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Progressive Era (era, era, aye, aye) + Great Depression

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The prohibiting of manufacturing, selling, buying and drinking of alcohol is which amendment?
a)
17th
b)
18th
c)
19th
d)
20th
2.
What is a labor union?
a)
Group of elite politicians who vote for each other
b)
Group of workers who want to improve conditions at jobs
c)
Mr Bourque's Goon Squad 
d)
A union of former confederate soldiers to stop equal rights
3.
What is the Progressive Era?
a)
time period before the industrial revolution
b)
time period after world war 2
c)
time period of major reform, change and "progress"
d)
time period of civil war and fighting
4.
True or False: Most Americans sold, bought and drank more alcohol after the 18th amendment was passed
a)
False
b)
True
5.
What is an effect of the prohibition of alcohol in the United States?
a)
rise in organized crime, mobs, mafia, gangs
b)
decrease in crime rate
c)
More drunk people
d)
The invention of modern sports like baseball and football
6.
Which amendment repealed the 18th?
a)
20th
b)
21st
c)
22nd
d)
23rd
7.
Who were 2 women that had major contributions to the passing of equal rights for women?
a)
Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman
b)
Sojourner Truth, Susan B Anthony
c)
Michelle Obama, Oprah
d)
Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Kennedy
8.

Which amendment allowed women to vote?

a)

18th

b)

19th

c)

20th

d)

21st

9.
Who was a president during the Progressive Era(era, era, aye, aye)?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Ronald Reagan
d)
James K Polk
10.

The economic system where the individual is in control of their production and their investments

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

c)

Socialism

d)

Feudalism

11.

The economic system where the production and wealth gained to an individual is given to the community to make sure that everything is fair

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Communism

d)

Monarchy

12.

The economic system where the government is in control of all production and wealth gained and distributes it where needed

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

c)

Socialism

d)

Monarchy

13.

The decade where America's economy was very strong and life was great for most people

a)

Roaring 20s

b)

Great Depression

c)

1776ers

d)

Reconstruction 70s

14.

an invention that led to the growth of the economy and American culture in the Progressive Era

a)

Radio

b)

cell phone

c)

television

d)

internet

15.

Which of the following was NOT a monopoly in the Progressive Era?

a)

Oil

b)

Steel

c)

Railroads

d)

Internet

16.

Which person had a monopoly on the oil industry during the Progressive Era?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

John D Rockefeller

c)

Andrew Carniege

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

17.

Which person had a monopoly on the steel industry in the Progressive Era?

a)

John D Rockefeller

b)

Andrew Carniege

c)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

d)

Henry Ford

18.

Which person had a monopoly on the railroad industry in the Progressive Era?

a)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

b)

Andrew Carniege

c)

John D Rockefeller

d)

Henry Ford

19.

Which person had a monopoly on the automobile industry in the Progressive Era?

a)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

b)

Andrew Carniege

c)

Henry Ford

d)

John D Rockefeller

20.

Laws that legally segregated the races but really discriminated against minorities were called what?

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Southern Strategy laws

c)

John Brown Laws

d)

White codes

21.

Civil Rights activist in the Progressive Era that wanted civil rights for minorities now because it was in the constitution. He did not want to wait for it.

a)

W.E.B Du Bois

b)

Booker T Washington

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Al Sharpton

22.

Civil Rights activist in the Progressive Era who argued that minorities can get civil rights in the long term by being respectful and not rioting or protesting

a)

W.E.B Du Bois

b)

Booker T Washington

c)

Malcolm X

d)

Karl Marxx

23.

The mass movement of people to the cities is known as what?

a)

Urbanization

b)

agriculture

c)

Suburbia

d)

monopoly

24.

Which was NOT a negative affect of urbanization?

a)

over crowded cities

b)

dirty and heavily polluted streets

c)

city jobs that paid twice as much as farming jobs

d)

high crime

25.

The type of music that was created in the Progressive Era was what?

a)

Rock n Roll

b)

hip hop and rap

c)

jazz and swing

d)

classical

26.

The court case that ruled segregation of the races legal due to the "separate but equal" argument

a)

Marbury vs Madison

b)

Plessy vs Ferguson

c)

Dred Scott Decision

d)

Roe vs Wade

27.

The political party created by Theodore Roosevelt that was to fix or change the problems in American society during the Progressive Era

a)

Republican party

b)

Democratic Party

c)

Progressive Party

d)

Whig Party

28.

The law passed by the US government to break up monopolies and prevent new ones from taking over

a)

Sherman anti-trust act

b)

Johnson trust act

c)

Do not pass GO act

d)

Monopoly act

29.

Why did the US enter World War 1?

a)

128 Americans were killed when a German submarine sunk a British cruise ship that was heading to London

b)

Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

c)

Germany invaded Poland

d)

The Austrian-Hungary archduke was shot by a Serbian nationalist

30.

Which amendment created the income tax? small tax on the money you make at a job

a)

16th

b)

19th

c)

21st

d)

23rd

31.

The decade of the 1930s where there was high unemployment and a crashing economy is known as what?

a)

The Great Depression

b)

The Roaring 20s

c)

The Space Race

d)

The Iron Curtain

32.

President Franklin Roosevelt's plan to fix the Great Depression and prevent future ones was called the...

a)

New Deal

b)

New Economy

c)

FDR

d)

Make America Great Again

33.

What is one program from the New Deal that is still used today? (Hint* it might go bankrupt soon )

a)

Social Security Act (SSA)

b)

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

National Highway Act (NHA)

34.

The 3 R's of the New Deal are...

a)

Relief, Recovery, Reform

b)

Relief, Resist, Reform

c)

Recovery, Revolution, Relief

d)

Revolution, Resist, Reform

35.

What is NOT a result of the New Deal on America?

a)

It grew the power of the national government. More involved in people's lives

b)

It ended the Great Depression

c)

It helped millions of Americans find jobs

d)

It created government programs that are still used today

36.

What is a bank run?

a)

When everyone rushes to the banks to get their money, and the banks run out of money and fail

b)

When the bank has too much money, it runs it to the other banks

c)

When banks borrow money from other countries and are required to pay it back in a year

d)

All the above