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