Who is described in the following list
*author and poet
*writings emphasized the contributions of African Americans to American culture
* Works heavily influenced the Harlem Renaissance
a. John Steinbeck
b. Langston Hughes
c. Upton Sinclair
100
What event sparked the Great Depression?
a. WWI
b. the invention of the automobile
c. the stock market crash
100
What was the natural diaster, that paired with the Great Depression, caused extreme harships on American Farmers.
a. Hurricane Sandy
b. the Dust Bowl
c. The Great Migration
100
Out of the following states which was least effected by the Dust Bowl
a. Texas
b. Oklahoma
c. Missouri
200
What music genre developed during the 1920s and expressed an upbeat attitude of the decade?
a. blues
b. jazz
c. country
200
During the Great Migration African Americans moved from ________ areas to ________ areas.
a. rural to urban
b. urban to rural
200
Who was the presdient at the beginning of the Great Depression?
a. Wilson
b. Hoover
c. Roosevelt
200
Where did farmers migrate to during the 1930s?
a. New York
b. California
c. Texas
200
People who hopped on trains illegally were called
a. hobos
b. train hoppers
c. bootleggers
300
What was the Scopes Trial about?
a. evolution
b. immigration
c. business regulation
300
Which is a reason African Americans moved during the Great Migration
a. to find better land for farming
b. to escape racism and prejudice
c. to follow the fruit crops in California
300
What were the shanty towns built during the Great Depression called?
a. Hobo land
b. Hoovervilles
c. Parks
300
Which New Deal is still in effect today?
a. NRC
b. FDIC
c. AAA
300
What was Roosevelts plan to improve the economy?
a. the Bad Deal
b. the New Deal
c. the Good Deal
400
In what field were both Glenn Curtiss and Charles Lindbergh "pioneers" in?
a. steel manufacturing
b. baseball
c. aviation
400
How did the Harlem Renaissance positively influence American society?
a. It encouraged efforts for labor reforms
b. it sparked the protest movement for civil rights
c. it expressed the unique culture of African Americans
400
What kind of changes to American society were the defining issues of both the Great Depression and the New Deal?
a. economic issues
b. geographic issues
c. artistic issues
400
Which New Deal policy still protects american consumer savings?
a. SSA
b. FDIC
a. NRC
400
What process did Henry Ford impliment to increase production?
a. machine converism
b. assembly line
c. robots
500
Which view point did Clarence Darrow represent in the Scopes Trial?
a. the teachings of the Bible should not be questioned
b. religious interpretations of science have no place in the public classroom
c. scientific research will support the basic beliefs of the bible
500
What were progressive woman during the 1920's called?
a. flappers
b. clappers
c. hobos
500
Which of the following WAS NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
a. specultation of the stock market
b. buying on credit
c. bank closings
500
How does the Social Securtiy Act of 1935 affect Americans today?
a. funds school improvement
b. protects bank investments
c. provided retirement income
500
What earlier action would Nativisits in the 1920s likely support?
a. Pure Food and Drug Act
b. 19th Amendment
c. Chinese Exclusion Act