Which did NOT help with joblessness in America during the Great Depression?

National Recovery Administration (NRA)

Why did the KKK gain followers in the early twentieth century?

restore the "natural order" of society

This New Deal program was set up to ensure that the stock market was a safer and a more fair place to invest

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Living in urban areas allowed the role of women to change in what ways?

Get wage work, use daycare, and purchase ready-made clothes

Why were farmers already financially struggling prior to the stock market crash of 1929?

Farmers took out loans which they couldn't pay back due to low crop demand

Why was the Scopes Trial significant?

It was a "battle" between urban and rural cultures

What was another cause of the Dust Bowl?

Prairie grasses were ripped up to make room for more fields, plow-based farming techniques exposed topsoil

Why were FDR's 'Fireside Chats' so important?

Tried to restore Americans confidence in their government, gave hope

This corporation insured up to $5,000, guaranteeing that one's money is safe in the bank

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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ELO #13 How did social, economic, and religious tensions divide American during the Roaring Twenties? ELO #14 What caused the most severe economic crisis in American History? ELO #16 How did the federal government respond to the economic collapse that began in 1929?

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1
Which did NOT help with joblessness in America during the Great Depression?
National Recovery Administration (NRA)
Federal Emergency Act (FERA)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Public Works Administration (PWA)
2
Why did the KKK gain followers in the early twentieth century?
The KKK actually lost followers
The movie 'Death to a Country' inspired people
restore the "natural order" of society
This was the only way to become politically active
3
Consumers were willing to do what to get the new consumer goods?
Start hoarding
Use a boat to sail across the country to get the goods
Go into debt
Everyone started to steal
4
This New Deal program was set up to ensure that the stock market was a safer and a more fair place to invest
Public Works Administration (PWA)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
5
Living in urban areas allowed the role of women to change in what ways?
Rural areas allowed for more changes for women
Become financially dependent on men
Get wage work, use daycare, and purchase ready-made clothes
Forced to stay home to cook and clean
6
What was one of the main causes of the Dust Bowl
years of drought
reduced crops
years of too much rain
black blizzards
7
Once this dropped, the stock market plummeted into the stock market crash
Criticism
Confidence
Claims
Consciousness
8
Why were farmers already financially struggling prior to the stock market crash of 1929?
Farmers took out loans which they couldn't pay back due to low crop demand
Farmers refused to pay back loans- resulted in banks shutting down farms
The Dust Bowl ravaged the Great Plains in the 1910s, meaning nothing grew
Farmers were not paid for feeding Europe during WWI
9
Which was NOT a problem that Americans faced during the Great Depression?
All of these are answers
Failing Banks
Farmers in Need
Joblessness
10
Why was the Scopes Trial significant?
It was a "battle" between urban and rural cultures
It proved that Prohibition was not successful in lowering crime rates
It allowed for African Americans to vote
It was the first death row murder trial of the century
11
Below is a picture of what cycle?
Bust Cycle
Boom Cyle
12
What was another cause of the Dust Bowl?
Livestock would die in the storms
Prairie grasses were ripped up to make room for more fields
plow-based farming techniques exposed topsoil
Farmers didn't care about the Earth
13
Consumers were willing to use these two types of payment in order to get labor saving devices in the 1920s
Buying on Margin and Purchasing Stocks
Installment Buying and Purchasing Stocks
Credit and Installment Buying
Credit and Buying on Margin
14
Immigration and Industrialization allowed cities to change and modernize
False
True
15
Why were FDR's 'Fireside Chats' so important?
To deliver information about World War II
To convince the American people why the Great Depression wasn't real
Tried to restore Americans confidence in their government, gave hope
To explain that the Great Depression wasn't his fault
16
Herbert Hoover established federal programs such as the Public Works Administration to help during the Great Depression
True
False
17
Fundamentalism is commonly tied to urban culture
True
False
18
This corporation insured up to $5,000, guaranteeing that one's money is safe in the bank
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
National Recovery Administration
Securities and Exchange Commission
19
This problem of the Great Depression reached as high as 25%
Unemployment
Property Tax
Voter Registration
Income taxes
20
The Hawely-Smoot Tariff act was successful
False
True

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Questions 20

Answers

1
Which did NOT help with joblessness in America during the Great Depression?
National Recovery Administration (NRA)
Federal Emergency Act (FERA)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Public Works Administration (PWA)
2
Why did the KKK gain followers in the early twentieth century?
The KKK actually lost followers
The movie 'Death to a Country' inspired people
restore the "natural order" of society
This was the only way to become politically active
3
Consumers were willing to do what to get the new consumer goods?
Start hoarding
Use a boat to sail across the country to get the goods
Go into debt
Everyone started to steal
4
This New Deal program was set up to ensure that the stock market was a safer and a more fair place to invest
Public Works Administration (PWA)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
5
Living in urban areas allowed the role of women to change in what ways?
Rural areas allowed for more changes for women
Become financially dependent on men
Get wage work, use daycare, and purchase ready-made clothes
Forced to stay home to cook and clean
6
What was one of the main causes of the Dust Bowl
years of drought
reduced crops
years of too much rain
black blizzards
7
Once this dropped, the stock market plummeted into the stock market crash
Criticism
Confidence
Claims
Consciousness
8
Why were farmers already financially struggling prior to the stock market crash of 1929?
Farmers took out loans which they couldn't pay back due to low crop demand
Farmers refused to pay back loans- resulted in banks shutting down farms
The Dust Bowl ravaged the Great Plains in the 1910s, meaning nothing grew
Farmers were not paid for feeding Europe during WWI
9
Which was NOT a problem that Americans faced during the Great Depression?
All of these are answers
Failing Banks
Farmers in Need
Joblessness
10
Why was the Scopes Trial significant?
It was a "battle" between urban and rural cultures
It proved that Prohibition was not successful in lowering crime rates
It allowed for African Americans to vote
It was the first death row murder trial of the century
11
Below is a picture of what cycle?
Bust Cycle
Boom Cyle
12
What was another cause of the Dust Bowl?
Livestock would die in the storms
Prairie grasses were ripped up to make room for more fields
plow-based farming techniques exposed topsoil
Farmers didn't care about the Earth
13
Consumers were willing to use these two types of payment in order to get labor saving devices in the 1920s
Buying on Margin and Purchasing Stocks
Installment Buying and Purchasing Stocks
Credit and Installment Buying
Credit and Buying on Margin
14
Immigration and Industrialization allowed cities to change and modernize
False
True
15
Why were FDR's 'Fireside Chats' so important?
To deliver information about World War II
To convince the American people why the Great Depression wasn't real
Tried to restore Americans confidence in their government, gave hope
To explain that the Great Depression wasn't his fault
16
Herbert Hoover established federal programs such as the Public Works Administration to help during the Great Depression
True
False
17
Fundamentalism is commonly tied to urban culture
True
False
18
This corporation insured up to $5,000, guaranteeing that one's money is safe in the bank
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
National Recovery Administration
Securities and Exchange Commission
19
This problem of the Great Depression reached as high as 25%
Unemployment
Property Tax
Voter Registration
Income taxes
20
The Hawely-Smoot Tariff act was successful
False
True