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Worksheets1920's & Great Depression
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is 1 reason the Dust Bowl occurred?
Farmers removed the deep-rooted grasses while mono-cropping during WW1
Great Plains received enormous amount of rain causing soil erosion
Dust Bowls were a "Natural Disaster" and had no human influence
Why did President Hoover not provide Federal Aid to Americans during the Great Depression?
The U.S Gov't did not have the means to provide aid.
He believed the market would self correct, the tree would heal itself with time.
State Governments had already provided enough aid.
What was the purpose of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?
To regulate the Stock Market
Closed the banks
Provided insurance for deposits up to 5K (250K today)
Which of these did the most to trigger a worldwide collapse in trade and ushered in a global Depression?
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
Black Tuesday
Dust Bowls
What was the purpose of the Palmer Raids?
to spark a Communist Revolution
to end the wave of post-war strikes
to round of suspected communist subversives
Which of these innovations contributed the most to the development of a national pop culture in the 1920's?
airplanes
automobiles
radio
The outpouring of creativity among African American Poets, Writers, & Artists in the 1920's is known as?
Harlem Renaissance
Jazz Age
Roaring 20's
Which of these factors contributed least to the divide between Rural Traditionalists and Urban Modernists in the 1920's?
Traditionalists viewed Modernists trends as immoral.
many Modernists envied the peace and quite of small-town life
Modernists sometimes mocked traditionalist values as being "old-fashioned"
Which of these events is an example of the Modern vs. Traditionalist struggles in the 1920's?
Scopes Monkey Trial
Palmer Raids
Election of Warren G. Harding
What was the purpose of the Emergency Quota Act of 1921?
Limit the amount of imported goods allowed in to the U.S
Limit the amount of exported goods leaving the U.S
Limit the amount of immigrants entering the U.S
Why did automobiles become affordable for many Americans in the 1920's?
Henry Ford and the Assembly Line lowered the cost
Most Americans were rich and could afford expensive cars
Fewer automobiles were produced which drove the cost down
Which of these was a direct result of the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act?
Increase in the number of voters in primary elections
Rise in organized crime and bootleggers
Stock Market Crash of 1929
This event came directly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929
"Run on the Banks" which led to the closure of 1 in 4 Banks.
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
Federal Reserve raising the interest rates
Which of these statements would a "Conservative" most likely have said at the onset of the Great Depression?
Federal Gov't should provide jobs to the unemployed
Federal Gov't should provide homes to the homeless
Federal Gov't should not interfere and let the economy stabilize itself
In the 1920's, which of these was an economic factor that led to the Great Depression?
Lack of investment in the Stock Market
Attempt by the U.S to promote Free Trade
Over-production and Under-consumption
This event happened under the Hoover Administration and left many Americans wanting to go with someone else to try and solve the economic crisis.
Bonus Army march on Washington
Teapot Dome Scandal
Palmer Raids
"The business of America is business" -- President Coolidge
By making this statement, Silent Cal was expressing his support for?
Banking regulations
Laissez-faire Capitalism
Democratic Socialism
The FDR administration offered something completely different to help with the Depression, and was subsequently called?
Fair Deal
Square Deal
New Deal
President Roosevelt's New Deal programs focused on 3 "R's", what were they?
Respect
Relief
Re-evaluate
Relief
Recovery
Reform
Reform
Recovery
Resist
President Roosevelt gathered public support for the New Deal by....
Offering jobs to the people who voted for him
"Fireside Chats" where he connected with the people
Writing favorable newspaper articles
"Court Packing" violated the Constitution in principle because it....
Circumvented the "Checks and Balances" between branches
Gave Congress too much power
Allowed Presidents to appoint Judges
Hoover and FDR disagreed over which issue?
Right of the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution
Role the Federal Gov't should play in managing the economy
The build-up of military strength
Civilian Conservation Corp was an example of which R?
Relief
Recovery
Reform
What was the Dawes Plan?
Money triangle scheme that allowed debts to be "paid" between Germany, Europe, and the U.S
Response to the organized bombing that took place in 1919
Build-up of military strength to combat Hitler
Which group would espouse the following beliefs:
"Karl Marx is correct in his critique of Capitalism"
"The working class people need to revolt and overthrow the system"
"The Government should control the factors of production"
Pacifists
Conscientious Objectors
Communists
Which reason correctly replaces the question mark on this list?
Decrease in interest rates
Failure of banks
Outsourcing of manufacturing jobs
Outbreak of a global war
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
Stock Market Speculation
Overproduction/Underconsumption
Buying on Credit
Dust Bowl
Insured bank deposits of up to 5,000. This helped to bring confidence back into the banks.
FDIC
SEC
AAA
TVA
Built a series of dams in the TN River Valley to control flooding and generate power
Agriculture Adjustment Act
Lexington Electric
Hoover Dam
Tennessee Valley Authority
Jobs for 2 million young men. Replanted forests and built trials
Civilian Conservation Corps
Citizen Control Corporation
National Recover Administration
Federal Emergency Relief Act
