How are tariffs related to the Great Depression/1930s?

High tariffs hurt U.S. export sales to Europe

When many people withdraw their money from a bank at once.

there was a boom in the US economy

What did the 18th Amendment do?

Banned the making and selling of alcohol.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

The New Deal tried to start too many new programs

In the US, the decade of the 1920s was characterized by

increased consumer borrowing and spending

In what ways did the New Deal help Americans?

It provided jobs, food, and shelter for those in need

Who was Georgia O'Keefe ?

Artist in the 20th Century, Know for her southwest paintings

This agency protected and insured the savings of bank depositors

Federal Deposit Insurance Corps

Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression?

people buying too many goods with credit

Increased relief, recovery, and reform throughout the US

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

The flourishing of African American culture, starting in major cities

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1
Who was Louis Armstrong?
A writer
A poet
A musician
A painter
2
How are tariffs related to the Great Depression/1930s?
High tariffs hurt U.S. export sales to Europe
American farmers were able to sell more abroad
US & European countries reduced tariffs to help global trade
They protected U.S. markets from foreign competition
3
What's a bank run?
When many people withdraw their money from a bank at once.
When banks fail to pay back loans
When people are trying to make a lot of money
When people are selling shares on the stock market.
4
After WWI ended,
there was a boom in the US economy
most people could not afford to buy homes
the US grew weaker
people did not want to spend money
5
What did the 18th Amendment do?
Banned the making and selling of alcohol.
Required Americans to be 18 to purchase alcohol.
Said that only alcohol from foreign countries could be sold.
Said that alcohol could only be sold by the government.
6
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
Banks had to close because they did not have enough money
The New Deal tried to start too many new programs
Many businesses had a surplus of goods that couldn't be sold
People bought stocks on credit or borrowed money
7
The president who created the New Deal
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George W. Bush
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
8
In the US, the decade of the 1920s was characterized by
major reforms with unions
a willingness to encourage immigration to the U.S.
increased consumer borrowing and spending
the active involvement of the US in Europe
9
This kind of invention gave people free time that had previously not existed in the 1920s
labor saving devices
the lightbulb
the airplane
credit cards
10
Which New Deal program still in existence provides retirement support for many workers?
WPA
SSA
CCC
AAA
11
In what ways did the New Deal help Americans?
It improved education for all citizens
It provided jobs, food, and shelter for those in need
It protected people from discrimination
It helped people pay taxes
12
This painting is describing which period of time?
The Roaring 20s
The Harlem Renaissance
The Great Migration
The Post-Modernism Movement
13
Who was Georgia O'Keefe ?
a novelist
A composer who wrote a unique, kind of American music
Artist in the 20th Century, Know for her southwest paintings
Published The Grapes of Wrath
14
This agency protected and insured the savings of bank depositors
Social Security Act
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps
15
Installment Buying
created a new consumer culture
allowed people to invest in the stock market
weakened the economy
strengthened the economy
16
People were buying _______ on credit that led to Black Tuesday, the Stock Market Crash of 1929.
stocks
socks
California
wages
17
Which is NOT associated with the Harlem Renaissance?
Louis Armstrong
Ernest Hemingway
Duke Ellington
Langston Hughes
18
Many ______________ were forced to close during the Great Depression
banks
schools
churchs
wages
19
Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression?
people buying too many goods with credit
World War I
the invention of the radio
Hoovervilles
20
What did FDR want to accomplish with the New Deal programs?
reform
relief
all of the above
recovery
21
Which was NOT an effect of affordable automobiles?
increase in airplane travel
families moving to the suburbs
growth of transportation related industries
greater movement around the country
22
What was the main cause of the migration of African Americans to the north after WW1?
New Factory Jobs
Freedmens' Bureau
Civil Rights Movement Successes
Military desegregation
23
The New Deal
Made a financial plan with banks to support the U.S. economy
Increased relief, recovery, and reform throughout the US
The start of social revolution in the U.S.
Was a plan to let people renegotiate their job contracts
24
Over farming and terrible droughts caused the
Long Dark
Dust Bowl
Great Depression
Great Deluge
25
Which of these was a short term cause of the Great Depression?
World War 1
Stock Market Crash
Dust Bowl
Bank Failures
26
Which New Deal program was the largest work relief program in US history, for both laborers and artists?
CCC
AAA
SSA
WPA
27
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
The flourishing of African American culture, starting in major cities
The first Civil Rights Movement
A factory for African Americans
A march across the US.
28
The (TVA) Tennessee Valley Authority
Expanded hydro electric power
all of the above
Created dams and rivers
Created agriculture jobs in undeveloped regions.
29
What did Franklin D. Roosevelt call his regular radio address to the American people?
Sofa Talks
Water Cooler Gossip
Fireside Chats
Legislative Hearings
30
Which New Deal program focused on putting young Americans to work conserving nature?
WPA
AAA
CCC
SSA

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