1920s & Great Depression

The 19th Amendment was ratified to the US Constitution in 1920, what did it do?

• Give women the right to vote
• Legalized drinking alcohol
• Created the income tax
• Set term limits on the president

Which of the following is a characteristic of daily life in the 1920s? 

• Many Americans lost all of their money in the Stock Market crash.
• Many Americans did not have jobs and there were failed banks and businesses. 
• Many Americans experienced an economic boom, furthered by new technologies.
• All Americans experienced an economic boom, furthered by new technologies.

During the Harlem Renaissance African Americans had the opportunity to celebrate their culture in all of the following ways EXCEPT… 

• Art
• Clothing
• Music
• Writing

Which of the following was an effect of unemployment during the Great Depression?

• Consumers rushed to put all of their money in the banks.
• Consumers made many purchases, so businesses boomed. 
• Consumers could not or did not want to buy, so some businesses failed.
• Consumers could not buy goods fast enough before businesses sold out.

What was a result of the government’s response to the Great Depression?

• The role of the federal government increased.
• The role of the federal government decreased.
• There was no change in the role of the government. 
• The government’s response quickly ended the Great Depression.

Which event is most closely associated with the start of the Great Depression?

• the stock market collapse of 1929

• the end of World War I in 1918

• the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932

• the rise of immigration in 1920

Which of the following was one of many causes of the Great Depression?

• people buying on credit

• increased home ownership

• banks becoming stronger and more secure

• increased immigration

What is one way technology changed the economy in the 1920s?

• The Model-T allowed people to drive to work.

• Mass production made goods cheap and available.

• Radio stations hired thousands of people.

• The talkies made everyone rich.

Which of the following was an aim of the New Deal?

• to help every person in the world

• to give a bank account to every American

• to give every American a house

• to help Americans and the economy

Which New Deal program addressed the issue of bank runs?

• CCC

• FDIC

• SEC

• FDR