Worksheets1920's and Great Depression Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In the early 1920's, Americans were fearful of all of the following except:
a)
Spread of communism
b)
Economic collapse
c)
Immigrants and foreigners
d)
Radicals
2.
Which of the options is the best definition or description of anarchism?
a)
Theory that all women should be given the right to vote
b)
Belief that all disputes can be solved peacefully
c)
Belief that there should be no government
d)
Theory that big business corrupts all of society
3.
Which of these options did the U.S. not restrict immigration from?
a)
Italy
b)
Japan
c)
Egypt
d)
England
4.
After WWI why did many farmers fail to share in the economic growth?
a)
They had to compete against immigrants
b)
Government reduced the amount of land they could farm
c)
They couldn't produce enough to keep up with the demand
d)
Overproduction caused falling prices
5.
The desire for "normalcy" after WWI was closely related to the idea of:
a)
Isolationism
b)
Communism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Anarchism
6.
Which of these is not true about advertisement during the 20's?
a)
Ads tried to convince Americans that certain products were necessities and not luxuries
b)
People could buy identical home products
c)
Many new products allowed women to have more freedom
d)
TV's were affordably priced
7.
What was a result of Prohibition in the U.S. during the 1920's?
a)
Restriction of immigration
b)
Growth of communism
c)
Suffrage for women
d)
Increase in organized crime
8.
The Palmer Raids were meant to protect the American people from:
a)
Big business
b)
Radicals and communists
c)
Corruption and fraud
d)
Labor union members
9.
Which of these was not a cause of the Great Depression?
a)
An uneven distribution of wealth among the upper and lower classes
b)
Availability of easy credit
c)
Foreclosure of farms
d)
Soup kitchens and bread lines
10.
In what year did the Stock Market crash?
a)
1929
b)
1924
c)
1927
d)
1932
11.
Who was the President at the time of the stock market crash?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Warren Harding
d)
Herbert Hoover
12.
Why did the government pay farmers to not grow crops during the 1930's?
a)
To force farmers to move to the cities
b)
To reduce surplus crops and increase crop prices
c)
To increase the production of crops in certain states
d)
To increase the quality of crops
13.
Which of these groups actually saw economic growth during the Depression?
a)
Car salesmen
b)
Farmers
c)
Stockbrokers
d)
Boxing managers
14.
Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington D.C.?
a)
WWI veterans and their families
b)
Farmers forced off their land because of the Dust Bowl
c)
Unemployed industrial workers
d)
Business and labor leaders
15.
Franklin Roosevelt was first elected in what year?
a)
1932
b)
1928
c)
1929
d)
1938
16.
When Roosevelt first took office what did he do to fix the banking crisis?
a)
Opened all of the closed banks
b)
Made a radio address telling everyone to take their money out of the banks
c)
Made the Bank of the United States to manage the country's money
d)
Declared a bank holiday
17.
Which of these was not a result of the New Deal?
a)
Restored people's confidence in the economy and the nation
b)
Created a larger federal government with more agencies
c)
Expanded federal regulation into people's lives
d)
Solved all of the problems of the Great Depression
18.
Which of these was not a part of the Social Security Act?
a)
Providing insurance for retirees aged 65 or older
b)
Providing payment to unemployed individuals
c)
Providing aid to families with dependent children and the disabled
d)
Providing relief payments to African Americans and other minority groups
19.
Which of these best explains "Court-Packing"?
a)
Remove all of the judges to appoint new ones
b)
Increase the number of judges on the Supreme Court
c)
Appoint the first female Justice
d)
Make being a Supreme Court Justice an elected office and limiting the term length of judges
20.
In the first few month of Roosevelt's presidency:
a)
Roosevelt did not take any actions and did not try to pass any bills
b)
Passed only a few deals
c)
Passed a lot of bills that were designed to help with the recovery and relief effort
d)
He tried but could not pass any bills
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