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1920s and Great Depression Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

   Which term below was America's foreign policy following World War I?

a)

Containment

b)

Imperialism

c)

Isolationism

d)

Militarism

2.

Which pair of events above illustrates an accurate cause-and-effect relationship?

a)

Sacco and Vanzetti trial ---> ratification of the woman suffrage amendment

b)

rebirth of the KKK ---> formation of the Populist Party

c)

Red Scare ---> demand for limits on immigration

d)

high food prices ---> start of the Great Depression

3.

What was a major result of Prohibition in the United States during the 1920s?

a)

reduction of immigration.

b)

growth of communism.

c)

destruction of family values

d)

increase in organized crime

4.

The 1925 trial of John Scopes reflects the conflict between

a)

science and religion.

b)

  isolationism and international involvement.

c)

traditional roles and new roles for women.

d)

prohibition and organized crime.

5.

How did the Great Migration during the World War I era shape cities and society?

a)

Quota laws were passed to restrict immigrants who were attracted to ethnic neighborhoods in cities.

b)

The International Workers of the World (IWW) used migrants to stage pro-socialist strikes that damaged urban factories.

c)

The Irish were subjected to segregation by law in housing and to discrimination in educational opportunities.

d)

African-American citizens were subjected to practiced segregation in housing and job discrimination in the North.

6.

When Franklin Roosevelt became president in 1932, his most daunting task was 

a)

relieving unemployment.

b)

uncovering political corruption.

c)

controlling big business.

d)

regulating trusts

7.

Which of the following was NOT a major goal of the New Deal?

a)

Creating employment through rebuilding America’s infrastructure

b)

Regulating and controlling banking policies through government intervention

c)

Expanding America’s overseas empire to import more raw materials

d)

Reducing overproduction in the agricultural and industrial sector

8.

Deficit spending by the Federal Government as a means of reviving the economy is based on the idea that

a)

only the National Government can operate businesses efficiently.

b)

purchasing power will increase and economic growth will be stimulated.

c)

the National Government should turn its revenue over to the states.

d)

lower interest rates will encourage investment.

9.

A lasting result of the New Deal in the United States has been the

a)

reduction of national debt.

b)

assumption by the Federal Government of greater responsibility for the nation’s well-being.

c)

control of stock prices by the Federal Government.

d)

joint effort of business and labor to strengthen the Presidency.

10.

What event ultimately ended the great depression?

a)

The New Deal

b)

FDR's Court Packing Policy

c)

The Harlem Renaissance

d)

World War

11.

The NAACP did all of the following except

a)

fight for legislation to protect African Americans.

b)

work with anti-lynching organizations.

c)

propose that African Americans move back to Africa

d)

publish The Crisis

12.

Charles Lindbergh was famous as a(n)

a)

Politician

b)

Composer

c)

Inventor

d)

Pilot