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Mdn US Unit I Review
Mdn US Unit I Review
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A review for a Modern US History Class 1900-39
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1
At its lowest point, the Stock Market lost this percentage of its 1929 value
91%
79%
50%
89%
2
Which is the most American thing to do?
Jump an aircraft carrier on a jetski while eating a Big Mac.
Legally change your name to Liberty McFreedom
Pilot a lawn-chair powered by 50 bald eagles.
Tattoo your entire body with red, white, and blue stripes.
3
The Three R's of the New Deal include
Recovery
Relief
Recycle
Reform
4
FDR's plan for combating the Great Depression
Square Deal
New Deal
Good Deal
Raw Deal
5
Ultimately, this brought an end to the Great Depression
Electronics boom
National Recovery Administration
World War II
World War I
6
All of the following were problems related to Industrialization, EXCEPT
air and water pollution
corruption
slavery
child labor
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This New Deal program invested in a wide range of public works: bridges, roads, buildings, art
CWA
FERA
WPA
CCC
8
Urbanization is a growth in
percentage of farmers
number of immigrants
percentage of city-dwellers
population of cities
9
Imperialism threatened the access of Americans to markets in this country
Canada
Japan
China
France
10
Unemployment reached a high of this percent, nationwide
50%
25%
35%
10%
11
The nickname for shanty-towns that popped up during the Great Depression
Hopetowns
Hoganburgs
Hoopervales
Hoovervilles
12
The most obvious cause of the Great Depression was
Gold Standard
Stock Market Crash
High Unemployment
World War I
13
This popular New Deal agency hired young men, ages 17-25 for outdoor work
WPA
FDIC
CCC
SEC
14
The collapse of the Stock Market hurt the economy because
the government had to bail out the auto industry
Banks lost investments
Insurance got more expensive
Businesses struggled to get new investment
15
Progressive efforts included...
secret ballot
settlement houses
health classes
Food and Drug Administration
16
The greatest thing about the United States is
Its unrivaled military power
Its classically balanced Constitution
Hot Pockets
Its huge GDP
17
The Progressive movement mostly included people who fit all the following descriptions, except
native-born
middle-class
urban
uneducated
18
FDR won the election of 1932 for all of these reasons, EXCEPT
Hoover's reputation sucked
His famous cousin, Teddy
He promised action
Clever television ads
19
Which food is most likely to kill you if you eat at a gas station?
hot dog
nachos
kielbasa
taquito
20
Industrialization is the process by which a country's economy converts from
services to finance
agriculture to manufacturing
agriculture to services
manufacturing to service
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Progressive journalists who revealed scandals to rouse the public
Crapbroomers
Muckrakers
Mudshovelers
Beliebers