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US A: Roaring 20's &Great Depression
US A: Roaring 20's &Great Depression
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1
All of the following were results of overproduction EXCEPT ________
Low prices
Bank Holidays
Lost farms
Erosion
2
Where was the Promised Land that farmers who lost their farms traveled to looking for jobs?
California
Minnesota
Colorado
Texas
3
People involved in the Red Scare were afraid of
the Back to Africa Movement
Communism
women's suffrage
KKK
4
The main reason for high tariffs was that they were intended to
Increases taxes collected to help the government
support big business and the Republican party
encourage Americans to buy American goods
Encourage Americans to buy foriegn goods
5
Why did African Americans move to the North in the 20's?
Looking for land
Better transportation available
Improved medical care
Job opportunities
6
People who had deep respect for long held cultural and religious beliefs were called?
Traditionalists
Anti- Semitic
Modernists
7
President Roosevelt was elected to office in 1932. He campaigned on his programed called ____
Big Deal
New Deal
Square Deal
Fair Deal
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What was the purpose of the Bank Holidays that FDR declared?
To raise money for the Bonus Army
Give banks a chance to call in their margin
To restore confidence to the public
Raise money for the government and the Democratice party
9
The mass movement of African Americans from the South to the North was called
The Great Migration
The New Deal
The Harlem Renaissance
The General strike
10
All of the following were causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT ___________________
Inevitable business cycle
Overproduction
Equal distribution of wealth
High tariffs
11
All of the following are true about the Bonus Army except ____
Marched on the White House
Wanted to be paid early
Were driven out of DC in violent clashes with the police
Wanted an additional bonus
12
Which of these people was not a star in the Harlem Renaissance?
Langston Hughes
Cab Calloway
Marcus Garvey
Louis Armstrong
13
As a result of the Great Depression, who is now seen as the "safety net" for American citizens?
the city
federal government
employers
the individual
14
What was it called when people only paid a fraction- like 10%- for their stock?
lay away plan
overproduction
tariffs
buying on margin
15
Which of the following programs is NOT a lasting legacy of the Great Depression?
AAA: American Automobile Association
FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
SSA: Social Security Act
SEC: Security Exchange Commission
16
Women needed all these rights except one, which one
the right to vote
a license to drive
be allowed to serve as a juror in a trial
child custody
17
Who was President when the Great Depression hit?
FDR
Hoover
Coolidge
Eisenhower
18
Which of these was not a theme of the Harlem Renaissance?
black pride
overcoming white oppression
belief in increased family size
optimism
19
Deficit spending, which was a key part of the New Deal, means____
donating money to the government
spending less than you have
spending more than you have
saving money monthly
20
President Hoover's reaction to the Great Depression was to
Give loans to big business to increase job hiring
Support farmers believing it would trickle down
Give loans to average citizens to stimulate the economy
Create a series of relief programs for children