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History Honors Midterm 2013-2014 50 Multiple Choices 4 Short Answers based on 2 Documents 20 Identifying TimeLine Chapter 24 Test 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Immediately after the end of World War II, the United States economy was troubled by all of the following EXCEPT: c) a surge in prices for agricultural products As a result of both labor strikes and terrorist acts in the 1920s, many Americans supported c) the ideas of nativism and isolationism Many feared Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik followers mostly because: a) they promoted a world-wide communist revolution Both the Palmer Raids and the Sacco and Vanzetti case demonstrated how: a) the Red Scare often promoted injustice and limits on peoples rights All of the following led to restrictions on immigration in the 1920s EXCEPT: d) most of the new immigrants were Christians In the 1920s women suffrage had its greatest impact on the country by: d) legislation supported by women began to get passed All of the following were reasons explaining African American migration to the North EXCEPT: c) there was little racial violence in the Northern cities During the 1920s, the main goal of the Ku Klux Klan throughout the U.S. was to c) restore the domination of white Protestants The growth of mass media ad advaces in transportation c) promoted the creation of national culture 10. On result of Prohibition during the 1920s was: c) the rise of organized crime 11. The 1920s seemed to affect women in all of the following ways EXCEPT: b) married women found it easier to balance careers and family life 12. Henry Ford made automobiles more affordable by: b) using the assembly line and uniformity of production 13. The return to morality and fundamentalism was demonstrated by all of the following EXCEPT: d) an increases in speakeasies and bootlegging 14. Which factor contributed most to the growth of Americas entertainment industry in the 1920s? b) an increase in leisure time 15. Herbert Hoover was elected President in 1928 largely because a) the economy had soared under Republican leadership during the 1920s Matching 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Attorney General who led to the crackdown of radicals during the Red Scare ~ A. Mitchell Plamer Italian immigrant and anarchist executed and murdered in 1927 ~ Nicola Sacco First of the Republican President during the 1920s, promised a return to normalcy ~ Warren Harding Founder of the Black Pride and nationalism movement popular in the 1920s among African Americans ~ Marcus Garvey Man arrested for teaching evolution in Tennessee ~ John Scopes Democratic candidate for President in 1928 defeated partially because of an anti-Catholic campaign ~ Al Smith

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Man most responsible for revolutionizing industry and making the automobile affordable for Americans ~ Henry Ford Ex-presidential candidate for defended the Tennessee anti-evolution law ~ William Jennings Bryan Last of the Republican President during the 1920s, elected in 1928 ~ Herbert Hoover

10. The first man to fly across the Atlantic Ocean ~ Charles Lindbergh Chapter 25 Quiz 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Which statement best describes the American economy during the decade of the 1920s? c) the economy grew steadily, overall investment in the stock soared, and unemployment dropped drastically All of the following were signs of a troubled economy during the late 1920s EXCEPT: b) wages were up nearly 50% in the decade Troubling signs in the economy in 1929 were: c) ignored by most people at the time In the 1920s, the financial health of most farmers was a) chronologically poor because crop prices were too lo w to cover farmers debts Government policies during the 1920s contributed to the stock market crash by: a) cutting interest rates to spur economic growth and encourage investments In November and December of 1929, a wave of panic selling gripped the stock market as a result of b) a sudden and dramatic fall in stock prices The stock market crash of 1929 soon affected c) the majority of Americans, most of whom never owned stock In the years immediately after the crash, thousands of American banks failed mainly because: a) they could not return depositors money or sell foreclosed property As a result of the stock market crash, the prices for most farm products: b) decreased even more than they already had in the 1920s 10. The collapse of the U.S. economy started to hurt European countries when the United States: b) stopped heavily investing and buying in Europe 11. Congress passed the Hawley-Smoot Tariff in order to: b) protect American businesses and farmers from foreign competition 12. Economic effects of the Great Depression included: a) over $30 billion was lost due to the stock market crash of 1920 b) by 1922, the unemployment rate for the United States was over 25% c) by 1933, the Gross National Product for the United States had fallen by almost $50 billion d) all of the above 13. Social effects of the Great Depression included all of the following EXCEPT: b) discrimination against blacks and women decreased 14. President Herbert Hoover tried to initially combat the depression by: a) encouraging voluntary controls and actions 15. President Herbert Hoover believed that the federal government should: a) take no role in business affairs 16. In response to the farmers plight, the government under President Hoover: a) brought great amounts of surplus crops 17. A major reason for Franklin D. Roosevelts victory in 1932 was he: b) promised federal relief programs and controls on business 18. President Hoover opposed direct government relief for individuals mainly because he believed that: b) the character of both the American people and of the nation would be damaged 19. President Hoovers method for dealing with the Great Depression included all of the following EXCEPT:

a) tax cuts b) direct relief payments c) a limited works program d) higher tariffs 20. Which is the correct chronological order of presidential administration? a) Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, FDR Matching 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Employers practice of providing workers with raises and benefits to spur their productivity and prevent them from joining unions ~ welfare capitalism The total value of goods and services produced by a country ~ Gross National Product Raised taxes on imports in 1930 ~ Hawley-Smoot Tariff Paying for expensive purchases in monthly payments at high interest rates ~ installment buying Method of buying stocks in which stockbrokers loan investors part of the purchase price of the stock ~ buying on margin Towns of makeshift houses built by homeless people ~ Hoovervilles Group of World War I veterans who marched to washing in 1932 demanding pension payment promised to them ~ Bonus Army Set up by President Hoover, it gave federal government loans to banks, railroads, insurance companies, and state and local governments in need ~ Reconstruction Finance Corporation Legal proceeding by which a bank punished a person for failure to repay a loan ~ foreclosure 10. Risky investments in lands or stocks made in hope of earning large profits ~ overspeculation Chapter 25 Test 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt defied tradition by: c) actively and aggressively promoting the New Deal FDRs first objective upon taking office as President in 1933 was to: c) restore confidence in the banking system Which of the following best characterizes FDRs first hundred days in office? c) he pushed Congress to pass legislation to directly influence the economy and to help the American people How did President FDR best try to help American business? b) he tried to stabilize the prices of industrial products How did FDRs programs best help farmers? d) by lending money and producing various subsidies to farmers What was the Second New Deal? d) a wave of legislation aimed at helping the common people and reforming American society The United States Supreme Court declared the National Recovery Administration unconstitutional because it: a) gave the President law-making powers set aside for Congress The United States Supreme Court declared the Agricultural Adjustment Administration unconstitutional because it: b) the federal government had no right to regulate agriculture Which issue did the New Deal most clearly fail to address? a) lynching and discriminatory practices 10. Socialists and progressivists attacked FDRS New Deal for: b) not doing enough for redistributing the nations wealth 11. Conservatives criticized the New Deal for: c) raising taxes and creating a national debt 12. Which of the following was an accomplishment of the New Deal?

b) the passage of minimum wage laws 13. FDRs popularity experienced the greatest decline when he: c) proposed the court-packing reform 14. The massive government spending on New Deal programs during FDRs first term led directly to: b) the recession of 1937 15. FDRs New Deal programs resulted in all of the following EXCEPT: b) a reduction in taxes among all Americans 16. The Democratic platform under FDR was based on all of the following ideas EXCEPT: d) the government should only interfere in the lives of Americans as an absolute last resort 17. President Roosevelt permitted federal budget deficit to rise because: b) he felt it was necessary to restore the economy and assist the people 18. The course of business recovery in the U.S. from 1933-1939: d) was upward until hit by the recession in 1937-1938 19. For the most part, the New Deal came to an end after 1938 because: c) as the depression eased, FDRs focus shifted to foreign affairs 20. All of the following New Deal programs still exist today EXCEPT: a) Social Security b) Civilian Conservation Corps c) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation d) Securities and Exchange Commission