1920s, Stock Market Crash, Great Depression & New Deal Review

Question 1

With the end of WWI veterans came home and needed to

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Find employment

Question 2

This agency made monthly payments to those who retired

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SSA - Social Security Act

Question 3

The business of America is business" was an example of

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Laissez-faire (hands off) economics

Question 4

Economy - system for producing & distributing goods & services to fulfill peoples wants & needs

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True

Question 5

The person who sat atop a flagpole for days as a publicity stunt was

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Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly

Question 6

This man was arrested for teaching Darwin's Theory of evolution in Dayton,TN

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John Scopes

Question 7

The 1920s were named for what popular style of music?

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Jazz

Question 8

Who was blamed for the Depression?

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Herbert Hoover

Question 9

His campaign slogan was "return to Normalcy" ,was remembered for the corruption during his term

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Warren Harding

Question 10

Presidents of the 1920s belonged to which political party?

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Republican

Question 11

Buying stocks on credit with a loan from a banker

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Buying on Margin

Question 12

The New Deal program that does not exist today

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AAA

Question 13

Name given to New Deal Agencies

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Alphabet Soup

Question 14

Which one of these words is not one of FDR's three R's?

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Renewal

Question 15

What was passed by Congress to identify alcohol and enforce prohibition?

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Volstead Act

Question 16

Americans became fascinated with heroes in the 1920s due to

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having more leisure time to enjoy entertainment

Question 17

FDR's victory in the 1932 election reflected the people's

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Willingness to blame the depression on Republicans & Hoover

Question 18

Fundamentalist Christians believe that man came from monkeys

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False

Question 19

Government agency that regulates stock & bonds

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SEC

Question 20

Hoovervilles were communities homeless people lived in during the depression

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True

Question 21

FDR's domestic policy was know as

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The New Deal

Question 22

This term means - the right to vote

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Suffrage

Question 23

Al Capone was

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A famous Chicago gangster and Public Enemy #1

Question 24

Economic system- Gov't ownership of the basic means of production & some private ownership

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Socialism

Question 25

One of FDR's 3 Rs provided immediate help giving states money for food, jobs & shelter.

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Relief

Question 26

The Ohio Gang associated with which U.S. President?

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Warren G. Harding

Question 27

Ku Klux Klan now targeted minorities, immigrants, Catholics & Jews

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True

Question 28

During the Great Depression, wage cuts and unemployment affected

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All Levels of Society

Question 29

Market in which stock prices rise

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Bull Market

Question 30

FDR used the radio to inform the American public of his new policies called

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Fireside Chats

Question 31

He was elected four terms, started the New Deal and was a democrat

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Franklin Roosevelt

Question 32

Women were able to vote for Harding as President of the U.S.

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True

Question 33

Many Fundamentalists strongly opposed which man's theory of evolution?

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Charles Darwin

Question 34

A sit-down strike is one in which workers remain in the factory but continue to work

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False

Question 35

Okies & Arkies moved east to get away from the Dust Bowl

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False

Question 36

What one of these is not a stage in the business cycle?

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Speculation

Question 37

Some of the economic problems of the 1920s that impacted the 1930s resulted from

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All of the above

Question 38

The Harlem Renaissance took place in the heart of New Orleans

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False

Question 39

Which economic system was created by Adam Smith

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Capitalism

Question 40

FDR attempted to increase the number of Supreme Court justices from

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9 to 15

Question 41

Panic is a period of wilding selling

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True

Question 42

The first radio station and the Nickelodeon Theater were found in this city

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Pittsburgh

Question 43

Movies, an important form of entertainment during the 1920s, changed with the introduction of

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Sound/Talkies

Question 44

A young, unconventional woman of the 1920s was a

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Flapper

Question 45

The Dust Bowl was caused by all of the following Except

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Irrigation

Question 46

This amendment ended Prohibition and made it a state concern

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21st

Question 47

The Great Depression really ended because of

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World War II

Question 48

WWI veterans went to D.C. demanding the gov. pay them what they were promised this known as the

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Bonus Army

Question 49

Stock is a share or part ownership in a company/corporation

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True

Question 50

The Stock Market crashed on

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Oct. 29, 1929

Question 51

People hoped to get rich quick using ________ on the stock market.

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Speculation

Question 52

F. Scott Fitzgerald was

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Famous author who wrote - "The Great Gatsby"

Question 53

Negro Leagues were paid the same wages and given the same type of equipment as the MLB

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False

Question 54

She was the first woman cabinet member appointed by FDR

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Frances Perkins

Question 55

FDR created this agency to protect your bank/savings accounts

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FDIC

Question 56

Pensions are used by workers to get their demands met while keeping a business closed

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False

Question 57

By purchasing refrigerators, automobiles, etc. Americans changed the United States to a..

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Consumer Society

Question 58

Pensions for elderly, their dependents and handicapped persons

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SSA

Question 59

Henry Ford's "Model T" automobile was durable, reliable, easy to repair and only came in black

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True

Question 60

The Dust Bowl lasted

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7-10 years

Question 61

Demobilization led to unemployment and

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Recession

Question 62

Which president said " The Business of America is Business"

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Calvin Coolidge

Question 63

What is the Red Scare?

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Fear of Communist take over in the US

Question 64

The amendment gave women the right to vote

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19th

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