US History Unit Test Review

During the Great Depression, about 450,000 people of ___________

descent were repatriated (deported) from the United States. This occurred in part because______________

• Irish; Senators who supported the theory of Eugenics considered the deportees racially impure

• Mexican; many Americans believed immigrants would compete for already scarce jobs

• German; the deportees were though to be spies sending U.S. defense info to their home countries

• n/a

Which factors contributed to the Great Depression?

 

Select TWO correct answers.

• Low tariffs that increased global trade

• Implementation of fair labor standards

• Stock market over speculation and crash

• Excessive government regulation and intervention

• Overproduction of agricultural and industrial goods

The Dust Bowl of the 1930s deeply affected

_____________. Drought and high winds combined with

______________ led to devastating dust storms and displaced thousands of individuals as a result.

• New England; the Stock Market Crash

• Pacific Northwest; Human Migration Patterns

• the Great Plains; poor farming practices

• n/a

Which challenge of the Roosevelt administration is illustrated by the cartoon?

• The desire of voters to choose Supreme Court justices in open elections

• The unwillingness of Supreme Court justices to retire after extended service

• The resistance of Congressional representatives to vote on New Deal legislation

• The repeated Supreme Court rulings declaring New Deal programs unconstitutional

Which characteristic of the Great Depression in Texas is evidenced by the data in the table?

• New Deal programs created banking jobs. 

• Farmers struggled to pay back their bank loans.

• Federal deposit insurance stopped the banks from closing.

• Bank failures continued to be an issue throughout the 1930s.

Which American novel provides a vivid depiction of the difficulties individuals faced during the Great Depression?

• Upton Sinclair's The Jungle

• John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath

• F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby

• Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms

How does the Social Security Act of 1935 continue to affect the lives of citizens today?

• Protects bank investments

• Funds school improvement 

• Provides retirement income

• Grants agricultural subsidies

Which of the following might have reduced the effects of the Dust Bowl?

• Eliminating cattle farms

• Using chemical fertilizers

• Raising agricultural prices

• Improving water management

Which of the following correctly pairs the event with its corresponding date? 

• Beginning of American Dust Bowl – 1920

• End of the First World War in Europe – 1928

• Crash of the stock market in the United States – 1931

• Beginning of the Great Depression in the United States – 1929

What kind of changes to American society were the defining issues of both the Great Depression and the New Deal?

• Artistic issues

• Economic issues

• Geographic issues

• Chronological issues