U.S. HIstory Test/Roaring 20s

This photograph was MOST associated with which of these issues?

Families losing their homes as a result of the Dust Bowl.

Which 1920 event resulted in the deportation of over 500 suspected anarchists and leftists?

Palmer Raids

The broom in this cartoon from early 1932 represents changes to the government, which people expected FDR to make. These were changes that would

be known as the "New Deal."

The Red Scare following World War I was caused primarily by

fear of communist infiltration of the United States

Which of these are LEAST associated with the 1920s

football

In the second half of the 19th century, the U.S. government allowed more immigrants into the country MAINLY because

industries needed an increasing amount of cheap labor

It can be argued that radio's MOST important contribution to American life in the 1920s was..

it helped to create a common culture in the United States

In what is known as The Great Migration, large numbers of African Americans moved from the rural south to northern cities, beginning in the early twentieth century. What motivated this large-scale movement?

job openings due to industrial growth in northern cities

From 1910 to 1930, many African Americans moved from the South to the North in a trend known as the Great Migration. One of the main causes of this move was

racism in the South that caused fear and suffering

With this statement, President Roosevelt hoped to rally the spirits of U.S. citizens in their efforts to

rebuild the U.S. economy during the Great Depression.

Which of these is the BEST description of "Hoovervilles"?

shantytowns in which homeless families lived during the Great Depression

The increase in consumer spending during the 1920s was fueled in part by

over reliance on credit

What challenges of urbanization and industrialization does the photo illustrate?

overcrowding and pollution

Which of these had the MOST significant impact on the crash of the stock market in the United States in 1929?

overproduction of consumer goods

In studying the Election Results map of 1932, it can be deduced that

the Great Depression caused voters to want to change national leadership.

Overproduction in industry and agriculture, war debts, and the stock market crash were all causes of

the Great Depression.

Which of these is the BEST example of Roosevelt's efforts to "put people to work" and "accomplish greatly needed projects"?

the Public Works Administration

What international crisis was a major factor in the "First Red Scare" in the United States in the early 20th century?

the Russian Revolution

Which event in history is seen by many people as the beginning of the Great Depression in the United States?

the Stock Market Crash of 1929

One reason the Depression of 1929 was so severe in the United States was

the economy had become primarily industrial and most Americans were affected by business variations.

What was the primary goal of the Emergency Quota Act of 1921?

to reduce European immigration to the United States

U.S. bank failures reached around 600 per year in the early 1930s because

too much money was loaned out to people for risky investments.

Following the stock market crash in 1929, President Hoover was criticized for

waiting for the economy to come out of the Depression

In the decade following World War I, the women's movement in the United States focused mostly on

political equality

During the Great Depression, the unemployment rate in the U.S. reached approximately

25%

In approximately what decade did the urban population surpass the rural population in the United States?

1920s

Inventions and technological developments like the automobile, the traffic light, and the radio revolutionized the way Americans lived during the..

1920s

In 1920 Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the ____ Amendment, earning it the nickname "The Perfect 36."

19th

The states labeled "No Voting Rights" in 1919 would have been MOST affected by which Constitutional Amendment?

19th

The men in the picture shown are gathering in their opposition to the ratification of what amendment?

19th Amendment

This protester is calling for rights that will eventually become law with the passage of the

19th Amendment

Which is the BEST description of the author's viewpoint in this political cartoon?

American labor unions are leading the nation into a situation of political unrest and economic instability.

In the early 20th century, American culture was affected by radio and the movies because

Americans became generally more accepting of a standard culture.

Which of these was NOT a cause of the worldwide depression of 1920s and 1930s?

An increase in international trade.

What trend would account for the information in the graph?

An increasingly industrial society affected the population distribution of the United States.

Stock prices had been going up and more people began buying stocks. "Buying on the margin" became a common practice in the 1920's. A buyer would put 10% down on the stock he/she purchased and then would borrow the other 90% from the stockbroker. When the stock sold then the stockbroker would be paid back, unless the stockbroker issued a "margin call" and wanted immediate payment. Based on the information in this paragraph and on your knowledge of the time period, which statement BEST explains why the Stock Market crashed in 1929?

As stock prices began to drop, more brokers made "margin calls" which led to more devaluing of stock as panic set in as shares flooded the market.

Twenty-first Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed. The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution was repealed because

Congress and the states agreed to repeal it.

Following World War I, why did Congress limit immigration from countries in southern and eastern Europe?

Congress was responding to the nativists' calls to "Keep America for Americans."

Which statement describes an effect of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930?

Countries retaliated against the U.S. by raising their own tariffs.

The 19th Amendment (1920) would have had the BIGGEST impact on the life of which of these people?

Eleanor Roosevelt

Increased tariffs on imported goods in the 1920s resulted in

European inability to repay World War I loans.

This American author wrote in and about the "Jazz Age," most notably in 1920s The Great Gatsby.

F.Scott Fitzgerald

The 19th Amendment..

Gave women the right to vote

Unstable economy Overproduction of agriculture products Instability of the Stock Market Tight monetary policy of the Federal Reserve

Great Depression

Langston Hughes is MOST associated with the..

Harlem Renaissance

Why was Charles Lindbergh famous in the 1920s?

He flew over the Atlantic Ocean

Which statement accurately describes President Hoover's initial response to the Great Depression?

He was cautious and encouraged cooperation.

What was the significance of the Spirit of St. Louis (shown here)?

It was flown by Charles Lindbergh across the Atlantic in 1927.

Louis Armstrong is best known for what aspect of American culture?

Jazz

his music originated at the turn of the 20th century, became synonymous with the Harlem Renaissance, grew steadily in popularity through the start of the Great Depression, and is considered a uniquely American art form.

Jazz

Louis Armstrong rose to fame in the 1920s as a(n)

Jazz musician

What group was revived during the 1910s, speaking out against communists, immigrants, Catholics, Jews, and African-Americans?

Ku Klux Klan

-African-American poet -newspaper columnist -"The Weary Blues" -Harlem Renaissance All of these are describing...

Langston Hughes

Why did the 1920s hurt the American labor movement?

Much of the work force consisted of immigrants who were willing to work in poor conditions.

The FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation), NRA (National Recovery Administration) , and CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) were created in the early 1930s and are MOST associated with the

New Deal

What date is generally accepted as the beginning of the Great Depression in the United States?

October 29, 1929

Which of these statements BEST explains why in the first decades of the 20th century the federal government did little to deal with problems relating to monopoly of industry, labor unrest, and abuses by large businesses?

Politicians believed that government should keep its hands off the economic sector of the U.S.

· Gangsterism · the Eighteenth Amendment · bootleggers · speakeasies All of these terms are associated with what era in American history?

Prohibition

Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution "After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited." This passage began what era in the United States?

Prohibition Era

This image could be used when learning about which of these?

Scopes Trial

In order to restore the public's faith in the stock market following its crash in 1929, Congress created WHAT organization to create rules and regulations concerning the sale of stock?

Securities and Exchange Commission

This New Deal program was created to give benefit to older, retired workers.

Social Security

During prohibition, bootlegging was popular in large cities. What were establishments that provided alcohol called?

Speakeasies

The photograph shows a crowd gathered on Wall Street after an event that changed the economic behavior of the Roaring Twenties. This event was the

Stock Market Crash.

Which of these BEST describes the central issue of the "Scopes Trial" of 1925

Teaching of evolutionary science in public schools.

The "Dust Bowl" was an ecological situation associated with

The Great Depression

The rapid change in the percentage of unemployed people in the United States from 1927 to 1932 reflects changes caused by..

The Great Depression

Which of these is the EARLIEST example of an event which caused the government to take on a greater role in the everyday social and economic lives of the American people?

The Great Depression

This painting by Jacob Lawrence would be MOST useful to someone preparing a research project on

The Great Migration

Which of these BEST states why the Ku Klux Klan became so popular during the 1920s?

The Klan manipulated people's fears about a changing society

Which statement BEST describes the artist's point of view in this cartoon from 1936?

The New Deal is creating too much government.

The success of the Bolsheviks in Russia contributed to the post-World War I phenomenon in the United States known as

The Red Scare

Which of these was a reason for the collapse of the American economy which led to the Great Depression?

The boom of the 1920's rested on a weak foundation since the prosperity was not enjoyed by all economic groups.

Which is true of the "Harlem Renaissance" of the 1920s?

The era gave rise to Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and "The Cotton Club".

Before the Great Depression, the United States used gold to backup the currency it issued. Why was the use of this gold standard MOST LIKELY a factor which led to Great Depression?

The government could not issue more currency than it had gold.

Which of these BEST describes the outcome of the Scopes Trial?

The jury decided that John Scopes violated Tennessee law.

The beginning of the Klan's resurgence in 1915 coincided with which of these?

The lynching of a Jewish businessman.

Which organization sought to prohibit the consumption of alcohol in order to preserve family life?

Woman's Christian Temperance Union

The Scopes Trial (1925) involved

a conflict in values between traditional fundamentalism and modernism

Prohibition restricted the sale, manufacture, and distribution of

alcohol

Which of these was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

an increase in federal taxes and social programs

"I have witnessed not only at home but abroad the many failures of government in business. I have seen.. its undermining of the very instincts which carry our people forward to progress. I have witnessed the lack of advance, the lowered standards of living, the depressed spirits of people working under such a system....And what has been the result of the American system? Our country has become the land of opportunity to those born without inheritance, not merely because of the wealth of its resources and industry but because of this freedom of initiative and enterprise. Russia has natural resources equal to ours.... But she has not had the blessings of one hundred and fifty years of our form of government and our social system." Excerpt from President Hoover's "Rugged Individualism" speech in 1928 What does President Hoover imply as the reason why America's system was better than Russia's?

capitalism.

The runs on banks during the Great Depression worsened the country's economic situation because the bank runs

caused many banks to close and created an even greater shortage of money.

Overproduction and underconsumption factored into causing the Great Depression by

causing falling prices on goods.

During the 1920s, the Federal Reserve increased the money supply and kept interest rates very low, encouraging consumer spending and the brisk borrowing of money. Business investment and the expansion of businesses grew rapidly during the 1920 to meet the needs of this huge consumer spending. However, during the Crash of 1929, the Federal Reserve reversed its expansionary monetary policy and cut off the money supply by almost 30%, causing banks to not have enough currency on hand when depositors wanted their hard-earned money. After reading the prompt, what can you surmise happened next that contributed to the Great Depression?

collapse of banks

By the start of 1929, more than half of the U.S. population was living below the poverty line. A major and immediate effect of this situation would be

consumer goods were not being sold.

New products such as refrigerators, washing machines and automobiles led to increased

consumerism

The 1920s innovations in the table BEST show a trend toward

consumerism

What was the "unprecedented task before us" that required "undelayed action" according to Franklin Roosevelt?

dealing with the effects of the Great Depression

During the 1920s, consumers became able to buy "big ticket" items which were previously only affordable to the wealthy. Which factor played the GREATEST role in consumers' ability to buy refrigerators, washing machines, radios, and cars?

credit or installment buying

Which of these played the BIGGEST role in causing the Dust Bowl?

high demand for agricultural crops

One noteworthy change in the economy during the 1920s was

increased speculation in the stock market.

The Wagner Act was instrumental in

labor unions' growth and legitimacy.

The Bonus Army of 1932

led massive protests to win promised payments to veterans.

In the era after World War I and before the Great Depression, American suburbs began to grow rapidly because of

mass production of automobiles

What is the BEST generalization one could make from the chart showing housework from 1905 to 1925?

modern appliances meant less time was spent working in the home

As part of the "Great Migration," more African Americans sought better job opportunities by

moving to the Northern and Northeastern United States.

Which of these was a DIRECT result of the Prohibition movement in the United States?

passage of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution

In this photograph from the Republican National Convention in 1920, which issue are these protesters advocating?

passage of the 19th amendment

The purpose of the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) was

provide electrical power to an underdeveloped region of the U.S.

The most valid generalization to be drawn from the study of Prohibition in the United States is that

social attitudes can make laws difficult to enforce.

Which of these contributed to the Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression?

stock market speculation

The event generally considered the START of the Great Depression in the United States was

the crash of the stock market

Each of these statements about bank failures during Great Depression is true EXCEPT

the crisis led to the end of government regulation of the economy.

A major reason for ending Prohibition was

the high cost of enforcing it

Which of these MOST LIKELY contributed to the rise in crime in the United States from 1920 to 1933?

the introduction of Prohibition

An obvious defect in the United States' banking system that was exposed during the Great Depression was

the lack of protection for funds deposited by individuals in banks.

Which event is the BEST example of the growing anti-immigrant sentiment that spread throughout the United States in the 1920s?

the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti

The conditions created by the Dust Bowl led over two million people to move PRIMARILY in which direction?

westward

Which of these best describes the term "flapper" in U.S. history?

women of the 1920s who listened to jazz, wore short hair and skirts, and challenged standards of behavior for women