Roaring 20s & Great Depression

What amendment prohibited the production, transport & sale of alcohol?

• 17th
• 18th
• 20th
• 21st

Where were most Dust Bowl migrants headed once they lost their land?

• Oklahoma
• Arizona
• New York
• California

What was the purpose of Social Security?

• to provide pensions for the aged and unemployment insurance
• to protect workers against accidents on the job
• to establish a minimum wage for workers
• to establish a 40 hour work week health benefits

Which amendment repealed/ended Prohibition in 1933?

• 18th Amendment
• 19th Amendment
• 20th Amendment
• 21st Amendment

The stock market crash and the dollar’s rapid decline in value, resulted in many Americans to conduct “runs” on which of the following?

• banks
• movie theaters
• grocery stores
• brokerage offices

What year did the Great Depression begin? 

• 1919
• 1929
• 1939
• 1949

The New Deal Programs were enacted by which president?

• Herbert Hoover
• Franklin Roosevelt
• Abraham Lincoln
• George Washington

Who was the President of the United States when the Stock Market crashed?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Herbert Hoover
• Woodrow Wilson
• Theodore Roosevelt

Which of the following was a major cause of the Great Depression?

• overproduction and underconsumption
• a decrease in the supply of consumer goods
• an increase in demand for imported products
• an increase in the price of wheat on the world market

During the early 1930s, the main goal of the Bonus Army was to pressure the Hoover administration to

• strengthen the nation’s defenses
• end the military draft
• bring American troops home from overseas
• support the early payment of money promised to veterans