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WorksheetsRoaring 20s and Dirty 30s
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In what way did mass production change the economy?
a)
Our economy failed
b)
We became a command economy
c)
It made industries grow, gave people jobs, and allowed people to buy consumer goods
d)
It slowed down the way we made things
2.
Why were the 1920s called the "Roaring Twenties"?
a)
Because there were lions in the United States for the first time
b)
Because you could hear the roar of all of the new airplanes
c)
Because music became very popular
d)
Because people felt life was "roaring" forward like a speeding car. Women began doing things they never did before and there was a ton of new technology and inventions.
3.
Who was Louis Armstrong?
a)
The first man on the moon
b)
A singer and trumpeter who helped to make jazz popular in the 1920s
c)
He invented the TV
d)
He was known for his oil company
4.
Who was Langston Hughes?
a)
He was a singer
b)
He was an astronaut
c)
He was a farmer
d)
He was a famous African American poet
5.
Define prohibition
a)
The act of forbidding something such as alcoholic beverages
b)
When women can't vote
c)
When African American men can't vote
d)
When the government chooses who has to go fight in certain wars
6.
What was it called when a severe drought in the Great Plains destroyed crops and blew loose dust and dirt all over?
a)
Desert Storm
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Dust Bowl
d)
Great Depression
7.
What president was blamed for the Great Depression?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
George W. Bush
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Herbert Hoover
8.
What did Franklin D. Roosevelt do to help with the Great Depression?
a)
He created the New Deal, which is a series of government programs to help American People in poverty
b)
He closed the Stock Market
c)
He gave the United States a different type of economy
d)
He asked that everyone get paid more ate their jobs.
9.
Which amendment started Prohibition?
a)
18th
b)
19th
c)
20th
d)
21st
10.
Which Amendment brought an end to Prohibition?
a)
19th
b)
18th
c)
21st
d)
20th
11.
What president was elected in 1932 that had a plan to fix the economy during the Great Depression?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Calvin Coolidge
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
12.
What was the name of the event where large numbers of Africans Americans left the south for the north and west
a)
Great Migration
b)
Great Movement
c)
The Big Shuffle
d)
Harlem Renaissance
13.
What was a result of the government’s response to the Great Depression?
a)
The role of the federal government increased.
b)
The role of the federal government decreased.
c)
There was no change in the role of the government.
d)
The government’s response quickly ended the Great Depression.
14.
This was a major innovation found in most homes by the end of the 20s.
a)
Radio
b)
Television
c)
Telephone
d)
Microwave.
15.
What was one EFFECT of dust storms that occurred during "the Dust Bowl"?
a)
loss of farms and livestock
b)
homes were destroyed
c)
Texans moved to other states
d)
ALL of these are effects of the dust storms
16.
True or False: President Hoover believed the economy would naturally heal itself with the free markets.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Which of the Three R's of the New Deal would "getting immediate help to US citizens in poverty" be?
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
18.
Which of the Three R's of the New Deal would "making changes to laws or new laws to help prevent another Depression" be?
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
19.
Which of the Three R's of the New Deal would "helping factories, farms, businesses, etc. in the U.S. economy" be?
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
20.
In response to critics of the New Deal, FDR create this to help care for the unemployed and elderly.
a)
Social Security Act
b)
Agriculture Adjustment Act (AAA)
c)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
d)
TN Valley Authority (TVA)
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