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WorksheetsRoaring 20s and Great Depression-Carraway
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which artist is incorrectly matched with his or her career?
a)
Langston Hughes-poet
b)
F. Scott Fitzgerald- novelist
c)
Bessie Smith — singer
d)
John Steinbeck — composer
2.
What form of jazz was made known worldwide by Bessie Smith?
a)
Big Band jazz
b)
The Blues
c)
String jazz
d)
Mississippi River jazz
3.
What movement took place during the 1920s in which thousands of African Americans moved north to find work?
a)
The Great White Fleet
b)
The Great Depression
c)
The Great Migration
d)
The Great Gatsby
4.
Which title best completes this graphic organizer?
a)
Artists of the Twenty-first Century
b)
Artists of the Harlem Renaissance
c)
Leaders of the Great Depression
d)
Leaders of Prohibition
5.
According to the map, which state most likely outlawed alcohol prior to the passageof the Prohibition Amendment?
a)
New York
b)
Minnesota
c)
Vermont
d)
Michigan
6.
Which industry pictured above was created by the 18th Amendment of theConstitution?
a)
Cooper tubing manufacturing
b)
Corn boilers
c)
Bootlegging
d)
Barrel making and binding
7.
Which of the following best explains the trend that occurred in Model T prices from1910 to 1920?
a)
The assembly line enabled a faster method of producing cars which lowered the cost forconsumers.
b)
B The use of cheap materials enabled more cars to be produced which lowered the cost forconsumers.
c)
Machines increased the assembly time which required cars to be sold at a higher price.
d)
Work teams built one car at a time which caused an increase in the price for consumers.
8.
Which type of discrimination is portrayed in this Jacob Lawrence painting from hisGreat Migration series?
a)
African Americans experienced segregation in public facilities.
b)
White people received the higher paying jobs in the North and Midwest.
c)
The Ku Klux Klan used fear and violence to intimidate African Americans.
d)
There were few job opportunities for African Americans in the North.
9.
Which development contributed strongly with powering labor-saving devices in thehome?
a)
Generators
b)
Natural gas
c)
Electrification
d)
Windmills
10.
According to the map, what most likely caused Illinois to ban alcohol?
a)
Development of speakeasies in major cities
b)
Passage of the 18th Amendment
c)
Creation of a state law banning alcohol
d)
Passage of the 21st Amendment
11.
How did the new affordability of automobiles change life in America in the 1920s?
a)
Pollution decreased in the cities.
b)
Many people moved to the city.
c)
More transcontinental railroads were built.
d)
There were new jobs and greater mobility.
12.
All of the following were changing developments in American communication in the1920s EXCEPT
a)
the movie industry
b)
the building of telegraph lines
c)
development of the radio
d)
increased availability of telephones
13.
Whose innovation is pictured above?
a)
Andrew and Thomas Carnegie
b)
Thomas and William Edison
c)
Wilbur and Orville Wright
d)
Henry and Edsel Ford
14.
Which title best completes this diagram?
a)
Results of Great Migration
b)
Results of Prohibition
c)
Results of Improved Transportation
d)
Results of Economic Changes
15.
What statement provides the best interpretation of the perspective of a person thatsupports the passage of the Twenty-first Amendment?
a)
Mary Smith
b)
Michael Stevens
c)
Sandra Brown
d)
John Peters
16.
Which sequence of events is in the correct order?
a)
3, 1, 2, 4
b)
1, 3, 2, 4
c)
4, 2, 3, 1
d)
2, 1, 4, 3
17.
The poem above was published in 1926. Which statement best supports the author'sview of African Americans in the United States?
a)
The author accepts the discrimination of African Americans.
b)
The author is hopeful that conditions will improve for African Americans in the future.
c)
The author is ashamed of being an African American.
d)
The author believes the treatment of African Americans will worsen in the future.
18.
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Great Depression?
a)
One-fourth of workers were without jobs
b)
Many banks and businesses failed
c)
Farmers' incomes increased to high levels
d)
There were large numbers of homeless and hungry people
19.
Who was involved in the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
Flappers and Tin Lizzies
b)
African American business men
c)
Hispanics and Native Americans artists
d)
African American writers and performers
20.
As a result of the Great Depression, about how many workers were without jobs?
a)
Two-thirds
b)
One-half
c)
One-fourth
d)
hree-fourths
21.
Which feature of the New Deal does this photo illustrate?
a)
Social Security
b)
Increased rights for labor
c)
Federal works programs
d)
Farm assistance programs
22.
Which of the following was NOT an economic result of the Great Depression?
a)
Many homeless
b)
High inflation
c)
Increased national prosperity
d)
Massive unemployment
23.
1 Great Depression
2 Spanish American War
3 Roaring Twenties
4 World War One
What is the correct sequence of these events?
2 Spanish American War
3 Roaring Twenties
4 World War One
What is the correct sequence of these events?
a)
2, 4, 1, 3
b)
4, 2, 3, 1
c)
2, 4, 3, 1
d)
4, 2, 1, 3
24.
Which American president is the subject of this report?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
25.
In this photograph what do these men have in common?
a)
Shopping for groceries
b)
All were negatively affected by the Great Depression.
c)
All were trying to withdraw money from a Savings and Loan.
d)
Looking to buy a house
26.
This image, known as "Migrant Mother", represents the impact of which event?
a)
World War I
b)
Westward Expansion
c)
Reconstruction
d)
The Great Depression
27.
What major impact of the Great Depression is shown in this picture?
a)
Homelessness
b)
Use of migrant labor
c)
Bank failure
d)
Temperance movement
28.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
a)
American consumers had more money than they could spend.
b)
Companies produced more goods than could be sold.
c)
Many people borrowed money to buy stocks.
d)
Banks closed because of losses in the stock market.
29.
How were many banks affected by the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
a)
The number of deposits increased over the next five years.
b)
They were able to make low interest loans.
c)
They could not meet the needs of their depositors.
d)
The number of new banks doubled over the next five years.
30.
Over-speculation, buying on margin, failure of the Federal Reserve and high tariffsare all -
a)
causes of World War II
b)
causes of the Great Depression
c)
causes of the Temperence Movement
d)
causes of World War I
31.
Which two people were composers of American music during the 1920s and 1930s?
a)
Woody Guthrie and Georgia O’Keeffe
b)
Will Rogers and Woody Guthrie
c)
John Dillinger and Bonnie and Clyde
d)
Aaron Copland and George Gershwin
32.
Slavery was abolished as a result of the
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
d)
Freedman's Bureau
33.
What was the priority of President Lincoln's government at the end of the CivilWar as reflected in the quote.
a)
It was important to preserve the Union and punish the South.
b)
Charity should be given to the North for their trouble fighting the Civil War.
c)
Preservation of the Union was more important than punishing the South.
d)
The South should form its own country and separate from the Union.
34.
Which statement should be placed in the box labeled with the number 3?
a)
Grants citizenship to all persons born in the United States and guarantees them equal protectionunder the law
b)
Ensures all citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
c)
Bans slavery in the United States and all of its territories
d)
Guarantees employment to all previous slaves
35.
What do the people in the diagram have in common?
a)
African American musicians during the Harlem Renaissance
b)
African American poets during the Harlem Renaissance
c)
Influential artists during the 1920s and 1930s
d)
Influential novelists and poets during the 1920s and 1930s
36.
What institution failed to prevent the collapse of the banking system in 1929?
a)
Social Security Administration
b)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
c)
Federal Reserve
d)
United States Congress
37.
Which statement best explains Herbert Hoover's quote?
a)
All major industries would be nationalized to bring the Great Depression to an end.
b)
The Great Depression would end with little government involvement.
c)
The government would require all businesses to pay a minimum wage to workers.
d)
Job programs would be created by the government for the unemployed.
38.
Why would someone have most likely posted this sign in regards to the New Deal program?
a)
The government was attempting to regulate and control agricultural production.
b)
Environmental improvement programs were creating strict environmental policies.
c)
The belief that it was causing a delay in the recovery from the Depression.
d)
The incomes of a large number of farmers were falling to low levels.
39.
Which amendment does the sign most likely refer to?
a)
19th
b)
15th
c)
14th
d)
13th
40.
Which number on the graph most likely represents the United States economy in1930?
a)
3
b)
1
c)
4
d)
2
41.
The period of rebirth of African American art forms is known as the —
a)
Harlem Revival
b)
Black Eagles
c)
Harlem Renaissance
d)
Great Migration
42.
According to the graph, how many people were unemployed in the year 1930?
a)
5 million
b)
2 million
c)
4 million
d)
3 million
43.
What is the correct sequence of these events?
1 World War II begins
2 Stock Market Crash
3 President Franklin D. Roosevelt elected
4 New Deal program provides relief
1 World War II begins
2 Stock Market Crash
3 President Franklin D. Roosevelt elected
4 New Deal program provides relief
a)
3,2,1,4
b)
3,2,4,1
c)
2,3,4,1
d)
2,4,1,3
44.
In which book would you find an article on Henry Ford and his accomplishments?
a)
Great Plains Adaptations
b)
History of Industrial Development
c)
Post-World War II Inventors
d)
Beginnings of Electricity and Motion Pictures
45.
Who is the artist of this painting?
a)
Langston Hughes
b)
Jacob Lawrence
c)
Bessie Smith
d)
Georgia O'Keffee
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