THE UNITED STATES IN THE 1920S AND 1930S

• Which of the following is Not true about the United States during the 1920s?
a. The US gave loans to Germany through the Dawes Act to help Germany recover and pay its Reparations after World War I.
b. The US insisted that its Allies (France, England etc.) pay "Debts" owed from war materials supplied during World War I.
c. The US economy during the 1920s was prosperous for the most part.
d. During the 1920s, American people speculated a lot in real estate and the stock market.
e. US production of manufactured and agricultural products could not keep up with the domestic and foreign demand for them.

• Which of the following was NOT true about the United States in the 1920s?
    a. Automobiles (“Model Ts”) were very popular.
    b. The Radio became common in most homes.
    c. Franklin Roosevelt began his New Deal program.
    d. JAZZ music became very popular.
    e. The illegal sale of liquor contributed to the rise of organized crime.

• The Soviet Union’s New Economic Policy 1921 - 1928
a. Was an uncompromising attempt to implement Marxist Communism.
b. Allowed some private ownership and some salary differences.
c. Was a return to Adam Smith’s “unbridled capitalism.”
d. An economic program based on Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal.

• The primary purpose of the Washington Conference 1921 -1922 was to
a. Renegotiate the Versailles Treaty.
b. Negotiate disarmament agreements among the major countries of the world.
c. Settle Irish problems.
d. Decide which countries should be a part of the Security Council in the United Nations.

• Who was President of the the United States during the Great Depression and during most of World War Two? a. Woodrow Wilson;   b. Herbert Hoover;
c. Franklin D. Roosevelt;   d. Harry S Truman    e. Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Which of the following statements is NOT true about America’s New Deal program in the 1930s?
a. The TVA  brought jobs, irrigation and hydroelectric power to many people during the Great Depression.
b. The CCC provided jobs for many people through public works projects such as the construction of dams, highways and buildings.
c. It was seen by critics as much too socialistic; it included too much welfare.
d. It greatly reduced government spending and balanced the budget.