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1
What does FDIC stand for?
Forensic Development Investment Company
Federal Department of Intergalactic Conspiracies
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Farmers Dating Individuals Company
2
What did the New Deal aim to do?
Extend Christmas break to a whole month
Use government funds to buy Alaska
Use govt. funds to hire unemployed men & fund work projects
Restrict immigration laws for Canadians
3
The Dust Bowl caused many Americans to relocate OUT of which US region?
The East Coast
The Great Plains
The West Coast
Alaska
4
Why was New York's Tin Pan Alley a big deal?
Musicians from Tin Pan Alley dominated early 1900s music
It caused a 5 day riot in Chicago
It was the first interacial US olympic bowling team
It caused the Great Migration
5
One year after the stock market crash what happened to 800 banks?
They regenerated
They were bought out by Apple
They closed
They expanded
6
Who was the first man to fly all the way across the Atlantic Ocean in The Spirit of St. Louis?
Han Solo
Howard Hughes
Charles Lindbergh
Franklin D. Roosevelt
7
Which is
NOT
one of the characteristics of the "Lost Generation?"
War hawks
Young artists
Rejected materialism
Disillusionment following WWI
8
What scandal under President Warren Harding's administration led to distrust in government?
The Benghazi Scandal
The Teapot Dome Oil Scandal
The Mueller-Flynn Scandal
The Watergate Scandal
9
Why did FDR want to pack the Supreme Court?
He enjoyed breaking fire marshal laws
To expand the power of the Judiciary Branch
So his New Deal plans would be approved
To prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse
10
Which is
NOT
one of the main causes of the Great Depression?
High Tarriffs
Excessive buying on credit
Overproduction of goods and services
Earning bad grades on Mrs. Parodi's tests
11
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
Culture showcasing of Austrian American artists, poets, etc.
Culture showcasing of Asian American artists, poets, etc.
Culture showcasing of African American artists, poets, etc.
Culture showcasing of Algerian American artists, poets, etc.
12
What was the court case in which 2 immigrants were convicted because of nativist attitudes?
Gibbons v. Odgen
The Santa Clara County court case
The Hanging Chad court case
The Sacco-Vanzetti court case
13
Which organization grew with the growth of the influence of nativism & eugenics?
The Ku Klux Klan
The Libertarians
The Black Panthers
The political machines
14
What was the main cause of the Red Scare?
The Dust Bowl
Bolshevik Russian Revolution
The Spanish American War
Prejudice toward color blind people
15
Who was Eleanor Roosevelt and what did she support?
She was FDR's sister & supported fancy hats
She was FDR's sister & supported poaching
She was FDR's wife & supported 2nd Amendment reform
She was FDR's wife & supported minority rights
16
On what date did the great stock market crash occur?
May 13, 1963
June 24, 1919
October 29, 1929
October 9, 1929
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One year after the stock market crash what happened to 9 million Americans' savings accounts?
They closed; they were gone
They grew by 138.2%
They were spent on 2016 presidential campaign ads
They were spent on the Hoover Dam
18
The Supreme Court affected the New Deal by blocking New Deal programs because....?
They wold have taken away power from the Executive Branch
They would have made the Executive Branch too powerful
19
The immigration and Quota laws in 1921 & 1924 were designed to.....
Reduce immigration from Great Britain
Increase immigration to Canada
Increase immigration from Asia
Reduce immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe
20
How was Eleanor Roosevelt different from other First Ladies before her?
She was more active in politics than all prior First Ladies
She was a military veteran
She was the first to enforce good nutrition in schools
She was the first First Lady who wasn't born in the US
21
What does SEC stand for?
Southeastern Conference
Stock Exchange Corporation
Super Evil Corn
Securities and Exchange Commission
22
What kind of ideas did the Red Scare cause Americans to link with immigrants?
Regurgitated ideas
Radical ideas
Isolationist ideas
Color spectrum ideas
23
What was the Dust Bowl?
Severe dust storms in the Great Plains region in the 1930s
The annual NCAA football Bowl game that occurs in Nebraska
A bowl used for collecting dust
Severe dust storms in the Northeast region in the 1930s
24
The New Deal ended the Great Depression.
False
True
25
Why did farmers not experience a prosperous Roaring 20s like the cities did?
Multiple floods ruined all of the crops for many farmers
They were less able to bootleg illegal alcohol
Too low prices for their crops because they grew SO much
They refused to embrace new technologies
26
What is the Smoot-Hawley Tariff?
1930 law that double taxed anyone named "Smoot" or Hawley"
1930 law that raised taxes on products sold out of the US
1930 law that raised taxes on products imported into the US
1930 tax bill that cost the US $1.5 Trillion
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What does SSA stand for?
Scholastic Service Act
Super Stretchy Arms
Stocks and Speculation Act
Social Security Administration
