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The public viewed Sacco & Vanzetti suspiciously because
they were members of the KKK
they were Italian immigrants anarchists.
Sacco owned a gun similar to the assassin's
the assassin's bullets matched Sacco's gun
2
The AAA tried to help farmers by
paying farmers not to grow crops
making more land available.
buying farm surpluses
making small farms more efficient
3
African American Arts in the 1920s was known as the
Glory Days
Great Migration
Great Awakening
Harlem Renaissance
4
Farmers lost their crops during the Depression because of the Dust Bowl which was
a terrible drought dried the soil
frequent rains eroded the soil
a fungus depletes the nutrients in the soil
the soil lost its fertility
5
Issued licenses to banks that were financially sound.
FBI
FTC
SEC
Emergency Banking Relief Act
6
Prohibition- no alcohol
18th amendment
21st amendment
13th amendment
14th amendment
7
Thousands of WWI marched on Washington for
provide public works
To enact a bonus for war vets and their families
to get an early promised bonus for war vets & their families
provide military jobs for unemployed vets
8
FDR's "New Nationalism" wanted government agencies to
work with businesses
set up welfare programs
run parts of the economy
break up big companies
9
When a bank collapsed during the Depression,
the government repaid deposits on insured accounts only
the government covered the debts
depositers lost their savings
the government stepped in to run the bank
10
migrants headed out west in search of better lives
Kansans
Dakotas
Okies
nativists
11
In 1933 when FDR sent bill after bill to Congress became known as the
bank holidays
100 Days
rise to power
New Deal
12
Buying on margin was a method of buying stocks
without a broker
with mostly borrowed money
without any risk.
by pooling $ with others
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The HOLC
lengthened mortgage terms for people to keep their homes.
gave money to help pay mortgages
lowered mortgage rates when people couldn't pay
helped homeless buy a new home
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Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
The President's policies
Feds kept the interest rate low
Overproduction
Stock Market Crash
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repealed Prohibition
18th amendment
21st amendment
14th amendment
13th amendment
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A federal agent that went up against gangsters during prohibition
Al Capone
Elliott Ness
"Tin Lizzie"
"Big Bertha"
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Gangster in Chicago during prohibition
Jesse James
Al Capone
Billy the Kid
Elliott Ness
18
Alfred Smith was not well-liked when he campaigned because he was
Catholic
A Mormon
a Quaker
Jewish
19
Homeless built communities in parks called
Cool towns
hobo towns
Hoovervilles
shacktowns
20
What is the lasting legacy of the New Deal?
The New Deal ends the Depression
The government becomes that safety net for Americans
The government continues to have a heavy hand on businesses.
Soup Kitchens become the major charitable venue.
21
FDR's policies for ending the Depression became known as the
New Deal
fireside chats
Glass-Steagall Act
gold standard
22
The Federal Reserve contributed to the Depression by
keeping interest rates low
speculating on market interest rates
loaning to speculators
loaning to foreign companies
23
Stock prices began to decline in 1929 because
stockbrokers stopped margin loans
several companies went bankrupt
investors began to sell their stock
company earnings declined
24
A Harlem nightclub where many A.A. entertainers got their start
Harlem renaissance
Rays Diner
The Cotton Club
The Majestic
25
Keep America American- no immigration or limited.
Patriotism
Nativism
Merica!
Okies
26
To inform and reassure citizens, FDR created the
relief programs
safety nets
sit-down strikes
fireside chats
27
Which group politically realigned themselves from Republican to Democrat?
White Southerners
African Americans
Mexican Americans
White Northerners
28
The stock market crash weakened the banking system because
banks depended on their stock to operate
investors had no money to deposit in banks
loans were too risky to take out.
banks invested their deposits in the market
29
Which of the following was NOT a change in women's lives during the 1920s?
work outside of home
Personal freedom
birth control
more kids
30
The "Return to Normalcy" campaign won the presidency for which man?
Warren G Harding
Woodrow Wilson
Teddy Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
31
Senator Huey Long wanted the government to
balance the budget
pay citizens over 60 a pension
stop interfering with business
share the wealth of the rich
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The Townsend Plan wanted to get the older people out of the workforce to free up jobs.
True
False
33
Henry Ford increased efficiency in making cars by
assigning a team to each car
dividing operations into simple tasks
limiting the # of parts needed
training each worker for every task
34
was the favorite past-time during the Depression
Hoovervilles
Soda Shops
Radio
35
Child labor was abolished by the
NIRA
Fair Labor Standards Act
Social Security Act
Wagner Act
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Which of the following insisted that contractors not discriminate against A.A.?
Farm Credit Admin
PWA
CWA
NRA
37
John T Scopes was put on trial for
teaching about evolution
accepting bribes
being part of the KKK
violating prohibition
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The Securities Exchange Comission allowed stockbrokers to regulate the stock market.
True
False
39
A pseudo-science that can improve genetics
nativism
Evolution
Eugenics
Speakeasies
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Coolidge believed part of his job as president was to make sure the government
was involved in social reform
participated in worldly affairs
regulated big business
interfered w/business as little as possible.
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Many charities set up ______ to give poor people a meal.
dust bowls
soup kitchens
public works
communes
42
A long period of rising stocks is known as
bank run
margin call
bull market
bear market
43
Many economists agree that a key cause of the Depression was
deflation
inflation
overconsumption
overproduction
44
This regulated the stock market
SS
SEC
NRA
FTC
45
Which of the following New deal Programs is NOT around today?
National recovery Act
FDIC
Securities & Exchange Commission
Social Security
46
Herbert Hoover's landslide victory in 1928 was due to
the prosperity of the 1920s
his promise to end Prohibition
his tax relief program
his plan to support farm prices
47
The new morality of the 1920s glorified
traditional values
personal freedom
work
wealth
48
To pay for the New Deal programs, FDR abandoned a balanced budget and began using
savings and loans
deficit spending
arbitration
direct relief
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One purpose of the townsend plan was to
nationalize the banking system
free up jobs for the unemployed
redistribute wealth
end public works programs
50
The NAACP influences congress in 1922 in the efforts of
equal opportunity legislation
anti-lynching legislation
voting rights legislation
anti-segregation legislation
51
Who believed that charities would provide sufficient relief until the economy improved?
FDR
Herbert Hoover
Warren G Harding
Calvin Coolidge
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bars where illegal alcohol was sold
Hoovervilles
Tin Lizzies
Untouchables
Speakeasies
53
KKK membership increased in the 1920s because
opened membership to all whites
scandals and struggles were avoided
publicized their support of political goals
they hired professional promoters
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The First thing FDR did to fight the depression was
provide relief for farmers
set up a public works program
restore confidence in the banks
provide direct relief to the people