Roaring Twenties/Great Depression Quiz

What was the time of prosperity during the 1920s called?

• The Great Depression

• Prohibition

• The Depressed Twenties

• The Roaring Twenties

What was the name for young women during the 20s who wore short skirts, drank, smoked, and danced jazz.

• smokers

• jazz girls

• flappers

• prohibition girls

What was the day that the Stock Market crashed called?

• Purple Monday

• Black Wednesday

• Black Tuesday

• Green Thursday

What year did the Stock Market Crash?

• 1929

• 1930

• 1809

• 2000

During The Great Depression, what happened to banks?

• They all remained open and profitable

• Many banks failed and closed down

• They needed to hire new employees

What caused the Great Depression? (choose more than 1)

• Stock being bought on credit during the 1920s

• Franklin Roosevelt

• The recession of 2008

• The stock market crash of 1920

What was the name for the dust storms in the Midwest, caused by drought?

• The Dust Drought

• The Dusty West

• The Dust Bowl

• The Great Depression

What was Roosevelt's plan to end the Great Depression?

• The New Deal

• The Roosevelt Plan

What were the 3 R's of the Great Deal?

• Reading, 'Riting, 'Rithmatic

• Rest, Relaxation, Rehabilitation

• Relief, Reform, Recovery

What was the time period in which alcohol was illegal in the United States?

• Prohibition

• Abolition

• Suffrage