US History Final Exam Review Day 3 2024

What was the primary way flappers of the 1920s challenged the traditional role of women?

• fought for increased job opportunities

• pressured colleges and universities to accept female students

• displayed fashions and behaviors that shocked mainstream society

• helped female politicians win campaigns

Why did the economy experience a "boom" after WWI?

• African Americans were moving back to the farms to grow cotton and soybeans

• Consumers were preparing for a war and needed to bring extra supplies

• New technologies and consumer goods were being developed and people wanted to buy them

• Foreign trade grew after WWI

Which of the following was a defining characteristic of the United States during the 1930s?

• A sharp increase in the power given to state governments

• An extended period of economic depression

• The adoption of an interventionist foreign policy

• The formation of a national Civil Rights movement

Which of the following was a major reason for the Great Depression?

• World War II

• Investment in gold

• Overproduction of goods

• Assembly line manufacturing

Based on the image, what effect did the Great Depression have on the workforce in the United States during the 1930s?

• The overproduction of goods led to most Americans having jobs

• Only bank employees lost their jobs

• More Americans were out of work than anytime before or after the 1930s

• More African Americans had jobs than Whites in the US

Some of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs were declared unconstitutional when the Supreme Court held that they-

• required U.S. cooperation with foreign nations

• prevented equal access to the judicial system

• granted privileges to religious organizations

• infringed on powers reserved to the states

In response to the national crisis posed by the Great Depression, the U.S. government-

• abandoned deficit spending as a remedy for economic downturns

• dismantled financial regulatory agencies

• assumed a principal role in protecting economic stability

• decreased the number of federal entitlement programs

What was one factor that helped turn the Great Plains into the Dust Bowl in the 1930s?

• Paying farmers to plant native grasses

• Increased demand for tobacco after World War I

• Numerous tornadoes occurring in the region

• Intense drought in the region

Which New Deal Agency was created to specifically serve this population?

• Federal Housing Administration

• Securities and Exchange Commission

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• Social Security Administration

How did the United States apply its containment policy to both the Korean and Vietnam wars?

• The United States attempted to stop the spread of communism in both wars.

• The United States attempted to stop the spread of capitalism in both wars.

• The United States attempted to keep democratic nations from trading with communist nations.

• The United States attempted to prevent the Soviet Union from joining the United Nations.