U.S. History EOC Review 1920s - Great Depression

(2016)The issue addressed in this political cartoon was later settled by —

• the creation of the Temperance Society

• the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment

• the initiation of the Settlement House movement

• the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment

(2016)What was the primary reason for the raids described in this excerpt?

• To prevent workers from joining labor organizations

• To block civil rights advocates from staging public protests

• To suppress the teaching of evolution in colleges

• To halt the spread of communist ideas by radicals

(2016)Why did the “Return to Normalcy” agenda of U.S. presidential candidate Warren G. Harding appeal to many voters in the 1920 election?

• The public wanted to help rebuild war-torn countries.

• There were significant shortages of military supplies.

• There was a decrease in demand for consumer goods.

• The public wanted to concentrate on domestic economic issues.

(2016)Which headline describes the primary issue faced by the federal government at the onset of the Great Depression?

• A

• B

• C

• D

(2016)The Social Security Act affected the role of the federal government by —

• authorizing the government to impose a flat tax

• creating a government-administered benefits program

• implementing new regulations on interstate travel

• establishing an agency to monitor immigration

(2016)Which sentence best completes this sequence of events?

• The temperance movement begins.

• Religious schools are granted federal aid.

• Protest music becomes a popular genre.

• Gospel music gains national attention.

(2016)This 1924 cartoon satirizes a scandal that led to —

• public disappointment over revelations of government corruption

• widespread dissatisfaction with a lack of economic development

• public frustration with government neglect of the working class

• widespread anger over excessive partisan politics

(2016) Which outcome best completes this diagram? Which outcome best completes this diagram?

• A reduction in the use of agricultural pesticides

• The conversion of natural habitat to farmland

• A decline in the availability of processed foods

• The establishment of quality controls on imported foods

(2016)Which of the following directly contributed to the economic instability of the United States in 1929?

• The implementation of a personal income tax

• Overspeculation in the stock market

• New regulations on banking

• The elimination of import tariffs

(2016)Which of these is an example of a successful innovation of the assembly-line production model?

• A social-media company initiates a new privacy policy for its subscribers.

• A financial adviser redistributes money throughout a customer’s portfolio.

• A computer is built to a purchaser’s specifications using the available inventory of

  supplies.

• A cable-television company updates its system to include more channels.