8th Grade Roaring 20s and Great Depression Review

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What was a major result of Prohibition in the United States during the 1920s?

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Increase in organized crime

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What was the primary cause of the problem being described by New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia? Options: Tax revenues increased as a result of prohibition, Many Americans refused to accept the law and was not well enforced, Americans discovered that imported alcohol was superior to domestic alcohol, Bootleggers drove up prices by restricting the supply of alcohol

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Many Americans refused to accept the law and was not well enforced

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The New Deal programs of President Franklin D Roosevelt changed the United States economy by:

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Increasing government involvement with both business and labor (workers)

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The works of Duke Ellington and Langston Hughes reflected the

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Achievements of the Harlem Renaissance

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During the 1920s, which economic trend helped cause the Great Depression? Options: Buying goods on credit, Saving rather than spending, Continuing shortages of consumer goods, Imposing low tariffs on imported products

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Buying goods on credit

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In the 1930s, one factor that explained the westward migration of farmers from the Great Plains was: High farm prices, The Dust Bowl, New Technologies, The baby boom

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The Dust Bowl

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One major result of President Franklin D Roosevelt's New Deal policy was that it did what:
Options: Weakened the power of the President, Strengthened the policy of Laissez-Faire (hands off gov on economy), Increased the power of the Federal Government, Expanded the importance of States rights

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Increased the power of the Federal Government

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The economic boom of the 1920s was partly caused by: Installment buying (payment plans) and an unregulated (un-monitored) stock market

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Installment buying (payment plans) and an unregulated (un-monitored) stock market

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During the 1920s, what did most people believe the government's role in the US economy should be? Options: The government should control the means of production, The government should promote the welfare state, The government should play a major role by regulating the economy, The government should not interfere (involve themselves) with the economy

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The government should not interfere (involve themselves) with the economy

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The Harlem Renaissance can be described as a:

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A period of great achievement by African American writers, artists, and performers