US History - Ch. 8 Study Guide

Which amendment had the greatest impact on women during the 1920s?

• 19th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

• 17th Amendment

What effect did this constitutional amendment have on the United States?

• Women had the right to vote and hold office.

• Senators became directly elected.

• Voting restrictions were removed for minorities.

• The sale of alcohol became illegal.

The passage of the 18th Amendment led to the rise of what type of criminal?

(These are the same folks who inspired modern-day NASCAR)

What was the term used to describe this early 20th-century woman in the picture?

• Suffragette

• Flapper

• New Lady

• Fashionista

Author’s of the ____ __________, such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, struggled with the demons of modern war and the Spanish Flu.

Many African-Americans moved into larger cities during the 1920's and created culture all their own. What cultural shift in art does this image depict?

Who would this couple likely be listening to during his Fireside Chat program?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Booker T. Washington

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Woodrow Wilson

Which method of communication did Franklin D. Roosevelt use to reach the American people in his Fireside Chats?

• Telephone

• Radio

• Newspapers

• Television

Which form of mass media provided an escape from the realities of the Great Depression?

• Radio

• Newspapers

• Movies

• Political movements

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Causes of the Great Depression

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(b) Effects of the Great Depression

• Bank Failures

• Increased Poverty Rates

• Decline in Agricultural Production

• Business Closures

• Reliance on Credit

• Banks had No Insurance

• Stock Market Crash

• Overspeculation in Stock Market