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Chapter 21/22

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The secret location where people would go to illegally consume alcohol.

a)

Speakeasy

b)

Salon

c)

Pub

d)

Dining Hall

2.

This republican was elected president in 1929 at the start of the Great Depression.

a)

Calvin Coolide

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Al Smith

d)

Teddy Roosevelt

3.

These were young women who didn’t follow societal trends.

a)

Teenagers

b)

Tweens

c)

Flappers

d)

Hoosiers

4.

He wrote “The Great Gatsby” and coined the term the jazz age.

a)

Christoper Walkin

b)

Benjamin Elliot

c)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

d)

Leonardo Leeks

5.

What MCAS subject are you being tested on next week?

a)

Math

b)

ELA

c)

Biology

d)

History

6.

The term given to define severe droughts that extended from Texas to the Dakotas and lasted until the late 30s.

a)

Dust Bowl

b)

Midwest

c)

Micro burst

d)

Southwest

7.

During the 1920s, women were viewed differently than men. This was known as...

a)

Bullying

b)

A Double Standard

c)

Coping Mechanisms

d)

Friendship

8.

This term refers to the number of Americans that are not currently working and do not have a job.

a)

Co-op

b)

Internship

c)

Ghetto

d)

Unemployment Rate

9.

These were makeshift shacks that people lived in during the Great Depression.

a)

Condo

b)

Duplex

c)

Shantytown

d)

Ghetto

10.

This was when the government started buying agricultural goods and selling them on the world market.

a)

Bonza Spending

b)

Direct Relief

c)

Price Supports

d)

Speculation

11.

This measures how healthy the stock market is.

a)

The Dow Jones Average

b)

FDIC

c)

Speculation

d)

Relief Meter

12.

When someone bought a stock or bond hoping to make a quick profit.

a)

Buying on Margin

b)

Price Supports

c)

Speculation

d)

Scratch Ticket

13.

This was when a person paid a small amount for a stock and agreed to pay the rest back later.

a)

Buying on Margin

b)

Credit

c)

Loan

d)

Speculation

14.

This term refers to the day that the stock market crashed.

a)

Blue Tuesday

b)

Black Friday

c)

Black Tuesday

d)

Blue Friday

15.

These were cash payments provided by the government to the poor.

a)

Direct Relief

b)

Soup Kitchen

c)

Breadline

d)

Speculation

16.

This was the most powerful communication tool of the 1920s.

a)

Televisions

b)

Newspapers

c)

Twitter

d)

Radio

17.

More students received this type of education in the 1920s.

a)

College

b)

High School

c)

Vocational

d)

Junior College

18.

The Dust Bowl happened because farmers didn't...

a)

Rotate their crops

b)

Water their plants

c)

Pay their bills

d)

Pay their bills

19.

Our last day of school is on a...

a)

Tuesday

b)

Monday

c)

Friday

d)

Wednesday

20.

The skills competition is being held at this vocational high school.

a)

Blackstone Valley

b)

Bay Path

c)

Nashoba Valley

d)

Assabet