Review Sheet
Test #9
Format:
35 Multiple Choice Questions
The Twenties
1. What is nativism? Give examples from the 1920s?
2. Why did the Sacco and Vanzetti case get a lot of attention in the 1920s?
3. What happened to the Klu Klux Klan in the 1920’s?
4. What caused the Red Scare and how did Americans respond?
5. What was the significance of the Scopes Trial of 1925?
6. What happened to the urban/rural population distribution of the US during the 1920’s?
7. What was the Harlem Renaissance?
8. How did women change in the 1920’s?
9. Give example of people from the Harlem Renaissance.
10. Why was prohibition repealed?
11. What caused the economic boom of the 1920’s?
12. Why did farmers not prosper during the 1920s?
13. How did mass production affect the price of goods in the 1920’s?
14. What did President Harding mean when he talked about a return to ‘normalcy’ after World War I?
15. What did President Calvin Coolidge mean when he stated that the “business of America is business?”
The Great Depression
1. What was the immediate cause of the Great Depression?
2. Why did the Stock market crash in 1929?
3. What were the long term causes of the Great Depression?
4. Where did the dust bowl develop?
5. What did farmers in the Dust Bowl do when their land was destroyed?
6. What were the effects of the development of the Dust Bowl?
7. What were movies and books like during the Great Depression?
8. How did Herbert Hoover respond to the Great Depression?
9. What was meant by the term “Hooverville” and “Hoover blanket?”
Sample Questions
1
In the mid-1920s, the immigration policy of the
United States was mainly designed to
(1) deport illegal immigrants
(2) continue the traditional policy of open
immigration
(3) establish quotas for immigrants from certain
nations
(4) favor immigrants from southern and eastern
Europe
7
A major goal of the immigration acts of the 1920s
was to
(1) allow unlimited immigration from Southeast
Asia
(2) assure equal numbers of immigrants from all
nations
(3) favor wealthy and well-educated immigrants
(4) use quotas to limit immigration from southern
and eastern Europe
2
The contributions of Langston Hughes and Duke
Ellington illustrate the importance of the Harlem
Renaissance to
(1) economic growth
(2) educational reform
(3) the creative arts
(4) political leadership
8
Which situation helped cause the stock market
crash of 1929?
(1) excessive speculation and buying on margin
(2) unwillingness of people to invest in new
industries
(3) increased government spending
(4) too much government regulation of business
3
The Scopes trial of the 1920s dealt with a conflict
between
(1) communism and capitalism
(2) Protestants and Catholics
(3) science and religion
(4) labor and management
9
In the 1930s, which geographic factor most
influenced the westward migration of thousands of
people from the southern Great Plains?
(1) extended drought in farming areas
(2) excessive flooding of the Mississippi River
(3) serious earthquakes in Pacific coastal areas
(4) destructive hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico
4
One of the major causes of the stock market crash
of 1929 was
(1) excessive buying of stocks on margin
(2) overconsumption of goods and services
(3) failure of international banking systems
(4) low prices of stocks and bonds
5
6
The Harlem Renaissance promoted African
American culture by
(1) increasing factory employment opportunities
for minorities
(2) encouraging immigration from Africa
(3) focusing attention on artistic contributions
(4) bringing an end to legalized racial segregation
What were two basic causes of the Dust Bowl
during the early 1930s?
(1) strip mining and toxic waste dumping
(2) overfarming and severe drought
(3) clear-cutting of forests and construction of
railroads
(4) overpopulation and urban sprawl
10 An important factor contributing to the start of the
Great Depression in the United States was the
(1) increase in military spending
(2) failure to maintain the gold standard
(3) reduction of tariff rates
(4) uneven distribution of wealth