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WorksheetsFederal Expansion
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 22mins
In the 1920's, which answer selection did not happen in South Carolina.
Stores and Banking establishments failed.
Farming in South Carolina grew due to war-torn in Europe.
A lot of the cotton crops were destroyed by the boll weevil.
African Americans traveled north in hopes of finding jobs.
What best describes why the stock market crashed?
Factory workers were being fired b/c factories were making too many goods.
Because of mass production, the value of stocks increased
Americans were buying more stocks.
Goods were not being produces by factories for the consumers.
After the Stock Market Crash of 1929, how did life in the U.S. and S.C. change?
New technologies were being developed for people to enjoy.
Televisions and appliances were in all American homes.
Because, crops were produced for European countries, farmers did well.
Many people lives in shantytowns because millions of people were unemployed
Based on the picture, what is one of the economic and cultural impacts of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
People were forced to work in factories
People were forced to move North
People were forces to build houses for immigrants
People were forced to live in Hoovervilles
Based on the political cartoon, How did the ideals of European countries lead to the conflict of WWI?
Europeans had a strong sense of nationalism, and thought they were the best.
Distrust and broken alliances among nations was caused due to trade.
Leaders of Europe were upset that America stayed neutral as war broke out.
Leaders of Europe wanted to take control of the entire world.
How did the Progressive Era change the role of the federal government?
The F.G. wanted the states to take on a larger role and pass laws.
The F.G. took on a smaller role and passed very little laws.
The F.G. took on a larger role but refused to pass laws.
The F.G. took on a larger role and passed many laws.
During this time period, what did the new laws and amendments have in common?
The rights of citizens were protected.
State Governments wer given more rights.
Big businesses were given more rights.
The rights of new technologies were protected.
Study the quote, why did Roosevelt feel the need to increase federal power during the Great Depression?
He believed that the president should be more like a king.
He believed that Hoover’s Great Depression policies were working.
He believed that STATE governments needed to pass New Deal policies.
He believed that the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT needed to pass New Deal policies.
Select the TRUE statement about the “Harlem Renaissance”
People in the N.Y. neighborhood were not affected by the Great Depression.
It was caused by the great poverty and starvation present in New York City
Langston Hughes and other African Americans shared their art.
Made famous by authors and musicians like F. Fitzgerald and Glenn Miller.
What statement BEST summarizes the “Roaring Twenties” in the United States?
All women were happy to work in the home and take care of their families.
Americans lost jobs, interest in art and music, and were angry w/ the Gov.
People enjoyed an economic boost & interest in leisure/cultural activities.
African Americans weren't allowed to express themselves as writers/artists.
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s created this lasting impact.
Public education became regulated by state and Federal governments.
Hospitals began conducting medical research to find new cures.
Due to better planning and construction, better roads and bridges were made
Music, literature, and theater began to reflect African American culture.
Civilian Conservation Corps, & the Tennessee Valley Authority are associated w/ what part of U.S. History?
the Prohibition Era
the New Deal
the Great Society
the Reagan Revolution
Why was the “New Deal” such a new concept for the United States government?
It was the first time a Republican had been President.
The Federal government became very active in the national economy.
States didn't take part in Roosevelt’s attempt to end the Great Depression.
It was the first time a Democrat had been President.
Which New Deal program was created to give benefits to older, retired workers?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Welfare Administration
Social Security
National Recovery Administration
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation had the MOST impact on which industry?
Banking
Stocks
Automobile
Cattle
Whose perspective during the World War I era does this statement represent?
Great Britain
China
Germany
United States
Whose perspective does this statement represent?
Big Business
European immigrants
Progressive Reformers
Native Americans
Whose perspective during federal expansion does this statement represent?
Native Americans
Progressive Reformers
Big Business
European immigrants
Whose perspective during the post World War I era does this statement represent?
Women
African Americans
Immigrants
Native Americans
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?
support the Central Powers with troops
support the Allied Powers with troops
support the Axis Powers with troops
officially stay out of World War I
Which of the following factors led to the eventual U.S. involvement in WWI? Select all that apply.
the sinking of the Lusitania
the Zimmerman Telegram
the assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary
desire for more power in Europe
aid to our European allies
Why didn’t the United States Congress support Wilson’s League of Nations? Select TWO choices.
Congress thought that it would be too expensive.
Congress would lose power in declaring war.
Congress feared getting involved in European political problems.
Congress wanted to insult German immigrants.
Which of the following resulted from New Deal programs? Select all that apply.
Workers were hired to build roads, dams, and parks.
Millions of customers in some Southern states received electrical power.
Bank deposits and customers’ money were now protected.
Schools were segregated in northern and western states.
People were able to receive unemployment and disability insurance.
Why did African Americans migrate North from South Carolina? Select all that apply.
To escape Jim Crow Laws
To own their own plantation
To continue going to separate schools
To escape the limitations of sharecropping
To have the opportunity to work in factories
