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1
Fireside Chats were an example of President Roosevelt's use of ______________ to inform and persuade people.
radio
midnight rallies
television
The Bully Pullpit
2
The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectural and cultural movement among
African Americans.
Native Americans.
refugees.
immigrants.
3
During the 1920s, nativists like the Ku Klux Klan wanted to end immigration.
True
False
4
Warren Harding wanted to
join the League of Nations.
end immigration.
put America First.
return to normalcy.
5
Franklin Roosevelt's plan to solve the Great Depression:
Real Deal.
Square Deal.
New Deal.
Raw Deal.
6
The 2025 Major League Baseball season began this week in
New York
Tokyo
London
Boston
7
America's most famous gangster:
Bartolomeo Vanzetti.
Rocky Colavito.
Lucky Luciano.
Al Capone.
8
The New York Yankees won the most world championships in history.
True
False
9
President Roosevelt was disabled by Polio.
True
False
10
Which amendment prohibited the sale of alchohol?
19th
17th
20th
18th
11
Which of the following was
NOT
a cause of the Great Depression?
Under Consumption
High Food Costs
Bank Runs
Over Production
12
Pensions for the elderly, unemployment insurance and disability assistance are provided by
the Works Progress Administration.
Volunteerism.
the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Social Security.
13
Sacco and Vanzetti
were executed for the murder of their paymaster.
used a donkey cart to bomb Wall Street.
burned Calvin Coolidge in effigy.
ran the largest organized crime gang in Chicago.
14
Thanks to President Roosevelt, the standard work week is now 50 hours a week.
True
False
15
The 1920s were a time of economic stagnation and depression.
False
True
16
President Roosevelt wanted to increase the number of Supreme Court justices after they struck down several programs.
False
True
17
During the 1920s, the Emergency Quota Act of 1924, effectively ended
immigration.
progressivism.
communism in America.
buying stocks on the margin.
18
Many parts of the South were given electricity thanks to the
Emergency Electrification Act.
New Deal.
Social Security Act.
Tennessee Valley Authority.
19
President Roosevelt's legacy includes all of the following
EXCEPT
:
restored faith in the banking system.
increased reliance on the Federal Government.
lessing government involvement in business.
Social Security.
20
Who believed "the business of America is business"?
Warren Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
21
What travels around the world, but stays in one spot?
Airplane
Letter
Stamp
Train
22
Even though the mid-1920s had a roaring economy, by the end of 1929 the United States sank into a depression.
True
False
23
Which of the following programs would be
MOST
helpful to a young, unemployed man during the Depression?
Social Security
Securities and Exchange Commission
Civilian Conservation Corps
National Recovery Act
24
Hoovervilles were wealthy developments in urban areas during the Depression.
False
True
25
What was
NOT
a social impact of the Great Depression?
Lots of people lost their homes.
Lots of people moved to the Great Plains to start farms.
Lots of people lost their jobs.
Soup kitchens and breadlines were set up.
26
When FDR said the "only thing we have to fear, is fear itself," he was speaking about
Falling Leaves.
World War II.
The Grinch who stole Christmas.
The Great Depression.
27
In March, we gain about _______ minutes of daylight.
20
90
60
120
28
70% of the nation's wealth was owned by 10% of the population. This is an example of?
Bank Runs
Unequal Distribution of Wealth
Stock Speculation
Buying on the Margin
29
During the Red Scare, Americans became aware of the dangers of
conservatism.
communism.
progressivism.
nazism.
30
Under Consumption was a problem because
less people buying goods meant more people lost jobs.
laborers had to work harder to keep up with demand.
African Americans suffered from rising prices.
companies made less consumer products.
31
The Agricultural Adjustment Act paid farmers
NOT
to farm on some of their land.
True
False
32
Flappers were stylish
movie stars.
communists.
men.
women.
33
Which of the following is
NOT
a reason farmers were forced off of farms in the 1930s?
Dust Bowl
Drought
Foreclosures
Floods
34
Charles Lindbergh became a hero during the 1920s because he
led the American Nazi Party.
instituted assembly lines in his airplane factory.
flew across the Atlantic by himself.
ran 26 miles from Marathon to Athens.
35
Assembly lines were first implemented by
Henry Ford.
Henry Studebaker.
William Tucker.
John Chrysler.
36
Which of the following is false about racoons? Racoons
wash their food.
have finger like toes.
have a small brain and are considered stupid.
like urban settings.
37
The Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC) was created to solve which problem?
Bank Runs
Stock Speculation
Credit Loans
Unemployment
38
Franklin Roosevelt was a progressive because
his administration deregulated banks and business.
proposed many government programs to help the people.
he believed that the government could be a force for good.
his administration regulated banks and business.
39
What is the Harding Administration
BEST
known for today?
Scandals
Progressivism
Joining the League of Nations
Native American Suffrage
40
All of the following were aspects of the 1920s pro-business economic policies
EXCEPT
:
low taxes.
regulation.
high tariffs.
deregulation.
41
New York Yankee GREAT and baseball's home run king of the 1920s:
Lou Gehrig.
Babe Ruth.
Homerun Baker.
Wally Pipp.
42
Laissez-Faire supporters believe that government must
centrally plan and control the economy.
tax the wealthy so they pay their fair share.
regulate the economy.
stay out of the economy.
