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Q3 final 18-19

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is true: When banks collapsed during the depression

a)

the government stepped in to run the bank

b)

the government covered the bank’s debts.

c)

the government repaid deposits on insured accounts only

d)

depositors lost their savings.

2.

in 1932 when WWI veterans marched on Washington D.C. what did they want Congress to do?

a)

enact a bonus for war veterans and their families.

b)

pass legislation giving veterans their promised bonus early.

c)

provide public works jobs for unemployed veterans.

d)

provide military jobs for unemployed veterans.

3.

What helped Hoover win such a one sided election in 1928?

a)

the prosperity of the 1920s.

b)

his tax relief plan.

c)

his promise to end Prohibition.

d)

his plan to support farm prices.

4.

Which of the following is true about stock prices during the 1920's?

a)

They did not change much.

b)

They generally reflected the stocks’ true value.

c)

They had little to do with the economy.

d)

They were too high for most people to afford

5.

How did the stock market crash weaken American banks?

a)

banks had invested their deposits in the stock market.

b)

banks depended on their stock for operating funds.

c)

investors no longer had money to deposit in banks.

d)

investors could no longer afford to take out loans from banks.

6.

many Economists would say _______ was a main cause of the depression

a)

overconsumption.

b)

overproduction.

c)

inflation.

d)

deflation

7.

Why did people "Ride the Rails" during the 1920's

a)

Seeking work and a better life

b)

To go to DC to demand early payment of a WWI bonus

c)

Didn't wanna pay the fee to travel

d)

To visit Okies who moved to California

8.

In 1932 the Senate voted down a bill that would?

a)

given special tax cuts to members of the military

b)

guaranteed health care for all U.S. citizens.

c)

authorized early payment of World War I bonuses.

d)

provided jobs to all military veterans.

9.

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation did what?

a)

regulated the stock market.

b)

managed public works projects.

c)

made loans to banks, railroads, and other businesses.

d)

administered public assistance programs for the homeless.

10.

Communities of makeshift shacks on public or unused land

a)

Dust Bowl

b)

Shantytowns

c)

Hackytowns

d)

New Scrapopolis

11.

Drought related conditions in the Great Plains

a)

Dust Bowl

b)

Sand Box

c)

Clay Cup

d)

Sod Plate

12.

When a stockbroker demands you pay back your loan right then and there

a)

Cash and Dash

b)

Bank Run

c)

Black Thursday

d)

Margin Call

13.

System to buy and sell ownership of companies

a)

Stock Market

b)

Flea Market

c)

Grab N' Go

d)

7/11

14.

When you are spending more than you bring in

a)

Budget deficit

b)

Budget surplus

c)

Budget deceit

d)

Budget debt

15.

Made the first crewed, powered flight in history

a)

Orville Wright

b)

Marcus Garvey

c)

Charles Lindbergh

d)

Louis Armstrong

16.

Anti Lynching laws were voted on in the house of representatives because of this group

a)

NAACP

b)

MACSD

c)

POTUS

d)

SCOTUS

17.

How did Americans want to avoid war after WWI

a)

Stay out of other countries business

b)

Getting rid of the league of Nations

c)

Invading Germany

d)

Forbidding Germany from having a military

18.

What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?

a)

Government land was leased to private companies that had Navy oil on it

b)

Government land was sold to private companies to build a theme park

c)

One of the Ohio Gang committed a murder on a hill called Teapot Dome

d)

This is just a pointless question Mr. Dillon has asked to waste our time. (Hint: Not this one)

19.

Which Amendment gave women the right to vote

a)

18th

b)

19th

c)

20th

d)

21st

20.

The corrupt group of friends of President Harding were known as

a)

The Ohio Gang

b)

The Missouri Gang

c)

The OG Gangsta's

d)

Dirty Rapscallions

21.

Which group would primarily oppose letting immigrants into the U.S.

a)

Nativist

b)

KKK

c)

NAACP

d)

Fundamentalist

22.

What was the Harlem Renaissance

a)

A boom of African American arts in the US

b)

A boom of African American youth stars in the NBA

c)

A boom of legal cases in which African Americans gain equal protection under the law

d)

A boom. Thats it. Just a boom. Not a great boom. Just a meh kinda boom.

23.

Which of the following were used to limit Immigration into the US?

a)

Emergency Quota Act

b)

National Origins Act

c)

Dawes Plan

d)

Volstead Act

24.

Sacco and Vanzetti were found all but guilty before their trial started. Why?

a)

They were immigrants

b)

They were anarchists

c)

They had pizza sauce on their shirts and it looked like blood

d)

There was DNA evidence tying them to the crime.

25.

The "Court packing plan backfired on FDR because

a)

Many Americans opposed the idea of forced retirement

b)

The angry judges reacted by striking down much of the New Deal laws

c)

It appeared to interfere with the Constitution’s separation of powers

d)

The angry judges struck down the plan as unconstitutional

26.

FDR's advisers disagreed on a lot of things but most favored

a)

Promotion of competition

b)

Assistance to small business

c)

Involvement in health care

d)

Intervention in the economy

27.

How did the Emergency Banking Relief Act help solve the banking crisis

a)

Putting all banks under government operation

b)

Declaring that the gold standard would not be given up

c)

Issuing licenses to banks that the federal examiners found to be financially sound

d)

Closing the banks long enough for the Federal Reserve to replenish their gold reserves

28.

The AAA tried to help farmers by?

a)

Helping small farmers become more efficient

b)

Paying them not to grow crops

c)

Buying farm supplies

d)

Making land available for farming

29.

Who did the Federal Number One program employ?

a)

Young men ages 18-25

b)

Workers in the construction industry

c)

Displaced tenant farmers

d)

People in the arts

30.

The Farm Credit Administration helped farmers by

a)

Refinance their mortgages

b)

Purchase new farm equipment

c)

Sell land at a fair price

d)

Use new methods to increase production

31.

How did FDR trigger another recession in the late 30's

a)

Launching new programs

b)

Decreased government spending

c)

Breaking up trusts

d)

Decreasing taxes

32.

Gave farmers money for not planting crops in their fields to raise crop prices

a)

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

b)

Social Security Act

c)

Wagner Act

d)

Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)

33.

Offered unemployed young men work planting trees, fighting forest fires, etc.

a)

Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)

b)

National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)

c)

Public Works Administration (PWA)

d)

Civil Works Administration (CWA)

34.

Promoted codes of fair competition

a)

National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)

b)

Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)

c)

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

d)

Civil Works Administration (CWA)

35.

Set up a process where unhappy union members could make their complaints heard

a)

Wagner Act

b)

American Liberty League

c)

Social Security Act

d)

Francis Townsend

36.

Covered peoples Savings in banks against loss

a)

American Liberty League

b)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

c)

National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)

d)

Francis Townsend

37.

Established for the elderly and the unemployed

a)

Wagner Act

b)

American Liberty League

c)

Social Security Act

d)

Francis Townsend

38.

The Federal Number One program hired whom?

a)

Young men 18-25

b)

People in the arts

c)

Immigrants

d)

Children workers

39.

The purpose of the Volstead Act was to

a)

Enforce prohibition

b)

Limit immigration

c)

Ban the teaching of evolution

d)

Prevent lynchings