Transcript Social Studies Chapter 4 Review

Social Studies
Chapter 8 Review
Presidents Hoover and Roosevelt
felt differently about:
A. dams creating electricity
B. the role of the federal
government in the economy
C. how much social security should
pay people
D. how long someone should be
president
B. the role of the federal
government in the economy
Why did people have more free time
in the 1920s?
A. the radio was a tool that saved
them time
B. assembly lines made the work day
shorter
C. cars got them to places quicker
D. vacuum cleaners, washing machines
and other inventions made chores
easier
D. vacuum cleaners, washing
machines and other inventions
made chores easier
Why did Americans elect Roosevelt?
A. He promised a “new deal” with
programs to help them.
B. His wife promised to help out.
C. He promised that no more
Americans would lose their jobs.
D. He promised the federal
government wouldn’t interfere with
the economy.
A. He promised a “new deal” with
programs to help them.
What did many Americans experience
during the Great Depression?
A. Many Americans created new
businesses and hired workers.
B. Many Americans bought cars.
C. Many Americans were able to invest
in stock markets.
D. Many Americans lost their jobs and
became homeless.
D. Many Americans lost their jobs
and became homeless.
How does the Social Security Act
help Americans?
A. If finds jobs for people.
B. It keeps people safe.
C. It arranges social events for
senior citizens.
D. It gives money to people with
disabilities and to Americans over
65.
D. It gives money to people with
disabilities and to Americans over
65.
What happened after the stock market
crash?
A. There was an economic boom.
B. The economy grew strong.
C. The economy grew weak.
D. People borrowed money to buy
stocks.
C. The economy grew weak.
What made life hard for farmers on
the Great Plains?
A. Railroads didn’t go there.
B. There was no room to build
shantytowns.
C. There was a bad drought and
the soil turned to dust.
D. There were not enough farmers
to harvest the crops.
C. There was a bad drought and
the soil turned to dust.
What happened when stores
couldn’t sell their goods?
A. Factories fired workers.
B. Factories hired workers.
C. Factories made more goods.
D. Factories borrowed money to
buy more goods.
Factories fired workers.
During the Great Depression there
was:
A. a flood in the Great Plains
B. unemployment and hardship
C. work for everyone except
farmers
D. growth and prosperity
B. unemployment and hardship
What happened to bank customers in
the 1930s?
A. They asked the banks for loans to
buy stocks.
B. They lost their savings when the
banks closed.
C. They sold their shanties to the
banks.
D. They earned interest on their
savings accounts.
B. They lost their savings when the
banks closed.
After World War I ended:
A. there was an economic boom
B. there was an economic bust
C. most people could not afford to
buy homes
D. people didn’t want to spend
money
A. there was an economic boom
What was the biggest thing that
happened for women in the 1920s?
A. They worked outside of their
homes.
B. They went to college.
C. They played sports.
D. They won the right to vote.
D. They won the right to vote.
Henry Ford’s factories used
assembly lines to build:
A. washing machines
B. vacuum cleaners
C. houses
D. automobiles
D. automobiles
Which of the following gave people
more free time and made their
lives easier?
A. radio
B. movies
C. electricity
D. tanks
C. electricity
Why did many Americans invest
their money in the stock market?
A. to sell their stock at a low price
to make a profit
B. to sell their stock at a high price
to make a profit
C. to finance a new war
D. to be able to loan businesses
money
B. to sell their stock at a high price
to make a profit
Herbert Hoover thought economic
growth should come from:
A. wealthy people helping others
B. the government raising taxes
C. the government cutting taxes
D. ordinary people working hard
D. ordinary people working hard
Who were the three presidents during
the 1920s?
A. Wilson, Coolidge, and Hoover
B. Theodore Roosevelt, Coolidge, and
Hoover
C. Coolidge, Hoover, and Franklin
Roosevelt
D. Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover
D. Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover
During W.W.1, people moved to
cities to:
A. dance in jazz nightclubs
B. be closer to military bases
C. sell produce from their farms
D. work in factories or other
businesses
D. work in factories or other
businesses