1920s and Great Depression Test Review

What was the goal of the 18th Amendment?

• to restrict stock market spending

• to ban the manufacture or sale of alcohol

• to give women the right to vote

• to set a quota system for immigrants

Which group of Americans benefited from the passing of the 19th Amendment?

• women

• African Americans

• immigrants

• stock holders

What led to the economic growth of the 1920s?

• building new canal systems and waterways

• the sale of new consumer products

• U.S. membership in the League of Nations

• the increase of government aid to farmers

What was one reason organized crime grew during the 1920s?

• more people lived in rural areas

• Federal laws limited the power of the police

• the automobile improved access to suburban areas

• the manufacture and sale of alcohol was illegal

What was one effect of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s?

• prohibition ended for African Americans

• the formation of multiracial corporations was encouraged

• African American cultural pride flourished in cities

• Many African Americans were unemployed after WWI

Why was the quota system designed in the 1920s?

• to limit the number of immigrants coming to the U.S. from certain countries

• to increase the number of immigrants coming to the U.S.

• to allow an equal number of immigrants to come to the U.S. from every country

• to attract skilled workers and bankers to the U.S.

One reason the stock market collapsed in October, 1929 is because:

• many companies stopped selling shares of stocks

• many stocks had been purchased on margin

• the prices of stocks were too high

• banks refused to loan money to investors

The Great Depression was caused in part by:

• increasing government support of big business

• the overuse of buying products and stocks on credit

• high wages and low unemployment

• the scarcity of farm products

What were places where people could go to get a free meal during the Great Depression called?

• soup kitchens

• stock markets

• bonus armies

• Red Cross centers

What was an immediate factor that contributed to the rapid rate of unemployment after 1929?

• the Emergency Quota Act

• the passage of the 19th Amendment

• the increase in immigrant workers in the U.S.

• the stock market crash