Inter-War Years Quiz

How did the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution help advance the cause of gender equality?

• By advocating for the rights of women

• By campaigning for a return to normalcy

• By supporting laissez-faire economic policies

• By fighting for expanding segregation

According to the cartoon, what was the cartoonist's position on why deportation was necessary in the 1920s?

• Assimilation programs in the United States had been unsuccessful

• Economic decline had increased the competition for jobs

• Communists were infiltrating the United States

• Political machines had too much power in urban areas

In what ways did Eleanor Roosevelt expand the role of the First Lady? Select TWO correct answers.

• Advocating for the rights of women

• Supporting civil rights in America

• Fighting for expanding segregation

• Campaigning for a return to normalcy

• Supporting laissez-faire economic policies

Which of the following resulted from the passage of the 18th Amendment in the 1920s? Select TWO correct answers.

• The expansion of the consumer economy

• A decline in immigration rates

• An increase in women participating in government

• An increase in organized crime

• The prohibition of alcohol

Which inference about the 1920s is supported by the illustration of the flapper?

• Reform organizations targeted women's issues

• Mass media reflected trends popular in rural communities

• Women challenged traditional attitudes and social norms

• Women confronted discrimination in employment and education

Which of the following most contributed to the beginning of the Great Depression?

• Stock market crash

• Increase in consumer spending

• Decrease in military spending

• Government subsidization of agriculture

Lines like the one shown in the image of the bread line in New York City were partially the result of

• Growing demand for payment of military pensions

• A sudden increase in agricultural exports

• Widespread business failures

• The passage of the Selective Service Act

Which statement best describes how investment in the stock market during the mid-to-late 1920s contributed to the Great Depression?

• Foreign countries were not required to immediately pay stockholder earnings

• Financial institutions were not required to report earnings to stock investors

• Government taxes on stock transactions made it difficult to repay investors

• People were unable to repay the loans used to purchase stocks

Which of the following best describes the outcome of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff?

• Led to a decrease in U.S. international trade

• Led to a decline in U.S. unemployment

• Helped stabilize the U.S. economy

• Strengthened U.S. relationships overseas

Which event was a factor related to the rapid change in unemployment after 1929?

• The stock market crash

• An increase in immigration

• The United States' refusal to join the League of Nations

• The passage of the Espionage and Sedition Acts