When the Dow Jones Industrial Average began to drop sharply in late October 1929,

investors raced to get their money out of the stock market

Under the Kellogg-Briand Pact, 15 nations agreed not to use

the threat of war in their dealings with one another.

Americans feared the Communists because they were…

openly hostile to American values

Justice Holmes, said that the government is justified in silencing free speech

there is a “clear and present danger.”

The 1932 presidential election served as a turning point in the way Americans viewed

the responsibilities of the federal government

The nation’s business took off in the 1920s, in part because of

Republican laissez-faire policies

Why did many Americans fear Vladimir I. Lenin and his followers, the Bolsheviks?

They promoted a system that was hostile to American values.

During the Depression, African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans

often lost jobs to white laborers

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1
Henry Ford’s dream was to sell cars that…
came in many colors
ordinary people could afford
could travel 100 miles per hour.
would attract wealthy business owners
2
For the economy uneven prosperity, personal debt, & overproduction, another danger sign was
welfare capitalism
frequent strikes by unions
isolationism
stock market speculation
3
When the Dow Jones Industrial Average began to drop sharply in late October 1929,
investors raced to get their money out of the stock market
President Hoover warned Americans to stop investing
investors bought record shares of stock
bankers pardoned personal loans and mortgages
4
The increase in automobiles led to the rise of new businesses such as
railroads
motion pictures
newspaper and magazine publishing.
motels and gas stations
5
When Hoover took office in 1929, most Americans expected
a depression or some other disaster.
to become millionaires
more bank failures
prosperity to continue
6
Under the Kellogg-Briand Pact, 15 nations agreed not to use
evidence gathered unfairly to convict immigrants.
the threat of war in their dealings with one another.
goods produced in the Soviet Union
raids to root out “subversives.”
7
Productivity, a worker’s level of output over a given period, rose during the 1920s because of
new resources
new technologies
new management methods
all of the above
8
The Red Scare was a response to…
Prohibition
the Russian Revolution
the Teapot Dome scandal
the Kellogg-Briand Pact
9
A consumer economy is one that depends on a large amount of…
money in savings
thrift
ready cash
spending
10
Practices such as buying on margin reflected Americans’
demand for safe, secure investments
lack of faith in the stock market
moral virtue
“get-rich-quick” attitude.
11
In 1933, the Twenty-first Amendment brought an end to
the Depression
Prohibition
the United States Communist Party.
stock speculation
12
Republican Presidents in the 1920s generally favored
business
subversives
labor
families
13
A major environmental crisis of the 1930s was known as
the Great Crash
the Grapes of Wrath
the Dust Bowl
Black Tuesday
14
Americans feared the Communists because they were…
openly hostile to American values
the only political party in Russia
preparing to invade the United States
known as Bolsheviks
15
The economy grew in the 1920s as consumers…
invested most of their money in government bonds
carefully conserved electricity
learned to ignore advertisements
began to buy goods on credit
16
Justice Holmes, said that the government is justified in silencing free speech
the number of labor strikes climbs above 370.
someone mistakenly shouts “Fire!”
there is a “clear and present danger.”
there is a government scandal.
17
Despite the prosperity of the 1920s, life remained hard for many
brokers and speculators
employers
wealthy investors
farmers and factory workers
18
Harding and Coolidge both based their foreign policy on a return to
nativism
Progressivism
unionism
isolationism
19
The 1932 presidential election served as a turning point in the way Americans viewed
the Bill of Rights
presidential elections
local relief programs and private charities.
the responsibilities of the federal government
20
The nation’s business took off in the 1920s, in part because of
the dominance of monopolies
Republican laissez-faire policies
strict government regulation
the development of new steel processes
21
Why did many Americans fear Vladimir I. Lenin and his followers, the Bolsheviks?
They had abolished the Russian monarchy.
They encouraged other nations to reject socialism.
They promoted a system that was hostile to American values.
They refused to pay back Russia’s war debts.
22
During the Depression, African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans
made great strides in equal rights legislation
were encouraged to start their own businesses
were less affected than other groups
often lost jobs to white laborers

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