Roaring 20's/Great Depression

Which of the following was NOT a problem, faced by farmers at this time?

• Low prices

• Soil depletion

• Bank closures

• Prohibition

Answer explanation

Overproduction caused prices to drop so low that they couldn't make any profit, it also depleted the soil of nutrients, causing the Dust Bowl. Bank closures also meant that farmers lost their life savings in a blink of an eye

Prohibition banned the ________ of alcohol (click all that apply)

• consumption

• sale

• manufacture

• transportation

Answer explanation

The 18th amendment created Prohibition, which was an incredibly flawed policy. It was nearly unenforceable and also enabled organized crime to grow

Which president believed the economy would fix itself without government help, after the stock market crashed?

• Hoover

• Harding

• Coolidge

• Roosevelt

Answer explanation

Herbert Hoover believed in "laissez-faire" economics, meaning the government had a hands off approach. Americans who were suffering from the crash saw it as not caring about them.

Which president used a lot of government intervention/programs to try to fix the economy?

• Hoover

• Coolidge

• Harding

• Roosevelt

Answer explanation

FDR created the "New Deal", which was a big collection of government programs that created lots of jobs to ease economic problems. This did help, but WWII was the actual reason we ended the Great Depression.

The African-American cultural movement in New York, art, literature, music was known as the....

• New York Renaissance

• Italian Renaissance

• Northern Renaissance

• Harlem Renaissance

Answer explanation

Fueled by the Great Migration in the previous decade, the Harlem Renaissance showcased artistic talents that had long been ignored. This helped expand music genres like Jazz and Blues as well as African American literature and art

Which of the following was NOT part of the Harlem Renaissance?

• Louis Armstrong

• Bessie Smith

• Langston Hughes

• Francis Perkins

Answer explanation

Francis Perkins was a different trailblazer. She was the first woman to serve in a President's cabinet.

Armstrong and Smith were iconic Jazz performers while Langston Hughes became one of the premier American writers of the 20th century

Why did the economy grow so much in the 1920's?

• Consumer demand rose

• Government intervention

• Wartime economy created jobs

• It didn't, it was the Great Depression

Answer explanation

Americans had more money to spend than ever at this point. They also started buying on credit which meant businesses were thriving. But every boom is followed by a bust

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

• Government control of the economy

• Overextended credit

• Banking collapse

• Stock Market crash

Answer explanation

Too many people bought stocks on margin/credit. Companies wanted the money owed to them, causing a massive sell-off of stocks (crash).

Everybody ran to the banks for their money and the vaults were emptied from mass withdrawals and unpaid loans. People lost their entire savings in a day.

WWI Veterans protesting to get the money owed to them by the government, were dispersed by the US army. This was known as the...

• Salvation Army

• Bonus Army

• Vets Army

• Third Army

Answer explanation

WWI vets were desperate after the economy crashed. They rallied to receive money that was owed to them in DC. Herbert Hoover ordered the army to disperse them. It got violent. Hoover managed to make himself look worse

FDR wanted to put more justices on the supreme court; would make it easier to push the New Deal. This was known as...

• Court Packing

• Judicial Review

• Judicial Restraint

• Checks and Balances

Answer explanation

It was a savvy move by FDR to stop any challenges to his New Deal programs. Unfortunately for him, it didn't work