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Economy of 1920s
Culture of 1920s
Great Depression
New Deal
Miscellaneous
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How did Henry Ford change business practices in the US?
by introducing methods of mass production/Assembly Line
100
In the 1920s, fundamentalists gained attention for their belief in what?
A literal interpretation of the Bible
100
What was the major environmental crisis of the 1930s?
The Dust Bowl
100
Which New Deal organization was intended to boost public confidence in the banking system?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
100
Which twentieth-century period was accompanied by extended monetary deflation in the United States?
the Great Depression
200
What happened when the Dow Jones Industrial Average began to drop sharply in late October 1929?
Investors raced to get their money out of the stock market, stocks fell, people lost all thier money
200
Though relatively few, what did flappers represent?
Women’s desire to break with the past/New type of woman
200
What role did U.S. banks play in causing the Great Depression?
They made many large loans to speculators.
200
Which New Deal agency was created to help businesses?
National Recovery Administration
200
During the Great Depression, what were “Hoovervilles”?
shantytowns of unemployed and homeless people
300
Why are the 1920s considered to be a key period in the development of consumerism in the United States?
Mass production and advertising meant that many new goods became affordable and appealing to Americans.
300
What was the major result of Prohibition in the 1920s?
A rise in organized crime
300
How were African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans affected by the Great Depression?
Often lost jobs to white laborers
300
What was the second New Deal?
A wave of legislation including more social welfare benefits
300
What was the main purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935?
provide financial relief for the unemployed.
400
What were the major demographics shifts in the 1920s?
Large numbers of Americans to the suburbs, Great Migration
400
The Red Scare was a response to what international event?
The Russian Revolution
400
What was a primary reason the Eighteenth Amendment, ratified in 1919, was repealed in 1933?
It resulted in increased organized crime.
400
What criticism did many Progressives make of the New Deal?
It did not do enough to redistribute wealth
400
As part of the Second New Deal, Congress passed the Social Security Act of 1935. Which groups were entitled to financial relief under this act?
retired workers, dependent children, disabled workers
500
In the early decades of the twentieth century, African Americans migrated in great numbers from the rural South to the industrial North. What factors led them to do this?
political freedom, job opportunities, living standards
500
The Scopes Trial in 1925 was closely followed by Americans. The trial highlighted many issues beyond the question of whether John Scopes had taught the theory of evolution to high school students. What issues were highlighted by the Scopes Trial?
the separation of church and state (religion and evolution), the country’s regional differences, freedom of speech
500
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 imposed record high fees upon foreign imports. How did the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 affect the economy?
It reduced the volume of international trade.
500
Which New Deal program had the most impact long term on U.S. life?
The Social Security Administration
500
In the case Schenck v. United States (1919), the United States Supreme Court settled the issue of limits on individual freedoms during wartime by establishing what test?
clear and present danger test