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11.7 Prosperity and Depression

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  • 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