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1920s & Great Depression Quiz

Authored by Brian Brown

History

10th Grade - University

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1920s & Great Depression Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The establishment of speakeasies in the 1920s was an unintended consequence of which federal government action?

The taxation of imported luxury goods

The deportation of suspected communist sympathizers

The prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages

The implementation of immigration restrictions

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During the 1920s, Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan were most closely identified with the:

increased use of credit by US consumers

development of new forms of popular entertainment

decline of public support for Progressive reforms

conflict between modernism & traditionalism

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these cause-and-effect relationships is accurate?

The ideas of social Darwinism led to the passage of Prohibition laws

The signing of the Treaty of Versailles contributed to the implementation of the New Deal

The ideas of the Harlem Renaissance influenced the growth of the Civil Rights movement

The rise of fascism in Italy influenced the onset of the Red Scare

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?

Flash flooding and intense deforestation

Prolonged drought and poor farming practices

High winds and railroad construction

Severe heat and rapid suburban development

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Some of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs were declared unconstitutional when the Supreme Court held that they:

required US cooperation with foreign nations

prevented equal access to the judicial system

granted privileges to religious organizations

infringed on the powers reserved to the states

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following directly contributed to the economic instability of the US in 1929?

The implementation of a personal income tax

Overspeculation in the stock market

New regulations on banking

The elimination of import tariffs

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation change the nature of banking in the US?

The government began to guarantee bank depsoits

Depositors could transfer investments without penalties

Depositors were guaranteed minimum interest rates on savings accounts

The government required taxpayers to open savings accounts

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