Whichstatement is true of both the North and the South during the 1920s?

Segregationwas widely practiced.

Whichstatement best describes the averagevalue of stock between 1920 and 1932?

arapid decrease followed by a sharp drop

Whichstatement does not describes thesignificance of the stock market crash of 1929?

Itmarked the beginning of economic prosperity.

Howdid the FDIC attempt to prevent the conditions that caused the Great Depression?

Itinsured the deposits of investors.

Whywas the Eighteenth Amendment known as the Prohibition Amendment?

It outlawedthe production and distribution of alcohol.

Howdid life change for women in the 1920’s?

The19th amendment was passed, so women are allowed to vote

Which bestdescribes an effect of new technology on Americans in the 1920s?

Electric appliances changed the daily lives of many women

Whichstatement best describes an effectof rising unemployment on the banking industry?

Manyborrowers were unable to pay off their bank loans

Ofthe New Deal reforms listed below, which pair is still in use today?

FederalDeposit Insurance Corporation and Social Security

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1
Whichstatement is true of both the North and the South during the 1920s?
Segregationby law was strongly enforced
Segregationwas declared illegal.
Segregationdecreased after African Americans fought in WWI.
Segregationwas widely practiced.
2
Whichstatement best describes the averagevalue of stock between 1920 and 1932?
a steadydecrease followed by a rapid rise
arapid decrease followed by a sharp drop
a sharpincrease followed by a steady rise
asteady increase followed by a sharp drop
3
Which New Deal program ensured that the disabled/elderly would have income?
Tennessee Valley Authority
CivilianConservation Corps
SocialSecurity Act
FederalDeposit Insurance Corporation
4
Whichstatement does not describes thesignificance of the stock market crash of 1929?
Investors borrowed money to buy stocks while values were low
Itled to overproduction of goods and worker lay offs
Itcaused the Great Depression
Itmarked the beginning of economic prosperity.
5
Howdid the FDIC attempt to prevent the conditions that caused the Great Depression?
Itinsured the deposits of investors.
It closedlocal banks to corporate investors
It tookcontrol of the insurance industry.
It seta limit on the amount of money to be deposited.
6
Whywas the Eighteenth Amendment known as the Prohibition Amendment?
. It outlawed runs on banks after the stockmarket crash.
It outlawedthe production and distribution of alcohol.
Itoutlawed immigration from eastern and southern Europe.
It outlawedracial discrimination.
7
Howdid life change for women in the 1920’s?
Newappliances made it more difficult for women
The19th amendment was passed, so women are allowed to vote
Life forwomen did not change.
Women worked in factories because their husbands were at war
8
Which bestdescribes an effect of new technology on Americans in the 1920s?
Electric appliances changed the daily lives of many women
Most Americans began to use air travel
Farmers enjoyed a higher standard of living
The wages of automobile factory workers rose significantly
9
Whichstatement best describes an effectof rising unemployment on the banking industry?
banks got together to pay fortheir depositors’withdrawals
Manyborrowers were unable to pay off their bank loans
Morepeople applied for loans to pay for their basic needs.
More banks were opened to meet thedemand for money.
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Ofthe New Deal reforms listed below, which pair is still in use today?
Tennessee Valley Authority and Work ProgressAdministration
CivilianConservation Corps and Social Security
NationalYouth Administration and Tennessee Valley Authority
FederalDeposit Insurance Corporation and Social Security

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