FB 12/4

Multiple Choice

Which action demonstrates intolerance shown to Catholic immigrants in the early 20th century?

•  the ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson

• the reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan

• the practice of closed shops

• the enforcement of workplace reforms

Multiple Choice

Which of the following events best exemplifies the widespread attacks on civil liberties and the systemic racial discrimination faced by African Americans in the early 20th century, particularly concerning economic prosperity and community development?

• The reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan and its efforts to suppress voting rights.

• The Chicago Riot of 1919 was primarily driven by labor disputes and housing shortages .

• The Tulsa Race Massacre and the destruction of Black Wall Street highlighted the violent suppression of Black economic success.

•  The institution of redlining, which limited access to homeownership and credit in Black communities.

Multiple Choice

Which social movement from the 1920s is illustrated in these headlines?

• the Harlem Renaissance

• nativism

• the Red Scare

• prohibition

Multiple Choice

 Which of the following describes a significant effect of the Immigration Acts of 1918 and 1924 on the United States?

• The Immigration Act of 1918 (Anarchist Exclusion Act) significantly limited immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe, while the Immigration Act of 1924 (Johnson-Reed Act) aimed to increase immigration from these regions.

• The Immigration Act of 1918 expanded presidential powers to regulate immigration during World War I, and the Immigration Act of 1924 implemented a national-origins quota system that heavily favored immigration from Northern and Western Europe.

• The Immigration Act of 1918 established the Asiatic Barred Zone, prohibiting most Asian immigration, and the Immigration Act of 1924 established family reunification as the primary basis for granting visas.

• The Immigration Act of 1918 focused on increasing skilled immigration, and the Immigration Act of 1924 encouraged immigration from the Western Hemisphere by exempting those nations from quotas.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following can be attributed to W.E.B. Du Bois?

• the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

• the increase of industrial education available for African Americans

• the development of the Underground Railroad

• the weakening of the Back to Africa movement

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the question.

Andrew Mellon was the Secretary of the Treasury from 1921–1931. He helped implement tax cuts in 1924, 1926, and 1928 to reduce income taxes for individuals and businesses.

What was the purpose of Mellon’s actions?

• to increase government tariffs

• to increase the budget surplus

• to increase authority of the states

• to increase consumer spending

Multiple Choice

Which technology had the same effect in the 1920s as the internet did in the 2000s?

• Television – transmits video images to viewers via broadcast signals

• Telegraph – allows instant long distance communication

• Radio – transmits audio programs of news and entertainment

• Newspapers – daily print reports of events and information

Multiple Choice

The political cartoon shows a woman wearing a hat with the words “Women’s Votes.” She is sitting on a bench between a donkey and an elephant. The words below the cartoon are “TWO’S COMPANY, THREE’S A CROWD.”

The cartoon is making a statement about which issue?

• the New Deal

• the Nineteenth Amendment

• the Open Door Note

• the Treaty of Versailles

Multiple Choice

What was one result of the passage of the 18th Amendment?

• Domestic unemployment decreased.

• Organized crime increased.

• Border security decreased.

• Military recruitment increased.

Multiple Choice

Which statement explains one factor that started the Great Migration?

• the increased number of immigrants moving to urban areas

• the need for workers during the Great Depression

• the increased supply of skilled laborers due to industrialization

• the demand for workers in factories during World War I

Multiple Choice

Which factor contributed to increased production by U.S. factories during the 1920s?

• higher wages for skilled laborers

• reduced tax rates on income and property

• improved innovations in manufacturing

• fewer accidents and safety issues in factories

Multiple Choice

Use the list below to answer the question. 

• Automobile ownership nearly tripled during the 1920s. 

• Vacuum cleaners and washing machines transformed housework. 

• Radios and phonographs provided entertainment in the home.

Which aspect of 1920s American culture is illustrated by this list?

• the unequal distribution of wealth between regions of the United States

• a rise in the standard of living brought on by growing consumerism

• the increasing number of women employed in high-paying jobs

• a decline in American-made products replaced by imported goods

Multiple Choice

Which trend contributed to post-World War I growth in tourism?

• air travel

• the suburban communities

• radio communication

• the automobile industry

Multiple Choice

What is one characteristic of the post-World War I era?

• expansion of mass culture through entertainment

• educational reform for the middle class

• assimilation efforts through settlement houses

• government intervention in foreign policy

Multiple Choice

Use the excerpt below to answer the question.

We found ourselves with more agricultural products than we could possibly consume ourselves and surpluses which other nations did not have the cash to buy from us except at prices ruinously low. We have found our factories able to turn out more goods than we could possibly consume, and at the same time were faced with a falling export demand. We found ourselves with more facilities to transport goods and crops than there were goods and crops to be transported. —President Franklin Roosevelt, Fireside Chat, July 24, 1933

What did President Roosevelt believe was the main cause of the situation he described?

• lack of regulation of production and markets

• low-interest loans on new technological equipment

• economic depression caused by high tariffs and overproduction

• increased wartime production in response to the rise of totalitarianism

Multiple Choice

Use the excerpt below to answer the question. As I have already described, the banking sector faced enormous pressure during the early 1930s. . . . The Federal Reserve had the power at least to ameliorate [improve] the problems of the banks. For example, the Fed could have been more aggressive in lending cash to banks (taking their loans and other investments as collateral), or it could have simply put more cash in circulation. Either action would have made it easier for banks to obtain the cash necessary to pay off depositors. . . . In the end, Fed officials decided not to intervene in the banking crisis, contributing once again to the precipitous fall in the money supply. —Ben S. Bernanke, Federal Reserve Governor, 2004 According to Governor Bernanke, the Federal Reserve’s response described in this excerpt led to which event?

• Banks failed as depositors panicked and withdrew their funds.

• Unemployment increased as businesses began to close down.

• Stock values dropped leading to a stock market crash.

• Foreign nations defaulted on loans and debts.

Multiple Choice

A major cause of the sharp decline in prices in 1929 was

• high tariff rates that decreased the popularity of stocks.

• corporate failures that made buying stocks unprofitable.

• speculation in stocks that made values unstable.

• investigations into stock market practices that exposed fraud.

Multiple Choice

 Which situation contributed to the economic problems of the late 1920s?

• immigration of radicals

• overseas military commitments

• excessive use of credit

• overuse of natural resources

Multiple Choice

Use the table to answer the question.

Which economic factor was responsible for the changes in this table?

• Buying on credit decreased manufacturing.

• Protective tariffs decreased the value of stocks.

• Higher interest rates reduced commercial investments.

• Reduced consumer purchases caused businesses to close.

Multiple Choice

 People are currently helped by the U.S. Social Security Act of 1935 through

• direct relief payments and job creation.

• payment of electric bills and public housing.

• pensions for the elderly and unemployment compensation.

• regulation of the stock exchange and insurance for bank deposits.

Multiple Choice

Use the list below to answer the question.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)   

•  Established in 1933

•  Insures bank deposits

•  Reduces instability caused by bank failures

Which conclusion is best supported by the list?

• Regulations on financial institutions led to a decrease in state revenues.

• Financial institutions were taken over by the national government.

• National markets were collectivized to stabilize the economy.

• Government reforms helped restore confidence in the economy.

Multiple Choice

How did the introduction of these New Deal programs affect the role of the government?

Selected New Deal Programs

• Works Progress Administration (WPA)

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

• Social Security Administration (SSA)

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation    (FDIC)

• Congress replaced the president as the initiator of most government programs.

• The federal government took an active role in protecting individual prosperity.

• The government abandoned deficit spending to fund its programs.

• Federal government pensions were administered at the state level. 

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes a major outcome of the New Deal?

• Bank deposits were insured by the federal government.

• The public schools were desegregated.

• Retirees were guaranteed federal medical insurance.

• The armed forces were integrated. 

Categorize

Options (4)

The Act provides direct relief payments and job creation

The Act pays electric bills and provides public housing

The Act regulates the stock exchange and insures bank deposits

The Act offers pensions for the elderly and unemployment compensation

Determine if the statements about the U.S. Social Security Act of 1935 are true or false

True

False