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The 1920s, the Great Depression, and the New Deal Online Quiz Questions

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Why did installment plans contribute both to the expansion and to the vulnerability of the 1920s consumer economy?

A
It eliminated household debt by requiring payment before purchase.
B
It allowed families to obtain goods before saving the full price, while increasing debt.
C
It restricted purchases to wealthy families who could pay in cash.
D
It transferred responsibility for consumer purchases from families to the federal government.

True or false

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True or false: Because production and consumption increased during the 1920s, prosperity was experienced equally by all Americans.

A
True
B
False

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On what date was the Social Security Act signed? Enter the date in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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How did the use of the 1890 census in the Immigration Act of 1924 affect immigration policy?

A
It favored immigrants from northern and western Europe over newer southern and eastern European immigration.
B
It removed all national quotas and permitted unlimited immigration from every country.
C
It admitted more immigrants from Asia by ending earlier exclusions.
D
It based quotas on the population recorded in the 1924 census.

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Historians often organize the New Deal around three goals: immediate aid was , restarting production and employment was , and long-term changes to prevent future disasters were .

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Select all of the factors that the material identifies as contributing to the development or deepening of the Great Depression.

A
Speculation and buying stocks on margin
B
Agricultural overproduction and heavy farm debt
C
The creation of the Social Security Act in 1935
D
Bank failures that destroyed savings and reduced credit

True or false

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True or false: Radio helped create a shared national culture by connecting people in different regions to common entertainment, news, and political messages.

A
True
B
False

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By 1933, approximately what percentage of the labor force was unemployed? Enter the value in percentage points; answers within 1 percentage point are accepted.

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Which institution created by the Banking Act of 1933 helped restore confidence by insuring bank deposits?

A
The National Labor Relations Board
B
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation
C
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
D
The National Recovery Administration

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Select all of the provisions created by the Social Security Act of 1935.

A
Federal old-age insurance
B
Federal control of all private wages
C
A federal-state unemployment insurance system
D
Aid programs for certain vulnerable groups

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On May 31 and June 1, 1921, white mobs attacked the in , Oklahoma, a prosperous African American community often called Black Wall Street.

True or false

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True or false: The 1932 Bonus Army crisis strengthened public support for Hoover because veterans received the early bonus payments they requested.

A
True
B
False

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What best describes the Harlem Renaissance in the context of the 1920s?

A
A federal program that employed young men in conservation work
B
A flowering of African American literature, music, art, and intellectual life
C
A campaign to impose national immigration quotas
D
A banking reform movement led by the Federal Reserve

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Explain how the New Deal transformed the federal government's responsibilities while also remaining a compromise with important limitations. Support your answer with at least two specific programs or policies and discuss at least one continuing inequality or criticism.

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Which conclusion best captures the material’s explanation of prosperity in the 1920s?

A
Prosperity was shared equally across all regions and social groups.
B
Economic growth occurred alongside significant inequality.
C
The federal government eliminated poverty through regulation.
D
Most Americans rejected consumer goods and installment buying.

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How did the use of the 1890 census in the Immigration Act of 1924 shape the law’s effects?

A
It gave every nationality the same number of admission slots.
B
It eliminated all national quotas and admitted immigrants in order of arrival.
C
It favored northern and western European immigrants over many southern and eastern European immigrants.
D
It admitted immigrants from Asia without restriction.

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Which single term names the New Deal goal of providing immediate aid to unemployed and impoverished Americans?

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Why did radio help create a shared national culture during the 1920s?

A
It helped create common national audiences for entertainment and political speech.
B
It replaced newspapers and magazines in every American household.
C
It limited political communication to local meetings.
D
It mainly reduced access to information in rural communities.

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On what date was the Social Security Act signed? Enter the date in ISO format YYYY-MM-DD.

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Which New Deal banking measure most directly addressed the fear that a bank failure would destroy an individual depositor’s savings?

A
Production controls for surplus crops
B
Federal loans to World War I veterans
C
National quotas for immigration
D
Federal deposit insurance