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
