Roaring 20s/Great Depression

During the 1920s, the Scopes trial and the dispute over Prohibition showed the clash between

• rich and poor people

• traditional values and modernism

• business owners and labor unions

• the national government and state governments

Which economic condition of the 1920s was a major cause of the Great Depression?

• Farm prices rose dramatically

• Industry overproduced consumer goods

• Banks were reluctant to lend money

• Demand increased faster than supply

President FDR's New Deal reflected his belief that during a depression the federal government should

• assume ownership of failed corproations

• return to laissez-faire capitalistic principles

• take a leadership role in economic recovery

• help farmers instead of industrial workers

The 1920s are often called the Roaring Twenties because the decade was noted for

• political reform

• economic depression

• social and cultural changes

• ending Prohibition

Breadlines, Hoovervilles, and the Bonus Army were all direct results of

• housing shortages in the 1920s

• relief efforts of the New Deal

• mechanization of agriculture

• unemployment during the Great Depression

A major effect of the Harlem Renaissance was that it

• exposed corruption in New York City politics

• led to the end of the Great Migration

• increased awareness of African American culture

• inspired the Progressive movement

During the 1920s, members of the Ku Klux Klan were closely associated with

• favoring increased urbanization

• promoting nativist ideas and policies

• expanding educational opportunities for minorities

• opposing the deportation of political dissidents

Which statement about the US economy during the 1920s is true?

• Federal regulation of business was strengthened

• The purchase of stocks steadily declined

• Mass production increased the supply of consumer goods

• Republican Party presidents supported unemployment insurance

FDR believed that declaring a bank holiday and creating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) would aid the nation's banking system by

• restricting foreign investments

• eliminating government regulation of banks

• restoring public confidence in banks

• granting tax relief

The Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1936 were enacted by Congress to

• help the US recover from the Great Depression

• stop Nazi Germany from conquering Europe

• aid the Americans who fought in the Spanish Civil War

• prevent the US from being drawn into another world war