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- Q1
What is the significance of Tin Pan Alley?
Introduction of the Flapper look.
Introduced new forms of music and sheet music.
Promotion of African American culture.
Creation of musical theater.
30s - Q2
What system allowed mass production, the idea of products being created at a much faster pace?
Mass manufacturing
Mass media
Ford system
Assembly Line
30s - Q3
Which of the following contributed to the Great Migration?
The availability of land grants.
The lower cost of living in urban areas.
Better soil conditions in previously uncultivated areas.
Economic opportunities in industrialized cities.
30s - Q4
How did the New Deal programs affect the United States government?
The size of the federal gov. was reduced.
The federal gov. practiced a hands off approach.
The federal gov. control over the nations economy increased.
State gov. gained more control over business and industry.
30s - Q5
What was Roosevelt's purpose in "packing the courts"
To allow the Supreme Court to equally represent citizens.
To minimize opposition to his New Deal programs
To give the Supreme Court more power to make decisions.
To attempt to racially balance the Supreme Court.
30s - Q6
Which American novel shows the difficulties farmers faced during the Dust Bowl?
Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms.
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.
John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath.
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle.
30s - Q7
What federal legislation guaranteed money that is deposited into banks?
Agriculture Advancement Act.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Civilian Conservation Corps.
Works Progress Administration.
30s - Q8
What was the immediate cause of the Dust Bowl?
Extensive mining.
The Great Depression.
A severe drought and poor farming techniques.
Deceased animals and diseased people.
30s - Q9
Why did the federal government implement the Mexican Repatriation Act?
To reduce the competition for jobs.
To fulfill the terms of a global peace treaty.
To protect national security.
To prevent communist influence on labor unions.
30s - Q10
Which New Deal agency monitors the Stock Market and prevents another crash from happening?
Security and Exchange Commission.
Federal Deposit of Insurance Corporations.
Civilian Conservation Corps.
Federal Bureau of Intelligence.
30s - Q11
Which New Deal program gives a monthly pension for the elderly and the retired?
Social Security Act.
Medicare.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Tennessee Valley Authority.
30s - Q12
What was the main reason for the emergence of "Hoovervilles"?
Thousands of homes had been destroyed b/c of the Dust Bowl.
Preparations for the WWI had created a shortage of materials.
Many Americans had lost jobs during the Great Depression.
Housing projects could not keep up with the demand.
30s - Q13
A major reason FDR proposed adding Justices to the Supreme Court in 1937 was to?
End the corruption and favoritism in handling cases.
Make the Court processes more democratic.
Influence Court decisions related to the New Deal programs.
Ensure the appointment of members of minority groups.
30s - Q14
Which of the following was a cause of the Great Depression
Over farming and drought.
Attack on Pearl Harbor.
Sinking of the Lusitania
Over speculation of the Stock Market.
30s - Q15
What was the main reason the federal government built this dam?
To prevent the Colorado River from drying up.
To increase tourism in the region.
To provide resources, jobs, for a growing population.
To facilitate the transportation of good in the region.
30s