The FDIC and SEC were important New Deal Programs because they:

restored public confidence in financial institutions

What is the artist saying about the New Deal?

the New Deal is strong and deserves popular support

Prohibition, Evolution and Women in the workplace represent:

conflict between traditional and modern values

What is the artist saying about the stock market crash?

stock market crash affected the entire world

A major function of the Federal Reserve System is to:

manage the supply of currency and bank credit

the Stock Market Crash should be viewed as

One of the causes of the Great Depression

What did going to the movies provide people?

informed and entertained as a means of "escape"

The Social Security Act (1935) is important because:

extended support to the elderly

What did the repeal of Prohibition in 1933 show?

unpopular laws are difficult to enforce

How was the New Deal similar to the Progressive Movement?

Each used the government as a tool for help and reform

The changing image of women in the 1920s was symbolized by:

popularity of the flappers and their fashions

What was a guiding principle of New Deal economic policies?

Government assumes more responsibility for public welfare

Which New Deal program solved the problem in the picture?

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Why did Tariffs, which were designed to help US workers, actually do the opposite?

It drove up the prices of all goods which hurt US business

This cartoon pertains to which theme of the 1920s?

Popular culture challenges to traditional values

The cartoonist is commenting on FDR's efforts to

gain quick passagge of New Deal Legislation

Which of the following is a reason for why the stock market rose through the 1920s?

undamaged factories after WWI and borrowing money for stock

What caused the severe contraction in the nation's money supply in the 1930s?

failed policies of the federal reserve

What effect did the Great Depression have on Unions?

increased violence and militancy amongst unions

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1
Which is NOT one of the three general goals of the New Deal?
Recovery
Reform
Relief
Redistribute
2
Which of the following was NOT an element of mass media in the 1920s and 1930s?
Radio
Televisions
Newspapers/Magazines
Movies with sound
3
The Civilian Conservation Corp and Works Progress Administration were addressed:
limited income of senior citizens
high unemployment
excessive stock market speculation
increased use of credit
4
The FDIC and SEC were important New Deal Programs because they:
guaranteed loans to failing businesses
provided grants to unemployed workers
increased the supply of money
restored public confidence in financial institutions
5
During the 1930s, these conditions would have been common mainly:
the Great Plains
the Rocky Mountains
on the Atlantic Coast
Pacific Northwest
6
What was the problem facing American farmers during the 1920s
low prices on imports
shortage of fertile land
limited labor supply
overproduction of crops
7
What event belongs in the center arrow?
stock market crash
collapse of the banking system
World War I
Unemployment
8
What is the artist saying about the New Deal?
the New Deal is strong and deserves popular support
the New Deal only helps the rich
the New Deal will do nothing to improve the country
the New Deal is a waste of time and money like gambling
9
When was the stock Market Crash?
October 1919
October 1939
December 1941
October 1929
10
If your bank closed in the 1920s, what would happen to your money?
It's insured by the government
The bank would still have your personal deposits
All your money would be gone
You would have gotten 1/2 of it back
11
Prohibition, Evolution and Women in the workplace represent:
debate over the role of government in the economy
conflict between traditional and modern values
mass consumption of goods
hostility toward immigrants
12
What is the artist saying about the stock market crash?
The world caused the stock market crash
stock market crash was isolated to the USA
stock market crash affected the entire world
USA should be careful with foreign investment
13
A major function of the Federal Reserve System is to:
lend money to state governments
manage the supply of currency and bank credit
issue United States Savings Bonds
suggest ways for the Federal Government to save money
14
the Stock Market Crash should be viewed as
The outcome of the Great Depression
One of the causes of the Great Depression
The only cause of the Great Depresstion
No relationship with the Great Depression
15
Which group of Americans generally failed to experience the economic prosperity of the 1920s?
farmers
manufacturers
consumers
retailers
16
Many farmers in the dust bowl reacted by:
accepting aid for the Tennesse Valley Authority
migrating to California
marching on Washington D.C.
Investing in better farm equipment
17
What did going to the movies provide people?
informed and entertained as a means of "escape"
only pictures, because sound was not yet developed
ability to see other parts of the world instananeously
Political socialization by propaganda films
18
The Social Security Act (1935) is important because:
it ended the Great Depression
established an income tax
extended support to the elderly
provided employment for the jobless
19
What did the repeal of Prohibition in 1933 show?
crime rates had fallen
unpopular laws are difficult to enforce
government should lower the drinking age
alcohol consumption was not socially acceptable
20
Immigration restriction Act and the Ku Klux Klan were examples of:
renewed interest in religion
Opposition to immigration
desire to pass the 18th Amendment
Increased hatred of African Americans
21
What is this image showing?
Riot of the starving unemployed
A "run" on the bank
Stock Market Crash
Panicking farmers
22
How was the New Deal similar to the Progressive Movement?
Each was brought on by an economic disaster
Each had identical goals and outcomes
Each used the government as a tool for help and reform
Each demanded people "tough out" problems
23
Stocks lost value, businesses failed and growing unemployment were outcomes of:
New Deal Legislation
World War I
Stock Market Crash
Treaty of Versailles
24
The changing image of women in the 1920s was symbolized by:
passage of an equal pay act
drafting women into the Army
appointment of women to Calvin Coolidge's cabinet
popularity of the flappers and their fashions
25
What effect did the Hawley-Smoot Tariff have on the U.S?
forced Europe to pay back the USA
Cut off US trade with Europe
no effect
strengthened American business
26
What was a guiding principle of New Deal economic policies?
Rugged individualism
Anti-trust legislation to destroy the free market
Pro-business tax breaks
Government assumes more responsibility for public welfare
27
This chart would best reflect:
Causes of World War 2
Legacies of the New Deal
effects of the Stock Market Crash
causes of the Great Depression
28
Which New Deal program solved the problem in the picture?
Works Progress Administration
Social Security Act
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
29
Why did Tariffs, which were designed to help US workers, actually do the opposite?
Tariffs went against the Treaty of Versailles
Americans still wanted foreign goods
It drove up the prices of all goods which hurt US business
No effect because Americans had no money
30
This cartoon pertains to which theme of the 1920s?
changin role of women in society
Dangers of immigration
Popular culture challenges to traditional values
Reasons prohibition should be revoked
31
The cartoonist is commenting on FDR's efforts to
veto congressional bills
end the New Deal
slow down the legislative process
gain quick passagge of New Deal Legislation
32
Which of the following is a reason for why the stock market rose through the 1920s?
Outbreak of World War 2
declining prices for agricultural goods
American Imperialism
undamaged factories after WWI and borrowing money for stock
33
What caused the severe contraction in the nation's money supply in the 1930s?
backing currency with the gold standard
failed policies of the federal reserve
excess investment in private corporations
lack of a national bank
34
Which of the following happened first?
organized crime
speakeasies
bootlegging
18th Amendment
35
What were the two basic causes of the Dust Bowl during the 1930s?
overpopulation and urban sprawl
strip mining and toxic waste
clear-cutting forests and railroads
overfarming and severe drought
36
The "Red Scare" and Sacco and Vanzetti are examples of negative American attitudes toward:
African Americans
business leaders
immigrants
labor union leaders
37
What effect did the Great Depression have on Unions?
weaker unions
increased violence and militancy amongst unions
more respected unions
stronger unions

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