STAAR Bootcamp Day 2 (1920s -1950s)

Which statement explains one effect of these two events?

• they reduced government regulation of the country

• they led to an increase in the size of the executive branch

• they reduced public confidence in the federal government

• they led the president to increase the use of the veto power

During the 1920s , what was one result of innovations in U.S. transportation technology?

• commercial airplanes replaced ocean liners as the primary means of travel to Europe

• Mass-produced automobiles made travel more affordable for many people

• cable cars provided a comfortable means of quick travel to any city within a state

• container ships delivered agricultural goods to ports along the Pacific coast

How did the events on this time line affect U.S. businesses?

• Profit sharing became a standard practice for industrial corporations

• Monopolistic practices were abolished by federal legislation

• Mass-manufacturing techniques were adopted to maximize prduction

• Retirement plans were guaranteed to factory workers

The Roaring Twenties were characterized by - ​ (a)  

• bank failures, New Deal , bread lines
• installment plans, prohibition, flappers
• atomic bomb, rationing goods, war bonds
• MaCarthyism, containment, Space Race

The pull factor of lower cost of living contributed in the Great Migration people leaving what area of the U.S.?

Which of these cause-and-effect relationships is accurate?

• The ideas of social Darwinism led to the passage of Prohibition laws

• Signing of Treaty of Versailles contributed to implementation of the New Deal

• Ideas of Harlem Renaissance influenced growth of the Civil Rights Movement

• Rise of facism in Italy influenced the onset of the Red Scare

Which action by the federal government was one cause of the Great Depression?

• failing to decrease the reserve requirement

• refusing to regulate the stock market

• abolishing the use of the gold standard

• eliminating tarrifs on foreign trade

​ ​ (a)   contributed to the economic instability of the United States in 1929

• Overspeculation in the stock market
• Impletation on personal income tax
• New regulations on banking
• Eliminating tarrifs on imports

Which reason correctly replaces the question mark on this list?

• Decrease in interest rates

• Failure of banks

• Outsourcing manufacturing jobs

• Global War outbreak

How did the Great Depression affect American society?

• The price of agricultural goods decreased, causing an increase in demand for farm labor

• Manufacturing wages increased, causing businesses to concede to labor union demands

• Demand for luxury goods increased, causing overproduction in manufacturing

• Businesses were forced to close, causing widespread unemployment