The Great Depression Part 1 1. All of the following were causes of the Great Depression except Poor banking practices Depressed precious metal prices.

The Great DepressionPart 1

1. All of the following were causes of the Great Depression except

Poor banking practices Poor banking practices

Depressed precious metal prices Depressed precious metal prices

European countries’ inability to pay their debts European countries’ inability to pay their debts

Overproduction in factories and on farms Overproduction in factories and on farms

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2. The “Bonus Army” marched on Washington,

D.C., to pressure Congress to

Pass the Norris–La Guardia Anti-Injunction Act to protect organized labor Pass the Norris–La Guardia Anti-Injunction Act to protect organized labor

Pay World War I veterans their army pensions early Pay World War I veterans their army pensions early

“Your toupee is on backward” “Your toupee is on backward”

Dole out federal aid to the homeless and depressed living in “

Hoovervilles”

Dole out federal aid to the homeless and depressed living in “

Hoovervilles”

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3. How did Herbert Hoover believe that the economy

could be revived?

Through government intervention to directly assist the poor Through government intervention to directly assist the poor

By supporting industry in the hopes that federal dollars at the top would “trickle down” to the poorest Americans

By supporting industry in the hopes that federal dollars at the top would “trickle down” to the poorest Americans

By forcing Britain and France to repay their war debts By forcing Britain and France to repay their war debts

By shifting the base of the economy away from heavy industry toward the production of consumer goods

By shifting the base of the economy away from heavy industry toward the production of consumer goods

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4. Why did topsoil turn to a fine layer of infertile dust in the Dust

Bowl region of the United States?

Tornadoes had ravaged the region Tornadoes had ravaged the region

Farmers had not planted soil-replenishing crops Farmers had not planted soil-replenishing crops

The area was poorly irrigated The area was poorly irrigated

All of the above All of the above

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5. Franklin Delano Roosevelt won a landslide victory in 1932 because Americans

Were dissatisfied with Hoover’s “ride-it-out” policy Were dissatisfied with Hoover’s “ride-it-out” policy

All of the above All of the above

Distrusted Hoover after the “Battle of

Anacostia Flats”

Distrusted Hoover after the “Battle of

Anacostia Flats”

Wanted more direct federal assistance Wanted more direct federal assistance

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6. The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s was not different from the Klan of the nineteenth

The KKK of the 1920s was also anti-black The KKK of the 1920s was also anti-black

All of the above All of the above

The KKK of the 1920s was also anti-immigration The KKK of the 1920s was also anti-immigration

The KKK of the 1920s was also anti-Jewish The KKK of the 1920s was also anti-Jewish

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7. What prompted the 1919–1920 Red Scare in the United

States?

All of the above All of the above

The 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in RussiaThe 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia

Eugene V. Debs and the rise of the Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs and the rise of the Socialist Party

The influx of southern and eastern European immigrants to the United States

The influx of southern and eastern European immigrants to the United States

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8. The Eighteenth Amendment

Gave women the right to vote Gave women the right to vote

Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol

Ended Prohibition Ended Prohibition

Allowed Americans to elect U.S. senators directly Allowed Americans to elect U.S. senators directly

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9. In which U.S. election were women first allowed to vote?

1924 1924

1920 1920

1928 1928

1932 1932

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10. The Emergency Quota Act severely reduced immigration from

Northern Europe Northern Europe

Southern and eastern Europe Southern and eastern Europe

Latin AmericaLatin America

Ireland and Germany Ireland and Germany

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11. What do the conspirators do at the Senate? ?

Increased national immigration quotas from their 1921 levels Increased national immigration quotas from their 1921 levels

Decreased national immigration quotas from their 1921 levels Decreased national immigration quotas from their 1921 levels

Forbade Chinese immigrants from entering the United States Forbade Chinese immigrants from entering the United States

Forbade Latin Americans from entering the United States Forbade Latin Americans from entering the United States

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12. The Scopes Monkey Trial illustrated the heated debate

between

Democrats and Republicans regarding immigration Democrats and Republicans regarding immigration

Christian fundamentalists and those who believed in natural selection

Christian fundamentalists and those who believed in natural selection

The wets and the drys regarding Prohibition

The wets and the drys regarding Prohibition

Liberals and conservatives regarding the New Deal Liberals and conservatives regarding the New Deal

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13. What caused the so-called Roosevelt Recession

of 1937?

Overspending Overspending

The U.S. government’s overly hasty retreat from deficit spending The U.S. government’s overly hasty retreat from deficit spending

Germany’s inability to repay war reparations to Britain and France Germany’s inability to repay war reparations to Britain and France

Over-speculation in western lands Over-speculation in western lands

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14. What did the 1939 Hatch Act do?

Reduced the exorbitantly high tax on foreign goods under the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Reduced the exorbitantly high tax on foreign goods under the Smoot-Hawley Tariff

Barred federal officials from participating in political campaigns

Barred federal officials from participating in political campaigns

Further reduced immigration Further reduced immigration

Helped farmers by paying them to burn surplus crops Helped farmers by paying them to burn surplus crops

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15. The Five-Power Naval Treaty of 1922 reflected

Europe’s willingness to uphold the Open Door policy in China Europe’s willingness to uphold the Open Door policy in China

America’s unwillingness to remain over-involved in international affairs America’s unwillingness to remain over-involved in international affairs

Harding’s interest in protecting American territorial possessions in the Pacific Harding’s interest in protecting American territorial possessions in the Pacific

Japan’s willingness to scale down military operations in Asia Japan’s willingness to scale down military operations in Asia

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16. The Dawes Plan

Outlined Roosevelt’s three-step program to provide relief, recovery, and reform to end the depression

Outlined Roosevelt’s three-step program to provide relief, recovery, and reform to end the depression

Rescheduled Germany’s war reparation payments to Britain and France Rescheduled Germany’s war reparation payments to Britain and France

Revitalized the financial sector of the American economy in 1933–1934 Revitalized the financial sector of the American economy in 1933–1934

Outlawed tribal ownership of Native American lands Outlawed tribal ownership of Native American lands

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17. Henry Ford changed industrial America by

perfecting a method of

Horizontal integration Horizontal integration

Vertical integration Vertical integration

Assembly-line production Assembly-line production

Building machines with interchangeable parts Building machines with interchangeable parts

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18. Why did more and more Americans move out of the cities

and into the suburbs in

Costs of living in the city soared to unprecedented heights

Costs of living in the city soared to unprecedented heights

Cars allowed them to commute Cars allowed them to commute

Cities grew increasingly dangerous due to the rise of organized crime

Cities grew increasingly dangerous due to the rise of organized crime

Americans feared the influx of southern and eastern European immigrants

Americans feared the influx of southern and eastern European immigrants

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19. Warren G. Harding’s administration and personal reputation were tainted by

The convictions of Sacco and Vanzetti

The convictions of Sacco and Vanzetti

The Teapot Dome scandal The Teapot Dome scandal

The Crash of 1929 The Crash of 1929

The Scopes Monkey Trial The Scopes Monkey Trial

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20. The Twenty-First Amendment

Gave women the right to vote Gave women the right to vote

Ended Prohibition Ended Prohibition

Allowed Americans to elect U.S. senators directly

Allowed Americans to elect U.S. senators directly

Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol

Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol

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21. What did the Fordney-McCumber Tariff do?

Sparked a tariff war between the United States and Western

Europe

Sparked a tariff war between the United States and Western

Europe

All of the above All of the above

Drove the tariff rate up to nearly 40 percent

Drove the tariff rate up to nearly 40 percent

Stifled the European economy Stifled the European economy

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22. The tax on foreign goods under the Smoot-Hawley

Tariff of 1930

Was the same as the Fordney-McCumber Tariff

Was the same as the Fordney-McCumber Tariff

Sparked the Great Depression Sparked the Great Depression

Was lower than it was under the Fordney-McCumber Tariff

Was lower than it was under the Fordney-McCumber Tariff

Was higher than it was under the Fordney-McCumber Tariff of 1922

Was higher than it was under the Fordney-McCumber Tariff of 1922

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23. Attacks from critics such as Huey P. Long and Father

Charles Coughlin were partly responsible for

The Good Neighbor Policy The Good Neighbor Policy

Prohibition Prohibition

The Second New Deal The Second New Deal

The Civilian Conservation Corps The Civilian Conservation Corps

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24. To which act was the Wagner Act most similar?

The Hatch Act The Hatch Act

The Norris–La Guardia Anti-Injunction Act

The Norris–La Guardia Anti-Injunction Act

The Fair Labor Standards Act The Fair Labor Standards Act

The Esch-Cummins Transportation Act

The Esch-Cummins Transportation Act

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25. One unintended consequence of Prohibition

was

Class riots in New York and Chicago Class riots in New York and Chicago

A rise in organized crime A rise in organized crime

A rise in the sale and consumption of tobacco A rise in the sale and consumption of tobacco

Republican losses in the congressional elections of 1926

Republican losses in the congressional elections of 1926

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