WorksheetsDZ Roaring 20's & Great Depression
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A movement that typically criticize excessive alcohol consumption and pushes the government to enact laws.
a)
Temperance Movement
b)
Prohibition
c)
Civil Rights Movement
2.
Gave women the right to vote
a)
19th Amendment
b)
20th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
17th Amendment
3.
The ability of a consumer to obtain goods before payment
a)
Interest
b)
Credit
c)
Flapper
4.
31st President
a)
Hoover Dam
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Hoover Herbert
d)
Mr.Hubert
5.
The was the nickname day when the New York stock exchange collapsed
a)
Black Tuesday
b)
Black Friday
c)
Black Monday
6.
The year that Black Tuesday happened on
a)
1927
b)
1929
c)
1928
d)
1926
7.
32nd President
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Teddy D. Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
8.
Used to improve the conditions of the Great Depression
a)
New Deal
b)
Great Deal
c)
Amazing Deal
9.
How were people in the 1920's able to buy expensive items like homes and cars?
a)
Stock Market
b)
Installment Plans
c)
Alcohol
d)
Radio
10.
What started the Great Depression in 1920?
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Banks
c)
Hoovervilles
d)
Stock Market Crash
11.
Many families depended on these two things for food during the Great Depression.
a)
bread lines and stock market
b)
soup kitchens and hoovervilles
c)
soup kitchens and bread lines
d)
banks and stock market
12.
What closed because some people could not afford to pay their loans while others rushed to pull money out?
a)
bread lines
b)
soup kitchens
c)
banks
d)
Hoovervilles
13.
What was the New Deal?
a)
A program to help farmers
b)
The program that helped re-elect Hoover
c)
A series of programs designed to give relief to citizens, help the economy recover, and make needed reforms during the Great Depression
d)
A deal that allowed banks to invest in the stock market
14.
Who started the New Deal?
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
15.
Which New Deal program or policy helped support retired people?
a)
Civilian Conservation Corps
b)
Works Progress Administration
c)
Social Security
d)
Securities and Exchange
16.
"...we make Mexico a proposal of alliance on the following basis: make war together, make peace together...and an understanding on our part that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona."-1917 Who made this proposal?
a)
Germany
b)
Serbia
c)
the United States
d)
France
17.
_______________ were young women who rebelled against traditional ways of thinking and acting.
a)
Expatriates
b)
Jazzers
c)
Flappers
d)
Scats
18.
Which music genre was created in the 20s?
a)
Bluegrass
b)
Jazz
c)
Hip Hop
d)
R&B
19.
Who was one of the most famous baseball players during the 1920's?
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Gertrude Ederle
c)
Amelia Earhart
d)
Derek Jeter
20.
The Harlem Renaissance was
a)
Celebration of African American Culture
b)
Spark of increased industrial jobs
c)
Creation of controversial policies
d)
Creation of the Department of Interior
21.
This man is one of the most famous criminals in U.S. History. He was rumored to have made $60 million a year during Prohibition. What was the name of the most famous bootlegger during Prohibition?
a)
Baby Face Nelson
b)
Al Capone
c)
George Harris
d)
James Jones
22.
During the 1920s people's lives changed because they began listening to the what?
a)
mass media
b)
movies
c)
radio
d)
music
23.
Who was the first African American to play major league baseball?
a)
Jackie Robinson
b)
Michael Jordan
c)
Jesse Owens
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