Fall Semester Review

These achievements illustrate Ida B. Well contributions as...

• A religious leader

• An artist of the Harlem Renaissance

• A supporter of Prohibition

• An advocate of equality

Which of the following was a major contribution of the Harlem Renaissance to U.S. culture

• It led to the increased popularity of vaudeville stage performers

• It brought the most significant beat poets together

• It established jazz as a prominent musical form

• If focused attention on the antiwar literary genre

A homesteader had only to be the head of a household or at least 21 years of age to claim a 160-acre parcel of land. Settlers from all walks of life including newly arrived immigrants, farmers without land of their own from the East, single women and former slaves came to meet the challenge of “proving up” and keeping this “free land.” Each homesteader had to live on the land, build a home, make improvements and farm for 5 years before they were eligible to “prove up.” A total filing fee of $18 was the only money required. . . . —National Park Service, www.nps.gov (accessed November 14, 2013)

The process described above led to

• Peaceful resolution to territorial disputes with American Indians

• The establishment of agricultural communities on the American frontier

• Federal regulation of agriculture

• A decline in immigration to urban areas

This list describes selected features of the Homestead Act of 1862.

-Adult citizens were granted 160 acres of public land

-People claiming the land were required to improve the land by building a home and farming the land

-After 5 years on the land, the person claiming the land paid a registration fee and officially owned the land

What was one effect of the act described in this list?

• The population of settlers in the American West increased

• The debt of the federal government increased

• The number of conflicts with American Indians decreased

• The demand for natural resources decreased.

Which New Deal agency was created to specifically serve the disabled and retired population?

• Federal Housing Administration

• Securities and Exchange Commission

• Federal deposit Insurance Corproation

• Social Security Administration

What does this sticker represent to banks?

• Restrictions on the federal government's ability to set prime interest rates

• The power of the federal government to privatize the bank in order to stimulate economic growth

• Limitations on the role of the federal government in providing home loans

• The federal government's assurance of protection on individual bank deposits.

The Federal Housing Administration is a New Deal agency that continues to assist many Americans primarily by...

• Providing them with money to pay for moving experses

• Helping them obtain mortgage loans from banks

• Helping them choose a reputable home builder

• Offering incentives for them to invest in rental properties

What is the purpose of the Securities and Exchange Commission?

• To encourage business practices that promote minority employment

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  To maintain fair markets and increase investor confidence in financial institutions

• To encourage business policies that protect the environment

• To ensure workers safety and protect the public from hazardous products.

Which headline describes the primary issue faced by the federal government at the onset of the Great Depression

• Unemployment Reaches Record High

• Consumer Price Index Skyrockets

• Consumer Markets Saturated with Foreign Imports

• Banks Face Oversupply of Currency

The creator of this political cartoon was expressing his concerns about

• The Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas

• The U.S. declaration of war on Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

• The expansion of executive power during the Great Depression

• the involvement of U.S. government officials in the Iran-Contra scandal.