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What was the major cause of the Great Depression?
1929 Stock Market Crash
How did the Great Depression impact employment?
A. It had little effect on urban workers.
B. It caused a labor shortage.
C. It created more factory jobs.
D. It led to widespread unemployment and poverty.
D. It led to widespread unemployment and poverty.
What was a major goal of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal?
A. To eliminate federal oversight of industry.
B. To provide economic relief, recovery, and reform.
C. To decrease government intervention in the economy.
D. To establish laissez-faire capitalism.
B. To provide economic relief, recovery, and reform.
How did the New Deal impact the Democratic Party?
A. It weakened the party’s influence.
B. It strengthened conservative opposition within the party.
C. It led to a shift in African American and working-class support toward the party.
D. It had no impact on political realignment.
C. It led to a shift in African American and working-class support toward the party.
How did World War II affect U.S. labor markets?
A. It eliminated racial tensions in cities.
B. It created new manufacturing jobs and encouraged urban migration.
C. It reduced industrial production.
D. It ended migration to urban areas.
B. It created new manufacturing jobs and encouraged urban migration.
What was the goal of the Social Security Act (1935)?
A. To provide unemployment insurance and retirement benefits.
B. To create new tariffs on imported goods and increase trade with China.
C. To promote European economic recovery.
D. To reduce industrial wages.
A. To provide unemployment insurance and retirement benefits.
How did the federal government respond to banking failures during the Great Depression?
A. By creating the (FDIC) to protect bank deposits.
B. By eliminating all forms of government intervention.
C. By abolishing private banks.
D. By allowing banks to operate without oversight.
A. By creating the (FDIC) to protect bank deposits.
How did radical leaders like Huey Long and Charles Coughlin view the New Deal?
A. They believed it gave too much power to labor unions.
B. They supported it as a complete solution to the Great Depression.
C. They criticized it for not doing enough to redistribute wealth and fight inequality.
D. They argued it did not support industrialists enough.
C. They criticized it for not doing enough to redistribute wealth and fight inequality.
What was the main focus of U.S. foreign policy after World War I?
A. Avoiding military alliances while using economic influence abroad.
B. Joining the League of Nations and shortly after joining United Nations.
C. Expanding military presence in Europe.
D. Actively intervening in global conflicts.
A. Avoiding military alliances while using economic influence abroad.
What was the purpose of the Washington Naval Conference (1921-1922)?
A. To increase naval expansion.
B. To limit the naval arms race among major powers.
C. To prevent trade with Latin America.
D. To end European military alliances.
B. To limit the naval arms race among major powers.
How did the U.S. support European economic stability after World War I?
A. By withdrawing all financial support.
B. By establishing military bases in France.
C. By sending troops to occupy Germany.
D. By implementing the Dawes Plan.
D. By implementing the Dawes Plan.
How did the attack on Pearl Harbor impact U.S. foreign policy?
A. It led to continued U.S. neutrality.
B. It strengthened isolationist policies.
C. It reduced military spending.
D. It caused Congress to declare war on Japan.
D. It caused Congress to declare war on Japan.
What was a major criticism of the New Deal from conservatives?
A. It did not do enough to help workers.
B. It reduced the role of the presidency.
C. It promoted laissez-faire economic policies.
D. It expanded federal government power too much.
D. It expanded federal government power too much.
What was the goal of the Neutrality Acts in the 1930s?
A. To keep the U.S. out of foreign wars by restricting arms sales and loans to warring nations.
B. To promote intervention in World War II.
C. To support military alliances with Britain and France.
D. To increase military funding for European allies.
A. To keep the U.S. out of foreign wars by restricting arms sales and loans to warring nations.
What was the purpose of the Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928)?
To condemn war as a means of resolving conflicts.
Why did many Americans support isolationism in the 1930s?
A. They believed in military alliances with European nations.
B. They supported direct intervention against Germany.
C. Economic struggles and memories of World War I.
D. They wanted to expand U.S. influence in global conflicts.
C. Economic struggles and memories of World War I.
What was the role of the America First Committee (1940)?
A. To promote isolationism and national defense over involvement in foreign wars.
B. To advocate for immediate U.S. intervention in World War II.
C. To support economic aid to Britain and France.
D. To encourage U.S. alliances with China and the Soviet Union.
A. To promote isolationism and national defense over involvement in foreign wars.
What was the outcome of the Supreme Court case Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States (1935)?
A. It eliminated government regulation of food industries and equipped the FDA with more power over the drug industry.
B. It declared the National Recovery Administration (NRA) unconstitutional.
C. It expanded executive power.
D. It upheld New Deal policies.
B. It declared the National Recovery Administration (NRA) unconstitutional.
What was a major long-term effect of the New Deal?
A. The reduction of federal government involvement in economic issues.
B. The elimination of labor unions.
C. The return to isolationist economic policies.
D. The expansion of government responsibility in economic and social welfare.
D. The expansion of government responsibility in economic and social welfare.
What impact did the Harlem Renaissance have on U.S. culture?
A. It focused solely on rural cultural contributions.
B. It discouraged the development of jazz music.
C. It elevated African American literature, music, and pride.
D. It promoted isolation of urban populations.
C. It elevated African American literature, music, and pride.
What role did radio and cinema play in the 1920s?
A. They discouraged cultural exchange across regions.
B. They focused on regional culture exclusively.
C. They fostered a shared national culture and highlighted regional diversity.
D. They replaced all other forms of entertainment.
C. They fostered a shared national culture and highlighted regional diversity.
What demographic shift defined the 1920s in the U.S.?
A. Movement of people from cities to rural areas.
B. Urbanization.
C. Return of rural populations to farming.
D. Increased migration to the West Coast.
B. Urbanization.
What event symbolized the clash between science and religion in the 1920s?
A. The Great Migration.
B. The Scopes Trial.
C. The Immigration Act of 1924.
D. The Civil Rights Act of 1920.
B. The Scopes Trial.
Explain ONE way the New Deal reshaped American politics or government policy. Also, give an example.
The New Deal expanded the federal government's role in the economy by creating a lasting expectation that the national government is responsible for economic stability and social welfare.
Ex) Social Security Act
Explain ONE reason the United States pursued isolationist policies in the interwar period.
One major reason was public and political disillusionment with World War I — many Americans believed the war’s human and financial costs showed that involvement in European conflicts brought no lasting benefits, so they favored avoiding future entanglements.