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Federal Expansion

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
Date
1.

In the 1920's, which answer selection did not happen in South Carolina.

a)

Stores and Banking establishments failed.

b)

Farming in South Carolina grew due to war-torn in Europe.

c)

A lot of the cotton crops were destroyed by the boll weevil.

d)

African Americans traveled north in hopes of finding jobs.

2.

What best describes why the stock market crashed?

a)

Factory workers were being fired b/c factories were making too many goods.

b)

Because of mass production, the value of stocks increased

c)

Americans were buying more stocks.

d)

Goods were not being produces by factories for the consumers.

3.

After the Stock Market Crash of 1929, how did life in the U.S. and S.C. change?

a)

New technologies were being developed for people to enjoy.

b)

Televisions and appliances were in all American homes.

c)

Because, crops were produced for European countries, farmers did well.

d)

Many people lives in shantytowns because millions of people were unemployed

4.

Based on the picture, what is one of the economic and cultural impacts of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?

a)

People were forced to work in factories

b)

People were forced to move North

c)

People were forces to build houses for immigrants

d)

People were forced to live in Hoovervilles

5.

Based on the political cartoon, How did the ideals of European countries lead to the conflict of WWI?

a)

Europeans had a strong sense of nationalism, and thought they were the best.

b)

Distrust and broken alliances among nations was caused due to trade.

c)

Leaders of Europe were upset that America stayed neutral as war broke out.

d)

Leaders of Europe wanted to take control of the entire world.

6.

How did the Progressive Era change the role of the federal government?

a)

The F.G. wanted the states to take on a larger role and pass laws.

b)

The F.G. took on a smaller role and passed very little laws.

c)

The F.G. took on a larger role but refused to pass laws.

d)

The F.G. took on a larger role and passed many laws.

7.

During this time period, what did the new laws and amendments have in common?

a)

The rights of citizens were protected.

b)

State Governments wer given more rights.

c)

Big businesses were given more rights.

d)

The rights of new technologies were protected.

8.

Study the quote, why did Roosevelt feel the need to increase federal power during the Great Depression?

a)

He believed that the president should be more like a king.

b)

He believed that Hoover’s Great Depression policies were working.

c)

He believed that STATE governments needed to pass New Deal policies.

d)

He believed that the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT needed to pass New Deal policies.

9.

Select the TRUE statement about the “Harlem Renaissance”

a)

People in the N.Y. neighborhood were not affected by the Great Depression.

b)

It was caused by the great poverty and starvation present in New York City

c)

Langston Hughes and other African Americans shared their art.

d)

Made famous by authors and musicians like F. Fitzgerald and Glenn Miller.

10.

What statement BEST summarizes the “Roaring Twenties” in the United States?

a)

All women were happy to work in the home and take care of their families.

b)

Americans lost jobs, interest in art and music, and were angry w/ the Gov.

c)

People enjoyed an economic boost & interest in leisure/cultural activities.

d)

African Americans weren't allowed to express themselves as writers/artists.

11.

The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s created this lasting impact.

a)

Public education became regulated by state and Federal governments.

b)

Hospitals began conducting medical research to find new cures.

c)

Due to better planning and construction, better roads and bridges were made

d)

Music, literature, and theater began to reflect African American culture.

12.

Civilian Conservation Corps, & the Tennessee Valley Authority are associated w/ what part of U.S. History?

a)

the Prohibition Era

b)

the New Deal

c)

the Great Society

d)

the Reagan Revolution

13.

Why was the “New Deal” such a new concept for the United States government?

a)

It was the first time a Republican had been President.

b)

The Federal government became very active in the national economy.

c)

States didn't take part in Roosevelt’s attempt to end the Great Depression.

d)

It was the first time a Democrat had been President.

14.

Which New Deal program was created to give benefits to older, retired workers?

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps

b)

Welfare Administration

c)

Social Security

d)

National Recovery Administration

15.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation had the MOST impact on which industry?

a)

Banking

b)

Stocks

c)

Automobile

d)

Cattle

16.

Whose perspective during the World War I era does this statement represent?

a)

Great Britain

b)

China

c)

Germany

d)

United States

17.

Whose perspective does this statement represent?

a)

Big Business

b)

European immigrants

c)

Progressive Reformers

d)

Native Americans

18.

Whose perspective during federal expansion does this statement represent?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Progressive Reformers

c)

Big Business

d)

European immigrants

19.

Whose perspective during the post World War I era does this statement represent?

a)

Women

b)

African Americans

c)

Immigrants

d)

Native Americans

20.

Read the following excerpt.


“The United States must be neutral in fact, as well as in name, during these days that are to try men's souls. We must be impartial in thought as well as action, must put a curb upon our sentiments, as well as upon every transaction that might be construed as a preference of one party to the struggle before another.”

- Woodrow Wilson speaking to Congress


According to Wilson’s speech, what was America’s early stance on getting involved in WWI?

a)

support the Central Powers with troops

b)

support the Allied Powers with troops

c)

support the Axis Powers with troops

d)

officially stay out of World War I

21.

Which of the following factors led to the eventual U.S. involvement in WWI? Select all that apply.

a)

the sinking of the Lusitania

b)

the Zimmerman Telegram

c)

the assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary

d)

desire for more power in Europe

e)

aid to our European allies

22.

Why didn’t the United States Congress support Wilson’s League of Nations? Select TWO choices.

a)

Congress thought that it would be too expensive.

b)

Congress would lose power in declaring war.

c)

Congress feared getting involved in European political problems.

d)

Congress wanted to insult German immigrants.

23.

Which of the following resulted from New Deal programs? Select all that apply.

a)

Workers were hired to build roads, dams, and parks.

b)

Millions of customers in some Southern states received electrical power.

c)

Bank deposits and customers’ money were now protected.

d)

Schools were segregated in northern and western states.

e)

People were able to receive unemployment and disability insurance.

24.

Why did African Americans migrate North from South Carolina? Select all that apply.

a)

To escape Jim Crow Laws

b)

To own their own plantation

c)

To continue going to separate schools

d)

To escape the limitations of sharecropping

e)

To have the opportunity to work in factories