Roaring 20's and the Great Depression Review Quiz

The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s can best be described as

• an organization created to help promote African-American businesses

• a movement that sought to draw people back to the inner cities

• a relief program to provide jobs for minority workers

• a period of great achievement by African- American writers, artists, and performers

In the case Schenck v. United States (1919), the United States Supreme Court settled the issue of limits on individual freedoms during wartime by establishing the

• clear and present danger test

• states’ rights principle

• separate but equal doctrine

• popular sovereignty principle

During most of the 1920s, which group experienced the most severe economic problems?

• owners of small family farms

• workers in the automobile industry

• bankers in urban centers

• entertainers in the field of radio

The convictions of Sacco and Vanzetti in the 1920s most closely reflected the

• increase in nativist attitudes

• federal government’s war on crime

• corruption of political machines

• rise in labor unrest

What was one cause of the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression that followed?

• Costs associated with World War I had bankrupted the economy.

• Speculators had purchased shares of stock on margin with borrowed funds.

• Federal tax cuts had caused high inflation.

• Low farm production had weakened banks.

Which action did President Franklin D. Roosevelt take that helped organized labor gain strength during the New Deal?

• requiring the American Federation of Labor to admit skilled workers

• allowing women to work in government agencies

• signing the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act)

• selecting John L. Lewis as his Secretary of Labor

Which economic trend of the 1920s helped cause the Great Depression?

• rising cost of mass-produced goods

• increasing income tax rates

• falling tariff rates

• widening income gap between the rich and the poor

A major goal of the immigration acts of the 1920s was to

• allow unlimited immigration from Southeast Asia

• assure equal numbers of immigrants from all nations

• favor wealthy and well-educated immigrants

• use quotas to limit immigration from southern and eastern Europe

The New Deal tried to solve many problems of the Great Depression by

• providing federal aid to many sectors of the economy

• reducing taxes on big business to stimulate job creation

• lowering federal spending to maintain a balanced budget

• decreasing foreign competition by raising tariffs

Langston Hughes and Duke Ellington are noted for their contributions to the cultural movement of the 1920s known as the

• Gospel of Wealth

• Lost Generation

• Harlem Renaissance

• Gilded Age