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WorksheetsCh. 5--Good Times/Hard Times for TN
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is mass production?
a)
Factories making items one at a time
b)
Factories measuring the amount their item weighs
c)
Factories making products in large quantities
d)
Factories refusing to make products
2.
Which of the following is NOT something that could have been mass produced?
a)
Cars
b)
Tires
c)
Radios
d)
Factory Workers
3.
What type of production involved making goods only when consumers had a need to avoid tying up money?
a)
Mass production
b)
Overproduction
c)
Just in time
d)
Consumer Request
4.
Which of the following is NOT a way the culture changed during the 1920's?
a)
The banning of Jim Crow laws
b)
Rise of consumer culture
c)
Rise of new music and media
d)
Widespread use of new appliances and technology
5.
The Roaring 20's could be described as a time of prosperity with a strong and booming economy.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What is something Americans began to spend money on during the 1920's?
a)
New farming equipment to help with dust storms
b)
War bonds to help pay for WWI
c)
New appliances that made life easier
d)
School supplies for African American students
7.
Who was a successful African American blues performer who recorded more than 200 songs?
a)
Bessie Smith
b)
W.C. Handy
c)
Ann Dallas Dudley
d)
Louis Armstrong
8.
Who was known as the "Father of the Blues" and is famous for playing on Beale Street in Memphis?
a)
Elvis Presley
b)
W.C. Handy
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Bessie Smith
9.
What genre of music was middle Tennessee famous for?
a)
blues
b)
jazz
c)
hillbilly (country)
d)
music recording
10.
What type of music was west Tennessee famous for?
a)
jazz
b)
country
c)
hillbilly
d)
blues
11.
What area of the music industry was east Tennessee famous for?
a)
country
b)
jazz
c)
music recording
d)
blues
12.
Which of the following is NOT a way advertising grew rapidly in the 1920's?
a)
Nickelodeons
b)
Television
c)
Radio
13.
What was the main reason National Life and Accident Insurance Company started the radio station WSM 650?
a)
Country music was really popular
b)
They knew they could make money by using a radio station for advertisement
c)
They thought the Grand Ole Opry would become famous
d)
To shield millions of people
14.
Which musician made jazz popular during this time period?
a)
W.C. Handy
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
Bessie Smith
d)
Louis Armstrong
15.
What does this picture represent?
a)
Prohibition
b)
Flapper
c)
Suffrage
d)
Anne Dallas Dudley
16.
Which of the following is NOT a way to describe women during the Roaring 20's?
a)
Shorter Skirts
b)
Couldn't Vote
c)
More Independent
d)
Bobbed Haircuts
17.
Which of the following is NOT something Americans were buying during the 1920's?
a)
Refrigerators
b)
Radios
c)
Telephones
d)
Vacuums
18.
What cultural changes led to the rise of the advertisement industry?
a)
The rise of shopping malls
b)
The invention of the television
c)
New technology like the radio and movies
d)
Americans were not buying enough goods
19.
What does this picture depict?
a)
Soup Kitchen
b)
Hooverville
c)
Nickelodeon
d)
Jazz Club
20.
Who is this a picture of?
a)
W.C. Handy
b)
Rough Riders
c)
Tuskegee Airmen
d)
Charles Lindberg
21.
The 1920's was a time of prosperity for all people.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
A cultural movement that celebrated African American heritage and the arts
b)
A period of time when African Americans migrated north to be with family
c)
The rise of the advertising industry in New York City
d)
A civil rights movement to protest Jim Crow Laws
23.
What were the 2 economic problems that partially led to the Great Depression?
a)
Banks and Credit
b)
Stock and Bulls
c)
Bulls and Bears
d)
Credit and Stock
24.
What is an economic depression?
a)
A time when many banks lose money, businesses close, and people lose their jobs
b)
A time when many people spend more money than they can pay back
c)
A time when farmland is destroyed because of drought and dust storms
d)
A time when many race riots occur
25.
Who believed the Great Depression was only temporary and loses the election for second term as President because of this?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
William H. Taft
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
26.
Why did Americans begin using credit to buy goods?
a)
They could buy expensive items without saving first
b)
They could create a budget to determine needs
c)
It kept them from getting into large amounts of debt
d)
It allowed people to buy money without having to pay it back
27.
A fee that is charged when goods are bought on credit (purchased now, but paid for later) is called...
a)
Credit
b)
Stock
c)
Interest
d)
Bank
28.
Who is shown in this picture?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
29.
Who is shown in this picture?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
30.
Why wasn't there much money in the banks by the end of the 1920's?
a)
The nation was in debt because of WWI
b)
Many Americans stopped borrowing money
c)
Too many businesses and monopolies had taken control
d)
Americans had gone into debt by borrowing too much money
31.
Why was October 29, 1929 called "Black Tuesday
a)
It was the day a terrible dust storm hit the Great Plains
b)
It was the day the Harlem Renaissance ended
c)
It was the day WWII began
d)
It was the day the stock market crashed
32.
Complete the next step in a business cycle during a depression: 1. People lose jobs 2. Consumers can't afford to buy goods
a)
Factories lay off workers
b)
Stores don't order from factories
c)
Stores go out of business
d)
Factories don't get orders
33.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Shanty town during Great Depression
b)
Manufacturing during the 1920's
c)
Dust Bowl in the Great Plains
d)
Neighborhood during the Roaring 20's
34.
Which of the following is NOT a way Tennesseans survived during the Great Depression?
a)
Moving into shacks called "Hoovervilles" after losing their home
b)
Investing in the stock market
c)
Standing in soup lines to get free soup and bread
d)
Patching and wearing old clothes
35.
What was the New Deal?
a)
A law that protected workers from unfair working conditions
b)
A law created by FDR to shut down all dishonest banks
c)
A program to open soup kitchens and feed hungry families
d)
Programs started by the government to provide jobs for unemployed
36.
New Deal program that provided insurance on money in banks and helped people trust banks again
a)
FDIC
b)
AAA
c)
CCC
d)
TVA
37.
New Deal program that put unemployed single men to work. Built parks, trails, and roads.
a)
FDIC
b)
AAA
c)
CCC
d)
TVA
38.
New Deal program that paid farmers not to plant crops.
a)
FDIC
b)
AAA
c)
CCC
d)
TVA
39.
New Deal program that built dams and controlled flooding. Brought electricity and plumbing to poor areas.
a)
FDIC
b)
AAA
c)
CCC
d)
TVA
40.
What problem did the TVA create for some groups of Tennesseans?
a)
Destroyed newly paved roads
b)
Flooded hundreds of miles of land forcing residents to find new homes
c)
Causes thousands to lose their jobs
d)
Destroyed dams that provided electricity to those living in that area
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