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Review for Exam 5 - The 1920s & Great Depression

Total questions: 191

Worksheet time: 2hrs 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which phrase describes how people in the 1920’s bought things without actually having the cash to buy it (credit)?

a)

Recession

b)

Drought

c)

Buying on margin

d)

The Bull Market

2.

Which term was NOT Associated with the 1920’s

a)

Most people used credit to buy goods

b)

Unemployment was low/most had jobs

c)

The economy was booming

d)

Farms were closing/no food for cities

3.

Which phrase meant only a few people in the US had wealth or money?

a)

Stealing/theft

b)

Demobilization

c)

Uneven distribution of wealth

d)

Paying up front

4.

What did NOT cause the Dust Bowl?

a)

Overproduction/growing only 1 crop on land

b)

Drought/No rain/not or bad irrigating

c)

No crop rotation/bad farming techniques

d)

An alien attack on the mid-west

5.

Which word does not belong?

a)

The Great Migration

b)

Flappers, bootleggers

c)

Speakeasy

d)

The 18th Amendment

6.

BEFORE the stock market crash, which is true of most Americans?

a)

They invested in the stock market/had jobs/enjoyed a good life

b)

They were mostly poor living in urban areas

c)

They did not have any money

d)

They did not drink alcohol since it was illegal

7.

Which phrases or terms are best connected to the majority of the 1920’s?

a)

Bear market

b)

Roaring, prosperous, The Harlem Renaissance

c)

Debt, overproduction of goods

d)

Black Tuesday, The Stock Market Crash

8.

Who was the President during

The Great Depression?

a)

JFK

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

FDR

9.

What was the name of homes made out of scrap wood and materials that poor people lived in during the Depression?

a)

Hoovertowns

b)

Pleasantville

c)

Palm Cities

d)

Shanties/Hoovervilles

10.

Why were the photographs of Dorothea Lange so important?

a)

They showed how the rich and "The Better Half" lived

b)

She exposed violations in the meat-packing industry

c)

She photographed and showed our nation the results of the depression on the mid-west

d)

She exposed the evils of the lavish spending of the president and congress

11.

Which term or phrase does not connect with the term Temperance or Prohibition?

a)

The 21st Amendment

b)

Mafia/Gangsters

c)

Moonshine/Bootleggers

d)

Speakeasies/Alcohol

12.

The Hawley-Smoot Tariff was a tax on imports or goods coming into the USA, Foreign countries then placed a tax on American goods coming into their countries….what was the effect of this?

a)

•Europeans didn’t sell things in the USA, We didn’t sell abroad

b)

•US Imports increased

c)

•The USA began spending more on advertising in Asia

d)

•Most people bought luxury goods from Europe because they were so cheap

13.

Who was the president after Hoover/ The President during WW2?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

14.

What was Roosevelt’s plan for getting the USA out of The Depression called?

a)

The New Deal

b)

The Super Fantastic Deal

c)

The Open Door Policy

d)

The Good Deal

15.

What was FDR’s agency called that made hydroelectric power using a series of Dams?

a)

•The Social Security Act

b)

•The FDIC- Federal Deposit Insurance Commission

c)

•AAA- Triple A

d)

•The TVA- The Tennessee Valley Authority

16.

Which did FDR do to help Americans?

a)

Created organizations to help poor Americans, made regular Americans part of politics, more people became Democrats

b)

Took over major industries like coal, steel, RR, and electric companies

c)

Became the first Dictator in the USA

d)

Banned the use of alcohol in areas of the mid-west after Prohibition

17.

The Great Depression an the end of WW1 led to….

a)

WW3

b)

WW1

c)

The Vietnam War

d)

WW2

18.

Which word is the same/synonym for a dictatorship?….

a)

Democracy

b)

Republic

c)

Totalitarianism

d)

Anarchy

19.
The KKK in the 1920s were against all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
The destruction of saloons
b)
Roman Catholics
c)
100 percent Americanism
d)
Foreign born individuals
20.
The era in which the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages was against the law was known as:
a)
Jazz Age
b)
Prohibition
c)
The Red Scare
d)
Harlem Renaissance
21.
Speakeasies were:
a)
A place for public speaking
b)
Underground saloons and nightclubs
c)
A distillery
d)
A jazz club for upper class citizens
22.
Which Amendment prohibited the sale or manufacture of intoxicating liquors?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
23.
The Harlem Renaissance refers to:
a)
A literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture
b)
A struggle for civil rights by the NAACP
c)
A program to promote African-American owned businesses
d)
A population increase in Harlem during the 1920s
24.
Bootleggers are:
a)
Individuals who brewed alcohol during the prohibition
b)
Those who manufactured boots
c)
A person who smuggled in and sold alcoholic beverages into the U.S. during prohibition
d)
The term for immigrants used by nativists
25.

Despite the improvement of the farm economy, many African Americans from SC were drawn to war industry jobs in what part of the country?

a)

North

b)

South

26.

During the 1930's, the influence of mass media such as radios began to shape America in what way?

a)

Trends and culture became nationalized as people across the country heard the same information

b)

Americans became more involved in world politics and interventionist ideas grew

27.
In what way did South Carolina and other Southern states contribute to the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
Many African American wrote books about Harlem and toured South Carolina to promote them
b)
Democrats from South Carolina fought against funding for the Harlem Renaissance
c)
Republicans from South Carolina rallied in support of the Harlem Renaissance
d)
The Great Migration brought AA North who participated in the Harlem Renaissance
28.

What invention brought information and entertainment to the masses in the 1920s? (8-6.2)


a)

Television

b)

Newspapers

c)

Internet

d)

Radio

29.

Why were more people able to own automobiles, radios, washing machines, and other goods in the 1920s?

a)

because of advertising

b)

because of lower taxes on imports

c)

because of installment buying

d)

because the trucking industry grew

30.

What other industry grew because of increase in automobile sales in the 1920s?

a)

service stations

b)

farm machinery

c)

air travel

d)

radio broadcasting

31.

Whose flight from New York to Paris, France, in 1927 persuaded people that air travel could be important?

a)

Orville and Wilbur Wright

b)

Georgia O'Keeffe

c)

Charles Lindbergh

d)

Amelia Earhart

32.

Which group did not benefit from the economic boom of the 1920s?

a)

factory workers

b)

truck drivers

c)

movie theater owners

d)

farmers

33.

What change in the 1920s caused cities to expand outward?

a)

more automobiles

b)

more immigrants

c)

more skyscrapers

d)

taller skyscrapers

34.

At whom was Prohibition aimed?

a)

immigrants who were communists

b)

people who drank alcoholic beverages

c)

soldiers returning home from war

d)

famous sports and movie stars

35.

What form of music became popular in the 1920s?

a)

hip hop

b)

rock and roll

c)

country

d)

jazz

36.

Which African American became a famous writer during the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Billie Holiday

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

Bessie Smith

37.

What was the movement of people to cities called?

a)

consumer goods

b)

installment buying

c)

mechanization

d)

urbanization

e)

renaissance

38.

A time of much interest and activity in the arts

a)

consumer goods

b)

installment buying

c)

mechanization

d)

urbanization

e)

renaissance

39.

Making monthly payments until the full price has been paid

a)

consumer goods

b)

installment buying

c)

mechanization

d)

urbanization

e)

renaissance

40.

Products made for personal use

a)

consumer goods

b)

installment buying

c)

mechanization

d)

urbanization

e)

renaissance

41.

Production by machines

a)

consumer goods

b)

installment buying

c)

mechanization

d)

urbanization

e)

renaissance

42.
Who was targeted for discrimination during the Red Scare?
a)
Immigrants
b)
African Americans
c)
Jews
d)
Migrant Workers
43.
Who invented the assembly line and made production more efficient?
a)
FDR
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
Henry Ford
44.
What is the word for anti-immigrant attitudes?
a)
isolationism
b)
Neutrality
c)
Nativism
d)
Federalism
45.
What is a tax on imports?
a)
Payroll Tax
b)
tariff
c)
Trust
d)
Pension
46.
What scandal during Warren Harding led a member of his cabinet to go to jail?
a)
Cabaret Scandal
b)
Speakeasy Scandal
c)
Teapot Dome Scandal
d)
Big Oil Scandal
47.
What did Harding promise America in the election of 1920?
a)
No income tax
b)
lower wages
c)
no immigrants
d)
Return to Normalcy
48.
What did people want the Return to Normalcy to focus on
a)
Social Issues
b)
Foreign Policy
c)
Domestic Economic Issues
d)
International Trade
49.
What was the fear of Communist infiltration of America?
a)
red Scare
b)
Mexican Repatriation
c)
Prohibition
d)
Domino Theory
50.
Who caused African Americans to reexamine their African heritage?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Willard Filmore
c)
Marcus Garvey
d)
Francis Willard
51.
What was the awakening of African-American identity, art and culture in NYC called?
a)
Tin Pan Alley
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
Back to Africa
d)
Garveyism
52.
What group was most influential in the passage of Prohibition?
a)
Immigrants
b)
Women
c)
Children
d)
Laborers
53.
What was one major result of Prohibition?
a)
No one drank in USA
b)
Lower immigration rates
c)
Rise in organized crime or mafia
d)
increased taxes for government
54.
What did the 21st Amendment do?
a)
Ended prohibition/18th Amendment
b)
Created the draft
c)
Women's sffrage
d)
Presidents get 2 terms of foffice
55.
Who were the women who fought traditional values during the 1920s?
a)
Flappers
b)
Suffragettes
c)
Temperance Women
d)
Brothel Owners
56.
What factors led African-Americans to migrate North in the Great Migration?
a)
Racism in the North, Opportunity in Canada
b)
Decrease in immigration
c)
Persecution in the South, Economic opportunity in the North
57.
What music was created by the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
Swing
b)
Blues
c)
Jazz
d)
Reggae 
58.

Which of these does NOT relate to Jazz?

a)

it originated in California

b)

it was popular amongst whites and blacks

c)

it was popular in the Cotton Club in Harlem

d)

it came from African American spirituals

59.

How did Prohibition contribute to the growth of organized crime?

a)

by making it easier for bootleggers to branch into other types of illegal activity

b)

by forcing police to enforce anti liquor laws

c)

by forcing farmers to grow grain for the production of alcohol

d)

by strengthening respect for the law

60.

Which of these helped create popular culture throughout the United States?

a)

the radio

b)

prohibition

c)

women's suffrage

d)

the KKK

61.

Presidents Harding and Coolidge favored policies that

a)

supported the growth of business

b)

encouraged activism

c)

brought about social reform

d)

discouraged laissez faire

62.

At its heart, the Scopes Trial was a clash between

a)

religion and science

b)

biology and science

c)

evolution and science

d)

education and science

63.

How was Henry Ford able to reduce the sale price of the Model T?

a)

with the use of the assembly line

b)

changing locations

c)

importing all raw materials

d)

increasing the wages of his workers

64.

The demand for automobiles in the 1920s

a)

stimulated growth in many other industries

b)

led to a nationwide recession

c)

closed down the steel industry

d)

brought about the collapse of the suburbs

65.

Which of these best describes the "New Woman" of the 1920s?

a)

They wore shorter skirts, bobbed their hair, and went to speakeasies

b)

They stayed home and cooked and cleaned

c)

They rejected the idea of suffrage

d)

They preferred the same fashions as their parents

66.

Which 1920s president is best known for scandals and corruption?

a)

Harding

b)

Coolidge

c)

Hoover

d)

Trump

67.

Change in the constitution which gave women the right to vote.

a)

19th Amend

b)

18th Amed

c)

21st Amend

d)

1st Amed

68.

Italians convicted of murder mainly because they were foreigners.

a)

Sacco & Vanzetti

b)

Scopes & Darrow

c)

Bryan & Darrow

d)

Mario & Luigi

69.

A nickname given to the 1920s because of the decade’s prosperity, technological advances, and cultural boom.

a)

roaring twenties

b)

silent twenties

c)

Jazz age

d)

Great Depression

70.

This increased because of the radio, advertisements, and use of credit.

a)

consumerism

b)

national debt

c)

immigration

d)

education

71.

Disillusioned poets and novelists who wrestled with the meaning of war and life.

a)

Lost Generation

b)

Harlem Renaissance

c)

flappers

d)

The Great Gatsby

72.

Secret organization that hated African Americans, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants.

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Kool Kids Klub

c)

Kit Kat Kandy

d)

Anti-Defamation League

73.

What was the economic condition of farmers in the 1920s?

a)

growing debt

b)

poverty

c)

incomes declined

d)

all of these

74.

The Scopes Trial, also known as the Monkey Trial, revolved around the issues of

a)

science and religion

b)

faith and religion

c)

technology and farming

d)

urban and rural areas

75.

Prohibition was the ban on _____ anywhere in the United States.

a)

Candy

b)

Tobacco

c)

Alcohol

d)

Seafood

76.

This person smuggled alcohol into the United States during Prohibition.

a)

Bootlegger

b)

Speakeasy

c)

Lobsterback

d)

Carpetbagger

77.

This was a popular car of the 1920s.

a)

Model T

b)

Charger

c)

Mustang

d)

Mini Van

78.

Why were the 1920s called the "Roaring Twenties"?

a)

Many animals began to roar.

b)

There was a depression.

c)

Time of prosperity and laughter.

d)

War was about to erupt.

79.

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Professional baseball team.

b)

Rebirth of African American culture.

c)

Movement from farms to cities.

d)

Traveling circus.

80.

Who was the "Sultan of Swat"?

a)

Babe Ruth

b)

Lou Gehrig

c)

Steph Curry

d)

Wayne Gretzky

81.

During the Red Scare, Americans were on the lookout for:

a)

Red Sox fans

b)

The plague

c)

Flappers

d)

Enemy spies

82.

These people oppose organized government.

a)

Anarchists

b)

Giants fans

c)

Republicans

d)

Communists

83.

This system allowed only a certain number of people from each country to enter the U.S.

a)

Limitation Act

b)

Do Not Enter

c)

Quota System

d)

Sedition Act

84.

This group wanted to preserve the U.s. for white, native born Protestants.

a)

Anarchists

b)

Klu Klux Klan

c)

Lobsterbacks

d)

Federalists

85.

Who won the election of 1928.

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Herbert Hoover

86.

Select two (2) famous pilots who became very popular during the 1920's.

a)

Amelia Earhart

b)

Babe Ruth

c)

Louis Armstrong

d)

Charles Lindbergh

87.
This is a policy of avoiding conflicts with other countries
a)
quota
b)
interventionist
c)
isolationist
d)
colonialism
88.
The "red scare" was a reaction to
a)
the end of WWI
b)
the communist victory in Russia
c)
the Republicans winning the Presidency
d)
The Kellogg-BriandPact
89.
The boom of the automobile in popularity led to 
a)
 decline in tourism
b)
new roads and bridges being built
c)
gasoline being rationed
d)
workers in the Ford plants receiving pay cuts
90.
This led to a political scandal for President Harding
a)
restrictions on immigration
b)
selling of oil rights on federal property
c)
the federal response to the red scare
d)
Awarding a Medal of Honor to an aviator
91.
Which of the following countries was NOT limited with a quota for immigration?
a)
Italy
b)
Japan
c)
Mexico
d)
England
92.
What great threat did AG Palmer want to protect Americans from?
a)
Business trusts and monopolies
b)
political radicals like communists and socialists
c)
corruption and fraud in the banking industry
d)
labor unions causing unrest by striking
93.
Which of the following is NOT considered a part of the mass media increase of the 1920s?
a)
the telegraph
b)
magazines
c)
radio broadcasts
d)
movies
94.
Which truly reflected the nativist feelings of the time?
a)
Sacco & Vanzetti Trial
b)
Scopes Trial
c)
Repealing of the 18th Amendment
d)
Emergence of Flapper Style
95.
The Lost Generation of writers in the 1920s all were unsatisfied with this...
a)
Rise of nativism
b)
Materialism of the decade
c)
Modernist beliefs
d)
Traditionalist beliefs
96.
The 1920s presidents would be considered more of this...
a)
AGAINST laissez-faire
b)
SUPPORTERS of laissez-faire
97.
Immigrants from this parts of Europe were feared by Americans as we were afraid they would bring with them radical political ideas.
a)
Southern & Eastern
b)
Southern & Western
c)
Eastern & Northern
d)
Northern & Western 
98.
Was the quota system designed to limit or encourage immigration from other nations?
a)
Limit
b)
Encourage
99.
This represents the struggle between modernism and traditionalism?
a)
Sacco & Vanzetti Trial
b)
Scopes Trial
c)
Prohibition
d)
Quota System
100.
U.S. Foreign policy of the 1920s...
a)
Isolationism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Dollar Diplomacy
101.
What two things contributed to the consumer boom of the 1920s?
a)
Installment Buying & Advertising
b)
Installment Buying & Stock Investments
c)
Advertising & Mass Production
d)
Mass Production & Assembly Line 
102.
Which group is always hit first and the hardest when an economic recession or depression sets in?
a)
Working Class
b)
Farmers
c)
Big Business Leaders
d)
Women & African American
103.
What would we associate with this image?
a)
Consumer Revolution
b)
Rise of Nativism
c)
Red Scare
d)
Prohibition
104.
What would we associate with this image?
a)
Scopes Trial
b)
Sacco & Vanzetti Trial
c)
Rise of Modernism and Art
d)
Harlem Renaissance
105.
What would we associate with this image?
a)
Rise of modernism
b)
Rise of mass culture and media
c)
Decrease of the traditional
d)
Laissez-faire politics
106.
The rebirth of black culture took place where?
a)
Detroit
b)
Cleveland
c)
Harlem
d)
Louisville
107.
How did mass production and advertising on radio and in magazines change how Americans viewed credit?
a)
Americans did not like buying on credit.  If they did not have the money, they did not buy it.
b)
Mass production made products available. Advertising made people want those items, so they used credit.
c)
Mass production and advertising on radio and in magazines has nothing to do with credit.
108.
What is another name for this time period?
a)
The Jazz Age
b)
The Time After WWI
c)
The Time Before WWII
d)
The Time Between WWI & WWII
109.

Why were people sterilized without their consent during the eugenics movement?

a)

They were "unfit" or members of an "undesirable" group, such as criminals or people who had low IQs

b)

Our population was too big and we were running out of food

c)

As a punishment for infidelity (cheating)

d)

Because too many women were dying during childbirth

110.

What kind of government did Social Darwinists want?

a)

A government that would intervene and soften the harsh conditions created by capitalism

b)

A government that didn't interfere in the process of evolution--one that let the poor and "unfit" die out

c)

A government that would only offer support for the wealthy

d)

No government at all--they were anarchists

111.

What kinds of policies did the US enact as a result of the eugenics movement?

a)

Restricting immigration from "undesirable" European countries

b)

Sterilizing members of "undesirable" classes

c)

Restricting welfare & funding for education

d)

All of these

112.

What did supporters of eugenics believe?

a)

Certain behaviors & personality traits were genetic and you could not overcome your DNA

b)

People might have certain genes, but their DNA was not their destiny

113.

What did supporters of eugenics believe?

a)

Certain behaviors & personality traits were genetic and you could not overcome your DNA

b)

People might have certain genes, but their DNA was not their destiny

114.

Who wrote the book 'Origin of Species"?

a)

Charles Davenport

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Herbert Spencer

d)

Harry Laughlin

115.

The phrase "survival of the fittest" was applied to humans in which ideology?

a)

Evolution

b)

Marxism

c)

Socialism

d)

Social Darwinism

116.

A pseudoscience is...

a)

Studying pseudos

b)

Ideas that are supported by scientific evidence

c)

Ideas that present themselves as science but does not meet the criteria to be properly called such.

d)

Information discovered in an experiment.

117.

What is urbanisation?

a)

Building taller buildings

b)

An increase in the proportion of people who live in cities.

c)

An increase in the number of cities in a country

d)

An increase in the number of people in a country

118.
The NAACP was created by ________________. It had an anti-lynching Campaign, because lynching were commonplace during the 20’s
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
NAACP
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
W.E.B. BuBois
119.
A scientist named ________________ created the Theory of Natural Selection.
a)
W.E.B. DuBois
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Calvin Coolidge
120.
______________________ was a Publisher, Journalist, and Black Nationalist; He was the founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League.
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
F. Scott Fitgerald
d)
Mark Twain
121.
Secretary of the Interior—leased oil-rich government land to two business friends in exchange for personal bribes, during Warren H. Hardings Administration
a)
Watergate
b)
Whitewater
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
122.
________________________ was the round up 4000 suspects in several cities without warrants.
a)
Prohibition
b)
Palmer Raids
c)
Teapot Dome Scandal
123.
Purchase of any item, not for personal use, but in the hope of selling it later at a higher price is known as 
a)
Raids
b)
Installment plans
c)
Production
d)
Speculation
124.
In what year did the Scopes Trial take place?
a)
1920
b)
1925
c)
1930
d)
1935
125.
Where did the Scopes Trial occur?
a)
Dayton, Tennessee
b)
Dayton, Ohio
c)
Nashville, Tennessee
d)
Indianapolis, Indiana
126.
The trial was about whether _______ should be taught in schools?
a)
reading
b)
biology
c)
religion
d)
evolution
127.
Which act prevented schools from teaching evolution?
a)
The Watershed Act
b)
The Homestead Act
c)
The Butler Act
d)
The Boycott Act
128.
The trial pit evolutionists against __________.
a)
fundamentalists
b)
revolutionaries
c)
progressives
d)
the illiterate
129.
Who was the lawyer for the prosecution?
a)
William Jennings Bryan
b)
Clarence Darrow
c)
John Scopes
d)
John Butler
130.
Who was the lawyer for the defense?
a)
John Scopes
b)
John Ralston
c)
William Jennings Bryan
d)
Clarence Darrow
131.
Which of the two lawyers had run for president and had been Secretary of State?
a)
William Jennings Bryan
b)
Clarence Darrow
132.
John Scopes was found _________.
a)
innocent
b)
guilty
133.
Coolidge became president in 1923 because ____.
a)
the people impeached Harding
b)
John Wilkes Booth assassinated Harding
c)
the US went to war
d)
Harding died while touring the US
134.
Which president was known for his "no-nonsense" demeanor and silent personality?
a)
Harding
b)
Coolidge
135.

Which president was quoted, "The business of America is business"?

a)

Harding

b)

Coolidge

c)

Taft

d)

Hoover

136.
As President Harding's Secretary of Interior, I played a major role in the Teapot Dome Scandal by taking kickbacks from wealthy oil men.
a)
W.H. Taft
b)
Calvin Colidge
c)
Albert Fall
137.
I was the 3rd richest man in America and President Coolidge's Secretary of Treasury. 
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Andrew Mellon
138.
What was Calvin Coolidges' Nick name? 
a)
Big Head Cal
b)
Cool Cal
c)
Silent Cal
d)
Conservative Cal
139.
This man was president at the beginning of the Great Depression and relied on "rugged individualism" to fix it
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Sherbert Hoover
140.
This man was elected after Hoover with the hopes that he would end the Great Depression
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Warren Harding
d)
Calvin Coolidge
141.
What famous quote came from Roosevelt's first inaugural address and gave people hope that the Depression would end?
a)
"The only thing we have to fear is Hitler"
b)
"Make America Great Again"
c)
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
d)
"Oh geez...how did I end up President?"
142.
Roosevelt's fireside chats used what technology to spread his message?
a)
Television
b)
Radio
c)
Newspaper
d)
Instragram
143.
These created jobs and provided people with direct assistance during the Great Depression
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
d)
Reduce
144.
These programs were designed to stimulate the economy and end the Depression?
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
d)
Reuse
145.
These programs were designed to prevent a future Depression
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
d)
Recycle
146.
This program created jobs for young men (18-25), built roads, parks, and worked on soil erosion projects
a)
Civilian Conservation Corps
b)
Public Works Administration
c)
Securities and Exchange Committee
d)
Tennessee Valley Authority
147.
This program created jobs by building airports, dams, schools, and parks
a)
Public Works Administration
b)
Tennessee Valley Authority
c)
Works Progress Administration
d)
National Recovery Administration
148.
This was created to regulate the stock market and prevent a future stock market crash
a)
Securities and Exchange Committee
b)
Public Works Administration
c)
Works Progress Administration
d)
Agricultural Adjustment Act
149.
This was created to protect the money people had deposited in the bank
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
b)
Securities and Exchange Committee
c)
Tennessee Valley Authority
d)
National Recovery Administration
150.
The Tennessee Valley Authority provided what--in addition to jobs--for the rural south
a)
Cheap Electricity
b)
Clean Water
c)
Extra Storage on Peoples' Laptops
d)
Faster Internet
151.
This man's "Share the Wealth" campaign and campaign for President as a 3rd party ended up with him getting assassinated
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Huey Long
d)
Huey Short
152.
This was designed to provide assistance to the elderly, disabled, and poor
a)
Social Security
b)
Securities and Exchange Committee
c)
Wagner Act
d)
National Recovery Act
153.
Which government agency gives benefits to people when they are retired or unemployed?
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
b)
Securities and Exchange Commission
c)
Tennessee Valley Authority
d)
Social Security Admistration
154.

What problem were both the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) developed to address?

a)

Excessive stock market speculation

b)

High unemploment

c)

Increased use of credit

d)

Overproduction of goods

155.
The ____ was an agency formed to insure bank deposits up to a certain amount.
a)
Social Security
b)
SEC
c)
FDIC
d)
Tennessee Valley Authority
156.
A major reason for creating the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1933 was to-
a)
Provide health care benefits to southerners
b)
Encourage African-Americans to settle in the valley
c)
Improve economic conditions in a poor rural region
d)
Evacuate farmers from the impoverished region
157.
Which was a guiding principle of New Deal economic policies?
a)
“Rugged individualism” will end social inequality
b)
Government must assume greater responsibility for helping the unfortunate
c)
Antitrust legislation could destroy the free enterprise system
d)
State governments should have more power over the economy than the national government
158.
The stock market crash and the dollar’s rapid decline in value, resulted in many Americans to conduct “runs” on which of the following?
a)
banks
b)
movie theaters
c)
grocery stores
d)
brokerage offices
159.

The TVA provided ________ for rural citizens.

a)

Electricity

b)

new farm land

c)

new homes

d)

New Deal support

160.

The Agricultural Adjustment Act tried to help farmers by

a)

helping them become more efficient

b)

paying them not to grow crops

c)

buying up their surpluses

d)

making land available for farming

161.
Which "R" does NOT belong?
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
d)
Redemption
162.
Shut down all banks in the U.S. to assess, restore confidence
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
b)
Glass-Steagall Banking Reform Act
c)
Securities and Exchange Commission
d)
Emergency Banking Act
163.
Stopped banks from investing in the market; protect savings
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
b)
Glass-Steagall Banking Reform Act
c)
Securities and Exchange Commission
d)
Emergency Banking Act
164.
Author who wrote about common experience in Depression
a)
Dorothea Lange
b)
Frances Perkins
c)
John Steinbeck
d)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
165.
Photographer funded by gov’t; documented Depression
a)
Dorothea Lange
b)
Frances Perkins
c)
John Steinbeck
d)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
166.
First woman in Presidential Cabinet; headed labor department
a)
Dorothea Lange
b)
Frances Perkins
c)
John Steinbeck
d)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
167.
Idea that community should own property and production
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
c)
Socialism
d)
Communalism
168.
Radio host who turned on FDR, criticized big gov’t and jews
a)
Charles Coughlin
b)
Francis Townsend
c)
Huey Long
d)
John Steinbeck
169.
Proposed pension for elderly, funded by sales tax
a)
Charles Coughlin
b)
Francis Townsend
c)
Huey Long
d)
John Steinbeck
170.
Senator who pushed for gov’t to take from rich to pay poor
a)
Charles Coughlin
b)
Francis Townsend
c)
Huey Long
d)
John Steinbeck
171.
Plan by FDR to protect his New Deal programs; backfired
a)
Wagner Act
b)
Court Packing
c)
Social Security
d)
Fireside Chats
172.

When did the stock market crash?

a)

1937

b)

1929

c)

who?

d)

1925

173.

What is the stock market crash also known as?

a)

White cockroaches

b)

Big Recession

c)

Black Tuesday

d)

Dark Tuesday

174.
In 1929, the United States entered an economic slowdown called the Great Depression. One of the early events was the stock market crash. What was a major cause of the stock market crash?
a)
Stock prices went up so fast that investors could not keep up with the changes. 
b)
Stock prices fell, investors panicked and sold their stocks, which led to more panic. 
c)
The government decided to close the stock market in New York. 
d)
People decided to invest their money in stock markets in Europe. 
175.
When the stock market crashed in 1929, Herbert Hoover was president of the United States. The president who followed President Hoover began the New Deal, a program to help people during the Great Depression. This president was
a)
Warren Harding
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
176.
What is a "bank run?"
a)
another name for the Buttonwood Agreement
b)
when a large group of people try to go and withdraw their money from their bank at one time
c)
when the bank runs out of money
d)
when a large group of people make considerable bank deposits
177.
The aftermath of the Stock Market Crash of 1929 included
a)
the closing of banks
b)
low rate of unemployment
c)
credit bailouts
d)
circuit breakers
178.
How did the 1929 stock market crash affect the United States economy in the 1930s?
a)
Unemployment reached its highest level in United States history. 
b)
Congress voted to reject New Deal policies. 
c)
 Stock prices were higher than investors could afford.    
d)
Agriculture replaced manufacturing as the primary industry. 
179.
Roosevelt served as president for ____________terms.
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
180.
Many people did not know that FDR had a disease called ________________________.
a)
cancer
b)
flu
c)
polio
d)
pox
181.
What was the name of the plan that FDR started to get people back to work?
a)
Fireside Chats
b)
New Deal
c)
Little White House
d)
Great Depression
182.
Which statement accurately describes the purpose of President Roosevelt's fireside chats?
a)
to persuade the Supreme Court to endorse his New Deal programs
b)
to express his disapproval of the repeal of the Prohibition amendment
c)
to explain his economic agenda and give hope to the American people
d)
to convince Europeans that Hitler was an evil man who would lead them to war
183.
Relief, Recovery, and Reform where the goals for the ___ ___ ___ of Roosevelt's presidency.  
a)
First Hundred Days
b)
First Year
c)
All Four Years
d)
None of the above 
184.
What weather condition in the United States lead to the great dust storms? 
a)
flooding
b)
tornado
c)
drought
d)
earthquakes
185.
What finally ended the Great Depression in the US?
a)
The New Deal
b)
US entering WWII
c)
the hard work of American people
d)
nothing... we are still in a depression
186.
One difference between the administrations of President Roosevelt and President Hoover was that Roosevelt was-
a)
more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems
b)
unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs
c)
able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
d)
opposed to any type of government regulation of financial institutions
187.
What was the first order of business by FDR when he got into office?
a)
End the depression
b)
closed the stock market for a week
c)
4 day bank holiday
d)
close hoovervilles
188.
Which term best describes Roosevelt's reaction to his paralysis?
a)
Determination
b)
Regret
c)
Approval
d)
Anger
189.
Which statement about Eleanor Roosevelt is true?
a)
She visited coal mines and factories to report conditions to her husband.
b)
She retired from public life when her husband got polio to care for him.
c)
She preferred to socialize with rich and famous people.
d)
Because of her overwhelming shyness, she refused to speak in public.
190.

Veterans of this conflict were owed bonus pay for their service.

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Gulf War

d)

Civil War

191.

What year did the Bonus Army march on Washington DC?

a)

1932

b)

1945

c)

1986

d)

2014

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