wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

1920s & 1930s America

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After the Russian Revolution, 1920s America experienced a _____ scare, or fear of Communism.

a)

Blue

b)

Teal

c)

Orange

d)

Red

2.

Although many just wanted basic safety, reasonable hours, and a minimum wage, striking workers were often accused of being ________

a)

Republicans

b)

Traitors

c)

Anarchists

d)

Immigrants

3.

True/False: Workers in the 1920s and 1930s continued the tactics of strikes like workers during the Progressive Era.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is true about both the Sacco and Vanzetti AND Scopes Monkey trials?

a)

They showed the swift and effective use of our justice system.

b)

The demonstrated a turn towards fundamentalism and push against the quickly changing society in the 1920s.

c)

They showed how immigrants were welcomed into 1920s society.

d)

They showed the pushback against new scientific technologies.

5.

The Volstead Act enforced the _____ Amendment, prohibiting the sale, distribution, and consumption of alcohol.

a)

15th

b)

16th

c)

17th

d)

18th

6.

The Immigration Act of 1924 used this to limit immigrants coming from Eastern Europe (those perceived as Communists and anarchists).

a)

Quotas

b)

Treaties

c)

Laws

d)

Mergers

7.

Which of the following is NOT true about the economy after WWI?

a)

4 million soldiers returned to the workforce.

b)

Many women left wartime jobs to return to the home.

c)

Farming was booming.

d)

There was a high cost of living.

8.

Which of the following is NOT a Republican President of the 1920s?

a)

Calvin Coolidge

b)

FDR

c)

Warren G. Harding

d)

Herbert Hoover

9.

The "hands-off" economic policies of the Republican Presidents that allowed businesses to grow at the expense of workers with little government interference were described as ____.

a)

Mergers

b)

Pro-Union

c)

Laissez-Faire

d)

Consumerism

10.

Henry Ford was able to apply which two (choose two answers) of the following tactics for efficient manufacturing of the automobile.

a)

Assembly Line

b)

Rugged Individualism

c)

Scientific Management

d)

Laissez-Faire

e)

Mergers

11.

Which of the following is an example of an ancillary industry that was created as a result of the success of the automobile?

a)

Radio

b)

Electric Stove

c)

Gas stations

d)

General Motors

12.

Organizations like the NAACP and the UNIA were created to do all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Fight discrimination

b)

Foster African American economic independence

c)

Encourage Jim Crow Laws

d)

Fight lynching and housing discrimination

13.

Choose all that are correct: The Great Migration

a)

Was an internal (domestic) migration within the US

b)

Was a result of strict Jim Crow laws

c)

Started after WWI and lasted through the 1960s

d)

Included African Americans moving North and West, but also back and forth between the South and the North

e)

Contributed to the growth of black populations in cities like the Harlem Renaissance

14.

The Harlem Renaissance was a gathering of African American

a)

Politicians

b)

Families

c)

Soldiers

d)

Artists

15.

Pittsburgh's Black Renaissance happened in the Hill District and got the nickname

a)

Little Harlem

b)

Hill Renaissance

c)

Smoketown

d)

Pittsburgh Courier

16.

Which 1920s addition to family homes helped create a standardized middle class through advertisement and shared entertainment.

a)

Nickelodeons

b)

Radio

c)

Electric Appliances

d)

The Automobile

17.

True/False: The Great Depression was part of a larger, global depression.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

FDR's "Alphabet Soup" programs (like the CCC or WPA) with the goal of relief, reform, and recovery were part of his __________________.

a)

Square Deal

b)

Fair Deal

c)

Depression Deal

d)

New Deal

19.

The Works Progress Administration, which employed millions of Americans building infrastructure like bridges and post offices is an example of _______.

a)

Relief

b)

Reform

c)

Recovery

20.

The Social Security Adminstration which started pensions for retired workers (to ensure the elderly did not live in poverty) and still exists today is an example of _________.

a)

Relief

b)

Reform

c)

Recovery

21.

The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) paid farmers subsidies to reduce crop growth in certain areas to reduce surpluses while stimulating prices is an example of ___________.

a)

Relief

b)

Reform

c)

Recovery

22.

President Roosevelt used _______ to address the nation in his fireside chats, assuring them that recovery was happening.

a)

Movies

b)

Radio

c)

Television

d)

Telegraphs

23.

Severe dust storms in the Great Plains that destroyed crops and homes became known as the

a)

Tornado Alley

b)

Dust Bowl

c)

Oakies

d)

Dustnado

24.

Hoovervilles were ____________.

a)

Shanty towns that popped up during the Depression-- named ironically after the President during the Crash.

b)

Housing created by President Hoover to aide in recovery after the Depression.

c)

Towns named after President Hoover in honor of his service to the nation.

d)

Government agencies committed to finding housing during the Great Depression.

25.

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the Stock Market Crash in 1929?

a)

Buying on margin

b)

Overproduction of consumable goods

c)

Volstead Act

d)

Laissez-Faire Government Policies

26.
What is the significance of the 19th Amendment? 
a)
Women became citizens.
b)
African Americans became citizens.
c)
Women were granted the right to vote.
d)
African Americans were granted the right to vote.
27.
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.
28.
Breadlines and soup kitchens were the result  of 
a)
passage of the selective service act 
b)
widespread business failures
c)
increase in agriculture exports 
d)
a growing demand for military pensions
29.
This repealed prohibition in 1933
a)
The twenty-first admendment
b)
The Wagner Act
c)
The New Deal
d)
The Second New Deal
30.
The day in 1929 when the Stock Market crashed was known as?
a)
Black Tuesday
b)
Wild Wednesday
c)
Black Friday
d)
White Christmas
31.
What ended up happening that turned most of America against Prohibition?
a)
Many died from alcohol withdrawl
b)
Crime rates increased
c)
Church attendance decreased 
d)
The President spoke out against Prohibition
32.
The Great Depression was an economic slowdown in the 1920s and 1930s. Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression in the United States?
a)
the end of the gold rush 
b)
the crash of the stock exchange 
c)
the ending of World War II 
d)
the high price of oil 
33.
Because of the Dust Bowl, many farmers moved to California 
a)
True
b)
False 
34.
What problem were both the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration developed to address?
a)
Excessive stock market speculation
b)
High unemployment
c)
Increased use of credit
d)
Overproduction of goods
35.
During the New Deal, how did the government attempt to improve conditions for farmers?
a)
By ending the practice of sharecropping
b)
By encouraging farmers to grow more to increase profits
c)
By paying farmers to grow fewer crops
d)
By training farmers for jobs in a new field
36.
A major reason for creating the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1933 was to-
a)
Provide health care benefits to southerners
b)
Encourage African-Americans to settle in the valley
c)
Improve economic conditions in a poor rural region
d)
Evacuate farmers from the impoverished region
37.
What was the first order of business by FDR when he got into office?
a)
End the depression
b)
closed the stock market for a week
c)
4 day bank holiday
d)
close hoovervilles
38.
What was created to protect bank deposits up to $5,000?
a)
WPA
b)
CCC
c)
TVA
d)
FDIC
39.
What institution opposed parts of the New Deal because it believed it gave the federal government an unconstitutional amount of power over the states and economy?
a)
Congress
b)
Supreme Court
c)
Stock Market
d)
Executive Branch
40.
What were stock brokers doing that inflated the stock prices? 
a)
giving out loans they knew would not be paid back
b)
speculating stocks to be worth more than they actually were
c)
buying stocks on credit
d)
not insuring the customers' money
41.
Which program sets up a tax to help benefit retired people?
a)
FDIC
b)
Social Security
c)
TVA
d)
WPA
42.
The New Deal was divided into 3 categories: relief for immediate help, reform to fix problems, and _________________________ to help the people and nation “get back on their feet”. 
a)
reinvent
b)
radicalize
c)
recovery
d)
reissue 

Similar Resources on Wayground

G9 History Quiz

41 questions

G9 History Quiz

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade - University

UTS SEJARAH INDONESIA KELAS XI

40 questions

UTS SEJARAH INDONESIA KELAS XI

quiz

Worksheet

•

11th Grade

Soal UM SKI (Sejarah Kebudayan Islam)

40 questions

Soal UM SKI (Sejarah Kebudayan Islam)

quiz

Worksheet

•

12th Grade

PRAMUKA

40 questions

PRAMUKA

quiz

Worksheet

•

KG - University

ÔN TN - ĐỀ SỐ 4

40 questions

ÔN TN - ĐỀ SỐ 4

quiz

Worksheet

•

12th Grade

SEJARAH T4/B9

37 questions

SEJARAH T4/B9

quiz

Worksheet

•

5th - 10th Grade

Ancient Greece

40 questions

Ancient Greece

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade

Wiek wojen 2E sprawdzian wiadomości

42 questions

Wiek wojen 2E sprawdzian wiadomości

quiz

Worksheet

•

10th Grade