Roaring 20's/Great Depression/WW2

TEKS 6A: Which of the following is a defining characteristic of society in the United States during the Red Scare of the 1920s?

• Yellow journalism

• Spread of communism

• Anti-immigration sentiment

• Increasing rights for minority groups

TEKS 6B, 29B: This excerpt illustrates Harding’s campaign promise to be a president who would —

• help the country recover from the turmoil of the previous decade

• refuse to allow the continuation of laissez-faire economic policies

• use diplomacy to establish alliances with other countries

• improve economic growth by promoting unrestricted immigration

TEKS 16A: What was one positive characteristic of the US economy during the 1920s?

• Less reliance on credit cards

• an all-time high in production of consumer goods

• More government regulation of the economy

• greater dependence on exports

TEKS 18C, 29H: 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

In reality Prohibition actually created which one of the following?

• Reduction in crime.

• Reduction in alcohol related deaths

• An increase in organized crime

• More money being made around the U.S

This man was a political leader in the Black community during the Harlem Renaissance who wanted Black Americans to be proud of themselves, see the beauty of themselves, and stay separate from White people.  (a)  

• Marcus Garvey 
• Calvin Coolidge  
• Duke Ellington
• Langston Hughes 

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

• Breadlines

• Temperance

• Assembly Line

• Manufactoring

The Harlem Renaissance refers to:

• A literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture
• A struggle for civil rights by the NAACP
• A program to promote African-American owned businesses
• A population increase in Harlem during the 1920s

What were TWO causes for the Dust Bowl?

• Overfamring the land

• Too many houses built

• Not enough flat land for farming

• Severe drought

• Roads being built

Which government agency gives benefits to people when they are retired or unemployed?

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Securities and Exchange Commission
• Tennessee Valley Authority
• Social Security Admistration