AnswersUnited States HistoryThe 1920s and the Great Depression

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Why did Franklin Roosevelt’s Federal Emergency Relief Administration give grants to states, even though it cost more than giving money to individuals?

A
It was easier to identify impoverished states than it was to identify impoverished individuals.
B
It was easier for the federal government to let individual states distribute the grants to individuals.
C
States could use part of the money to pay state officials and pass the rest to individuals.
D
States used the money to create jobs, which was better for morale than simply receiving money.
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What did Herbert Hoover do to help Americans survive the Depression?

A
He increased taxes on businesses.
B
He created national public works projects.
C
He urged local governments to create jobs.
D
He decreased taxes on imported goods.
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The Works Progress Administration stimulated manufacturing by

A
encouraging artistic creativity.
B
giving workers the right to organize and strike.
C
giving workers increased purchasing power.
D
providing people with retirement income.
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In the 1920s, the danger of buying stock on credit was that if the stock dropped, borrowers

A
could no longer get credit.
B
lost ownership of the stock.
C
could no longer speculate on stock.
D
could not repay loans used to buy the stock.
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Which best describes what people could buy on credit in the 1920s?

A
People could buy only expensive goods, such as cars.
B
People could not buy stocks but could buy expensive items.
C
People could buy only essential goods from limited stores.
D
People could buy stocks and goods from most stores.
7

A pull factor that caused African Americans to migrate north in the early 1900s was

A
integration.
B
Jim Crow laws.
C
higher wages.
D
guaranteed jobs.
8

By instituting government oversight on banks and investments, Franklin Roosevelt

A
hoped to create jobs and get reelected.
B
reinforced the policies of Herbert Hoover.
C
hoped to avoid another stock market crash.
D
prompted Americans to take their money out of banks.
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Which best describes an unintended consequence of Prohibition?

A
an increase in chronic illness
B
a decrease in immoral behavior
C
a decrease in violent crime
D
an increase in “medicinal alcohol”
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How did the WPA support the arts in the 1930s?

A
by passing the Wagner Act
B
by passing the National Industry Recovery Act
C
by establishing the Federal One program
D
by establishing the Social Security Act
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How did Hoover’s belief that Americans should maintain their individualism affect his response to the Depression?

A
He let the Depression continue until World War II.
B
He led efforts to build the St. Lawrence Seaway.
C
He hired a thousand economists to advise him.
D
He wanted to provide indirect aid to people.
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The main reason alcohol abuse caught the attention of the public in the early 1900s was an increase in

A
concern by young families for improving their lives.
B
concern for improving cleanliness and hygiene in cities.
C
the negative social effects of excessive drinking.
D
the number of men expressing concern about alcohol.
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A main effect of speculative investment during the 1920s was that it

A
led to overproduction in the agricultural industry.
B
contributed to the stock market crash of 1929.
C
led to great economic growth.
D
resulted in stocks gaining value over time.
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In the 1920s, manufacturers encouraged consumerism by offering

A
fewer goods for low prices.
B
a greater variety of goods for fair prices.
C
fewer goods for high prices.
D
a greater variety of goods for high prices.

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