The Great Depression Review

What was the one way the role of women in society changed during the 1920s?

• Women gained the right to attend public schools

• They were allowed to own property

• They were allowed to increased participation in political process

• Military service

What were the causes of The Great Depression?

• Dramatic crash of the stock market

• Treaty of Versailles

• Tepot Dome Scandal

• World War II

What factors impacted Americans during the Great Depression?

• Banking crisis

• Manufacturing Slowed Down

• Shrinking Farm Income

• All of the above

What are the most impactful effects of the Great Depression on the U.S.

• High unemployment

• New technologies

• More government regulation

• More reliable farming practices

What was the primary reason the exodusters left the South?

• To escape oppression and discrimination

• To reunite with family members

• To find employment in U.S. wartime industries

• To march on Washington

What did the Social Security Act establish?

• national minimum wage for un-skilled workers

• series of loans to banks who failed during 1^st Hundred Days

• pension and unemployment insurance for un-employed workers

• a work program designed to build roads and bridges

The creator of this political cartoon was expressing his concerns about --

• The Senate confirmation of Clarence Thomas

• The U.S, declaration of war on Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

• The expansion of executive powers during the Great Depression

• The Iran-Contra scandal

Which New Deal law restricted crop production to reduce crop surplus and was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?

• The Agricultural Adjustment Act
• The Glass-Steagall Act
• The Pure Food and Drug Act
• The Truth-in-Labelling Act

Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s?

• A decline in immigration rates

• A growing fear of communism

• The expansion of the consumer economy

• The rise of organized crime

FDR's New Deal included 3 components:

• Money, Jobs, Happiness

• Relief, Recovery, Reform

• Agencies, Jobs, Loans

• Jobs, Loan forgiveness, Reform