US History - Unit 8 Test Review

The Great Migration refers to the shift of the African ­American  population from the

• rural South to the rural North
• rural North to the rural South
• urban South to the urban North
• rural South to the urban North

The stock market crash occurring on October 29, 1929 is often called

• The Great Depression
• A Day in Infamy
• Black Tuesday
• The Crash 

What was a result of the widespread unemployment in the United States during the early 1930s?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President

• Eugene Debs was imprisoned for his political activism

• Socialists gained a majority in the U.S. House and Senate

• Congress voted for the United States to join the League of Nations

Which event caused thousands to leave their homes in the midwest?

• The Bonus Army protests

• The massive wave of bank failures

• The Dust Bowl

• The Red Scare

Poor farming methods leading to the erosion of soil and overproduction of farm goods led to a farm crisis in the Great Plains. The wind storms blew the soil off the plains. This event was known as:

• Dust Bowl

• The Great Basin Storms

• Sharecropping

• Black Friday

Which situation was a major cause of the Great Depression?

• The United States economy depended on foreign trade

• Consumer demand was low, while industrial production was high

• labor unions grew too fast

• Prices for agricultural products reached an all-time high

During the Great Depression, expressions such as Hoovervilles and Hoover blankets showed that President Hoover

• Was seen as a role model

• used the military to aid the unemployed

• was blamed for the suffering of the poor

• supported relief and public housing for the needy

The Social Security Act established the federal government's responsibility for the

• funding of cultural and artistic activities

• funding of public works projects for job relief

• establishment and enforcement of fair labor practices

• welfare of the needy, elderly, poor, and handicapped

Built dams on the Tennessee River to provide electricity to rural areas, control flooding, and create jobs

• TVA

• CCC

• WPA

• FDIC

What of the following best illustrates Eleanor Roosevelt's influence on the Second New Deal?

• The Social Security Act provided for women and Black Americans

• The CCC hired Black Americans

• Republicans and Democrats both supported the Second New Deal

• FDR called her his "legs"