Practice Test

Question 1

In the 1920s, manufacturers encouraged consumerism by offering

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a greater variety of goods for fair prices.

Question 2

The aspects of a specific location that make people want to move there are called

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pull factors.

Question 3

The main reason alcohol abuse caught the attention of the public in the early 1900s was an increase in

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the negative social effects of excessive drinking.

Question 4

What did the Social Security Act of 1935 do?

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set up a fund for retired Americans

Question 5

By instituting government oversight on banks and investments, Franklin Roosevelt

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hoped to avoid another stock market crash.

Question 6

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

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higher wages.

Question 7

In the 1920s, the danger of buying stock on credit was that if the stock dropped, borrowers

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could not repay loans used to buy the stock.

Question 8

Which best describes what people could buy on credit in the 1920s?

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People could buy stocks and goods from most stores.

Question 9

Which best describes an unintended consequence of Prohibition?

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an increase in “medicinal alcohol”

Question 10

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

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States used the money to create jobs, which was better for morale than simply receiving money.

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