What was an important political result of the Great Migration?

Blacks in northern cities swayed the results of elections

To pay for fighting the Great Depression, what was FDR's idea of deficit spending?

It relied on borrowing and abandoning a balanced budget

What is a bull market?

An extended time period of increasing stock values

What did stock market speculators bet on?

Rising stock values in the hope of making quick profits

What does Open Shop refer to?

Worker are not required to have union membership

What did the Dawes Plan involve?

Making loans to Germany to repay war reparations

What was welfare capitalism?

companies allowed workers to buy shares and get pensions

Why did nativism become a strong force (again) in the US in the 1920s?

Americans feared the renewed waves of immigration after WW I

What happened on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929?

The stock market took its greatest crash of in stock values

The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 do?

Limited immigration to only 3% of any ethnic group in the US

What did F. Scott Fitzgerald write about?

Superficial characters in novels criticizing modern society

What did the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) involve?

Putting people to work building reservoirs, planting trees

Charles Lindbergh dazzled the world with:

Making the first solo trans-Atlantic flight in history

What was the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was designed to do?

Assure Americans that their bank accounts were safe

What happens during the process of binding arbitration?

Union and employers agree to decisions of a neutral party

What does supply-side, or “trickle-down,” economics involve?

Lower taxes would boost the economy = more tax revenue

Why did Teapot Dome, Wyoming became widely known?

Oil reserves that were leased in exchange for bribes

What did Zora Neale Hurston gained fame for?

Making Black women central characters in novels

The Scopes trial in Dayton, Tennessee:

pitted fundamentalists against evolutionists

What does a bank run involve?

Mass withdrawals of bank deposits fearing bank's collapse

What were Speakeasies?

Secret bars where customers could buy alcohol illegally

What was the Bonus Army?

WWI vets who marched on Washington in 1932 demanding $ owed

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

A period note for great accomplishments of Black artists

What is the function of a bailiff?

To carry out court orders and evict tenants not paying rent

What happens during a sit-down strike?

Workers strike inside the factory and refuse to leave

One of America's greatest writers, Ernest Hemingway:

often wrote about his experiences in war

What was one major cause of the Dust Bowl?

Destruction of the prairie grasses by commercial grain crops

What was Hoover's initial response to the Depression?

It didn't favor direct financial relief to Americans

What did the Works Progress Administration (WPA) of the Second New Deal, launched in 1935 do?

Put huge numbers to work on roads, buildings, and airports

started modern dance moves and flamboyant dress

Hobos during the 1920s:

Often rode railroad box cars in search of a better life

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1
A type of show that gained great favor with Americans during this time period was:
science fiction series
soap operas
talk shows
sit coms
2
Henry Ford revolutionized manufacturing by introducing:
Social security benefits
Cheap substitute materials
The assembly line
Lunch breaks and day care centers for workers
3
What was an important political result of the Great Migration?
The nation passed laws keeping immigrants out
Blacks in northern cities swayed the results of elections
Elementary education became mandatory
The new Independent party gained a large following
4
FDR committed a serious political error when he attempted to:
pass unemployment protections
pack the Court
get reelected
bail out the car industry
5
To pay for fighting the Great Depression, what was FDR's idea of deficit spending?
It incorporated a general reduction in tax rates
It included a return to the gold standard
It relied on borrowing and abandoning a balanced budget
It meant the government stopped all relief efforts
6
What is a bull market?
Time of high unemployment and collapsing real estate values
It is the result of war
An extended time period of increasing stock values
Happens when government regulations favor the lower classes
7
What did stock market speculators bet on?
Rising stock values in the hope of making quick profits
Supreme Court making decisions favorable to small businesses
Sports teams that seemed likely to win championships
Socialism to make the US more just
8
What does Open Shop refer to?
A majority of female factory workers
Efficient production techniques
trade wars between major industrial countries
Worker are not required to have union membership
9
What did the Dawes Plan involve?
Isolating Japan from international affairs
Creating jobs in the manufacturing sector
Making loans to Germany to repay war reparations
a renewed effort to help America's struggling farmers
10
What was welfare capitalism?
Food stamps were introduced
companies allowed workers to buy shares and get pensions
Taxes are excused in the lower income brackets
laid-off workers had no rights to sue employers
11
What new music style was heavily influenced by Black spiritual music?
foxtrot
opera
waltz
blues
12
Why did nativism become a strong force (again) in the US in the 1920s?
Americans feared the renewed waves of immigration after WW I
Cities introduced public transportation
The Indian Reservation system ended due to lack of funds
Segregation made life more difficult for southern Black
13
What happened on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929?
The government shut down because it couldn't pay employees
A terrorist attack in Chicago destroyed support for unions
The stock market took its greatest crash of in stock values
Stocks soared after Germany made its first war loan payment
14
The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 do?
Limited immigration to only 3% of any ethnic group in the US
Attempted to end segregation in the South
Prohibited the construction of battleships
It was directed against Mexican migrant workers
15
Louis Armstrong thrilled Chicago audiences of the 1920s with the new music style called:
jazz
punk
rap
disco
16
What was FDR's plan for fighting the Depression?
The New Deal
It eliminated all forms of welfare
Convinced many to work without pay to help the economy
It included an arms race with the Soviet Union
17
What did F. Scott Fitzgerald write about?
Beautiful natural settings
The benefits of the Communist system in the Soviet Union
Superficial characters in novels criticizing modern society
Corrupt politicians and criminal factory owners
18
What did the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) involve?
Putting people to work building reservoirs, planting trees
Drafting young men into the military
international trade agreements to stimulate the economy
The expansion of university level education
19
Charles Lindbergh dazzled the world with:
His literary genius
His dance performances on ice
Making the first solo trans-Atlantic flight in history
His weight-lifting feats
20
What was the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was designed to do?
Make car insurance mandatory for teenagers
Reorganize the federal tax collection system
Deny potentially risky customers a chance to bank accounts
Assure Americans that their bank accounts were safe
21
What happens during the process of binding arbitration?
An employee can be fired without prior warnings
An industry promises to stop polluting rivers and air
Union and employers agree to decisions of a neutral party
Factory owners must give records to federal officials
22
What does supply-side, or “trickle-down,” economics involve?
Increasing steel and aluminum imports
Maintaining a large fleet for national defense
Lower taxes would boost the economy = more tax revenue
Causes international rivalries over trade disagreements
23
Why did Teapot Dome, Wyoming became widely known?
The racial riots that occurred there in the early 1920s
Oil reserves that were leased in exchange for bribes
Prime real estate development in a pristine mountain area
Repeated earth quakes that caused much loss of life
24
What did Zora Neale Hurston gained fame for?
Her efforts at improving education for poor children
Making Black women central characters in novels
First American woman executed for selling military secrets
First Black American woman to earn an officer's commission
25
After WW I many in the US believed the country should follow a policy of:
Supporting Germany against an aggressive Soviet Union
Isolationism
Keeping troops in the Middle East and North Africa
Maintaining a military to intimidate potential aggressors
26
The National Origins Act of 1924 deliberately favored immigrants from:
Northwestern Europe
Asia
War-torn Russia
Italy
27
The Scopes trial in Dayton, Tennessee:
)made it a federal crime to employ illegal immigrants
)resulted in better voting conditions for southern Blacks
pitted fundamentalists against evolutionists
proved that the rich would get judges to keep taxes low
28
What does a bank run involve?
Mass withdrawals of bank deposits fearing bank's collapse
A government take-over of banks suspected of illegal stuff
A sustained period of huge banking profits
The creation of federal banks insuring deposits were safe
29
What were Speakeasies?
Secret bars where customers could buy alcohol illegally
Religious organizations devoted to helping the poor
Musical instruments common in grammar schools
Clubs aimed at serving the increasing popularity of racing
30
What was the Bonus Army?
Opposed communism and wanted to end ties to the Soviet Union
Was expensive to maintain and ended by the federal gov
WWI vets who marched on Washington in 1932 demanding $ owed
Was drafted mostly from agricultural states
31
What was Ford's most influential product?
refrigerator
Model T
radio
disposable diaper
32
What caused the countryside become much less isolated?
Women got the right to vote
The advent of the automobile
The introduction of mandatory school attendance
People became accustomed to more nutritious diets
33
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
The construction of numerous factories in the Harlem area
A NY City attempt to revitalize poor sections of the city
A period note for great accomplishments of Black artists
A conference aimed at ending segregation in the South
34
What is the function of a bailiff?
To support unions against the government
To work out compromises between workers and business owners
To check bank records for inconsistencies
To carry out court orders and evict tenants not paying rent
35
What was the 1932 Reconstruction Finance Corporation was designed to do?
Aid Germany in its rebuilding efforts after WW I
Arm the US for the coming war
Eliminate most welfare checks and close soup kitchens
Make loans to businesses
36
What happens during a sit-down strike?
The government typically takes the side of the strikers
Workers agree to work harder
Workers strike inside the factory and refuse to leave
Factory owners agree to most workers' demands
37
One of America's greatest writers, Ernest Hemingway:
introduced science fiction and comic books
often wrote about his experiences in war
popularized children's literature
was executed for treason
38
Who/what did the Social Security Act aim to protect?
The nation's borders from illegal immigration
The owners of industry
Blacks facing widespread discrimination in the South
The elderly and unemployed
39
What was one of FDR's innovations to communicate directly with American families?
Question and answer sessions in the larger cities
Frequent approval surveys
He asked labor leaders about conditions in the factories
Fireside chats
40
What was one major cause of the Dust Bowl?
The severity of the long Great Plains winters
The construction of the transcontinental railroad
The destruction of the Native American way of life
Destruction of the prairie grasses by commercial grain crops
41
Walt Disney's 1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs began America's love affair with:
the radio
well-educated and wealthy immigrants
cartoons
musical performers
42
Which of the following was NOT one of the leisure activities America embraced in the 1920s?
radio
movies
spectator sports
big game hunting
43
What was Hoover's initial response to the Depression?
It involved a reduction in the size of the armed forces
It relied on tax relief
It didn't favor direct financial relief to Americans
To make sure everyone had enough to eat
44
What did the Works Progress Administration (WPA) of the Second New Deal, launched in 1935 do?
Put huge numbers to work on roads, buildings, and airports
Oversaw the desegregation of public offices in the South
Forced big business to give their workers more rights
Led directly to WW II
45
Josephine Baker:
criticized the gov. for its treatment of Native Americans
started modern dance moves and flamboyant dress
became the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court
gained fame as an acrobat in the national circus
46
Hobos during the 1920s:
Experienced widespread support for their problems
Occupied most of the lower income jobs in factories
Often rode railroad box cars in search of a better life
Were barred from applying for federal jobs

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