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WorksheetsQ3 final 18-19
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which of the following is true: When banks collapsed during the depression
the government stepped in to run the bank
the government covered the bank’s debts.
the government repaid deposits on insured accounts only
depositors lost their savings.
in 1932 when WWI veterans marched on Washington D.C. what did they want Congress to do?
enact a bonus for war veterans and their families.
pass legislation giving veterans their promised bonus early.
provide public works jobs for unemployed veterans.
provide military jobs for unemployed veterans.
What helped Hoover win such a one sided election in 1928?
the prosperity of the 1920s.
his tax relief plan.
his promise to end Prohibition.
his plan to support farm prices.
Which of the following is true about stock prices during the 1920's?
They did not change much.
They generally reflected the stocks’ true value.
They had little to do with the economy.
They were too high for most people to afford
How did the stock market crash weaken American banks?
banks had invested their deposits in the stock market.
banks depended on their stock for operating funds.
investors no longer had money to deposit in banks.
investors could no longer afford to take out loans from banks.
many Economists would say _______ was a main cause of the depression
overconsumption.
overproduction.
inflation.
deflation
Why did people "Ride the Rails" during the 1920's
Seeking work and a better life
To go to DC to demand early payment of a WWI bonus
Didn't wanna pay the fee to travel
To visit Okies who moved to California
In 1932 the Senate voted down a bill that would?
given special tax cuts to members of the military
guaranteed health care for all U.S. citizens.
authorized early payment of World War I bonuses.
provided jobs to all military veterans.
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation did what?
regulated the stock market.
managed public works projects.
made loans to banks, railroads, and other businesses.
administered public assistance programs for the homeless.
Communities of makeshift shacks on public or unused land
Dust Bowl
Shantytowns
Hackytowns
New Scrapopolis
Drought related conditions in the Great Plains
Dust Bowl
Sand Box
Clay Cup
Sod Plate
When a stockbroker demands you pay back your loan right then and there
Cash and Dash
Bank Run
Black Thursday
Margin Call
System to buy and sell ownership of companies
Stock Market
Flea Market
Grab N' Go
7/11
When you are spending more than you bring in
Budget deficit
Budget surplus
Budget deceit
Budget debt
Made the first crewed, powered flight in history
Orville Wright
Marcus Garvey
Charles Lindbergh
Louis Armstrong
Anti Lynching laws were voted on in the house of representatives because of this group
NAACP
MACSD
POTUS
SCOTUS
How did Americans want to avoid war after WWI
Stay out of other countries business
Getting rid of the league of Nations
Invading Germany
Forbidding Germany from having a military
What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
Government land was leased to private companies that had Navy oil on it
Government land was sold to private companies to build a theme park
One of the Ohio Gang committed a murder on a hill called Teapot Dome
This is just a pointless question Mr. Dillon has asked to waste our time. (Hint: Not this one)
Which Amendment gave women the right to vote
18th
19th
20th
21st
The corrupt group of friends of President Harding were known as
The Ohio Gang
The Missouri Gang
The OG Gangsta's
Dirty Rapscallions
Which group would primarily oppose letting immigrants into the U.S.
Nativist
KKK
NAACP
Fundamentalist
What was the Harlem Renaissance
A boom of African American arts in the US
A boom of African American youth stars in the NBA
A boom of legal cases in which African Americans gain equal protection under the law
A boom. Thats it. Just a boom. Not a great boom. Just a meh kinda boom.
Which of the following were used to limit Immigration into the US?
Emergency Quota Act
National Origins Act
Dawes Plan
Volstead Act
Sacco and Vanzetti were found all but guilty before their trial started. Why?
They were immigrants
They were anarchists
They had pizza sauce on their shirts and it looked like blood
There was DNA evidence tying them to the crime.
The "Court packing plan backfired on FDR because
Many Americans opposed the idea of forced retirement
The angry judges reacted by striking down much of the New Deal laws
It appeared to interfere with the Constitution’s separation of powers
The angry judges struck down the plan as unconstitutional
FDR's advisers disagreed on a lot of things but most favored
Promotion of competition
Assistance to small business
Involvement in health care
Intervention in the economy
How did the Emergency Banking Relief Act help solve the banking crisis
Putting all banks under government operation
Declaring that the gold standard would not be given up
Issuing licenses to banks that the federal examiners found to be financially sound
Closing the banks long enough for the Federal Reserve to replenish their gold reserves
The AAA tried to help farmers by?
Helping small farmers become more efficient
Paying them not to grow crops
Buying farm supplies
Making land available for farming
Who did the Federal Number One program employ?
Young men ages 18-25
Workers in the construction industry
Displaced tenant farmers
People in the arts
The Farm Credit Administration helped farmers by
Refinance their mortgages
Purchase new farm equipment
Sell land at a fair price
Use new methods to increase production
How did FDR trigger another recession in the late 30's
Launching new programs
Decreased government spending
Breaking up trusts
Decreasing taxes
Gave farmers money for not planting crops in their fields to raise crop prices
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Social Security Act
Wagner Act
Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)
Offered unemployed young men work planting trees, fighting forest fires, etc.
Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
Public Works Administration (PWA)
Civil Works Administration (CWA)
Promoted codes of fair competition
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Civil Works Administration (CWA)
Set up a process where unhappy union members could make their complaints heard
Wagner Act
American Liberty League
Social Security Act
Francis Townsend
Covered peoples Savings in banks against loss
American Liberty League
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
Francis Townsend
Established for the elderly and the unemployed
Wagner Act
American Liberty League
Social Security Act
Francis Townsend
The Federal Number One program hired whom?
Young men 18-25
People in the arts
Immigrants
Children workers
The purpose of the Volstead Act was to
Enforce prohibition
Limit immigration
Ban the teaching of evolution
Prevent lynchings
