1920's and 1930's test jeopardy
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multiple choice questions for U.S. History 11th gradeTRANSCRIPT
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