2-19, 1920s US Boom and Foreign Policy

2-19, 1920s US Boom and Foreign Policy

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Open Ended

Bell Work- Summarize the reasons for the economic boom of the 1920s and cite specific examples.

Multiple Choice

Which of these was a reason for the collapse of the American economy which led to the Great Depression in 1929?

• Foreign governments began to boycott

  American-made goods.

• Taxes were too high to support unemployment claims and social security payments.

• Government control of the economy led to

  severe inflation

• The boom of the 1920's rested on a weak foundation since the prosperity was not enjoyed by all economic

  groups.

Multiple Choice

How did the end of World War I affect farmers in the United States?

• Farmers saw demand and prices fall for their

  goods.

• Most farmers transitioned to factory jobs in urban areas.

• Agriculture became a growing sector of the

  economy.

• The government subsidized and supported the

  agricultural sector.

Multiple Choice

During the decades between World War I and World War II, American foreign policy was characterized by

• large-scale military mobilization in

  anticipation of the Second World War

• increasing federal control of the American economy to battle the effects of the Great Depression.

• aggressive imperialism as the United States

  gained control of much of the Pacific.

• increased isolationism as the United States focused on

  domestic issues instead of involvement in international

  affairs.

Multiple Choice

The Fordney-McCumber Act of 1922 helped boost the American economy by

• prolonging the animosities in Europe.

• creating tax loopholes for big businesses.

• applying high taxes to foreign-made goods.

• making loans to foreign countries illegal.

Multiple Choice

The Kellogg-Briand Treaty (1928) was a failed attempt for nations of the world to

• prevent war

• eliminate starvation

• prevent poverty.

• reduce trade barriers

Multiple Choice

One result of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, which increased tariffs on imports to the United States, was that

• imports of foreign products increased.

• America's trading partners raised their tariffs.

• exports of American products increased.

• America's trading partners lowered their tariffs.

Multiple Choice

Exit Ticket- Which of these is the BEST explanation of how the United States attempted to avoid becoming involved in another

international crises in Europe following World War I?

• It joined the United Nations.

• It adopted isolationist foreign policies.

• It created the League of Nations.

• It elected Woodrow Wilson to a second term.

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