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1
The purpose of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was to
bring electricity to rural America
regulate the stock market
insure bank accounts
provide old age pension
2
What did Americans do when they lost their confidence in banks?
withdrew their money froim the bank
called for government regulation of banks
demanded banks raise their interest rates
borrowed more money to play the stock market
3
One result of Prohibition in the 1920s was
A creation of a national culture
decline in socializing
creation of urban art societies
organized crime
4
Why did FDR want to pack the Supreme Court?
two New Deal programs were ruled unconstitutional
Congress changed the Constitution, expanding the size of the court
The Republican Party demanded it
Two justices died
5
What well-known novel is connected to the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl?
T. S. Eliot’s, The Wasteland
John Steinbeck’s, The Grapes of Wrath
Pearl S. Buck’s, The Good Earth
Margaret Mitchell’s, Gone with the Wind
6
The Red Scare was primarily in response to
Kellog-Briand Pact
Teapot Dome Scandal
Russian Revolution
Prohibition
7
The central issue of the Scopes Trial was
was banning the teaching of creative design in schools constitutional
was banning teaching of evolution in schools was constitutional
was banning public prayer in schools constitutional
was banning of teaching creationism in schools constitutional
8
Outpouring of creativity among African American poets, writers, and artists in the 1920s is known as the
Harlem Renaissance
Roaring Twenties.
Back-to-Africa movement
Big Band Era
9
How did life change for women in the 1920s?
they grew their hair long and stopped wearing makeup
they felt freer to experiment with bolder styles
married women found it easier to find jobs
they took over leadership of the country
10
The biggest problem of the Great Depression was
consolidation of businesses
low prices
unemployment
buying on margin
11
What movement does poet Langston Hughes identify with?
Lost Generation
Transcendentalism
Modernism
Harlem Renaissance
12
What was the result of the boom in the auto industry in the 1920s?
tourism declined
Ford cut wages
new roads were built
gasoline had to be rationed
13
The day the stock market crashed is known as
Black Friday
Red Sunday
Black Tuesday
Blue Monday
14
New Deal programs like the Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps provided
food
pensions
jobs
loans
15
Social Security was created to
lessen poverty in retirement
supervise union elections
ban child labor
protect worker rights
16
What happened to immigration in the 1920s?
it ended
it was restricted
it was expanded
nothing
17
What lasting effect have we seen from the New Deal?
control of stock prices by the Federal Government
joint effort of business and labor to strengthen the Presidency
expansion of the Federal Government’s power
reduction of the national debt
18
What was the MAIN cause of the Dust Bowl?
prolonged drought
over-irrigation
crop reduction
dam building
19
The rise of films, radio broadcasting and news media helped create
national culture
organized crime
The Ku Klux Klan
the Garvey Movement
20
Franklin Roosevelt's program to solve the problems of the Great Depression
New Deal
Share Our Wealth Program
New Freedom
Square Deal
21
Which was a new feature that helped create a consumer culture in the 1920s?
normalcy
stock speculation
demobilization
installment buying
22
One group that suffered economically in the 1920s (before the Great depression)
publishers
farmers
athletes
bankers
23
Why did FDR declare a "bank holiday" in 1933?
To cut off the use of cash
To weaken the banking industry
To inspect the financial health of banks
To give people a well-deserved vacation
24
The period at the beginning of FDR's presidency where a record number of laws were passed was called
First Hundred Days
Social Security
New Deal
The Roaring 20s
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Main cause of the 1920s Boom
The Florida Land Boom
New inventions led to new industries
Farmers' income increased dramatically
The Dow Jones rose
