Why was it an unknown risk to store your money in a back during the 1920s?

Banks were using customers' savings to invest in the stock

The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers by

Paying them to destroy crops and livestock

Why did the Ku Klux Klan expand the scope of their attacks to new minority groups in the 1920s?

A rise in nativism, discriminating against other races.

The NRA of the 1930s stands for

The National Recovery Administration

The Dust Bowl was a product of three circumstances. Which is NOT a circumstance?

People refused to farm the barren land

Which of the following did not lead to the expansion of women’s roles during the 1920s?

The passage of the 18th amendment

How did women take advantage of their newly found freedoms and rights during the 1920s?

Many women got short hair,shorter dresses,smoked cigarettes

What was the response that Coolidge had to Harding’s quite disastrous administration?

Coolidge distanced himself from Harding’s administration.

Why were nativists opposed to immigration?

They feared they would take jobs and change American culture

The Bonus Army marched on Washington in 1932. How did this affect Hoover’s image?

Negative. Called to remove veterans forcefully,injuring many

The Teapot Dome scandal involved the government and which of the following?

Making illicit deals with others to lease government land.

What was the purpose of the Washington Conference?

to solidify counties' sovereignty

President Harding believed in laissez-faire economics. How did he implement this policy?

He did not enact much economic policy.

What made Eleanor Roosevelt the first modern First Lady?

She was the first to create her own humanitarian efforts

Why did the Supreme Court believe that the New Deal was unconstitutional?

It gave the president too much power

Which event occurred that was a great victory for African Americans during the 1920s?

The first African American from the North was elected

What economic benefit was Roosevelt hoping for with asking the Federal Reserve to print more $?

There would be more money available for purchasing goods

The Wagner Act provided which right?

Workers could legally unionize and use collective bargaining

Teapot Dome was a scandal that involved which politician?

The Secretary of the Interior, Albert Bacon Fall.

Why were the technological innovations made during the 1920s so important to industry?

New technologies made workers lives easier by reducing work.

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1
Why was it an unknown risk to store your money in a back during the 1920s?
Bank robberies were a common problem.
Banks weren’t required to keep your money on site
Banks often burned down.
Banks were using customers' savings to invest in the stock
2
Hoover created the Emergency Relief and Reconstruction Act to
Create public works projects
Loan money to banks so they could reopen.
Rebuild banks that had been destroyed in protests.
Give relief money to poor families.
3
The election of 1928 was an easy landslide victory for Herbert Hoover because
His opponent was a socialist
His opponent was catholic
His opponent had a scandal exposed
He was up for reelection
4
The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers by
Artificially raising wheat prices
Paying them to destroy crops and livestock
Created new farming positions for millions of Americans
Paying them to produce more of certain products
5
Black Thursday and Black Tuesday were the days when
African Americans got the right to vote
Unemployment rose to 25%
Prohibition was implemented
The stock market plummeted
6
Which words best describe supply side economics?
free market
raise taxes on everyone
Lower taxes on everyone
push money at it!
7
Art that we studied of the Jazz Age aimed to showcase which of the following?
The individual experience
Modern technologies
The African American struggle
Rampant consumerism
8
Why did the Ku Klux Klan expand the scope of their attacks to new minority groups in the 1920s?
The Red Scare was renewed when Mexicans invaded the border
African Americans gain new rights and now seen almost equal
The Catholics tried to take over the US government
A rise in nativism, discriminating against other races.
9
Mass media was enabled by the creation of the ....
Film
TV
Radio
Telephone
10
The NRA of the 1930s stands for
The National Rifle Association
The National Rebate Administration
The National Relief Act
The National Recovery Administration
11
Why did AFrican Americans move north during and after WWI?
for more opportunities
For the snowy winters
For the Chicago Jazz
To escape the immigrants moving to the south
12
Scientific discoveries during the 1920s included,
Improved treatments for TB
Eradication of Polio
A small pox vaccine
A treatment for jazz fever
13
The Dust Bowl was a product of three circumstances. Which is NOT a circumstance?
People refused to farm the barren land
Over farming caused the soil to turn to dust
Wind swept across the plains with a lot of speed
Lack of trees to hold down the soil
14
Which political ideology holds to supply side economics?
Progressivism
Socialism
Conservatism
Liberalism
15
How did Americans escape the worries of their lives during the Great Depression?
They moved away from the city
They watched TV
They went to the movies
They listened to the news on the radio
16
Which amendment created Prohibition?
19th
21st
20th
18th
17
The Great Migration spurred which organization?
The AAA
The NCAAP
The NAACP
The NCAA
18
Which of the following did not lead to the expansion of women’s roles during the 1920s?
The availability of higher education to women
The passage of the 18th amendment
The passage of the 19th amendment
Increased work opportunities after WWI
19
How did women take advantage of their newly found freedoms and rights during the 1920s?
Many women got short hair,shorter dresses,smoked cigarettes
Women marched in DC to get their husbands bonus checks early
Women petitioned to allow women representatives.
Women used financial independence to travel to find husbands
20
What neighborhood in New York City was the epicenter for the African American cultural movement
Harlem
Soho
Bohemia
Greenwich Village
21
What was a nickname given to Roosevelt’s New Deal relief organizations?
The Welfare Administrations
Roosevelt’s Policies
The Alphabet Administrations
The Alphabet Agencies
22
What government entity is pictured opposing the New Deal?
The House of Representatives
The Supreme Court
The President’s Cabinet
The Senate
23
What was the response that Coolidge had to Harding’s quite disastrous administration?
Coolidge condemned Harding for the mistakes.
Coolidge distanced himself from Harding’s administration.
Coolidge ignored Hardings administration because of mistakes
Coolidge pardoned Harding for the mistake.
24
Who became president after WWI?
Coolidge
Hoover
Wilson
Harding
25
The Emergency Relief and Reconstruction Act created by Hoover
loan money to banks so they could reopen
Give relief money to poor families
Create public works projects
Rebuild banks that had been physically destroyed
26
The Federal Reserve had made interest rates artificially low to
To discourage risky investments
Increase the money supply
To create a healthy economy
To encourage investments
27
Why were nativists opposed to immigration?
They feared they would take jobs and change American culture
They feared that the immigrants would demand a monarchy.
They feared that Americans would soon be outnumbered.
They feared another world war would soon begin.
28
In post-war America, there was a rise in which ideology?
Nativism
Conservatism
Socialism
Liberalism
29
The Bonus Army marched on Washington in 1932. How did this affect Hoover’s image?
Negative. The terms were clear, but he was seen as heartless
Positive. Veterans seen being cared for by the government.
Negative. Called to remove veterans forcefully,injuring many
Positive.Calmly denied veterans because the terms were clear
30
What president had a slogan “a return to normalcy,”meaning end of progressive experimentation?
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin Roosevelt
Warren Harding
Herbert Hoover
31
Who of the following believed that the New Deal had not done enough to help American citizens?
President Herbert Hoover
President Theodore Roosevelt
Cabinet member Andrew Mellon
Senator Huey Long
32
The Teapot Dome scandal involved the government and which of the following?
Making illicit deals with others to lease government land.
Making illicit deals with banks over lower interest rates.
Making illicit deals with companies so they don't pay taxes.
Making illicit deals with Germany so they don’t pay Britain.
33
The end of World War I caused a “Quiet Depression” in which economic sector?
Automotive
Agriculture
Manufacturing
Industrial
34
What was the purpose of the Washington Conference?
to solidify counties' sovereignty
to make germany pay back their reparations
To end colonialism in Africa
To ban war
35
President Harding believed in laissez-faire economics. How did he implement this policy?
He taxed the rich heavily.
He restricted personal freedoms.
He made corporations illegal.
He did not enact much economic policy.
36
What made Eleanor Roosevelt the first modern First Lady?
She was the first to create her own humanitarian efforts
She was the first to encourage kids to eat healthier
She was the first to marry the president during his term
She was the first to influence her husbands policies
37
Why did the Supreme Court believe that the New Deal was unconstitutional?
It was not the government’s job to provide relief
The Senate did not vote on the programs, while the House did
It was never ratified by the constitutional conventions
It gave the president too much power
38
The catalyst for the worldwide depression was
The Hawley-Smoot Tarif
The Quiet Depression
The stock market crash
The Dawes Plan
39
Which event occurred that was a great victory for African Americans during the 1920s?
The first African American from the North was elected
The Equal Rights Act was passed.
African Americans gained the right to vote in the North.
The first African American from the South was elected.
40
The Wagner Act provided which right?
Collect Bonus checks early
Right to Unionize
African Americans could run for federal office
Women could attend co-ed institution
41
What economic benefit was Roosevelt hoping for with asking the Federal Reserve to print more $?
The deflation rate would be curbed
The government would have more money to fund works projects
There would be more money available to bail out the banks
There would be more money available for purchasing goods
42
The Wagner Act provided which right?
Veterans could collect their bonus checks early.
African Americans could run for federal office.
Women could now go to college in co-ed institutions.
Workers could legally unionize and use collective bargaining
43
Teapot Dome was a scandal that involved which politician?
The Secretary of State, Charles Hughes
The Secretary of the Treasury, Andrew Mellon
The Secretary of Commerce, Herbert Hoover
The Secretary of the Interior, Albert Bacon Fall.
44
Who shifted their voting patterns in 1932?
African Americans
The Poor
WHites
Immigrants
45
Why were the technological innovations made during the 1920s so important to industry?
New technologies meant companies had to hire fewer workers.
Businesses go bankrupt.
New technologies did not have an impact on industry.
New technologies made workers lives easier by reducing work.
46
Which program was this cartoon drawn in opposition of?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
National Relief Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Federal Art Program

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