The New Deal tried to solve many problems of the Great Depression by

providing federal aid to many sectors of the economy

The Harlem Renaissance was significant in the 1920's because...

Emergence of AfricanAmerican voice in music,art & literature

The Social Security Act (1935) is considered animportant program because it

extended support to elderly & disabled

Hoover’s response to the onset of the Depression would best be described as: .

B) hesitating to act, then doing too little too late.

The 19th Amendment was important because...

it gave women the right to vote

Two reasons that caused the Dust Bowl

Drought adn poor farming practices (over-planting)

1 difference between President Franklin D. Roosevelt &Pres Hoover is that Roosevelt was

willing to use govt intervention to solve economic problems

Which of the following is a reason that US foreign policy embraced isolationism in the 20’s?

citizens felt the U.S. was “duped” into joining WWI

The Bonus Army is what?

WWI veterans demanding payment of their war bonus

Public disregard for Prohibition and for laws prohibiting gambling indicates

legislating public morality is met with strong resistance

The Great Migration was

relocation of millions of African Am.'s from South to North

What was the first major action Roosevelt took as president?

Declared a bank holiday & closed all banks for inspection.

The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s was a period when

created noteworthy works of art and literature

1920’s Pro-business government policies favored all of the following EXCEPT:

Regional minimum wage requirements

In the United States, the decade of the 1920’s was characterized by

increased consumer borrowing and spending

Which statement most accurately describes conditions of US farmers during the boom of the 20s?

Overproduction kept farmers from sharing in 20's prosperity

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Which statement about Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program is most accurate?

Social welfare programs were expanded.

The economic boom and the financial speculation of the 1920’s were caused in part by

Installment buying and an unregulated stock market

In the 20s, controversies concerning the Scopes trial, Prohibition,“flappers” were signs of

traditional values and changing lifestyles

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1
This was Germany's most powerful weapon during WWI
Airplane
U-Boat
Battleship
Machine Gun
2
What is the program that was established to help the retired, unemployed, disabled?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Social Security
Public Works Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
3
The 18th Amendment (Prohibition)...
allowed people to vote
allowed women to vote
allowed people drink alcohol
prohibited alcohol
4
The name of the secret gathering places that sold illegal alcohol
speakeasy
hushsoftly
tavern
pubs
5
The New Deal tried to solve many problems of the Great Depression by
decreasing foreign competition by raising tariffs
lowering federal spending to maintain a balanced budget
providing federal aid to many sectors of the economy
reducing taxes on big business to stimulate job creation
6
The Harlem Renaissance was significant in the 1920's because...
Many African Americans moved away from Halem
it produced a new music genre known as rock n roll
it was the richest city in NYC
Emergence of AfricanAmerican voice in music,art & literature
7
The name for the explosion of African American art, music, & literature in the 1920s
Brooklyn Culture
Harlem Renaissance
Queens Renaissance
8
What is a shantytown built by destitute people during the Depression (early 1930s.)
Hoovervilles
Shackvilles
Hoovertown
9
Which is not a cause of the Dust Bowl?
A. high winds
B. severe drought
D. Overuse of machines
C. over-cultivated land
10
The Social Security Act (1935) is considered animportant program because it
extended support to elderly & disabled
brought about a quick end to the GreatDepression
provided employment for those in need of ajob
established a progressive income tax
11
Hoover’s response to the onset of the Depression would best be described as: .
A) rapid and aggressive action to revive the economy.
B) hesitating to act, then doing too little too late.
D) being mainly concerned with the plight of individuals
radical restructuring of the govt's role in the economy.
12
What is the Name given to the stock market crash that started the Great Depression?
Dreary Tuesday
Black Friday
Black Tuesday
13
The October 1929 event that caused the start of the Great Depression?
Stock Market Increase
Stock Market Crash
The New Deal
The Roaring Twenties
14
The 19th Amendment was important because...
it repealed the prohibition on alcohol
It prohibited alcohol
Senators were elected by direct vote
it gave women the right to vote
15
What was a major result of Prohibition in the United States during the 1920s?
restriction of immigration
increase in organized crime
growth of communism
destruction of family values
16
Two reasons that caused the Dust Bowl
Drought and no money
Drought and lack of planting
Drought adn poor farming practices (over-planting)
17
Buying stocks on credit usually by paying 10% of the purchase price (led to stock market crash)
Ballyhoo
on the margin
bonds
credit
18
1 difference between President Franklin D. Roosevelt &Pres Hoover is that Roosevelt was
willing to use govt intervention to solve economic problems
unwilling to allow govt agencies to establish jobs programs
unable to win congressional support for his economic program
able to ignore economic issues for most ofhis term in office
19
FDR won the 1932 presidential election in a landslide because he promised
A Raw Deal for Americans
To refuse to give Americans unemployment benefits
To raise taxes and lower wages
A New Deal for Americans
20
The 1925 trial of John Scopes reflects the conflict between
science and religion
Prohibition and organized crime
traditional roles and new roles for women
underproduction
21
Small cash down payment as low as 10% for the purchase of stocks.
Bull Market
Margin
Stock Market
22
Which of the following is a reason that US foreign policy embraced isolationism in the 20’s?
A) We were too busy enforcing prohibition.
unemployed factory workers were mad with jobs leaving US.
citizens felt the U.S. was “duped” into joining WWI
Immigration slowed in 20’s, so didn’t think about the world.
23
The Bonus Army is what?
WWI veterans demanding payment of their war bonus
The additional soldiers trained for WWI that never deployed
Soldiers who were sent home from combat for instability
24
Public disregard for Prohibition and for laws prohibiting gambling indicates
American citizens have little, if any, respect for laws
the system of checks and balances does not work
legislating public morality is met with strong resistance
that the film industry has great influence on public opinion
25
The Great Migration was
the deportation of thousands of Russian immigrants
People moving westward during the 1920s
relocation of millions of African Am.'s from South to North
the nickname for the women's suffrage movement
26
What was the first major action Roosevelt took as president?
Established Civilian Conservation Corps to provide jobrelief
Declared a bank holiday & closed all banks for inspection.
He proposed a reorganization of the Supreme Court
27
a fashionable woman intent on enjoying herself and ignoring conventional standards of behavior.
Flappers
Bootleggers
Jazzies
Speakeasies
28
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s was a period when
African Americans left US in large #'s to settle in Nigeria
used civil disobedience to fight segregation
migrated to the West in search of land and jobs
created noteworthy works of art and literature
29
This was the fist man to fly across the Atlantic Ocean
Orville Wright
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Darwin
Thomas Edison
30
1920’s Pro-business government policies favored all of the following EXCEPT:
Low Taxes so Americans can spend more of their paycheck
Low government interference in business
No new progressive reforms
Regional minimum wage requirements
31
In the United States, the decade of the 1920’s was characterized by
the active involvement of the US in European affairs
major reforms in national labor legislation
increased consumer borrowing and spending
a willingness to encourage immigration to the United States
32
Which statement most accurately describes conditions of US farmers during the boom of the 20s?
Shortages of fertile land & equip. lowered farm income
Higher prices for farm products meant farmers lived well
Subsidies&other govt programs increased farmers’ incomes
Overproduction kept farmers from sharing in 20's prosperity
33
What does FDIC mean?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Financed Driving Independent Cash
34
Which statement about Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program is most accurate?
Social welfare programs were expanded.
Protective tariff rates increased
Government support of environmental conservation ended.
Government regulation of business was reduced.
35
The economic boom and the financial speculation of the 1920’s were caused in part by
the mobilization of the economy for war
Installment buying and an unregulated stock market
increased government restrictions on big business
the expansion of civil rights to women and minorities
36
In the 20s, controversies concerning the Scopes trial, Prohibition,“flappers” were signs of
causes of the Great Depression
traditional values and changing lifestyles
the benefits of new technology
the return to normalcy
37
Gave full voting rights to women
Nineteenth Amendment
Twentieth Amendment
Twenty First Amendment
Eighteenth Amendment

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