Many factors led to Franklin Roosevelt's victory in the 1932 election, MOST important factor

most people blamed Hoover and the Republicans

Stock market crash in 1929, President Hoover was criticized for

waiting for the economy to come out of the Depression

The creation of Prohibition had the unintentional effect of

creating a network of organized crime that supplied alcohol

Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were?

Italian immigrants and known anarchists

The Bonus Army of 1932

led massive protests to win promised payments to veterans.

The "Lost Generation" refers to American writers who

left the US because of disgust at our materialism

Which New Deal agency instituted a reforestation program intended to prevent another Dust Bowl?

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

A major purpose of the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) during the 1930s was to

strengthen consumer confidence in the banking system

In the 1920s, the United States experienced an economic boom due to, among other things,

installment buying and an unregulated stock market.

Which of these was the basic idea of the New Deal?

fed govern has responsibility for ensuring economic prosperity

Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan faced each other in the 1920s in what legal circumstance?

a trial regarding teaching of evolution in schools.

The runs on banks during the Great Depression worsened the country's economic situation because the bank runs

Caused many banks to close & created an even greater shortage of money

Al Jolson's movie The Jazz Singer was important culturally because

sound was introduced to film for the first time.

Which New Deal agency built more than half a million miles of roads?

Civil Works Administration (CWA)

Which of these best describes the term "flapper" in U.S. history?

women who listened to jazz, wore short hair & skirts, danced

Overproduction and under-consumption factored into causing the Great Depression by

causing falling prices on goods.

During the 1920s, the Palmer raids, immigration quotas & the trial of Sacco & Vanzetti resulted

from the fear that American values were threatened

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1
Many factors led to Franklin Roosevelt's victory in the 1932 election, MOST important factor
most people blamed Hoover and the Republicans
Hoover felt that he could not win.
Roosevelt's service in World War I made him an American hero
Americans wanted a government that was revolutionary.
2
Stock market crash in 1929, President Hoover was criticized for
starting many new programs without Congress' approval.
his insistence on increasing spending on the military.
declaring a bank holiday and ordering banks to close.
waiting for the economy to come out of the Depression
3
During the Great Depression, the unemployment rate in the U.S. reached approximately
40%
25%
50%
10%
4
The creation of Prohibition had the unintentional effect of
creating a network of organized crime that supplied alcohol
causing increased popularity of the Ku Klux Klan
increasing the popularity of television and motion pictures.
causing people to turn to ‘harder’ drugs such as heroin
5
The Dust Bowl affected what area
Michigan
Ohio
Alabama
Oklahoma
6
One of the primary causes of economic prosperity in the 1920s was due to new developments in
the aviation industry
the construction industry
the automobile industry
the communications industry
7
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were?
Italian immigrants who worked for Henry Ford
Founding Fathers of the KKK
Italian immigrants and known anarchists
Gangsters in Al Capone's Gang
8
The Bonus Army of 1932
was instrumental in carrying out New Deal programs.
helped to fight the Communists in Russia.
led massive protests to win promised payments to veterans.
organized the largest strike of workers in the history.
9
The "Lost Generation" refers to American writers who
wrote about immigrants living in big cities
left the US because of disgust at our materialism
wrote about the harsh life in the South
enjoyed the lavish lifestyle of the rich & famous
10
Which New Deal agency instituted a reforestation program intended to prevent another Dust Bowl?
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Civil Works Administration (CWA)
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
11
The event generally considered the START of the Great Depression in the United States was
the end of World War I.
the crash of the stock market
the outbreak of the influenza epidemic.
failure of the commodity market
12
A major purpose of the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) during the 1930s was to
strengthen consumer confidence in the banking system
limit government borrowing.
break up banking monopolies.
create jobs for the unemployed.
13
This American author wrote in and about the "Jazz Age," most notably in 1920s The Great Gatsby.
Gertrude Stein
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Frank Baum
John Steinbeck
14
In the 1920s, the United States experienced an economic boom due to, among other things,
increased government restrictions on big business.
installment buying and an unregulated stock market.
the mobilization of the economy for war.
the expansion of civil rights to women and minorities.
15
Which of these was the basic idea of the New Deal?
fed govern has responsibility for ensuring economic prosperity
Energy production should b the concern of private enterprise
Supreme Court is responsible to the executive branch
States rights have priority over the federal government
16
Which of the New Deal programs had an impact on rural electrification during the 1930s?
SSA
CCC
PWA
TVA
17
U.S. President when the stock market crashed
We will find you acting on your best behavior
Herbert Hoover
Richard Nixon
Douglas MacArthur
18
Langston Hughes would be most associated with
Return to Normalcy
The Red Scare
Bull Market
The Harlem Renaissance
19
Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan faced each other in the 1920s in what legal circumstance?
as major candidates in a President election
a trial regarding Jim Crow laws in the South
both ran for Congress against each other
a trial regarding teaching of evolution in schools.
20
The runs on banks during the Great Depression worsened the country's economic situation because the bank runs
Caused banking institutions to collect funds from the government
Caused the government to stop reimbursing currency for gold bullion
Caused overseas investors to worry about giving money to America
Caused many banks to close & created an even greater shortage of money
21
The Wagner Act created this agency
NLRB
TVA
NRA
CCC
22
Al Jolson's movie The Jazz Singer was important culturally because
sound was introduced to film for the first time.
it portrayed the plight of urban society in the most seen.
it was the 1 movie distributed across the country.
it was the 1 American motion picture shot entirely in color
23
During prohibition, bootlegging was popular in large cities. What were establishments that provided alcohol called?
Saloons
Night Clubs
Talkies
Speakeasies
24
Which New Deal agency built more than half a million miles of roads?
National Industrial Recovery Act (NRA)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Civil Works Administration (CWA)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
25
Which of these best describes the term "flapper" in U.S. history?
women who wore the new bathing suits to American beaches
women who worked in factories during World War II
women who campaigned for the abolition of slavery
women who listened to jazz, wore short hair & skirts, danced
26
Overproduction and under-consumption factored into causing the Great Depression by
scaring farmers into growing fewer crops.
forcing a decrease in mechanization.
causing falling prices on goods.
leading to more spending than saving.
27
In 1933 the 21st Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution, allowing for alcohol again. Why was this needed?
Alcohol could cure many diseases
People didn't think alcohol was bad anymore
To cancel the 18th amendment
The Supreme Court ruled that the gov had to allow alcohol
28
During the 1920s, the Palmer raids, immigration quotas & the trial of Sacco & Vanzetti resulted
from the need to strengthen national defense
from the fear that American values were threatened
from opposition to the Ku Klux Klan
from racial prejudice against African Americans
29
What international crisis was a major factor in the "First Red Scare" in the United States in the early 20th century?
the Russian Revolution
end of WWI
Spanish American War
construction of Berlin Wall
30
This promise of a "new deal for the American people" was made by which U.S. president?
Lincoln
Nixon
FDR
Teddy Roosevelt

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