The flappers of the 1920s challenged traditional American attitudes about women by supporting

greater freedom in manner of dress, bobbed hair and moral behavior

What group most opposed the Fail Labor Standards Act?

industrialists and southern textile manufacturers

Franklin Roosevelt's immediate response to the banking crisis was to

declare a bank holiday and close the banks for several days

What was the purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935?

provided old age pensions and payment to the disabled

Republican presidents of the 1920s tended to favor

Corporations who who wanted tax cuts and deregulation.

What was one way that Herbert Hoover attempted to fight the Great Depression?

Reconstruction Finance Corporation

Why was the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) founded?

to prevent another stock market crash

The “Red Scare” in the United States immediately following World War I was a reaction to

a perceived threat of a communist revolution in the United States

During the 1930's the Great Depression led to

mass internal migration of people looking for work

Which of the following is true about the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?

built dams and made rural electrification possible

The primary objective of Harlem Renaissance writers was to

generate pride in African-American culture

When Dust Bowl refugees arrived in California, how were they treated?

They were unwelcome competition for jobs

What New Deal Program employed large number of artists and writers during the Great Depression?

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

These groups made-up the New Deal coalition.

union members, farmers, blacks and southern whites

The Hawley Smoot Tariff had this effect on the U.S. economy.

was the highest tariff in U.S, history and cause the GD

In the 1930s, the poverty caused by the Great Depression resulted in

conflict between groups seeking work

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Unit 6 USCP 1920s to New Deal Review

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1
The flappers of the 1920s challenged traditional American attitudes about women by supporting
abortion rights protection law
equality in salaries
greater freedom in manner of dress, bobbed hair and moral behavior
an equal rights amendment
2
What group most opposed the Fail Labor Standards Act?
Union workers
black Americans
the agrarian sector
industrialists and southern textile manufacturers
3
Franklin Roosevelt's immediate response to the banking crisis was to
nationalize banks
borrow money from foreign banks
establish the Federal Reserve
declare a bank holiday and close the banks for several days
4
What was the purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935?
provided benefits for the needy
provided old age pensions and payment to the disabled
ended the the first hundred days of the New Deal
provided health insurance
5
Republican presidents of the 1920s tended to favor
Women fighting for equal rights.
The average working man.
Urban poor and immigrants.
Corporations who who wanted tax cuts and deregulation.
6
What approach did Herbert Hoover take to help the unemployed?
relied on federal welfare agencies
relied on private charities
nothing
asked large corporations to hire people
7
What was one way that Herbert Hoover attempted to fight the Great Depression?
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Establishment of the TVA
Early payment to WWI vets
direct aid to the poor
8
Why was the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) founded?
the Teapot Dome scandal
to prevent another stock market crash
to stop the formation of trusts
a reaction to the panic of 1893
9
The “Red Scare” in the United States immediately following World War I was a reaction to
attempts to include the U.S. in the League of Nations
a perceived threat of a communist revolution in the United States
the growth of organized crime in major urban areas
a rise in the number of immigrants from Germany
10
During the 1930's the Great Depression led to
strengthening of the family unit
mass internal migration of people looking for work
a decline in highway construction
the nationalization of major industries
11
Which of the following is true about the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?
State sponsored agency that restored eroded soil
provide land for immigrants
ruled unconstitutional
built dams and made rural electrification possible
12
The primary objective of Harlem Renaissance writers was to
improve literacy rates among African Americans
generate pride in African-American culture
encourage militant protest among African Americans.
support educational programs for African Americans
13
When Dust Bowl refugees arrived in California, how were they treated?
They were unwelcome competition for jobs
they represented new customers for goods
They were welcome and were provided assistance
they were seen as a new pool for investment capital
14
The make-shift shantytowns that sprung-up during the Hoover administration were called
Hoovervilles
public housing projects
ghettos
poorvilles
15
What New Deal Program employed large number of artists and writers during the Great Depression?
National Recovery Administration (NRA)
Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
National Youth Administration (NYA)
16
These groups made-up the New Deal coalition.
women, Chinese, immigrants and blacks
union members, farmers, blacks and southern whites
blacks, industrialists, farmers and bankers
farmers, ship builders, bankers and Southern Baptists
17
The Hawley Smoot Tariff had this effect on the U.S. economy.
was the highest tariff in U.S, history and cause the GD
improved international trade
was ruled unconstitutional and had no effect
reduced taxes on imports and hurt the U.S. economy
18
The Volstead Act enforced
Farming practices.
New Deal legislation.
segregation.
Prohibition.
19
Marcus Garvey’s program in the 1920s emphasized
tax cuts for the wealthy
women's rights
vocational education
a back-to-Africa movement
20
In the 1930s, the poverty caused by the Great Depression resulted in
emigration to Mexico
a major migration from California to the Central Plains
a dramatic increase in foreign immigrants
conflict between groups seeking work
21
WJ Bryan and Charles Darrow were attornies in this famous case dealing with the teaching of evolution.
Plessy v Ferguson
Little Rock High School v Alabama
Brown v Board of Education
Scopes Trial

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