U.S. History B Topic 4: The twenties and the Great Depression

How did President Roosevelt communicate with the American public throughout the Great Depression?

• newspaper columns

• radio broadcasts

• telegrams

• television interviews

The Scopes Monkey Trial revolved around a law that banned teaching ______ in public schools.

• evolution

• Protestanism

• the Bible

• primates

The popularization of ______ expanded the communications and sports industries.

• talkies

• radios

• airplaines

• the Model T

Why was Hoover reluctant to provide direct federal relief during the Great Depression?

• He needed the money for war.

• He thought that relief programs would undermine the authority of Congress to collect taxes.

  
  

• He feared it would reduce Americans’ incentive to work.

  
  

• all of these

  
  

Why did many conservatives oppose the New Deal?

• It needed more legislation to truly act as a safety net for Americans.

• 
  It helped reduce the impact of the Great Depression on Americans.

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  It lacked support for African Americans and American women.

• It expanded the size and scope of the federal government.

Prohibition had which of the following unintended consequences?

• It stigmatized the consumption of alcohol by women.

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  It halted immigration.

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  It facilitated the growth of organized crime.

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  It hindered the growth of jazz music.

Why did Roosevelt win the 1932 election over Hoover?

• Voters thought a laissez-faire policy would help improve the economy.

• Americans wanted to abandon capitalism as an economic system.

• Hoover’s practices didn’t match with his campaign speeches.

• People wanted the government to take a more active role in solving the country’s economic problems.

What did the Bonus Army demand?

• health care

• 
  immediate redemption of cash awards from their service in WWI

• creation of a new monument honoring World War I veterans

• job training

How did Henry Ford make the automobile cheaper and more accessible to Americans?

• by creating a simple design for the automobile that would keep costs low

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  by marketing the automobile to appeal to a rising population of consumers with disposable income

• by investing in roads, bridges, and other infrastructure to facilitate car use

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  by implementing the assembly line to cut costs while increasing production efficiency

Which assessment of Herbert Hoover’s presidency is most accurate?

• 
  Hoover’s policies caused the stock market crash and subsequent economic depression.

• Hoover disapproved of American capitalism and attempted to stall solutions to the Depression.

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  Although he did not cause the stock market crash, Hoover deserves criticism for his inadequate response to it.

• Hoover pledged a great deal of direct federal aid to unemployed Americans, overtaxing the federal budget and worsening the financial crisis.