What was a cause of the Dust Bowl in the Great Plains?

The loss of native grasses and top soil coupled with drought and high winds

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

an African American cultural movement that included new creations in art

What did Herbert Hoover believe about government and economics?

Voluntary cooperation between businesses and little government intervention

How did technology change American life in the 1920s?

More Americans than ever had access to radios, telephones, and electricity

Which conflict was exemplified by the Scopes Trial?

the teaching of evolution vs. religious fundamentalism

What were signs of the Great Depression in cities and towns?

soup kitchens and massive unemployment

plains farmers and others who migrated west during the Dust Bowl

Which policy was common to the Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover administrations?

an emphasis on big business and the growth of corporate powers

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Unit 6 Review - HST313A

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1
What was a cause of the Dust Bowl in the Great Plains?
The loss of native grasses and top soil coupled with drought and high winds
Farmers were forced to plant corn instead of wheat crops.
A lack of water allowed dust to build up and caused equipment to fail.
Farmers did not plant enough wheat to maintain the soil.
2
This 1920s cultural trend with changes in literary styles, new techniques in art and talking pictures are examples of?
Renaissance
Realism
Retro
Modernism
3
This amendment placed on stopping the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol
18th
20th
19th
21st
4
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
a new trend in modern art that featured abstract black sculptures
a more urban name for the Dixieland jazz that developed in New Orleans
the name given to all the new artistic styles that developed in the 1920s
an African American cultural movement that included new creations in art
5
What did Herbert Hoover believe about government and economics?
Voluntary cooperation between businesses and little government intervention
Hoover believed that government should respond quickly to resolve problems
That business and government should work together to provide aid
Hoover thought that with unemployment, the government should provide relief
6
Which U.S. group did not share in the prosperity of the 1920s?
musicians
middle class
professional athletes
farmers
7
How did technology change American life in the 1920s?
Most Americans did not pay attention to technological changes
More Americans than ever had access to radios, telephones, and electricity
Few consumers could afford the debt to purchase new technologies,
It created resentment among people who wanted but could not afford them.
8
Which conflict was exemplified by the Scopes Trial?
the teaching of evolution vs. religious fundamentalism
communism vs. democracy
urban vs. rural culture
the belief in America as a melting pot vs. limitations on immigration
9
The group of young women who embraced new lifestyles and looks centered around freedom of expression
Suffragettes
Shockers
Flappers
Hippies
10
What were signs of the Great Depression in cities and towns?
fewer car purchases
soup kitchens and massive unemployment
Sporting and music events
drought relief and victory gardens
11
What was not one of the causes of the Great Depression?
unsafe banking practices
excessive income taxes
people living beyond their means
speculative stock purchases
12
The group of disillusioned Americans after WW1
Lost Generation
Beatniks
Free Masons
Mellonites
13
Who were the Okies?
Native Americans living in Oklahoma who survived the Depression
Californians fleeing to Oklahoma
people who supported the government policies designed to help them survive
plains farmers and others who migrated west during the Dust Bowl
14
Which policy was common to the Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover administrations?
a military buildup in preparation for the possibility of another world war
stress on the role of the League of Nations
an increase in the size of the federal government
an emphasis on big business and the growth of corporate powers
15
Before the stock market crash of 1929, the stock market had been experiencing what is known as a bull market.
True
False

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