Which of these was an important impact of the Harlem Renaissance?

African Americans or Blacks produced great works of literature

How did stock speculation contribute to the cause of the Great Depression?

When people lost money in risky stock investments, they spent less money

How does the Social Security Administration continue to affect the lives of U.S. citizens?

By providing retirement pay to the elderly

What did the Agricultural Adjustment Act do?

It encouraged farmers to grow fewer crops to raise prices

What is an accurate comparison of the plans Herbert Hoover & Franklin D. Roosevelt had for ending the Great Depression?

Hoover gave loans to businesses while Roosevelt gave direct relief

In addition to entertainment, how did Hollywood change American society in the 1920s?

Americans learned about other people and news from movies

The creation of many news and entertainment organizations created which of the following?

Created a unified national culture

Which of the following describe defining characteristics of the Great Depression?

Widespread business failures and high unemployment

Why was immigration to the United States from Europe restricted in the 1920s?

Americans were prejudiced against the “New Immigrants”

Why were shantytowns known as Hoovervilles?

President Hoover did little to help people in the Great Depression

What is an example of a New Deal program?

A program that gave millions of young men government jobs (CCC)

What was the reason for the Palmer Raids in late 1919 and early 1920?

The U.S. Attorney General wanted to arrest anarchists and socialists

How did bank failures contribute to the Great Depression?

After the stock market crash, people began withdrawing their bank deposits

Which argument was used by the supporters of the Eighteenth Amendment?

Alcohol leads to poverty and crime

What was the significance of the Harlem Renaissance

African Americans or Blacks combated racism through cultural attainments

Which factor helps explain passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920?

Women activists were responsible for the passage of Prohibition

How were New Deal Programs received?

There was mixed support from all groups

How did the activities of farmers on the Great Plains contribute to the creation of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s?

Their over-farming and steel plows eroded the soil

What were the achievements of Eleanor Roosevelt?

She promoted the rights of the poor and of racial minorities

How was the changing image of women during the 1920’s best symbolized?

popularity of the flappers and their style of dress

What BEST describes Franklin D. Roosevelt’s response to the Great Depression?

He created a series of federal programs designed to help end the depression

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1
Which of these was an important impact of the Harlem Renaissance?
African Americans or Blacks in NYC developed ties with other cities
Harlem residence challenged Segregation Laws in the north
African Americans or Blacks produced great works of literature
Artists in Harlem introduced perspective to make paintings look realistic
2
Which of the following developments in the 20th century would Elizabeth Cady Stanton support?
21st Amendment
20th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
3
How did stock speculation contribute to the cause of the Great Depression?
Stock market speculation encouraged people to buy overseas products
Americans spent more time investing in stocks than in working at their jobs
When people lost money in risky stock investments, they spent less money
When people invested in risky stocks, those companies performed better
4
How does the Social Security Administration continue to affect the lives of U.S. citizens?
By guaranteeing deposits in American banks up to $250,000
By preventing fraudulent practices on the nation’s stock markets
By providing retirement pay to the elderly
By preventing floods and generating hydroelectricity
5
What did the Agricultural Adjustment Act do?
It compensated farmers who sold crops at below market prices
It encouraged farmers to grow fewer crops to raise prices
It eliminated the soil erosion
It encouraged farmers to resettle in new areas
6
What is an accurate comparison of the plans Herbert Hoover & Franklin D. Roosevelt had for ending the Great Depression?
Both believed the federal government had to provide direct payments
Hoover increased federal spending on public projects, Roosevelt did not
Hoover gave loans to businesses while Roosevelt gave direct relief
Hoover believed the gov. should give direct relief, Roosevelt did not
7
Which pair of constitutional amendments established and repealed the prohibition of alcoholic beverages?
10th & 13th Amendement
13th & 14th Amendement
19th & 24th Amendement
18th & 21st Amendement
8
Who is a musician that helped spread jazz music from New Orleans to northern cities?
Louis Armstrong
Paul Robeson
Zora Neale Hurston
Langston Hughes
9
In addition to entertainment, how did Hollywood change American society in the 1920s?
Americans relied more on science
Americans learned how to invest in the stock market
Americans withdrew from contact with other countries
Americans learned about other people and news from movies
10
The creation of many news and entertainment organizations created which of the following?
Spread the political ideology of president Hoover
Created a unified national culture
Drove division between people in the United States
Pushed states rights over national government
11
Which of the following describe defining characteristics of the Great Depression?
Equal rights for minorities and peace overseas
Widespread business failures and high unemployment
Speculation in the Stock Market
Acquisition of overseas territories and war with Spain
12
Why was immigration to the United States from Europe restricted in the 1920s?
There was no longer any available land or jobs for immigrants
Americans were prejudiced against the “New Immigrants”
Earlier immigrants had not been able to assimilate into American culture
Americans wanted to provide more job opportunities for minorities
13
Why were shantytowns known as Hoovervilles?
President Hoover passed new laws to help people in the Great Depression
President Hoover created the Civilian Conservation Corps
President Hoover developed the New Deal, ending the Great Depression
President Hoover did little to help people in the Great Depression
14
Who supported the "Share the Wealth" campaign?
Charles Hughes
Huey Long
President Roosevelt
President Hoover
15
What is an example of a New Deal program?
A program that encouraged unemployed Americans to emigrate (AEA)
A program that gave millions of young men government jobs (CCC)
A program to increase taxes on elderly Americans (SST)
A program that prohibited labor unions (PLA)
16
Which BEST completes the diagram?
House Committee on Un-American Activities
Prohibition
McCarthyism
Red Scare
17
What was the reason for the Palmer Raids in late 1919 and early 1920?
The U.S. Attorney General wanted to arrest anarchists and socialists
Communists had infiltrated the government
Congress had just limited immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe
A pair of Italian anarchists had killed a guard while robbing a bank
18
The growth of entertainment through movies and radio created which of the following?
The spread of different ideas in government
A unified American culture
Foundation of economic growth in the Great Depression
Competition between government and entertainment industries
19
The Public Works Administration (PWA) is an example of
Revival
Reform
Recovery
Relief
20
How did bank failures contribute to the Great Depression?
Banks sent most of their deposits overseas to cover investments in Europe
After the stock market crash, people began withdrawing their bank deposits
Banks raised their interest rates, causing soaring inflation
Banks refused to foreclose on farm and home mortgages
21
Which argument was used by the supporters of the Eighteenth Amendment?
Attempting to regulate organized crime
Several religions support the use of alcohol in their ceremonies
Alcohol leads to poverty and crime
The government should not interfere in alcohol consumption
22
What was the significance of the Harlem Renaissance
African Americans or Blacks limited their ambitions to vocational training
African Americans or Blacks successfully ended racial violence
African Americans or Blacks combated racism through cultural attainments
African Americans or Blacks began migrating to Africa in large numbers
23
Which factor helps explain passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920?
Women activists were responsible for the passage of Prohibition
American women had served as combatants during World War I
Americans were retreating from involvement overseas
Women moved beyond the house to holding political office
24
How were New Deal Programs received?
The supreme court endorsed all programs
All politicians supported the programs
There was mixed support from all groups
All Americans supported all New Deal programs
25
How did the activities of farmers on the Great Plains contribute to the creation of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s?
Their irrigation systems moistened the soil, causing flooding
Their crops attracted new insects
Their wells drained all available water
Their over-farming and steel plows eroded the soil
26
What were the achievements of Eleanor Roosevelt?
She set up settlement houses to help the poor
She fought for women’s suffrage and temperance
She became a successful actress
She promoted the rights of the poor and of racial minorities
27
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is an example of
Recovery
Reform
Revival
Relief
28
The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) is an example of
Relief
Revival
Recovery
Reform
29
How was the changing image of women during the 1920’s best symbolized?
popularity of the flappers and their style of dress
drafting of women into the army
passage of an equal pay act
appointment of several women to President Calvin Coolidge’s cabinet
30
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) is an example of
Revival
Reform
Recovery
Relief
31
What BEST describes Franklin D. Roosevelt’s response to the Great Depression?
He waited out the economic downturn, letting it fix itself naturally
He trusted that private businesses were best suited to fix the economy
He created a series of federal programs designed to help end the depression
He trusted that states were best suited to fix the economy

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