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1
Which was an effect of the Dust Bowl, especially for the Okies?
Factories laid-off workers
Many people become migrant workers
People moved to the Great Plains
People left California and moved East
2
Which state was the first to grant women the right to vote?
Colorado
Texas
South Carolina
Wyoming
3
How did the New Deal help the economy?
Workers helped business grow by spending their paychecks
By getting men off the street to make the community safer
Factory owners hired more workers for government contracts
New roads got more produce to market
4
Who did the KKK target along with African Americans in the 1920s?
Catholics and Jews
Lutherans and Baptists
Women and farmers
Sharecroppers and factory workers
5
What was the purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?
To provide retirement for citizens
Protect the money people had in banks
To provide jobs for unemployed men
To regulate trading on Wall Street
6
What part of the 1920s economy contributed to the depression?
Crop prices fell and farmers could not buy new products
The mining industry grew as coal replaced oil for fuel
The lumber industry grew
Factory workers could not produce enough goods
7
What did people call these makeshift homes?
Hobo hotels
Tent cities
Hoovervilles
Herbert's houses
8
Which best describes the events during the Great Depression?
Government passed laws to eliminate poverty & discrimination
The economy collapsed; millions of people became unemployed
Fears about communism led to the imprisonment of many people
Japanese Americans were detained in interment camps
9
What was the name of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan?
Bureaucracy
Campaign Promises
New Deal
Trade Fairs
10
Which president believed that people should help themselves through the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
11
Which program provides monthly payments to elderly, disabled, and unemployed?
Securities and Exchange Commission
Social Security
Works Progress Administration
Farm Security Administration
12
Name for the worst economic hardship in U.S. history
The Great Depression
Dust Bowl
19th Amendment
Harlem Renaissance
13
How did most people respond to prosperity in the 1920s?
They continued spending their money
They asked for regulation of business activities
They sold their homes and moved across seas
They saved their money
14
How was life different for 1920s sharecroppers, farmers, and factory workers?
They were able to use air travel.
They were able to enjoy the rising standard of living.
They had money to buy automobiles and applicances.
They were unable to enjoy the rising standard of living.
15
What was the purpose of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)?
Provide jobs for unemployed
Regulate Wall Street trading
Protect the money in banks
Provide secure retirement
16
What was the major outcome of the New Deal relief programs?
Brought the depression to an end within months
Made the depression worse
It helped but did not pull the country out of the depression
Created malls to stimulate the economy
17
What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws?
To guarantee suffrage for African Americans
To regulate the policies of Reconstruction
To provide land for freed slaves after the Civil War
To enforce segregation and discrimination
18
A place where stocks are bought and sold
Dust Bowl
inflation
Great Depression
stock market
19
Nickname for people who migrated from Oklahoma to California in the 1930s
sharecroppers
farmers
mass media
Okies
20
What happened during the stock market crash of 1929?
Stock prices fell; many investors purchased more stock
Stock prices rose; many investors purchased stock
Stock prices rose; many investors sold their stock
Stock prices fell; many investors sold their stock
21
What conditions caused the Dust Bowl?
Drought and poor agricultural practices
Government programs during the Depression
The burning of coal for energy
Increased use of automobiles
22
Why did so many people become hobos?
They were unemployed and seeking work
They were unemployed and in search of adventure
They were unemployed and did not need work
They were employed and in search of adventure
23
What was the purpose of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?
To bring money into banks
To restore confidence in the banking system
To eliminate the banking system
To give more money and restore confidence in the people
24
Why did many businesses fail during the Depression?
Consumers were willing to sell
Consumers were unwilling to sell
No one was able to or willing to buy their products
Consumers bought all of their products
25
Public forms of communication that reach large audiences
Stock Market
Mass Media
Dust Bowl
Inflation
26
As consumer spending decreased, what happened to the price of goods in the 1930s?
Prices rose because producers had to make up for lost buyers
Prices were lowered to encourage spending
Prices rose because producers had to pay to advertise
Priced remained the same
27
A period of achievement in music, art, and writing by African Americans
Great Depression
Dust Bowl
Harlem Renaissance
stock market
28
What was the result of the 19th amendment?
Women gained the right to vote.
Women earned the same wages as men.
Women becaome property owners in some states.
Women gained the right to attend state universities.
29
What was a popular style of music during the 1920s?
Jazz
Classical
Country
Alternative
30
A rapid rise in prices
inflation
stock market
unemployment
okies
31
How were African Americans discriminated against in the North?
African Americans were often given higher paying jobs.
African Americans were often first fired and the last hired.
African Americans were often given the first choice in jobs.
African Americans were often first hired and last fired.
32
Why did so many banks close after the stock market crash?
Many people were withdrawing their money
Many people were making deposits
It was a national holiday and the bank was closed
No one was working in the back that day
33
Which programs are still used today?
Social Security & Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. & Civilian Conservation Corp
Social Security & Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Works Progress Admin. & Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
34
What was the purpose of the New Deal?
To restore the gold standard
To provide relief, recovery, and reform
To control big business
To prevent the start of the Great Depression
35
Area of the Great Plains that was hit by drought in the 1930s
19th Amendment
Great Depression
Dust Bowl
Harlem Renaissance
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Gave women the right to vote
19th Amendment
Harlem Renaissance
Dust Bowl
Great Depression
