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2nd Block Decades Between Wars
2nd Block Decades Between Wars
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Standards 16, 17, & 18
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1
Teddy Roosevelt's programs to help the United States recover from the Great Depression were known as the New Deal
True
False
2
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A rebirth of classical artists from the Middle Ages
A rebirth of Native American culture
A period of high immigration in New York
An artistic and social explosion of African American culture
3
Henry Ford perfected the assembly line while making his
Model-A
Edsel
Mustang
Model-T
4
What does the CCC mean?
Catholic Communist Clan
Civilian Committees of Correspondence
Childrens Conservation Club
Civilian Conservation Corps
5
What were Okies?
Oklahoma farmers moved to California for more opportunities.
Oklahoma drug dealers.
Oklahoma farmers.
Women in the 1930s who became so desperate they did anything
6
What was the Court Packing Scandal?
To limit Supreme Court cases to help get favorable rulings
To add Supreme Court justices to get more favorable rulings
To increase the number of Supreme Court Cases heard
To replace current Supreme Court justices with his choices
7
The Dust Bowl occurred during the Great Depression.
False
True
8
The National Origins Act
was a quota system that restricted immigration
made it difficult for urban people
led to the KKK
created new American businesses
9
Who was Langston Hughes?
An Athlete
An Actor
A Poet
A Musician
10
How did Huey Long feel about the New Deal?
It asked too little of rich, did not do enough for poor
It gave federal government too much power
It was great- he was part of FDR's cabinet
11
Causes for the Onset of the Great Depression were
Overproduction, excessive use of credit and underconsumption
Wages were so high but cosumers were insecure
Roosevelt's policies did not fit in with the situation
Underproduction, excessive use of credit and overconsumption
12
What was the Red Scare?
Fear of socialism
Fear of communism
Fear of democracy
Fear of captilism
13
Who mainly developed jazz?
White composers
Enslaved African Americans
Poor city residents
Foreign immigrants
14
What were Hoovervilles?
Houses for the Rich.
Herbert Hoovers house.
Shanty towns built during the Great Depression
A famous community created by Dr. Suess.
15
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the stock market collapse?
Underconsumption
Overproduction
Buying on margin
Unemployment
16
What does Social Security do?
Pays benefits for disabled workers
Provides income after retirement
All of the above
Provides benefits to surviving family members of decreased
17
Louis Armstrong was a famous... (pick the two correct answers)
Classical trumpeter
Jazz Dancer
Jazz trumpeter
Jazz singer
18
What does the term disparity of wealth mean?
only certain citizens are allowed to vote
there is a huge gap between the rich and poor
everyone has the same religion
everyone earns the same money
19
How did Eleanor Roosevelt help FDR win the election?
She traveled and visited people when FDR couldn't.
She told everyone she was related to Teddy Roosevelt.
She gave money to people so they would vote for him.
She gave all his speeches and ran his campaign.
20
Who signed the New Deal
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
21
The 19th Amendment
Women's Right to Vote
Federal Income Tax
Direct Election of Senators
Prohibition
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The 18th Amendment
Federal Income Tax
Women's Right to Vote
Direct Election of Senators
Prohibition
23
Why did the Great Depression occur?
There were high taxes which caused prices of goods to go up
WW2 destroyed the economy
The stock market crashed
People were too lazy to go to work anymore
24
What was one of the purposes of the TVA?
Health insurance for the elderly
Low cost pre-school for the poor
Bring electricity to rural areas of the South
To strengthen labor unions
