The Red Scare refers to:

The panic in the U.S. that followed the Bolshevik Revolution

The trampling of individual rights

The robbery and murder of citizens at the hand of anarchists

The trouble facing the U.S. economy during the 1920s

A person who smuggled in and sold alcoholic beverages into the U.S. during prohibition

Individuals who brewed alcohol during the prohibition

The term for immigrants used by nativists

After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.

they couldn't remember where they put it

What was Hoover's belief about the governments involvement in businesses and individuals?

The government should avoid direct involvement

The government should help the people

The government should provide solutions to the people

The government should shut down

The Great Depression was an economic slowdown in the 1920s and 1930s. Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression in the United States?

the crash of the stock exchange

The Great Depression that began in 1929 hit farmers especially hard. Farmers had not been doing well in the 1920s and several years of severe drought turned the land into a "dust bowl." What was an immediate result of this?

Many farmers and their families lost their farms and moved west.

Many farmers decided to grow crops that did not use as much water.

The government built large dams in the West for irrigation.

The government helped farmers by buying their land and equipment.

In 1929, the stock market crash was the beginning of the "Great Depression." Which of the following BEST describes the Great Depression?

Many countries around the world experienced the economic depression

The depression was severe, but only in the United States.

Governments acted quickly and the depression only lasted two years

The depression caused revolutions all across the world.

How did the 1929 stock market crash affect the United States economy in the 1930s?

Unemployment reached its highest level in United States history.

Congress voted to reject New Deal policies.

Stock prices were higher than investors could afford.

Agriculture replaced manufacturing as the primary industry.

Which states were hurt most by the Dust Bowl?

Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas

Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hamshire

Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, Idaho

Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina

What is the definition of foreclosure?

the legal process that banks use to get back some of the money they loaned when a borrower can't repay the loan.

the process construction workers use build homes

the process that presidents use to create jobs during an economic depression

the process investors use to predict the stock market

Why is the period called the Roaring Twenties?

Widespread social and economic changes occured

Everyone roared as a form of communication

US roared in to a global leader

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This comprehensive quiz covers American history from the post-World War I period through the Great Depression, spanning roughly 1918-1939, making it appropriate for 11th and 12th grade students studying U.S. History. The questions assess students' knowledge of major social, cultural, economic, and political transformations during this pivotal era. Students need to understand the interconnected nature of social movements like the Great Migration and Harlem Renaissance, cultural shifts including the emergence of flappers and jazz culture, economic policies such as Prohibition and isolationism, and the causes and consequences of the Great Depression. The quiz requires students to analyze cause-and-effect relationships, recognize historical patterns, and understand how technological innovations like the assembly line, radio, and automobile transformed American society. Students must also comprehend the political responses to economic crisis, including the transition from Hoover's laissez-faire approach to Roosevelt's New Deal philosophy. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying American history in grades 11-12. The assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a comprehensive review tool before unit exams, a formative assessment to gauge student understanding of key concepts, or as structured homework to reinforce learning from textbook readings and class discussions. Teachers can utilize individual questions as warm-up activities to begin lessons on specific topics like the Dust Bowl or Harlem Renaissance, or deploy the entire quiz as a pre-test to identify knowledge gaps before beginning instruction on this historical period. The quiz aligns with Common Core State Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.1, RH.11-12.2, RH.11-12.7) and supports NCSS Thematic Standards including Time, Continuity, and Change; People, Places, and Environments; Power, Authority, and Governance; and Production, Distribution, and Consumption.

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30 sec • 1 pt

When African Americans began to move from the rural South to the urban North, this was called what?

The Great Awakening

The Great Migration

The Great Pumpkin

The Trail of Tears

Places where people went to drink illegal alcohol and listen to Jazz were called:

Night clubs

Speakeasies

Public houses

Dive bars

What was the impact of the Harlem Renaissance?

promoted the growth of New York cities

promoted culture identity of African Americans

it fought discrimination in southern cities

it established programs such as the NAACP

The prejudice against foreign-born people is known as:

Isolationism

Communism

Nativism

Fundamentalism

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The KKK in the 1920s were against all of the following EXCEPT:

The destruction of saloons

Roman Catholics

100 percent Americanism

Foreign born individuals

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The era in which the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages was against the law was known as:

Jazz Age

Prohibition

The Red Scare

Harlem Renaissance

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Chicago was home to which notorious gangster with a bootlegging empire?

Billy Sunday

Nicola Sacco

Bartolomeo Vanzetti

Al Capone

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Roaring 20s & Great Depression

When African Americans began to move from the rural South to the urban North, this was called what?

Places where people went to drink illegal alcohol and listen to Jazz were called:

What was the impact of the Harlem Renaissance?

The prejudice against foreign-born people is known as:

The KKK in the 1920s were against all of the following EXCEPT:

The era in which the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages was against the law was known as:

Chicago was home to which notorious gangster with a bootlegging empire?

__________ coined the term "Jazz Age" and wrote the Great Gatsby.

What is the policy of pulling away from involvement in world affairs?

Which Amendment prohibited the sale or manufacture of intoxicating liquors?

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