Chapter 13

Question 1

Immigration Quota Act

Answer 1

limited number of immigrants from different areas based on number of immigrants already here

Question 2

Eighteenth Amendment supporters

Answer 2

organize rallies for temperance movement; anti-alcohol; speak on dangers of alcohol use

Question 3

flapper fashions vs. traditional

Answer 3

shorter skirts & hair; wild, rebellious behavior

Question 4

Truth-in-Securities purpose

Answer 4

end risky buying and selling of stock to avoid another economic disaster

Question 5

put in timeline order

Answer 5

1-women gain right to vote nationwide
2-Equal Rights Amendment proposed
3-two female governors elected
4-women in Puerto Rico get vote

Question 6

major issue in 1932 election

Answer 6

unemployment

Question 7

bull market

Answer 7

stock prices rising because investors are buying stock; 1928 as an example

Question 8

reason for expatriates

Answer 8

disillusioned w/the U.S. after WWI so went to live in Europe

Question 9

installment buying

Answer 9

buy now; pay later in small installments

Question 10

what farmers, coal miners, & unionized workers had in common

Answer 10

already facing hardship before the Great Depression

Question 11

Mexican Americans during Great Depression

Answer 11

encouraged or forced to go back to Mexico–some were U.S. citizens

Question 12

Sacco & Vanzetti trial

Answer 12

reaction to Red Scare–fear of anarchists & communists

Question 13

Teapot Dome Scandal significance

Answer 13

revealed corruption in govt.

Question 14

reason for Emergency Quota Act of 1921

Answer 14

fear of immigrants taking jobs

Question 15

athlete or writer?

Answer 15

Sinclair Lewis-writer
Gertrude Ederle-athlete
Babe Ruth-athlete
Zora Neale Hurston-writer

Question 16

auto industry connection to other industries

Answer 16

oil & gas, rubber, glass industries all got increased business because of connection to cars

Question 17

two parts of Social Security Act

Answer 17

unemployment insurance (if you’ve lost your job) and old-age pension (retirement)

Question 18

Bonus Army trouble

Answer 18

ran them out & burned camps after Congress refused to pay the promised “bonus” before it was scheduled–seen as unAmerican because citizens were attacked by govt.

Question 19

black nationalism

Answer 19

know & have pride in black history & achievements–Marcus Garvey

Question 20

New Deal critics

Answer 20

did too much OR not enough; made govt. too powerful; sneaky & threatening

Question 21

Short Answer #1
Explain what caused farm families to leave rural areas in the Great Plains and migrate to other regions in the U.S. AND the challenges these migrants faced.

Answer 21

-lost farms due to Dust Bowl–drought reduced farm production
-many migrated to CA, OR, WA to work on farms & orchards
-faced angry citizens who didn’t want them there competing for jobs
-if they got jobs, they were low paying

Question 22

Short Answer #2
In what ways did popular entertainment make a positive contribution to American life during the Great Depression?

Answer 22

-entertainment provided temporary escape from harshness of daily life
-comedy shows & soap operas on radio
-movies with messages of cheer or hopefulness or make-believe worlds like Wizard of Oz
-movies were cheap enough way to experience wonderful things even if just through other people’s experiences on screen

Question 23

Short Answer #3
How did the popularity of the automobile lead to a change in settlement patterns?

Answer 23

-road & highway construction to outer limits of cities
-car owners could live farther away from work
-many people chose to live outside the city center with the hustle and crowds
-live in suburbs with more space, more land (garden, yard), fresher air

Question 24

Short Answer #4
How did the banking system contribute to the Great Depression?

Answer 24

-banks made risky investments (loans to people investing in stock market or businesses who then failed)
-people couldn’t pay back loans after the crash
-banks then didn’t have money for account holders (their money had been lent out but not repaid)
-banks closed & customers lost savings