How did Prohibition contribute to the growth of organized crime?

made it easier for bootleggers to do other illegal activitys

Which of these factors helped economic problems in the 1920s?

Americans purchased many consumer goods on credit

The unemployment rate among African Americans was

nearly double the national rate

Critics disapproved of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) because it

gave government direct control of a business

What event occurred on Black Tuesday?

investors sold more than 16 million shares of stock

Farmers contributed to the problems that led to the Dust Bowl by

using farming practices that removed protective grasses

Which factor contributed to the spread of the Great Depression overseas?

The United States curtailed investment in Europe

The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers because it

sought to end overproduction and raise crop prices

Why were banks one of the first institutions to feel the effects of the stock market crash?

less confidence in economy and more $ removed from banks

Why did Americans enjoy escapist films in the 1930s?

Movies provided relief from the problems of the Depression

Which of these factors contributed to the struggles of rural farmers?

falling prices for crops and livestock

What were the goals of the New Deal?

provide relief, recovery, and reform

Both African Americans and Mexican Americans had a hard time during the Great Depression bcuz

faced discrimination competing with white Americans 4 jobs

In 1929, the stock market crashed because

investors lost confidence in stock market/sold their shares

How did the Great Depression eventually change Germany politically?

believed that Hitler would solve their econoomic problems

President Hoover responded cautiously to the Great Depression because he

thought the business cycle would correct itself

What was the chief complaint of conservatives against the New Deal?

made the government too powerful

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Questions 39

Answers

1
How did Prohibition contribute to the growth of organized crime?
made it easier for bootleggers to do other illegal activitys
by forcing farmers to grow grain for production of alcohol
by forcing police to enforce anti-liquor laws
by stregthening respect for the law
2
The periodic expansion and contraction of the economy
business cycle
localism
Black Tuesday
trickle-down economics
3
World War I veterans who marched to demand payment of money promised by Congress
Bonus Army
Exodusters
Tenant Farmers
Speculators
4
Dust Bowl refugees who moved westward to find work
speculators
tenant farmers
exodusters
5
Which of these factors helped economic problems in the 1920s?
farmers sold crop surpluses to pay off their debts
Americans purchased many consumer goods on credit
wages increased at the same pace as worker productivity
investors lost confidence in the stock market
6
risky stock purchases made by investors with the hope of high returns
speculation
localism
7
At the beginning of the Great Depression, unemployment in cities
increased dramatically
decreased slightly
stayed about the same
increased slightly
8
How did the uneven distribution of the nation's wealth lead to the depression?
the rich got richer, but this spending was not enough 2 help
farmers had huge surpluses or crops but demand was low
acquiring credit was easy, but more people went into debt
all of the above
9
President when the Stock Market crashed
Warren Harding
Franklin Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
10
Employed the most workers during the New Deal
Social Security Act
Tennessee Valley Authority
Public Works Administration
Wagner Act
11
The unemployment rate among African Americans was
nearly double the national rate
about the same as the national rate
slightly higher than the national rate
slightly lower than the national rate
12
The occasion of the Stock Market Crash
Thoughtful Thursday
Wacky Wednesday
Black Tuesday
Fun Friday
13
Roosevelt created the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to
pay farmers to destroy their livestock
regulate the stock market
give banks a chance to organize
ensure bank deposits
14
Critics disapproved of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) because it
gave government direct control of a business
paid farmers to kill of excess livestock
distributed money to people outside the Tennessee Valley
built dams to control flood waters
15
What event occurred on Black Tuesday?
Germany stopped reparation payments to the United States
unemployment reached nearly 25%
the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates
investors sold more than 16 million shares of stock
16
Agricultural workers who work on land owned by someone else
tenant farmers
exodusters
17
FDR set aside 12 million acres of land for
farms
national parks
Indian reservations
dams
18
Farmers contributed to the problems that led to the Dust Bowl by
using farming practices that removed protective grasses
putting down new layers of topsoil
moving off of the plains to find new farmland
damming western rivers and using irrigation techniques
19
Which group experienced an early depression in the 1920s?
farmers
bank owners
stock market investors
industrial workers
20
The right to collective bargaining was part of the
Social Security Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Wagner Act
Works Progress Administration
21
Which factor contributed to the spread of the Great Depression overseas?
The United States curtailed investment in Europe
Europe increased trade to the United States
Congress lowered tariffs in foreign imports
American industry reduced production levels
22
The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers because it
attracted industry with the promise of cheap power
regulated the stock market and made investment safer
sought to end overproduction and raise crop prices
created jobs for over 2 million US citizens
23
Why were banks one of the first institutions to feel the effects of the stock market crash?
Fed Re increased interest rates, then limited moeny supply
less confidence in economy and more $ removed from banks
banks gave out 2 many loans so too much $ was in circulation
After crash, people wanted to secure their hard money
24
Why did Americans enjoy escapist films in the 1930s?
people were bored with radio entertainment
escapist films reflected the world in a realistic way
Many films reflected the public's distrust of big business
Movies provided relief from the problems of the Depression
25
First Lady of the United States
Eleanor Roosevelt
Bonus Army
26
Which of these factors contributed to the struggles of rural farmers?
decreased debt burden
a long rainy season
increased demand for agricultural products
falling prices for crops and livestock
27
What were the goals of the New Deal?
provide relief, recovery, and reform
increase spending on defense and trade
create schools and protect farmers
reform the government and decrease spending
28
Both African Americans and Mexican Americans had a hard time during the Great Depression bcuz
they had little community and family support to rely on
faced discrimination competing with white Americans 4 jobs
had to fight repatriation efforts by government officials
were forced to migrate from the South to work in the north
29
How many terms did Roosevelt serve as president?
4
2
1
3
30
In 1929, the stock market crashed because
investors lost confidence in stock market/sold their shares
the Federal Reserve increased the money supply
Germany ceased reparations payments to the US
depositors lost their investments and withdrew their savings
31
How did the Great Depression eventually change Germany politically?
believed that Hitler would solve their econoomic problems
lots of Germans emigrated to communist countries for jobs
German Parliament eventually became more powerful
believed democracy would solve their ecomoic problems
32
One way that Americans escaped their concerns during the 1930s was to
avoid watching news on television
live in the country
go to movie theaters
follow the stock market
33
What radio drama was so realistic that some people thought aliens were invading Earth?
The Grapes Of Wrath
Mr Smith Goes To Washington
The Wizard Of Oz
The War Of The Worlds
34
In 1933, Congress repealed Prohibition with the
18th amendment
20th amendment
19th amendment
21st amendment
35
President Hoover responded cautiously to the Great Depression because he
did not have any experience with business and economics
was distracted by the giant dust storms in the Great Plains
thought the business cycle would correct itself
believed the federal government needed to take be active
36
What was the chief complaint of conservatives against the New Deal?
made the government too powerful
promoted free enterprise and individualism
concerned only with saving the banking system
brought changes that were too radical for most Americans
37
The theory that money invested in banks and businesses will work its way down to laborers
business cycle
speculation
trickle-down economics
localism
38
What did President Roosevelt introduce to help retirees?
Second New Deal
Social Security Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
Works Progress Administration
39
Some opponents of the New Deal believed that it
harmed homeowners
benefitted only the banking industry
threatened individual freedom
gave too much power to the people

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US2 CP Great Depression

39 termsStudBud Administration

US2 CP Great Depression

Flashcards39 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 39

Answers

1
How did Prohibition contribute to the growth of organized crime?
made it easier for bootleggers to do other illegal activitys
by forcing farmers to grow grain for production of alcohol
by forcing police to enforce anti-liquor laws
by stregthening respect for the law
2
The periodic expansion and contraction of the economy
business cycle
localism
Black Tuesday
trickle-down economics
3
World War I veterans who marched to demand payment of money promised by Congress
Bonus Army
Exodusters
Tenant Farmers
Speculators
4
Dust Bowl refugees who moved westward to find work
speculators
tenant farmers
exodusters
5
Which of these factors helped economic problems in the 1920s?
farmers sold crop surpluses to pay off their debts
Americans purchased many consumer goods on credit
wages increased at the same pace as worker productivity
investors lost confidence in the stock market
6
risky stock purchases made by investors with the hope of high returns
speculation
localism
7
At the beginning of the Great Depression, unemployment in cities
increased dramatically
decreased slightly
stayed about the same
increased slightly
8
How did the uneven distribution of the nation's wealth lead to the depression?
the rich got richer, but this spending was not enough 2 help
farmers had huge surpluses or crops but demand was low
acquiring credit was easy, but more people went into debt
all of the above
9
President when the Stock Market crashed
Warren Harding
Franklin Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
10
Employed the most workers during the New Deal
Social Security Act
Tennessee Valley Authority
Public Works Administration
Wagner Act
11
The unemployment rate among African Americans was
nearly double the national rate
about the same as the national rate
slightly higher than the national rate
slightly lower than the national rate
12
The occasion of the Stock Market Crash
Thoughtful Thursday
Wacky Wednesday
Black Tuesday
Fun Friday
13
Roosevelt created the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to
pay farmers to destroy their livestock
regulate the stock market
give banks a chance to organize
ensure bank deposits
14
Critics disapproved of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) because it
gave government direct control of a business
paid farmers to kill of excess livestock
distributed money to people outside the Tennessee Valley
built dams to control flood waters
15
What event occurred on Black Tuesday?
Germany stopped reparation payments to the United States
unemployment reached nearly 25%
the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates
investors sold more than 16 million shares of stock
16
Agricultural workers who work on land owned by someone else
tenant farmers
exodusters
17
FDR set aside 12 million acres of land for
farms
national parks
Indian reservations
dams
18
Farmers contributed to the problems that led to the Dust Bowl by
using farming practices that removed protective grasses
putting down new layers of topsoil
moving off of the plains to find new farmland
damming western rivers and using irrigation techniques
19
Which group experienced an early depression in the 1920s?
farmers
bank owners
stock market investors
industrial workers
20
The right to collective bargaining was part of the
Social Security Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Wagner Act
Works Progress Administration
21
Which factor contributed to the spread of the Great Depression overseas?
The United States curtailed investment in Europe
Europe increased trade to the United States
Congress lowered tariffs in foreign imports
American industry reduced production levels
22
The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers because it
attracted industry with the promise of cheap power
regulated the stock market and made investment safer
sought to end overproduction and raise crop prices
created jobs for over 2 million US citizens
23
Why were banks one of the first institutions to feel the effects of the stock market crash?
Fed Re increased interest rates, then limited moeny supply
less confidence in economy and more $ removed from banks
banks gave out 2 many loans so too much $ was in circulation
After crash, people wanted to secure their hard money
24
Why did Americans enjoy escapist films in the 1930s?
people were bored with radio entertainment
escapist films reflected the world in a realistic way
Many films reflected the public's distrust of big business
Movies provided relief from the problems of the Depression
25
First Lady of the United States
Eleanor Roosevelt
Bonus Army
26
Which of these factors contributed to the struggles of rural farmers?
decreased debt burden
a long rainy season
increased demand for agricultural products
falling prices for crops and livestock
27
What were the goals of the New Deal?
provide relief, recovery, and reform
increase spending on defense and trade
create schools and protect farmers
reform the government and decrease spending
28
Both African Americans and Mexican Americans had a hard time during the Great Depression bcuz
they had little community and family support to rely on
faced discrimination competing with white Americans 4 jobs
had to fight repatriation efforts by government officials
were forced to migrate from the South to work in the north
29
How many terms did Roosevelt serve as president?
4
2
1
3
30
In 1929, the stock market crashed because
investors lost confidence in stock market/sold their shares
the Federal Reserve increased the money supply
Germany ceased reparations payments to the US
depositors lost their investments and withdrew their savings
31
How did the Great Depression eventually change Germany politically?
believed that Hitler would solve their econoomic problems
lots of Germans emigrated to communist countries for jobs
German Parliament eventually became more powerful
believed democracy would solve their ecomoic problems
32
One way that Americans escaped their concerns during the 1930s was to
avoid watching news on television
live in the country
go to movie theaters
follow the stock market
33
What radio drama was so realistic that some people thought aliens were invading Earth?
The Grapes Of Wrath
Mr Smith Goes To Washington
The Wizard Of Oz
The War Of The Worlds
34
In 1933, Congress repealed Prohibition with the
18th amendment
20th amendment
19th amendment
21st amendment
35
President Hoover responded cautiously to the Great Depression because he
did not have any experience with business and economics
was distracted by the giant dust storms in the Great Plains
thought the business cycle would correct itself
believed the federal government needed to take be active
36
What was the chief complaint of conservatives against the New Deal?
made the government too powerful
promoted free enterprise and individualism
concerned only with saving the banking system
brought changes that were too radical for most Americans
37
The theory that money invested in banks and businesses will work its way down to laborers
business cycle
speculation
trickle-down economics
localism
38
What did President Roosevelt introduce to help retirees?
Second New Deal
Social Security Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
Works Progress Administration
39
Some opponents of the New Deal believed that it
harmed homeowners
benefitted only the banking industry
threatened individual freedom
gave too much power to the people