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1920's/1930's Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Women gained the right to vote with the _____ amendment

a)

15th

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

21st

2.

Louis Armstrong was famous for his ______________, and Langston Hughes was famous for his _______________________?

a)

Armstrong - trumpet, Hughes - poetry

b)

Hughes - poetry, Armstrong - boxing

c)

Armstrong - saxophone, Hughes - boxing

d)

Armstrong - poetry, Hughes - trumpet

3.

The economic boom period of the 1920’s is often referred to as the -

a)

Boom Twenties

b)

"Bust Period"

c)

"Roaring Twenties"

d)

Boom Period

4.

Who came up with the assembly line?

a)

JP Morgan

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Mike Chevrolet

d)

Jim Buick

5.

What Type of Music will be created and very popular during the 1920s'?

a)

Jazz

b)

Rock n' Roll

c)

Rap

d)

Folk Music

6.

Movies became very popular in the 1920's. The first movies had no sound and were called...

a)

Silent Movies

b)

Talkies

c)

Blockbusters

d)

Hollywood Films

7.

The 1920's saw an increase of intolerance towards immigrants and African-Americans with the rise of membership in the

a)

KKK

b)

League of Women Voters

c)

The Bull Moose Party

d)

The Populist Party

8.

The cultural movement that celebrated the African American experience in New York was called the _______________.

a)

Charleston

b)

Jim Crow

c)

Harlem Renaissance

d)

Civil rights movement

9.

During which time period did a renewed interest in African American culture take place?

a)

The Jazz Age

b)

The Harlem Renaissance

10.

What is the term for this stylish lady?

a)

Flapper

b)

Hipster

11.

What were the shantytown towns called during President Hoover's time as president?

a)

Hoovervilles

b)

Tent cities

12.

Term for an illegal bar or club that sold alcohol.

a)

Tenement

b)

Speakeasy

13.

Who was the most famous gangsters from the 1920's?

a)

Al Capone

b)

Jesse james

14.

Which phrase describes how people in the 1920’s bought things without actually having the cash to buy it (credit)?

a)

Recession

b)

Drought

c)

Buying on margin

d)

The Bull Market

15.

Which term was NOT Associated with the 1920’s

a)

Most people used credit to buy goods

b)

Unemployment was low/most had jobs

c)

The economy was booming

d)

Farms were closing/no food for cities

16.

What did NOT cause the Dust Bowl?

a)

Overproduction/growing only 1 crop on land

b)

Drought/No rain/not or bad irrigating

c)

No crop rotation/bad farming techniques

d)

An alien attack on the mid-west

17.

BEFORE the stock market crash, which is true of most Americans?

a)

They invested in the stock market/had jobs/enjoyed a good life

b)

They were mostly poor living in urban areas

c)

They did not have any money

d)

They did not drink alcohol since it was illegal

18.

Who was the President during

The Great Depression?

a)

JFK

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

FDR

19.

What was the name of homes made out of scrap wood and materials that poor people lived in during the Depression?

a)

Hoovertowns

b)

Pleasantville

c)

Palm Cities

d)

Shanties/Hoovervilles

20.

Why were the photographs of Dorothea Lange so important?

a)

They showed how the rich and "The Better Half" lived

b)

She exposed violations in the meat-packing industry

c)

She photographed and showed our nation the results of the depression on the mid-west

d)

She exposed the evils of the lavish spending of the president and congress

21.

What are the significance of “Oakies” and “Arkies”?

a)

They were farmers and poor people who left the mid-west

b)

They left their lives and packed all they had to try and find jobs

c)

They lost almost everything they had and fled to cities

d)

All are correct

22.

What was Roosevelt’s plan for getting the USA out of The Depression called?

a)

The New Deal

b)

The Super Fantastic Deal

c)

The Open Door Policy

d)

The Good Deal

23.

What was FDR’s agency called that made hydroelectric power using a series of Dams?

a)

•The Social Security Act

b)

•The FDIC- Federal Deposit Insurance Commission

c)

•AAA- Triple A

d)

•The TVA- The Tennessee Valley Authority

24.
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.
25.
What positive effect did the migration north have on African Americans? 
a)
Segregation
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
New job oppurtunities
d)
New sharecropping opportunities
26.
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.
27.

In what area were farmers in the dustbowl affected.

a)

South

b)

Northeast

c)

Midwest

d)

West

28.
This natural disaster served to worsen the effects of the Great Depression on Farmers in the Midwest 
a)
Tornados
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
Black Tuesday 
d)
Hurricanes
29.
The President who was mostly blamed for worsening the Great Depression 
a)
Roosevelt 
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Hoover
d)
Jefferson
30.
The Agricultural Adjustment Agency (AAA) helped farmers get crop prices under control. This is an example of:
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform 
31.
This new deal program helped with the recovery process by hiring the unemployed to work on outdoor projects such as deforestation 
a)
PWA
b)
CCC
c)
AAA
d)
FDIC
32.

This new deal programs helps to ensure retirement funds for all americans and helps those in need of immediate monetary assistance

a)

FDIC

b)

SSA

c)

AAA

d)

CCC

33.
The name given to the programs enforced by FDR to ensure relief, recovery and reform. 
a)
Stock Market 
b)
Great Depression
c)
Margin 
d)
New Deal 
34.
Programs that were put into place to ensure the causes of the Great Depression were addressed and corrected to ensure the Depression would not happen again 
a)
Relief 
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform 
35.
This President enforced both New Deals and saw America through the Great Depression and World War II. 
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Truman
c)
Hoover
d)
Roosevelt 
36.
On October 29, 1929 share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed and partially caused the Great Depression.
a)
Black Thursday
b)
Black Tuesday 
c)
Black Friday
d)
Black Sunday 
37.
This New Deal program insured the public's deposits to make sure that the bank runs never happened again 
a)
PWA
b)
WPA
c)
SSA
d)
FDIC
38.
A time in America following the roaring 20's where America experience rising unemployment that did not end until the onset of World War II. 
a)
New Deal
b)
Roaring 20's
c)
Great Depression
d)
Cold War 
39.
The most popular home appliance in the 1930's 
a)
Television
b)
Radio
c)
Movies
d)
Telephone 
40.
What percentage of Americans were unemployed in 1933?
a)
25%
b)
35%
c)
50%
d)
2%
41.
When FDR closed all the banks and did not allow them to reopen until they were stable 
a)
Bank closures
b)
Bank retreats
c)
Bank Holiday
d)
Margin Holiday 
42.
President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to pass a series of acts called the New Deal. Which is one way the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression?
a)
It gave all people the right to vote. 
b)
It created programs to put people back to work.    
c)
It let all new immigrants become American citizens. 
d)
It let people travel around the country freely. 
43.
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 
44.
The Great Depression that began in 1929 hit farmers especially hard. Farmers had not been doing well in the 1920s and several years of severe drought turned the land into a "dust bowl." What was an immediate result of this?
a)
Many farmers decided to grow crops that did not use as much water. 
b)
The government built large dams in the West for irrigation. 
c)
Many farmers and their families lost their farms and moved west. 
d)
The government helped farmers by buying their land and equipment. 
45.
When the stock market crashed in 1929, Herbert Hoover was president of the United States. The president who followed President Hoover began the New Deal, a program to help people during the Great Depression. This president was
a)
Warren Harding
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
46.
Because of the Dust Bowl, many farmers moved to California 
a)
True
b)
False 
47.
Homes that were in parks and built out of cardboard boxes were called Hoovervilles. 
a)
True
b)
False
48.
Herbert Hoover helped the United States by coming up with many programs to help Americans get out of the Great Depression.  These programs were known as the New Deal. 
a)
True
b)
False
49.
In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food.  These were normally run by charities.
a)
churches
b)
businesses
c)
soup kitchens
d)
work
50.
During the Great Depression, many people were unemployed.  This means that they lost their ____________.
a)
jobs
b)
homes
c)
families
d)
friends

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