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Chapter 13 The Transition Twenties and Depression Thirties



True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

Most of the activity of the Ku Klux Klan was in South Carolina’s Lowcountry.
 

 2. 

The Great Migration resulted in blacks no longer being the majority in South Carolina.
 

 3. 

Lack of food was not a problem during the Great Depression.
 

 4. 

Many textile workers who participated in the general strike were not hired unless they agreed to not join a union.
 

 5. 

During Reconstruction most Republican voters were black.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Who opposed most of the New Deal programs because they increased the power and size of the federal government?
a.
James F. Byrnes
b.
Olin D. Johnston
c.
John G. Richards, Jr.
d.
Ellison D. Smith
 

 2. 

In which state was the Ku Klux Klan reborn?
a.
Georgia
b.
Louisiana
c.
South Carolina
d.
Tennessee
 

 3. 

Which group was NOT targeted by the KKK?
a.
Catholics
b.
Communists
c.
Jews
d.
Liberals
 

 4. 

Who warned blacks that their move north was the beginning of a new struggle, not the end of their struggle?
a.
James F.Byrnes
b.
W.E.B. Dubois
c.
Franklin Roosevelt
d.
Waties Waring
 

 5. 

What was the most important reason for the growth of the textile industry?
a.
cheap labor
b.
special tax breaks
c.
laissez-faire policy
d.
lack of labor unions
 

 6. 

Which was the long-range goal of the New Deal?
a.
Reconstruction
b.
Recovery
c.
Reform
d.
Relief
 

 7. 

How did the whites assure white control of the Democratic Party in South Carolina?
a.
Only whites could vote in the Democratic Party primary.
b.
Blacks had to pay a poll tax to be a member of the Democratic Party.
c.
Blacks had to take a literacy test to be a member of the Democratic Party.
d.
Members of the Democratic Party had to contribute money to support the party.
 

 8. 

Which federal office was NOT held by James F. Byrnes?
a.
U.S. Secretary of State
b.
U.S. Secretary of Defense
c.
U.S. Senator
d.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice
 

 9. 

What was the lasting contribution of Governor John G. Richards, Jr.?
a.
civil rights
b.
education
c.
health care
d.
road building
 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 1. 

Young women who broke traditional dress and behavior codes were known as ____________.
 

 

 2. 

Men who hopped freight trains looking for work were called ________________________.
 

 

 3. 

The process where workers and employers meet to determine wages, working conditions, etc. is known as ______________________________.
 

 

 4. 

_____________________________________ is considered the African American National Anthem.
 

 

 5. 

The clusters of shacks built by homeless people during the Depression were often referred to as ____________________________.
 

 

 6. 

The highest priorities of the New Deal were putting people to work and relieving ____________________ need.
 

 



 
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