Chapter 32: American Life in the “Roaring Twenties,” 1919-1929

APUSH

NAME: ______DATE:______

  1. The red scare of 1919-1920 was provoked by
  1. The wartime migration of rural African Americans to northern cities
  2. The strict reinforcement of prohibition laws
  3. Evolutionary science’s challenge to the biblical story of creation
  4. the public’s association of labor violence with its fear of revolution
  5. the threat created by the Communist Revolution of Russia
  1. Immigration restrictions of the 1920’s were introduced as a result of
  1. Increased migration of African Americans to the north
  2. The nativist belief that Northern Europeans were superior to southern and Eastern Europeans
  3. A desire to rid the country of the quota system
  4. The desire to halt immigration from Latin America
  5. Growing concern about urban overcrowding and crime
  1. Enforcement of the Volstead Act met the strongest resistance from
  1. Women
  2. Eastern city dwellers
  3. Westerners
  4. Southerners
  5. Evangelical Protestants
  1. The most spectacular example of lawlessness and “gangsterism” in the 1920’s was
  1. New York City
  2. New Orleans
  3. Brooklyn
  4. Chicago
  5. Las Vegas
  1. The trial of John Scopes in 1925 centered on the issue of
  1. Progressive education
  2. The right of parochial schools to exist
  3. Being labeled as an anarchist, communist, and radical
  4. Teaching evolution in public schools
  5. Prayer in public schools
  1. After the “Scopes Monkey Trial”,
  1. Fundamentalism disappeared outside the rural south
  2. John Scopes was sentenced to serve time in jail
  3. Christians found it increasingly difficult to reconcile the revelations of religion with modern science
  4. The gap between theology and biology began to close
  5. Fundamentalist religion remained a vibrant force in American spiritual life
  1. The prosperity that developed in the 1920’s
  1. Was accompanied by a cloud of consumer debt
  2. Led to a growing level of savings by the American public
  3. Enabled labor unions to gain strength
  4. Was concentrated primarily in heavy industry
  5. Closed the gap between rich and poor
  1. Among major figures promoted by mass media image makers and the new “sports industry” in the 1920’s were
  1. John L. Sullivan and William Cody
  2. Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh
  3. Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey
  4. Al Johnson and Margaret Sanger
  1. The automobile revolution resulted in all of the following EXCEPT
  1. The consolidation of schools
  2. The increased dependence of women on men
  3. The spread of suburbs
  4. A loss of population in less attractive states
  5. Altered youthful scandalous behaviors
  1. Charles Lindbergh’s solo flight across the Atlantic made him an American hero especially because
  1. His political principles were widely admired
  2. He and his wife made such an appealing couple
  3. His wholesome youthfulness contrasted with the cynicism and debunking of the Jazz Age
  4. Americans were impressed by his daredevil stunts
  5. Lindbergh’s journey opened closer cultural connections to France
  1. The First “talkie” motion picture was
  1. The Great Train Robbery
  2. The Birth of A Nation
  3. The Wizard of Oz
  4. Gone With the Wind
  5. The Jazz Singer
  1. With the advent of national radio and motion pictures,
  1. Many people believed that popular tastes were elevated
  2. American culture became more parochial
  3. American regional accents disappeared
  4. The emergence of a working class political coalition was halted
  5. Much of the rich diversity of immigrant culture was lost
  1. Jazz music was developed by
  1. Latinos
  2. Caribbean immigrants
  3. Caucasian impresarios
  4. American teenagers
  5. African Americans
  1. Buying stock “on margin” meant
  1. Purchasing only a few shares
  2. Purchasing inexpensive stock
  3. Purchasing little known stock
  4. Purchasing risky stock
  5. Purchasing it with a small down payment
  1. The most innovative features of the Jazz age economy included (2 possible answers)
  1. Mass advertising
  2. Capital investment
  3. Government aid to manufacturing
  4. Installment buying
  5. The stock market

Chapter 33: The Politics of Boom and Bust, 1920-1932/ Chapter 34: The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1933-1938

  1. The 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact
  2. Formally ended WWI for the U.S, which had refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles.
  3. Set a schedule for German payment of war reparations.
  4. Established a battleship ratio for the leading naval powers.
  5. Condemned Japan for its unprovoked attack on Manchuria.
  6. Outlawed war as a solution to international rivalry
  1. One of the major problems facing farmers in the 1920’s was
  2. Overproduction
  3. The inability to purchase modern farm equipment
  4. Passage of the McNary –Haugen Bill
  5. The prosecution of cooperatives under antitrust laws.
  6. Drought and insects like the boll weevil.
  1. In the United States, the Great Depression caused
  2. People to blame the economic system, not themselves, for their problems.
  3. A decade long decline in the birthrate.
  4. An increase of foreign investment because prices were so low.
  5. The prices of common stock to remain low while blue chip stocks suffered only moderate losses.
  6. A shift in economic philosophy of business.
  1. President Hoover believed that the Great Depression could be ended by doing all of the following EXCEPT
  2. Providing direct aid to people.
  3. Directly assisting businesses and banks.
  4. Keeping faith in the efficiency of the industrial system.
  5. Continuing to rely on the American tradition of rugged individualism.
  6. Lend funds to feed farm livestock.
  1. The Bonus Expeditionary Force marched on Washington, D.C., in 1932 to demand
  2. The removal of American troops from Nicaragua.
  3. Passage of legislation introducing a lower tariff.
  4. Immediate full payment of bonus payments promised to WWI veterans.
  5. Punishment for those who had forced unemployed veterans to leave Washington, D.C.
  6. Housing and health care assistance for veterans.
  1. President Hoover’s public image was severely damaged by his
  2. Decision to abandon the principle of “rugged individualism”.
  3. Construction of “Hoovervilles” for the homeless.
  4. Agreement to provide a federal dole to the unemployed.
  5. Refusal to do anything to try to solve the Great Depression.
  6. Handling of the dispersal of the Bonus Army.
  1. The causes of the Great Depression included
  2. Agricultural overproduction.
  3. Farm disasters and debt.
  4. Overextension of credit.
  5. Anemic foreign trade.
  6. All of the above.
  1. Franklin Roosevelt’s ______contributed the most to his development of compassion and strength of will.
  2. Education.
  3. Domestic conflicts with his wife.
  4. Family ties with Teddy Roosevelt.
  5. Affliction with infantile paralysis.
  6. Service in WWI.
  1. The phrase “ Hundred Days” refers to:
  2. The worst months of the Great Depression.
  3. The time it took for Congress to begin acting on President Roosevelt’s plans for combating the Great Depression.
  4. The first months of Franklin Roosevelt’s presidency.
  5. The “lame duck” period between Franklin Roosevelt’s election and his inauguration.
  6. The time that all banks were closed by FDR.
  1. The Works Progress Administration was a major ______program of the New Deal; the Public Works Administration was a long- range ______program; and the Social Security Act was a major ______program.
  2. Relief; recovery; reform
  3. Reform; recovery; relief
  4. Recovery; relief; reform
  5. Relief ; reform; recovery
  6. Reform ; relief; recovery
  7. The Glass- Steagall Act
  8. Took the U.S. off the gold standard.
  9. Empowered President Roosevelt to close all banks temporarily.
  10. Created the Securities and Exchange Commission to regulate the stock exchange.
  11. Permitted commercial banks to engage in Wall Street financial dealings.
  12. Created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to ensure individual bank deposits.
  1. The most pressing problem facing Franklin Roosevelt when he became president was
  2. A chaotic banking situation.
  3. The national debt.
  4. The need to silence Huey Long.
  5. Unemployment.
  6. The farm crisis.
  1. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) aimed to do all of the following EXCEPT
  2. Provide loans and jobs for college students.
  3. Quiet the groundswell of protest produced by Huey Long.
  4. Provide employment on useful projects.
  5. Produce works of art.
  6. Provide handouts to the unemployed.
  1. Most Dust Bowl migrants headed to
  2. Oklahoma
  3. Arizona
  4. Nevada
  5. Oregon
  6. California
  1. The most controversial aspect of the Tennessee Valley Authority was its
  2. Electrical power
  3. Flood control
  4. Soil conservation
  5. Reforestation
  6. Resettlement