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11.7 Prosperity and Depression

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  • This map depicts which major effect of the Dust Bowl?
    Foreclosures
    Destruction of Crops
    Unemployment
    Migration
  • The Emergency Banking Act and the FDIC were New Deal programs that wanted to increase Americans faith in US
    Government
    Banks
    Schools
    Business
  • Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Roaring Twenties
    Speakeasies
    Social Security
    Jazz Music
    Flappers
  • Before the Stock Market Crash, what caused the Stock Market to constantly rise in value?
    Unemployment
    Buying on Credit
    Overspeculation
    Consumerism
  • New Deal Programs like the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps), TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) and PWA (Public Works Administration) aimed to give Americans
    Social Security
    Debt Relief
    Money
    Jobs
  • Under Presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover during the Roaring 20s, the US government is remembered for
    expanding its programs and power
    little oversight and regulation
    trust busting and breaking up monopolies
    massive oversight and regulation
  • What is the name of this style that became popular during the 1920s for women?
    Speakeasies
    Bootlegging
    Denim
    Flappers
  • Which of the following was a result of Black Tuesday?
    All of the Above
    Unemployment
    Business Closings
    Bank Closures
  • The rise of the KKK during the 1920s can be seen as a result of
    Rise in Nativism, Xenophobia, Foreigners, Fear, etc...
  • Which of the following did NOT develop as a result of America's 18th Amendment, Prohibition?
    Jazz Music
    Speakeasies
    Mafia
    Bootlegging
  • Which of the following was a negative aspect of President FDR's New Deal policies and did not succeed?
    Court Packing
    Job Creation
    Social Security
    Unemployment Relief
  • Rockefeller, Carnegie, Vanderbilt, Bezos, and Elon Musk are all examples to show what aspect of the American economy?
    Overspeculation
    Unemployment
    Buying on Margin
    Unequal Wealth Distribution
  • Based on this graph what problem is being described?
    Unemployment dropped as a result of World War II
    Unemployment fell every year after 1933
    Unemployment grew steadily from 1929 to 1933
    Unemployment was the result of President Hoover's policies
  • In 1920, women acquired the right to vote via?
    19th Amendment
    The New Deal
    18th Amendment
    Seneca Falls Convention
  • The NAACP and the UNIA were groups that focused on helping who in the United States?
    People of Color
  • What type of "war" does the US see during the Roaring Twenties?
    World War I
    Culture War
    World War II
    Cold War
  • This image is an example of what practice that exploded for Americans during the 1920s and continues to this day?
    All of the Above
    Buying on Credit
    Consumerism
    Buying on Margin
  • New Deal Program AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act) wanted the US Government to pay who to provide relief during the Great Depression?
    Unemployed Americans
    Closed Banks
    Closing Businesses
    Farmers
  • Farmers in the US suffered after demand dropped drastically following which major world event ending?
    World War II
    World War I
    Bolshevik Revolution
    Spanish American War
  • President FDR's response to the Great Depression was mainly the
    shrinking of the Federal Government to decrease taxes
    expansion of the Federal Government
    investing in business to stop failures
    continuation of President Hoover's policies
  • Prior to the Great Depression, which statement is true about US Government policies?
    More Government in Business, Less Business in Government
    Less Government in Business, More Business in Government,
  • President Hoover is best remembered for his
    "hands off" approach to the Great Depression
    expansion of the Federal Government
    luxurious new-built villages named Hoovervilles
    partnership with Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • The Harlem Renaissance was a golden age for what culture in America?
    African American
    Hispanic/Latino
    Caucasian
    Asian American
  • What major change in life began to affect over 50% of Americans during the Roaring Twenties and Great Depression?
    Electricity
    Telephone Lines
    Nuclear Power
    Heat
  • The John Scopes "Monkey" Trial involved a high school teacher being fined for teaching what in a high school in Tennessee?
    Communism
    Fundamentalism
    Theory of Evolution
    History of Unionization
  • What activity, that made FDR widely popular, is portrayed in the photo?
    New Deal Programs
    Fireside Chats
    Discussions with US Business CEOs
    Phone Calls with other World Leaders
  • Explain what the Quota Acts, and immigration policy, did to the amount of immigrants who could come to the US during the Roaring 20s?
    Stop Immigration
    Limit Immigration
    Open Immigration
    Reverse Immigration
  • Black Tuesday references what major historical event in US history?
    The start of the Dust Bowl in th Midwest
    The day President Hoover was elected
    The Stock Market Crash of 1929
    The Great Recession of 2008
  • Explain nativism and xenophobia. State how they are different
    Nativism - disliking non-natives (foreigners) & Xenophobia - fear of the unknown (foreigners)
  • What major event affected the areas shown on this map during the Great Depression?
    The Dust Bowl
    Continental Divide
    The Rust Belt
    Mississippi Delta
  • The SEC (Securities Exchange Commission) was created by the New Deal to oversee
    unemployed Americans
    retired Americans
    US farmers
    the US Stock Market