USH Unit 6 Review

What economic practice became popular in the 1920s and eventually contributed to the crash of the stock market?

• Paying only cash for stock purchases

• Selling stocks in very rapid succession

• Buying stocks with only a down payment

• Sharing insider information on stock trades

What kind of changes to American society were the defining issues of both the Great Depression and the New Deal?

• Artistic issues

• Economic issues

• Geographic issues

• Chronological issues

How did President Franklin D. Roosevelt respond to the Great Depression?

• Limiting movement of farm workers

• Reduced number of federal employees

• Relaxed restrictions on immigrant workers

• Introduced new government relief programs

Which of the following correctly pairs the event with its corresponding date?

• Beginning of American Dust Bowl – 1920

• End of the First World War in Europe – 1928

• Beginning of the Great Depression in the United States – 1929

• Crash of the stock market in the United States – 1931

How did changing demographic patterns in the 1930s impact California?

• The arrival of many African Americans from Southern states in the 1930s created significant racial tensions in cities in California.

• The arrival of many migrant families seeking work led to government settlement houses where new arrivals could find help getting a job.

• The arrival of many unskilled immigrant workers from Eastern cities like Boston and New York created a shortage of jobs that, in 1934, resulted in a 20% unemployment rate.

• The arrival of many migrant families from the Midwest created a relief crisis in cities like Los Angeles where, in 1932, nearly 20% of the population required some form of relief.

Which event signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?

• Purchase of Alaska

• Election of Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Crash of the New York Stock Exchange

• Charles Lindbergh's non-stop flight over the Atlantic

Which of the following might have reduced the effects of the Dust Bowl?

• Eliminating cattle farms

• Using chemical fertilizers

• Raising agricultural prices

• Improving water management

Which government agency, established during the Great Depression, still protects consumer savings today?

• Social Security Agency

• National Resources Committee

• Federal Emergency Relief Agency

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

How does the Social Security Act of 1935 continue to affect the lives of citizens today?

• Protects bank investments

• Funds school improvement

• Provides retirement income

• Grants agricultural subsidies

Which American novel provides a vivid depiction of the difficulties individuals faced during the Great Depression?

• Upton Sinclair's The Jungle

• John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath

• F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby

• Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms