What was the Red Scare that America experienced after the war?

a. The passage of the 19th Amendment giving women the right

to vote.b. The series of labor union strikes after the war.

c. The realization that millions of people had died during the war

effort.d. The suspicions placed on any

socialist after the communist Revolution.

What did the National Origins Act really do?

a. It required that all Americans register their

background with the gov’t.b. It required that all

foreigners in the U.S. return to their homelands.c. It set up a system to

restrict immigration from certain nations.

d. It established an equal quota on immigration from all

countries.

What new method of earning money was

attracting lots of ordinary people by the mid-1920?

a. assembly lines b. business partnerships

c. foreign investmentd. stock market investment

Which famous flyer of the 20’s was the first to fly across the Atlantic

Ocean?a. Red Baronb.

Amelia Earhartc. Charles

Lindbergh d. John Glenn

The term “flapper” refers toa. The people who talked too much during the war.b. The illegal drinking clubs of the Prohibition erac. The new body style of the Model A car by Ford.d. The young, free-thinking, and rebellious women of the 1920’s

The term “flapper” refers toa. The people who

talked too much during the war.b. The illegal drinking

clubs of the Prohibition erac. The new body style of

the Model A car by Ford.d. The young, free-

thinking, and rebellious women of the 1920’s

Which President campaigned on the

theme of a Return to Normalcy?

a. Warren Hardingb. Woodrow Wilson

c. Calvin Coolidged. Theodore Roosevelt

Which of the following is NOT true about the 20’s?

a. Women began to reject the old fashioned values of their mothers.

b. Many black Americans moved North in search of

better opportunities.c. Rock-n-roll music

developed.d. The Harlem

Renaissance showed black cultural achievements.

•What did a “return to normalcy” in foreign relations mean after the war?

• a. America was beginning to get involved in world affairs.

• b. We would return to our support for the League of Nations.

• c. The U.S. would return to its isolationist policies.

• d. We would punish any socialist who threatened our system.

Who was the Black leader of the 20’s that advocated a return to

Africa for blacks?a. W.E. B. Dubois

b. Booker T. Washington

c. Marcus Garveyd. Malcolm X

Which would most likely be a response by President Hoover to the

Great Depression? a. "We will create a large federal

bureaucracy to help people put out of work"

b. "The government should take over control of the economy."

c. "America is the land of rugged individualism and the federal

government should be limited." d. "The national government should force state and local governments to

offer assistance to unemployed workers."

What was a negative effect of Prohibition?

a. More crimes were committed than were

preventedb. Bootleggers stopped making illegal liquor.

c. Most nightclubs went out of business

d. Organized crime decreased.

“It was a masterful move by a masterful politician; a perfect example of how he

could use technological advancement to his advantage. For the first time a

president could speak to citizens as they sat in their own house. He could

encourage, inspire, console, and inform them all at one time. And he could make sure that his take on things was the take

they got.” To what is this quote is most likely

referring?a. Woodrow Wilson’s “make the world

safe for democracy” speech.b. Harding’s inaugural address

c. Hoover’s appeal to U.S. citizens following the start of the Great

Depression.d. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fireside chats

During the Great Depression, Hoovervilles were

a. government relocation camps for indigent workers

b. model communities established by the Hoover

administrationc. shantytowns of

unemployed and homeless people

d. work projects established by the Hoover administration

The famous court case of Sacco and Vanzetti involved

what issues?a. Freedom of speech during wartime.b. Clear and Present

Dangerc. Radicals and

Immigrants in the U.S.d. Segregation of

whites and blacks.

Which of the following statements about the Tennessee Valley Authority(TVA) is correct?

a. It was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court

b. It provided land for immigrants who wanted to become farmers

c. It was a state sponsored agency established to restore eroded soil

d. It built dams that made rural electification possible

Senator Huey P. Long of Louisiana gained national

popularity bya. blaming Jews for the

Depression.b. making Louisiana a

model for ordinary citizens.c. supporting a $200-a-month old-age pension.

d. promising a guaranteed income and college

This New Deal program would guarantee deposits held by commercial banks to avoid

another massive bank system failure

a. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

b. Works Projects Administration (WPA)

c. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

d. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

How was Roosevelt different than Hoover?

a. FDR supported the idea of rugged individualism.

b. FDR thought that gov't should not be involved in charity.

c. FDR thought that the role of gov't is to help the people.

d. FDR felt that the gov't should help businesses first and let them

help people.

Which of the following was a common complaint about the

New Deal A. The programs were

complicated and difficult to manage.

B. The programs ended the Depression.

C. The programs caused the Depression.

D. The programs were ineffective in reducing the

national debt.

Which statement best defines the true intent of F.D.R.’s “New Deal”

legislation?a. It was implemented in an effort to combat the social ills of racism and

prejudice that had so negatively impacted the American South.

b. It was implemented in an effort to help stimulate the economy and counter the effects of the Great

Depression.c. It was implemented to secure the

Republican position in the Whitehouse and used as a campaign tool in the

1936 Presidential election. d. It was implemented to encourage popular support for U.S. involvement in World War II in an effort to sell

War Bonds

FDR attempted to pack the Supreme Court in 1937

becausea. the justices were too

inexperienced to deal with the Great Depression

b. the Court had declared some New Deal legislation

unconstitutionalc. FDR felt that Congress had become more powerful than

the Presidentd. the Court refused to allow

the President to implement the Lend-Lease Act

The Wagner Act of 1935 proved to be a trailblazing

law thata. gave labor the right to unionize and bargain with

employers.b. established the Social

Security system.c. authorized the Public Works Administration

(PWA).d. guaranteed housing loans

to workers.

Each of the following helped change

American life in the 1920s EXCEPT

a. moviesb. television

c. automobilesd. radios

Which most accurately describes the themes of the Harlem

Renaissance? a. reflected the

violence in the rural US and the harmony in the urban US

b. revealed the frustration of rural residents and the flight to

the urban US c. suggested a fear of

foreign immigrants and a rejection of Native Americans

d. reflected the racial pride of African Americans and the

social injustices from white Americans

All of the following were included in Franklin

Roosevelt’s New Deal solutions to the Great

Depression excepta. relief for the needy

b. recovery of the economy

c. laissez faire economics

d. reform of financial system

All of these are associated with the

Prohibition movement except

a. the Seventeenth Amendment

b. the Eighteenth Amendment

c. secret speakeasy bars

d. the development of organized crime

Which of the following of Roosevelt's ideas failed to

become a law? A. federally supported

loans for housing B. increasing the number

of Supreme Court justices C. the establishment of

regional electrification programs

D. the creation of a federally supported old age

pension program

Which effect accurately completes the flowchart

below? A. Industrial production

and output goes up. B. Workers pay less in

taxes and have more money to spend.

C. Consumer demand falls because there is less

money to spend. D. Businesses, with no

wages to pay, can invest in new factories.

The long-term legacy of the New Deal was:

A. More government control of the economy B. A decrease in

people's confidence in our government

C. The elimination of poverty in the United States

D. The end of the Depression

Which of the following laws established a

comprehensive system of old age pensions and

unemployment insurance?

(A) Glass-Stegall Act

(B) National Labor Relations Act(C) Social Security

Act(D) Fair Labor

Standards Act

The "Great Migration" of 1910-1920 refers to the

movement of ___. A. immigrants from

Europe to AmericaB. people from rural

areas and towns to large cities

C. African Americans from the United States to

Africa D. African Americans

from the South to northern cities

The Harlem Renaissancea. was a movement among

whites to achieve racial equality in America

b. failed to express the emergence of black cultural

pride in northern citiesc. showed the emergence of black art music and literature

during the 1920’sd. undermined the goals of

the NAACP

Although it was not the cause, the most striking

signal of the start of the Great Depression occurred on October 29 with which of the following events?

(A) President Franklin Roosevelt was elected

(B) The Stock Market crashed as investors dumped worthless stock

(C) announced the end to direct relief programs

(D) Business leaders announced they

would not accept collective bargaining

Which of the following was the most important

form of national communication,

entertainment, and cultural exchange in the

1920’s?(A) radio (B) television (C) newspapers

(D) internet

How did the increased popularity of automobiles in the

1920s change America? A. more people moved

from urban to rural areas B. the outward spread of

cities slowed C. cars were no longer a

status symbol D. a wave of new

businesses related to autos was created

Which reason best explains the growth of the Ku Klux Klan in

the 1920s?a. Motion pictures romanticized

the Klan and its historyb. Large scale immigration from Europe swelled the membership of the Klan.

c. There was a conservative reaction against immigration,

social change, and non traditional ways of thinking d. More Americans went to

church and listened to sermons praising the Klan.

A important new feature of the booming

1920s consumer economy that fueled its growth but also laid the

basis for its eventual collapse was

a. Buying goods on credit.

b. Mass advertising.c. Mass production.d. Limited savings.

What was the purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act?create a government agency to assist tenant farmersend the system of sharecropping in rural areas which had kept blacks and whites poorestablish government regulation over foreign tradeend the cycle of overproduction that had kept farm prices so low farmers could not make a living

What was the purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act?a. create a government agency to assist tenant farmersb. end the system of sharecropping in rural areas which had kept blacks and whites poorc. establish government regulation over foreign traded. end the cycle of overproduction that had kept farm prices so low farmers could not make a living

All of the following were causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT

a.falling crop prices for farmers.

b. overuse of consumer credit

c. tax reductions that led to oversaving.

d. unsound banking practices.

Which critic of Roosevelt's may have

been the main cause of the creation of Social

Security a. Dr. Francis Townsend.

b. Philip Randolphc. Father Coughlind. Alfred Landon

e.Huey Long