American II - 1920s to WW2

What positive effect did the migration north have on African Americans? 

• Segregation
• Jim Crow Laws
• New job oppurtunities
• New sharecropping opportunities

Which of the following best describes a factor that led to the crash of the stock market?

• Many Americans began buying more stocks 
• Values of stocks increased due to mass production 
• Factories were not able to produce goods for consumers 
• Factories were overproducing and began to lay off workers 

Which of the following was an effect of unemployment during the Great Depression?

• Consumers rushed to put all of their money in the banks.
• Consumers made many purchases, so businesses boomed. 
• Consumers could not or did not want to buy, so some businesses failed.
• Consumers could not buy goods fast enough before businesses sold out.

What was a result of the government’s response to the Great Depression?

• The role of the federal government increased.
• The role of the federal government decreased.
• There was no change in the role of the government. 
• The government’s response quickly ended the Great Depression.

What is a speakeasy?

• a person who smuggles illegal alcohol
• an illegal bar
• a secret password
• the Chinese form of sign language

What president was elected in 1932 that had a plan to fix the economy during the Great Depression?

• Theodore Roosevelt
• Herbert Hoover
• Calvin Coolidge
• Franklin D. Roosevelt

which of the following contributed to the economic instability of the U.S.  in  1929 ? 

• implementing a flat tax
• the elimination of import tariffs 
• new rules on banking 
• overspeculation in the stock market

what is the main function of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ?  

• helping customers in paying their loans
• protecting personal savings in the event of a bank failure 
• help struggling banks
• job security for bank  employees

Which of these factors contributed to the dust bowl ?  

• prolonged drought and poor farming practices 
• high winds and  railroad construction 
• severe heat and rapid  suburban development
• flash flooding and deforestation

Flappers in the 1920s represented 

• the traditional roles of women.
• new roles and attitudes for women.
• support for Prohibition.
• rural fundamentalism.