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Roaring 20s and Great Depression

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When were the Roaring Twenties?

a)

1620s

b)

1720s

c)

1820s

d)

1920s

2.

What war ended right before the start of the Roaring Twenties?

a)

Civil War

b)

World War 1

c)

War of 1812

d)

Revolutionary War

3.

True or False: The Roaring Twenties was a time of cultural change throughout the country.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What event brought the Roaring Twenties to a grinding halt?

a)

World War 2

b)

Cold War

c)

Stock Market Crash

d)

Prohibition

5.

True or False: Automobiles were affordable for the average family during the Roaring Twenties.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What Constitutional amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

5th

b)

14th

c)

19th

d)

21st

7.

Who were flappers?

a)

Jazz musicians

b)

Politicians who changed sides

c)

Automobile sales people

d)

Young women who listened to jazz

8.

What did Prohibition make illegal?

a)

Stock trading

b)

Alcoholic drinks

c)

Jazz music

d)

Women voting

9.

True or False: The Roaring Twenties had a lot of unemployed citizens.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What style of music became popular during the Roaring Twenties?

a)

Jazz

b)

Rap

c)

Hip hop

d)

Rock and roll

11.

What decade did the majority of the Great Depression occur?

a)

1900s

b)

1910s

c)

1930s

d)

1940s

12.

What event is generally considered to be the start of the Great Depression?

a)

Dust bowl

b)

Prohibition

c)

Stock market crash

d)

New Deal

13.

Who was the president of the United States at the start of the Great Depression?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

14.

What caused the Great Depression?

a)

Drought

b)

Overproduction of goods

c)

Stock speculation

d)

Consumer debt

15.

What president promised Americans a 'New Deal'?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Harry Truman

16.

What was the 'New Deal'?

a)

A radio show put on by the president

b)

A series of laws and programs to help end the Great Depression

c)

The name of the Federal Bank

d)

A professional wrestler

17.

What were neighborhoods of homeless people called during the Great Depression?

a)

Roosevelt Towns

b)

Hoovervilles

c)

Herbertlands

d)

Wilsonboroughs

18.

The day the 1929 stock market crashed is sometimes called what?

a)

Manic Monday

b)

Black Friday

c)

Black Tuesday

19.

A person who moves from place to place to find work

a)

Fascism

b)

Migrant Worker

c)

Unemployment Insurance

20.

What event happened first in history?

a)

War World 1

b)

Roaring Twenties

c)

Great Depression

d)

War World 2