1. What Was a Principle Reason for Rapid Economic Growth in the United States During The

U.S. History Goal 9: The learner will appraise the economic, social, and political changes of the decades of “The Twenties” and “The Thirties.”

1. What was a principle reason for rapid economic growth in the United States during the 1920s? (9.01)

A prosperity of American agriculture

B increase of American imports

C development of many new consumer goods

D increased spending on defense

2. Improved mass-production techniques affected the American economy of the 1920s by (9.01)

A reducing prices of consumer goods

B lowering the quality of most products

C causing higher unemployment

D decreasing the quantity manufactured products

3. Which situation helped cause the stock market crash of 1929? (9.01)

A excessive speculation and buying on margin

B unwillingness of people to invest in new industries

C increased government spending

D too much government regulation of business

4. Which economic trend of the 1920s helped cause the Great Depression? (9.01)

A rising cost of mass-produced goods

B increasing income tax rates

C falling tariff rates

D widening income gap between the rich and the poor

Base your answer to question 5 on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.

5. What was the most likely cause of the election results shown on the map? (9.01)

A Most voters blamed President Herbert Hoover for the Great Depression.

B It is difficult to defeat an incumbent president.

C Franklin D. Roosevelt had more business experience than Herbert Hoover.

D Republican Party popularity had been declining for several elections.

6. Which group of Americans generally failed to experience the economic prosperity of the 1920s? (9.02)

A farmers

B retailers

C consumers

D manufacturers

7. Which statement most accurately describes conditions of American farmers during the economic boom of the mid-1920s? (9.02)

A Shortages of fertile land and farm equipment lowered farm income.

B Overproduction helped keep farmers from participating in the prosperity of the times.

C Subsidies and other government programs dramatically increased farmers’ incomes.

D Higher prices for farm products resulted in a higher standard of living for farmers.

8. What were two basic causes of the Dust Bowl during the early 1930s? (9.02)

A strip mining and toxic waste dumping

B overfarming and severe drought

C clear-cutting of forests and construction of railroads

D overproduction and urban sprawl

9. Which conditions are most characteristic of an economic depression? (9.02)

A high unemployment and overproduction

B large business investments and low taxes

C too much money in circulation and high stock prices

D high employment and increased real estate investments

10. During the Great Depression, expressions such as Hoovervilles and Hoover blankets showed that President Hoover (9.02)

A was seen as a role model

B used the military to aid the unemployed

C was blamed for the suffering of the poor

D supported relief and public housing for the needy

11. In the 1920’s, both Langston Hughes and Duke Ellington made major contributions to (9.03)

A economic growth

B educational reform

C the creative arts

D political leadership

12. The Harlem Renaissance was important to American society because it (9.03)

A highlighted the cultural achievements of African Americans

B isolated African Americans from mainstream society

C provided new political opportunities for African Americans

D brought an end to racial segregation in the North

13. Which generalization can best be drawn from the experiment with national Prohibition (1919–1933)? (9.03)

A Social attitudes can make laws difficult to enforce.

B Americans resent higher taxes.

C Morality can be legislated successfully.

D People will sacrifice willingly for the common good.

14. What was a major result of Prohibition in the United States during the 1920s? (9.03)

A restriction of immigration

B growth of communism

C destruction of family values

D increase in organized crime

15. The changing image of women during the 1920s was symbolized by the (9.03)

A passage of an equal pay act

B drafting of women into the army

C popularity of the flappers and their style of dress

D appointment of several women to President Calvin Coolidge’s cabinet

16. The Scopes Trial of 1925 is an example of (9.04)

A the effects of assimilation on American culture

B a clash between scientific ideas and religious beliefs

C an increase in violence in American society

D government intervention in racial conflicts

17. During the 1920s, controversies concerning the Scopes trial, national Prohibition, and the behavior of “flappers” were all signs of disagreements over (9.04)

A the return to normalcy

B traditional values and changing lifestyles

C causes of the Great Depression

D the benefits of new technology

18. Which statement about Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program is most accurate? (9.05)

A Protective tariff rates increased.

B Social welfare programs were expanded.

C Government regulation of business was reduced.

D Government support of environmental conservation ended.

19. The New Deal programs of President Franklin D. Roosevelt changed the United States economy by (9.05)

A restoring the principal of a balanced budget

B expanding the trustbusting practices of Progressive Era presidents

C encouraging greater production of agricultural goods

D increasing government involvement with both business and labor

20. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), established during the New Deal, were important because they (9.05)

A increased the supply of money in circulation

B guaranteed loans to failing businesses and banks

C attempted to restore public confidence in financial institutions

D provided grants to unemployed workers

21. New Deal programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were primarily intended to help (9.05)

A farmers

B homeowners

C businesses

D unemployed workers

22. The National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act) of 1935 strengthened labor unions because it legalized (9.05)

A collective bargaining

B blacklisting

C the open shop

D the sit-down strike

23. The strongest opposition to President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal programs came from (9.05)

A western farmers

B business leaders

C factory workers

D recent immigrants

24. The Supreme Court declared some New Deal laws unconstitutional because these laws (9.05)

A overextended the power of the federal government

B forced the federal government into heavy debt

C ignored the rights of minority groups and women

D failed to solve the problems for which they were intended

25. Congress refused to enact President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s court-packing plan because the plan (9.05)

A threatened to upset the constitutional system of checks and balances

B entrusted too much power to the judicial branch

C called for an increase in income taxes

D required passage of a constitutional amendment

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