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1
The immigration and Quota laws in 1921 & 1924 were designed to.....
Reduce immigration from Great Britain
Increase immigration from Asia
Increase immigration to Canada
Reduce immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe
2
What does SEC stand for?
Securities and Exchange Commission
Stock Exchange Corporation
Super Evil Corn
Southeastern Conference
3
What was the Dust Bowl?
Severe dust storms in the Great Plains region in the 1930s
Severe dust storms in the Northeast region in the 1930s
A bowl used for collecting dust
The annual NCAA football Bowl game that occurs in Nebraska
4
How was Eleanor Roosevelt different from other First Ladies before her?
She was the first First Lady who wasn't born in the US
She was the first to enforce good nutrition in schools
She was a military veteran
She was more active in politics than all prior First Ladies
5
Which organization grew with the growth of the influence of nativism & eugenics?
The Ku Klux Klan
The Black Panthers
The Libertarians
The political machines
6
What scandal under President Warren Harding's administration led to distrust in government?
The Watergate Scandal
The Benghazi Scandal
The Mueller-Flynn Scandal
The Teapot Dome Oil Scandal
7
What does FDIC stand for?
Forensic Development Investment Company
Farmers Dating Individuals Company
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Department of Intergalactic Conspiracies
8
One year after the stock market crash what happened to 9 million Americans' savings accounts?
They were spent on 2016 presidential campaign ads
They grew by 138.2%
They were spent on the Hoover Dam
They closed; they were gone
9
One year after the stock market crash what happened to 800 banks?
They closed
They were bought out by Apple
They expanded
They regenerated
10
Why did FDR want to pack the Supreme Court?
To prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse
To expand the power of the Judiciary Branch
He enjoyed breaking fire marshal laws
So his New Deal plans would be approved
11
What is the Smoot-Hawley Tariff?
1930 law that raised taxes on products imported into the US
1930 law that double taxed anyone named "Smoot" or Hawley"
1930 tax bill that cost the US $1.5 Trillion
1930 law that raised taxes on products sold out of the US
12
What kind of ideas did the Red Scare cause Americans to link with immigrants?
Isolationist ideas
Color spectrum ideas
Regurgitated ideas
Radical ideas
13
Why did farmers not experience a prosperous Roaring 20s like the cities did?
Multiple floods ruined all of the crops for many farmers
They were less able to bootleg illegal alcohol
Too low prices for their crops because they grew SO much
They refused to embrace new technologies
14
Who was the first man to fly all the way across the Atlantic Ocean in The Spirit of St. Louis?
Charles Lindbergh
Han Solo
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Howard Hughes
15
The New Deal ended the Great Depression.
False
True
16
What was the main cause of the Red Scare?
The Dust Bowl
The Spanish American War
Bolshevik Russian Revolution
Prejudice toward color blind people
17
What did the New Deal aim to do?
Use government funds to buy Alaska
Use govt. funds to hire unemployed men & fund work projects
Restrict immigration laws for Canadians
Extend Christmas break to a whole month
18
The Dust Bowl caused many Americans to relocate OUT of which US region?
The Great Plains
Alaska
The East Coast
The West Coast
19
Which is
NOT
one of the characteristics of the "Lost Generation?"
War hawks
Disillusionment following WWI
Young artists
Rejected materialism
20
What does SSA stand for?
Super Stretchy Arms
Social Security Administration
Scholastic Service Act
Stocks and Speculation Act
21
Why was New York's Tin Pan Alley a big deal?
It caused a 5 day riot in Chicago
It caused the Great Migration
Musicians from Tin Pan Alley dominated early 1900s music
It was the first interacial US olympic bowling team
22
On what date did the great stock market crash occur?
October 29, 1929
June 24, 1919
October 9, 1929
May 13, 1963
23
Which is
NOT
one of the main causes of the Great Depression?
Overproduction of goods and services
High Tarriffs
Excessive buying on credit
Earning bad grades on Mrs. Parodi's tests
24
What was the court case in which 2 immigrants were convicted because of nativist attitudes?
The Santa Clara County court case
Gibbons v. Odgen
The Sacco-Vanzetti court case
The Hanging Chad court case
25
The Supreme Court affected the New Deal by blocking New Deal programs because....?
They wold have taken away power from the Executive Branch
They would have made the Executive Branch too powerful
26
Who was Eleanor Roosevelt and what did she support?
She was FDR's wife & supported minority rights
She was FDR's sister & supported poaching
She was FDR's sister & supported fancy hats
She was FDR's wife & supported 2nd Amendment reform
27
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
Culture showcasing of Asian American artists, poets, etc.
Culture showcasing of Algerian American artists, poets, etc.
Culture showcasing of African American artists, poets, etc.
Culture showcasing of Austrian American artists, poets, etc.
