The 1920's and The Great Depression/New Deal

Which of the following was a major cause of the Great Depression?

• overproduction and underconsumption
• a decrease in the supply of consumer goods
• an increase in demand for imported products
• an increase in the price of wheat on the world market

What was the main reason for the emergence of “Hoovervilles” like the one shown in the photograph?

• Many Americans had lost jobs during the Great Depression.
• Thousands of homes had been destroyed by the effects of the Dust Bowl.
• Housing projects could not keep up with the demand for homes needed by the poor.
• Preparations for World War I had created a shortage of building materials.

During the 1930s, poor land management and severe drought conditions across parts of the Midwest resulted in the

• formation of the United States Department of Agriculture
• creation of wheat surpluses
• growth of the Populist movement
• development of Dust Bowl conditions on the Great Plains

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were both New Deal programs developed to address the problem of

• excessive stock market speculation
• high unemployment
• increased use of credit
• limited income of senior citizens

What was the name of FDR's plans and programs designed to meet the needs and problems of the Great Depression?

• New Deal
• Great Deal
• Social Security
• the New Liberalism

Economic prosperity, new cultural values, flappers, 19^th Amendment, automobiles, assembly line, prohibition, & nativism are characteristics of which era?

• Roaring 20's

• Gilded Age

• Progressive Era

• Great Depression

What amendment prohibited alcohol and was a result of the Temperance Movement?

• 16th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 21st Amendment

What production technique developed by Henry Ford helped make manufacturing more efficient and lowered the cost of consumer goods?

• Breadlines

• Temperance

• Assembly Line

• Manufactoring

What amendment granted suffrage for women?

• 19th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

• 22nd Amendment

What is the name of the movement which promoted the growth of African-American culture, spread Jazz music, and inspired the Civil Rights movement?

• Black Panthers

• Mobs

• Great Migration

• Harlem Renaissance