The Roaring Twenties and Great Depression

What was the Roaring Twenties known for in the United States?

• A period of economic decline and isolationism

• A decade of great change and conflict

• The start of World War I

• The end of the Civil Rights Movement

What major event did the United States face the challenge of demobilizing after?

• World War II

• The Korean War

• World War I

• The Vietnam War

What were some of the major labor events during the post-WWI era?

• The establishment of labor unions

• The steel strike of 1919 and the coal strike of 1920

• The introduction of the eight-hour workday

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

What was the Red Scare?

• A celebration after the end of World War I

• A period of economic growth in the United States

• A period of anti-communist hysteria fueled by fears of a Bolshevik revolution

• A movement to promote workers' rights

What marked the 1920s aside from conflicts?

• Decline in consumer culture

• Economic prosperity and the rise of consumer culture

• The prohibition of new technologies

• A decrease in cultural clashes

What did flappers symbolize in the 1920s?

• Traditional gender roles

• A new era of independence and freedom for women

• Organized crime

• The production and sale of alcohol

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

• A social experiment related to prohibition

• A movement to promote morality and reduce crime

• A cultural movement celebrating Black art, literature, and music

• A rise in organized crime and underground speakeasies

What was one of the main consequences of prohibition in the 1920s?

• It promoted morality and reduced crime

• It led to a decline in the popularity of jazz music

• It fueled a rise in organized crime and underground speakeasies

• It encouraged the growth of the Harlem Renaissance

What event in 1929 marked the beginning of the end of the economic boom of the 1920s?

• White Monday
  
  
  

• Gray Wednesday

• Black Tuesday

• Blue Friday

Which of the following was a major factor contributing to the causes of the Great Depression?

• Decreased tariffs

• Equal distribution of wealth

• Strong banking system

• Agricultural overproduction