What was the goal of New Deal programs focused on reform?

ensuring that a Great Depression never happened again

The 1925 trial of John Scopes reflects the conflict between

traditional values and modern advances

Which situation helped cause the stock market crash of 1929?

excessive speculation and buying stock on margin

Which New Deal reforms most directly targeted problems of the victims of the Dust Bowl?

providing farmers low-cost loans and stable income

In the 1930s, the enactment of New Deal programs demonstrated a belief that

Federal Government must help people’s economic well-being

The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s was a period when African Americans

created noteworthy works of art and literature

Programs like Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Public Works Association (PWA) focused on

providing steady employment and public welfare projects

Which events best support the image of the 1920’s as a decade of nativist sentiment?

the passage of immigration quotas and rise of xenophobia

What encouraged Chinese and Irish to immigrate to the West in the late 1800s?

The transcontinental railroads needed builders.

After WWI, which factor was the cause of the migration of many African-Americans to the North?

increased job opportunities in Northern cities

In the 1920’s, the immigration quotas and the Sacco-Vanzetti trial were typical of the

increase in xenophobia and intolerance

What conclusion can be drawn from the Sedition Act in WWI?

civil rights are at times compromised by fear of radicalism

President Coolidge's quote "the business of America is business" expresses support for what?

limiting regulations on business

How did political machines affect the lives of immigrants in the late 1800s?

buying votes with favors, jobs, and housing

Which economic trends were major causes of the Great Depression?

overproduction and increases in debt

Which factors were the major causes of the Red Scare following WWI?

the Bolshevik Revolution and fear of communism

Which feature of the immigration laws of the 1920s was different from prior laws?

Quotas were set to limit/ban immigration from many countries

Controversies over the Scopes trial, prohibition, and flappers were signs of disagreement over

traditional values and changing lifestyles

After WWI, why did American farmers fail to share in the economic growth of the United States?

overproduction and competition caused falling prices

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1
What was the goal of New Deal programs focused on reform?
reducing government control over businesses
ensuring that a Great Depression never happened again
providing people with jobs to give them a stable income
restoring people's faith in the government
2
The 1925 trial of John Scopes reflects the conflict between
isolation and international involvement
traditional roles and new roles for women
prohibition and organized crime
traditional values and modern advances
3
Which situation helped cause the stock market crash of 1929?
increased government spending
too much government regulation of business
excessive speculation and buying stock on margin
unwillingness to invest in new industries
4
Which New Deal reforms most directly targeted problems of the victims of the Dust Bowl?
gave workers the right to organize and bargain collectively
regulating the sale of stocks and bonds
providing farmers low-cost loans and stable income
raising individual and corporate income tax rates
5
In the 1930s, the enactment of New Deal programs demonstrated a belief that
the United States Constitution was no longer relevant
corporations should work without government interference
Federal Government must help people’s economic well-being
state governments should give up control over commerce
6
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s was a period when African Americans
created noteworthy works of art and literature
used civil disobedience to fight segregation in Armed Forces
migrated to the West in search of land and jobs
left the United States in large numbers to settle in Nigeria
7
Programs like Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Public Works Association (PWA) focused on
providing income for those unable to provide for themselves
regulating the banking industry to create only stable banks
providing steady employment and public welfare projects
producing cheap power for rural areas
8
Which events best support the image of the 1920’s as a decade of nativist sentiment?
the Washington Naval Conference and Kellogg-Briand Pact
the growth of the auto industry and the Teapot Dome Affair
the passage of immigration quotas and rise of xenophobia
the Scopes trial and the passage of women’s suffrage
9
What encouraged Chinese and Irish to immigrate to the West in the late 1800s?
The massive cattle drives lacked cowhands.
The transcontinental railroads needed builders.
Corporate farms employed temporary farmhands.
Oil companies in Texas required drillers.
10
After WWI, which factor was the cause of the migration of many African-Americans to the North?
laws passed in Northern States to end racial discrimination
Federal Government job-training programs
the start of the Harlem Renaissance
increased job opportunities in Northern cities
11
In the 1920’s, the immigration quotas and the Sacco-Vanzetti trial were typical of the
increase in xenophobia and intolerance
support of humanitarian causes
acceptance of cultural differences
rejection of traditional customs and beliefs
12
What conclusion can be drawn from the Sedition Act in WWI?
civil rights are at times compromised by fear of radicalism
immigrants to U.S. are denied equal protection by law
violent protests are usually met with violence from gov.
best protection from persecution rests with Supreme Court
13
President Coolidge's quote "the business of America is business" expresses support for what?
limiting regulations on business
democratic socialism
higher taxes on corporations
banking regulations
14
How did political machines affect the lives of immigrants in the late 1800s?
immigrants joined anarchist and socialist movements instead
buying votes with favors, jobs, and housing
seized control and passed laws similar to those in Europe
creating ethnic neighborhoods
15
Which economic trends were major causes of the Great Depression?
reductions in tariff rates
creation of national and state sales taxes
overproduction and increases in debt
deficits in the federal budget
16
Which factors were the major causes of the Red Scare following WWI?
failure of the United States to join the League of Nations
the Bolshevik Revolution and fear of communism
success of the Communist Party in congress
race riots in Los Angeles and the revival of the KKK
17
What was a major result of prohibition in the United States during the 1920s?
restriction of immigration
growth of communism
increase in organized crime
destruction of family values
18
Which feature of the immigration laws of the 1920s was different from prior laws?
Preference was granted to Chinese immigrants
Quotas were set to limit/ban immigration from many countries
Refugees from war-torn Europe were encouraged to enter U.S
Effort to stop illegal immigration from Latin America
19
Controversies over the Scopes trial, prohibition, and flappers were signs of disagreement over
traditional values and changing lifestyles
the benefits of new technology
the return to normalcy
causes of the Great Depression
20
After WWI, why did American farmers fail to share in the economic growth of the United States?
farmers could not produce enough to keep up with demand
overproduction and competition caused falling prices
a plague of flies destroyed much of farms crops
immigrants were settling in west, competing with farmers

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