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1920s
Great Depression
New Deal
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Which factor most contributed to the economic boom of the 1920s?

  1. Increased government regulation

  2. Mass production and consumer credit

  3. High tariffs on foreign goods only

  4. Decreased industrial output

100

President Herbert Hoover believed the federal government should

  1. Directly provide large-scale relief to individuals

  2. Take control of all industries

  3. Encourage voluntary cooperation and limited government intervention

  4. Create Social Security

100

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” aimed to provide —

  1. Tax cuts only

  2. Relief, Recovery, and Reform

  3. Military expansion

  4. A return to laissez-faire policies

100

The Harlem Renaissance is best described as —

  1. A political reform movement

  2. An economic recovery program

  3. A cultural and artistic movement celebrating African American identity

  4. A labor union organization

100

The 18th Amendment led to —

  1. Women’s suffrage

  2. Prohibition of alcohol

  3. Lower crime rates

  4. Increased tax revenue

200

Henry Ford’s use of the assembly line led to —

  1. Higher prices for consumers

  2. Slower production times

  3. Increased efficiency and lower costs

  4. Fewer factory jobs

200

The Dust Bowl primarily affected —

  1. Northeastern factory workers

  2. Southern textile workers

  3. Midwestern farmers

  4. West Coast bankers

200

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was created to —

  1. Build highways

  2. Provide jobs

  3. Regulate the stock market

  4. Control farm production

200

The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) attempted to —

  1. Reduce government involvement in business

  2. Establish fair competition codes and protect workers

  3. Eliminate labor unions

  4. Raise tariffs

200

The stock market crash of 1929 led directly to —

  1. Increased wages

  2. Immediate economic recovery

  3. Panic selling and bank failures

  4. The end of Prohibition

300

The Great Migration resulted in

  1. Increased immigration from Europe

  2. African Americans moving to suburban communities

  3. African Americans moving from the rural South to Northern cities

  4. Farmers relocating west

300

Shantytowns built by homeless Americans during the Depression were called —

  1. Boomtowns

  2. Hoovervilles

  3. New Deal villages

  4. Bread lines

300

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) primarily provided —

  1. Loans to banks

  2. Jobs for young men in environmental projects

  3. Social Security payments

  4. Farm subsidies

300

Overall, the New Deal changed the role of the federal government by —

  1. Reducing its responsibility for economic issues

  2. Expanding its role in regulating the economy and providing social welfare

  3. Eliminating state governments

  4. Ending capitalism

300

The Great Depression became worldwide largely because

  1. The U.S. economy was isolated

  2. European countries were unaffected

  3. The global economy was interconnected through trade and loans

  4. The League of Nations intervened

400

Organized crime increased during the 1920s largely because of —

  1. The Great Migration

  2. The Red Scare

  3. Prohibition

  4. The New Deal

400

The Bonus Army marched on Washington to demand —

  1. Higher wages

  2. Immediate payment of promised veterans’ bonuses

  3. Lower taxes

  4. An end to Prohibition

400

Critics of the New Deal argued that it —

  1. Did not expand government enough

  2. Gave too much power to the federal government

  3. Focused only on farmers

  4. Reduced presidential authority

400

The Red Scare reflected —

  1. Fear of economic collapse

  2. Fear of communist influence in the United States

  3. Fear of another world war

  4. Fear of organized crime

400

One major weakness of the 1920s economy was

  1. Overproduction and underconsumption

  2. Too much government regulation

  3. High wages for workers

  4. Balanced wealth distribution

500

Buying on margin” in the 1920s refers to —

  1. Purchasing goods with cash

  2. Buying stocks with borrowed money

  3. Saving money in banks

  4. Paying higher taxes

500

Bank failures during the Great Depression caused many Americans to

  1. Invest more in stocks

  2. Withdraw savings in panic

  3. Increase spending

  4. Trust banks more

500

The Social Security Act created —

  1. Unemployment insurance and retirement benefits

  2. A national minimum wage

  3. Farm price supports

  4. Public housing programs

500

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was designed to —

  1. End segregation

  2. Provide electricity and economic development to rural areas

  3. Regulate the stock market

  4. Limit bank withdrawals

500

The Scopes Trial highlighted tensions between —

  1. Big business and labor unions

  2. Rural and urban values

  3. Democrats and Republicans

  4. The North and the South