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Roaring 20's, Great Depression, & New Deal

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

What does this painting, Bootleggers by Ben Shahn depict during the 1920s?

a)

Unemployment

b)

Migration

c)

Prohibition

d)

Social Security

2.

Which statement best summarizes the positive changes for women in the 1920s?

a)

Women were recognized for their contributions during WWI and given the right to vote.

b)

Women were allowed to work outside the home for the first time.

c)

Women were allowed to join the military and fight on the front lines.

d)

Women were allowed to hold political offices and run for president.

3.

What was the term that was used in the 1920s to describe great interest and activity in the arts, especially among African American artists living in New York?

a)

Great Migration

b)

Harlem Renaissance

c)

Reconstruction

d)

Prohibition

4.

Which region of the U.S. is the author leaving in this poem?


One-Way Ticket by Langston Hughes (1926)


"I pick up my life and take it with me.

And I put it down in Chicago, Detroit, Buffalo, Scranton

I am fed up with Jim Crow laws.

People who are cruel and afraid, who lynch and run,

I pick up my life and take it away.

On a one-way ticket -

Gone up North,

Gone out West,

Gone!"

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

East

5.

Which group of people is affected in the poem?


One-Way Ticket by Langston Hughes (1926)


"I pick up my life and take it with me.

And I put it down in Chicago, Detroit, Buffalo, Scranton

I am fed up with Jim Crow laws.

People who are cruel and afraid, who lynch and run,

I pick up my life and take it away.

On a one-way ticket -

Gone up North,

Gone out West,

Gone!"

a)

Poor Whites

b)

African Americans

c)

Chinese Immigrants

d)

Irish Immigrants

6.

Which movement is the author referring to in this poem?


One-Way Ticket by Langston Hughes (1926)


"I pick up my life and take it with me.

And I put it down in Chicago, Detroit, Buffalo, Scranton

I am fed up with Jim Crow laws.

People who are cruel and afraid, who lynch and run,

I pick up my life and take it away.

On a one-way ticket -

Gone up North,

Gone out West,

Gone!"

a)

The Great Migration

b)

Harlem Renaissance

c)

Industrialization

d)

The New Deal

7.

Based on the cartoon above, describe American feelings about immigrants in the 1920s?

a)

European immigrants were welcomed to the USA.

b)

Only Asian immigrants were allowed to come to the USA.

c)

European immigrants could come to a America for only a few years.

d)

Laws were passed to limit the number of European immigrants.

8.

How did transportation change for people during the 1920s?

a)

Faster horses were bred for covered wagon travel across the country.

b)

More railroads were built, and faster trains were invented.

c)

The invention of the Model T and availability of air travel made life easier.

d)

Motorcycles were improved to run faster and cleaner.

9.

Which 1920s inventions changed the daily life of women in particular?

a)

Electric irons and washing machines

b)

Automobiles and airplanes

c)

Radio and movies

d)

Telephones and U.S. Postal Service

10.

How did mass American culture spread in the 1920s?

a)

iPads and laptops

b)

tablets and cellphones

c)

radio and movies

d)

newspapers and books

11.

What time period is being shown?

a)

The Roaring 20's

b)

The Big Crash

c)

The New Deal

d)

The Great Depression

12.

Which event marked the beginning of the time period shown in the picture?

a)

The Stock Market Crash of 1929

b)

The Harlem Renaissance

c)

The Big Bank Collapse of 1938

d)

The Prohibition Movement

13.

Which best summarizes the effect of the stock market crash?

a)

Stock brokers remained wealthy and were unaffected.

b)

Workers were laid off and were not able to buy goods.

c)

Most Americans were able to take good care of their families.

d)

Many people continued to use credit to buy things they needed.

14.

What was an effect of high unemployment in 1930s?

a)

People built makeshift homes in public places called shantytowns.

b)

People built their own homes in the suburbs.

c)

People began to buy more appliances to make life easier.

d)

People started new businesses.

15.

What was the name given to the shantytowns of the 1930s?

a)

Roosevelt Row

b)

Hoover-ville

c)

Lincoln Lane

d)

Washington Way

16.

Why was the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) created?

a)

To ensure the disabled and elderly have some income

b)

To regulate trading on Wall Street

c)

To restore trust in the banking system

d)

To provide jobs for young men

17.

Many New Deal programs were formed to help people. Among these was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which _______________.

a)

regulated the stock market

b)

insured bank deposits

c)

provided jobs for young men planting trees

d)

produced electricity

18.

Which program required full disclosure of the information on stocks being sold?

a)

SSA, Social Security Act

b)

SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission

c)

CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps

d)

FCIC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

19.

Which President was responsible for implementing the New Deal programs?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

20.

Which of the following New Deal programs is still in existence today?

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps

b)

Agricultural Adjustment Act

c)

Works Progress Administration

d)

Social Security Act

21.

What was the purpose for the Social Security Act?

a)

To regulate trading on Wall Street

b)

To restore trust in the banking system

c)

To provide jobs for young men

d)

To ensure the disabled and elderly have some income

22.

What was the purpose of the New Deal?

a)

To end Worrld War 1

b)

To enter World War 2

c)

To boost the United States economy and help the poor and old people.

d)

To increase the debt of the United States with frivilous government spending

23.

What were some of the results from the New Deal?

a)

Caused the economy to worsen, costs many to lose jobs, and decreased the size of government

b)

Lead the United States into WWII, worsened the economy, but increased jobs

c)

Improved economy, but did not create aany jobs

d)

Improved the economy, created many jobs, and expanded the government.

24.

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

15th amendment

b)

18th amendment

c)

19th amendment

d)

21st amendment

25.

Which amendment prohibitied the sale and distribution of alcohol?

a)

15th amendment

b)

18th amendment

c)

19th amendment

d)

21st amendment

26.

Which amendment ratified the prohibition amendment, making it legal to sale and distribute alcohol again?

a)

15th amendment

b)

18th amendment

c)

19th amendment

d)

21st amendment