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WorksheetsRoaring 20s and Great Depression
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
When were the Roaring Twenties?
1620s
1720s
1820s
1920s
What war ended right before the start of the Roaring Twenties?
Civil War
World War 1
War of 1812
Revolutionary War
True or False: The Roaring Twenties was a time of cultural change throughout the country.
True
False
What event brought the Roaring Twenties to a grinding halt?
World War 2
Cold War
Stock Market Crash
Prohibition
True or False: Automobiles were affordable for the average family during the Roaring Twenties.
True
False
What Constitutional amendment gave women the right to vote?
5th
14th
19th
21st
Who were flappers?
Jazz musicians
Politicians who changed sides
Automobile sales people
Young women who listened to jazz
What did Prohibition make illegal?
Stock trading
Alcoholic drinks
Jazz music
Women voting
True or False: The Roaring Twenties had a lot of unemployed citizens.
True
False
What style of music became popular during the Roaring Twenties?
Jazz
Rap
Hip hop
Rock and roll
What decade did the majority of the Great Depression occur?
1900s
1910s
1930s
1940s
What event is generally considered to be the start of the Great Depression?
Dust bowl
Prohibition
Stock market crash
New Deal
Who was the president of the United States at the start of the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What caused the Great Depression?
Drought
Overproduction of goods
Stock speculation
Consumer debt
What president promised Americans a 'New Deal'?
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Harry Truman
What was the 'New Deal'?
A radio show put on by the president
A series of laws and programs to help end the Great Depression
The name of the Federal Bank
A professional wrestler
What were neighborhoods of homeless people called during the Great Depression?
Roosevelt Towns
Hoovervilles
Herbertlands
Wilsonboroughs
The day the 1929 stock market crashed is sometimes called what?
Manic Monday
Black Friday
Black Tuesday
A person who moves from place to place to find work
Fascism
Migrant Worker
Unemployment Insurance
What event happened first in history?
War World 1
Roaring Twenties
Great Depression
War World 2
