US History Spring Interim Review

The Red Scare following World War I was caused primarily by

• an outbreak of infectious diseases
• General Palmer's raids
• fear of communists coming into the US
• an invasion of very aggressive fire ants

Henry Ford's car was so affordable because of a process of manufacturing known as 

• Mass Consumption 
• Mass Production 
• Cheap Labor 

The 1920s saw immense changes in popular culture because of the two new technologies of

• telephones & telegraphs

• motion pictures & radios

• microphones and antennas.

• phonographs and televisions.

How did an economic recession help cause the Great Depression?

• Americans bought less, causing less demand for goods

• Bank runs caused depositors to withdraw all their money from banks

• The market bubble popped, crashing Wall Street

• Low interest rates encouraged risky speculation

What forced banks to close during the Great Depression?

• Huge amounts of inflation

• War in Europe

• Investors unable to pay loans and bank runs

• Not enough people invested in the Stock Market

Which TWO answers best describe President Herbert Hoover's presidency during the Great Depression?

• A very hands-on government

• Mostly hands-off government

• Largely unable to better economic conditions

• Created many New Deal programs

The purpose of the New Deal program was to...

• improve working conditions in factories
• stop the sale of alcohol in states
• end discrimination against African Americans
• help the nation recover from the Depression

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

Which development had the greatest impact of territorial growth, economic growth, industrial growth

during the years after the Civil War? (SSUSH12a)

• Canals

• Airplanes

• Railroads

• Telephones