Module 17 Quiz U.S. History EHS

Which of the following did NOT increase during the Great Depression?

popularity of superheroes

canned fruits and vegetables

suicide rates

direct relief from the federal government

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What was the 1930’s Bonus Army?

a group of demonstrators who wanted the government to pay WWI veteran bonuses early

a group of soldiers who were on reserve during WWII

a group of soldiers who were on reserve during WWI

Germany’s reserve army system

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Which party nominated Roosevelt as their candidate for president in the 1932 presidential election?

Libertarian Party

Republican Party

Democratic Party

Green Party

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Why was the textiles industry in trouble in the late 1920s?

Flappers made a lot of their own clothes

There were no reliable ways of shipping textiles

The cost of cotton had quadrupled

Foreign competitors were driving the prices of cloth down

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Which of the following celebrities was a popular 1920s baseball player?

Bobby Jones

Jack Dempsey

Edward Hopper

Babe Ruth

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What were Hoovervilles?

a nickname for rich people who bought expensive vacuums

a type of financial investment popular during the Great Depression

American citizens who supported Herbert Hoover

shanty towns built by the homeless

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Why was the railroad industry in trouble in the late 1920s?

Railroads had yet to connect the West and East coasts

Railroads had yet to synchronize time schedules

There was more demand for sleeper cars than were available

Railroads were not able to compete with new forms of transportation

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Who was the Army Chief of Staff during the Bonus Army Conflict?

Ralph Furley

Franklin Roosevelt

Douglas MacArthur

Herbert Hoover

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Why did Hollywood become the center of the American movie industry?

all of these answers are correct

many of the films at the time were based in small cities

Charlie Chaplin refused to film at any other location

its climate was perfect for making films all year round

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Which of the following events occurred after the Patman Bill was defeated?

Hoover invited the marchers to the White House to hear their concerns

Congress approved the Soldiers’ Bonus Act

Hoover supported the Soldiers’ Bonus Act

Troops were ordered to remove the marchers by force

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Which of the following best describes the significance of Tennessee v. Scopes?

it was a trial that publicized the conflict between Fundamentalists and Evolutionists

it was a trial that publicized the conflict between Catholics and Protestants

it was a trial that used new forms of evidence collection to prove Scopes had broken the law and talked to his class about evolution

all of these answers are correct

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Which of the following was a Protestant movement that believed in a literal, non-symbolic interpretation of the Bible?

Communion and Liberation

Natural Selection

Theory of Evolution

Fundamentalism

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Which of the following preceded the Stock Market Crash in 1929?

all of these answers are correct

prices increased but wages did not

many investors bought stock on margin

many Americans used their life savings to buy stocks

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Who won the 1932 presidential election?

Franklin Roosevelt

Herbert Hoover

Calvin Coolidge

Theodore Roosevelt

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Which of the following was a result of Hoover directing federal money into programs that offered jobs to Americans?

Chickasaw National Recreation Area

Roosevelt Dam

Crater Lake

Boulder Dam

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