorian Era
They stopped working in factories and returned to domestic household life
They shunned traditional gender roles and clothing
They called for a return to the ideas of Republican Motherhood
13
What was the long-term significance of the New Deal?
It brought the US out of the Great Depression
It greatly weakened the power of the Federal Govt.
It created a Socialist form of government in the US
It increased the strength of the Federal Govt
14
What was an unintended consequence of prohibition?
Less domestic abuse
Decreasing crime
Increasing crime
Increased economic productivity
15
What was one impact of the Harlem Renaissance?
African-Americans moved north in search of work
The north reinstituted segregation
African-Americans gained full legal equality
African-American culture was recognized as influential
16
What was the significance of Henry Ford?
Prosecuted Sacco and Vanzetti
Introduced the Assembly Line
Introduced new forms of art during the Harlem Renaissance
Defended Scopes during the Scopes Monkey Trial
17
What was the goal of Harding's "Return to Normalcy?"
Return to the progressive politics of the 1920s
Increased US involvement overseas
Isolationism, and laissez-faire capitalism
Government control over basic industries
18
What was one cause of the Great Depression?
Overproduction
Low tariffs
High tax rates
Excessive government regulation
19
During the Great Depression, shanty towns filled with homeless where called
Bonus Armies
Okie Towns
Hoovervilles
hobo towns
20
What was the political ideology behind the New Deal?
Deregulation of the economy; laissez-faire capitalism
Limiting personal wealth to 1 Million dollars
Using the Federal Government to improve the economy
Seizing control of the economy and redistributing wealth

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