1920s and 1930s Test Review

The immediate crisis that Roosevelt faced on inauguration day was

What beverage was banned during the Prohibition Era?

This program provided jobs on construction projects.

Hoover's approach to the Depression economy was based on a belief in 

What actually ended the Depression?

All of the following are thought to be causes of the Depression EXCEPT

The collapse of the stock market in 1929

Which amendment banned alcohol?

In this program the government paid farmers not to grow certain crops or to destroy some crops.

The New Deal did NOT provide programs that substantively improved the position of 

Buying stock "on margin" meant that 

This set up pensions for the elderly & aid to dependent children and people with disabilities 

What did the New Deal NOT result in?

One of the great ironies of the Depression was that 

The driving force behind the Harlem Renaissance came from

What were the goals of FDR’s New Deal?

Crime in the 1920's became big business because gangsters were able to

Who was the notorious gangster during Prohibition?

This established the max # of immigrants who were allowed into the United States

What is considered the start of the Great Depression?

President Roosevelt's first major action as president was

The purpose of this act was to end the risky buying and selling of stocks.

What did the New Deal result in?

New Deal policies encouraged a revival of 

The major reason for farmers receiving low prices for their crops was

Did the Prohibition law solve society's problems like it was supposed to?

This is a policy of abstaining from involvement in world affairs

The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti came to symbolize

What built dams to create electricity for rural areas?

What time period was the Harlem Renaissance in?

This is someone who provided illegal alcohol to others

What was a characteristic of the Harlem Renaissance?

Which of the following was not a goal of the New Deal?

one of the effects of this was a rise in organized crime

Langston Hughes was a famous _______ during the Harlem Renaissance 

What is Ms. James' dog's name?

The Harlem Renaissance was a period of...?

this describes the era after the 18th Amendment went into effect

What was the Great Migration?

What caused the Stock Market Crash?

Hoover's philosophy for battling the Depression included

What group built natural parks and highways, and created jobs for young single men?