What were "fireside chats"?

Roosevelt gave talks over the radio - keep people informed, raise spirits.

Which of the following was an effect of the Great Depression?

People lost their homes and the unemployment rate rose.

What was one of the punishments the Treaty of Versailles gave to Germany?

Germany lost about 10% (ten percent) of its lands.

What was the purpose of the New Deal?

To use government programs to end the Depression.

Why did food prices fall during the 1920s?

The supply of food was greater than the demand for it.

What was significant about the Harlem Renaissance?

Harlem became the capital of popular culture in the United States.

What caused food scarcity during World War l?

The United States shipped tons of food overseas.

It put jobless people to work on projects like building bridges and parks.

How were African American workers discriminated against in the North?

Often African Americans were not offered high paying jobs as fast as whites

Which statement best describes the stock market crash of 1929?

People panicked, sold their stocks, causing steep drop in prices of stocks.

Which statement below most accurately describes how alliances were a key cause of World War l?

If one nation in an alliance was attacked, all of its allies would fight.

Why did some people move into "Hoovervilles" during the Great Depression?

People living there had lost their jobs and their homes.

What caused the Dust Bowl?

A drought caused the topsoil to turn to dust, farmers could not grow crops.

Which statement best describes the role of government in the New Deal?

Govern't was involved in helping people in need and in shaping the economy.

How was the tank an effective new weapon during World War l?

Machine gun fire, barbed wire could not stop a tank, it could cross ditches

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1
What were "fireside chats"?
Charities that gave bread and soup to people living in Hoovervilles.
Debates between Roosevelt and Hoover broadcasted over the radio.
Roosevelt gave talks over the radio - keep people informed, raise spirits.
The debate about the role the U.S. government should play in the economy.
2
Which of the following was an effect of the Great Depression?
Bankers made more money in the stock market.
People deposited more money into banks.
People lost their homes and the unemployment rate rose.
Stock prices rose and shares increased in value.
3
What was one of the punishments the Treaty of Versailles gave to Germany?
The treaty gave new territory to Germany.
Germany was divided into two countries.
Germany lost about 10% (ten percent) of its lands.
The treaty blamed the war on Serb nationalists and European imperialism.
4
What was the purpose of the New Deal?
To use government programs to end the Depression.
To help send more jobs overseas.
To slow down economy.
To support the disabled and provide funds for retired people.
5
Why did food prices fall during the 1920s?
Farmers lowered prices, so people would buy more food.
The government passed a law requiring farmers to lower food prices.
The supply of food was greater than the demand for it.
The demand for food was greater than the supply.
6
What process allowed goods to be produced quickly and inexpensively in the 1920s?
the assembly line
consumers
Nineteenth Amendment
mass consumption
7
What was significant about the Harlem Renaissance?
It produced the Jazz Age.
Artist in Harlem were exploring the experience of immigrants in the U.S.
Harlem became the capital of popular culture in the United States.
The Harlem Renaissance describes the economic boom in the United States.
8
What caused food scarcity during World War l?
The increase in the nation's population caused a demand for food.
United States kept food in storage facilities in case of widespread famine
The United States shipped tons of food overseas.
People were eating more food than they ate before the war.
9
What did the WPA do?
It insured bank deposits and prevented bank panics.
It put jobless people to work on projects like building bridges and parks.
It helped support the disabled and provided funds for the retired people.
It protected people in the stock market.
10
How were African American workers discriminated against in the North?
Many African Americans could only work as migrant workers.
They were forbidden to eat in certain restaurants.
The Immigration Act of 1924 denied African Americans their rights.
Often African Americans were not offered high paying jobs as fast as whites
11
Which statement best describes the stock market crash of 1929?
People panicked -rushed to banks to withdraw money, causing banks to close.
The price of stocks rose quickly, and investors made large profits.
People panicked, sold their stocks, causing steep drop in prices of stocks.
Production of consumer goods fell because factory workers lost their jobs.
12
Which statement below most accurately describes how alliances were a key cause of World War l?
European nations were trying to take control of other lands.
Nationalists wanted to be independent of the Austria-Hungary Empire.
Each country in the alliance had a strong feeling of pride in its culture.
If one nation in an alliance was attacked, all of its allies would fight.
13
Why did some people move into "Hoovervilles" during the Great Depression?
Many people had to depend on charities for food.
Many of the farm workers who had moved to the cities could not find jobs.
People living there had lost their jobs and their homes.
President Hoover started a program that paid for their construction.
14
What caused the Dust Bowl?
Farmers grew crops with roots that were too deep.
A drought caused the topsoil to turn to dust, farmers could not grow crops.
Many farm workers could not afford to pay for new farm machinery.
New farm machinery caused farm workers to lose their jobs in the 1920s.
15
Which statement best describes the role of government in the New Deal?
Govern't was involved in helping people in need and in shaping the economy.
Govern't was hands-off to business & waited for the economic crisis to end.
Govern't took advantage of cheap labor in order to build public buildings.
Govern't appealed to charities and other organizations to help the needy.
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How was the tank an effective new weapon during World War l?
Many troops could travel great distances in a tank.
Provided shelter from poison gases and freezing cold temperatures.
A tank could sneak below a ship and attack it with a torpedo.
Machine gun fire, barbed wire could not stop a tank, it could cross ditches

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