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U4 Assessment Prep Quiz

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 2hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When did the Stock Market crash?
a)
October 31, 1929
b)
September 29, 1931
c)
August 29, 1991
d)
October 29, 1929
2.
What is another name for the Stock Market Crash?
a)
Black Friday
b)
Taco Tuesday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Throwback Thursday
3.
Who was President of the US when the stock market crashed and Depression began?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
William McKinley
4.
Who was elected president because he had a plan to pull America out of the Great Depression?
a)
William McKinley
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
5.
What was the name of FDR's plan to reconstruct America following the Great Depression?
a)
No Deal
b)
New Deal
c)
Reconstruction
d)
FDR's Plan
6.
During the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the Great Plains. Strong prairie winds picked up the topsoil and spread dust everywhere. Many farm families packed everything up and moved west. What was this event called?
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Salad Bowl
c)
Great Plains Panic
d)
Depressing Dust
7.
Charities that provided bread and soup to homeless and jobless people during the Depression were called _______?
a)
Priest Palace
b)
Soup and Salad Bowls
c)
Soup Kitchens
d)
Goodwill
8.
People who could no longer afford their homes were forced to live in cardboard shacks that they built in public parks. What were these shacks called?
a)
Shantyshacks
b)
Town Homes
c)
Tenement Housing
d)
Hoovervilles
9.
True or False: The New Deal plan completely fixed the broken American economy.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
A major difference between the philosophies of President Herbert Hoover and President Franklin D. Roosevelt in responding to the Great Depression is that Roosevelt
a)
wanted to rely on private charities to provide assistance
b)
stressed the need for individual rugged individualism
c)
supported direct relief to people out of work
d)
thought the government should not be involved in economic reform
11.
FDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:
a)
FDR Hour
b)
Hangin' With Franklin
c)
Fireside Chats
d)
Around the Fire
12.
Passage of the Social Security Act (1935) helped American workers by 
a)
creating jobs for the unemployed
b)
guaranteeing a minimum wage
c)
legalizing the right to join labor unions
d)
providing financial assistance after retirement
13.
What was a economic impact of the Great Depression?
a)
Stock market crashed and millions of Americans lost their jobs
b)
Many Americans moved to California in search for Gold
c)
Many Americans began to become wealthy due to Oil being found in Texas
14.
How is the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression related?
a)
Both events caused Americans to struggle financially
b)
Both events caused riots throughout the nation
c)
Both events led to World War II beginning 
15.
What was created to end the Great Depression?
a)
The New Deal
b)
American Purchase
c)
Stock Market
d)
Economic control
16.
What happened to the price of crops in 1932?
a)
The price fell very low to  where farmers decided to burn their own crops
b)
They were raised due to the demand of crops
c)
Price would vary depending on the supply given during the season
17.
The falling of the _________ was the main reason why the Great Depression began
a)
stock market
b)
soldiers
c)
deported goods
18.

Unemployment is the number of people without.....

a)

money

b)

children

c)

jobs

d)

food

19.

Which event occurred on Black Tuesday?

a)

many factories closed

b)

many banks closed

c)

many people lost their homes

d)

the stock market crashed

20.

What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?

a)

a government program that gave free land to homesteaders

b)

a government program that helped women get the vote

c)

a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country

d)

a government program designed to help people during the depression

21.
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
22.
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. 
23.
During the 1930s, poor land management and severe drought conditions across parts of the Midwest resulted in the
a)
formation of the United States Department of Agriculture
b)
creation of wheat surpluses
c)
growth of the Populist movement
d)
development of Dust Bowl conditions on the Great Plains
24.
A drought in the Great Plains that affected farmers greatly.
a)
Drought
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
Angel's Grave
d)
Texas Cattle Storm
25.
These places helped to feed people in Hooverville.
a)
Kicthens
b)
Shelters
c)
Micro Kitchens
d)
Soup Kitchens
26.
What caused millions to lose their family wealth during The Depression?
a)
Bank closures
b)
Foreclosures on their farms and homes
c)
Stockmarket
d)
All of the above
27.

What name was given to the great achievements in art and learning by African Americans during the 1920s?

a)

The Roaring 20s

b)

The Best of Times

c)

Harlem Renaissance

28.

What area was seen as the birthplace of the cultural awakening of African American culture? (music, poetry, art, etc)

a)

Harlem, New York

b)

Atlanta, Georgia

c)

Detroit, Michigan

d)

Austin, Texas

29.

What did the Eighteenth Amendment state?

a)

This amendment outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.

b)

This amendment outlawed the advertisment of alcohol.

c)

This amendment changed the age a person had to be to buy alcohol.

d)

This amendment repealed the 18th amendment, lifting the ban on alcohol production, sale, and transport

30.

When African Americans began to move from the rural South to the urban North, this was called what?

a)

The Great Awakening

b)

The Great Migration

c)

The Great Pumpkin

d)

The Trail of Tears

31.
The Harlem Renaissance was focused on the writing and music related to
a)
African Americans
b)
Immigrants
c)
Communists
d)
Republicans
32.

Henry Ford's factories used assembly lines and division of labor

a)

to buy homes.

b)

to produce appliances like washing machines.

c)

to build cars.

d)

to produce more stocks for investors.

33.

What technology allowed people to have shows, the news, sports, and music broadcasted in their households?

a)

Movie Theater

b)

Radio

c)

Ford cars

d)

toaster

34.
Who built the Model T?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Al Capone
c)
Charles Lindbergh
d)
Harry Truman
35.
What system allowed for mass production, the idea of products being created at a much faster pace?
a)
Ford System
b)
Assembly Line
c)
Mass Production
d)
Mass Media
36.
Who was the Chicago gangster that made millions in bootlegging?
a)
Al Capone
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Charlie Chaplin
d)
Babe Ruth
37.
What type of music became a new trend during this time in the 1920s?
a)
Jazz
b)
Hip-hop
c)
Country
d)
Blues
38.

Car created by Henry Ford that allowed many

Americans to own cars and was first automobile

manufactured on an assembly line

a)

Red Scare

b)

Moving Assembly Line

c)

Harlem Renaissance

d)

Model T

39.

movement of many African Americans

from the South to the North in search of factory jobs and

more opportunity

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Scopes Trial

c)

talkie

d)

Great Migration

40.

A period of African American artistic accomplishment

a)

Georgia O’Keefe

b)

Great Migration

c)

Harlem Renaissance

d)

Lost Generation:

41.

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

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Henry Ford build his cars on an ______________ which is a system in which each worker in a factory does a different job in putting together a product.

a)

assembly line

b)

manufacturing line

c)

fabrication line

43.

A time in the 20s when African Americans were free to express themselves through art, music, and literature.

a)

Harlem Renaissance

b)

Southern Renaissance

c)

Northern Renaissance

44.
The 1920s were not a good time for which of the following?
a)
sharecroppers and farmers
b)
business owners
c)
housewives
45.
How did people embrace or become familiar with "mass culture"?
a)
factories
b)
movies and radios
c)
electricity
46.
How were new inventions such as automobiles and appliances "mass produced"?
a)
assembly lines
b)
farms
c)
garages
47.
The _____ was the movement of African Americans from the South to cities in the North.
a)
Big Migration
b)
Great Migration
c)
Yellow Migration
48.
Why did many African Americans move from rural southern areas to urban northern areas?
a)
economic prosperity in the South
b)
economic hardships in the South
c)
economic boom in the South
49.
What effect did Jim Crow laws have on many African Americans in the South?
a)
forced them to leave
b)
forced them to stay
c)
forced them to eat boll weevils
50.

products made for personal use

a)

consumer goods

b)

installment buying

c)

mechanization

d)

urbanization

51.

This group of people did NOT benefit from the economic boom of the 1920s.

a)

factory workers

b)

truck drivers

c)

movie theater owners

d)

farmers

52.

cities were able to expand outward because of

a)

automobiles

b)

immigrants

c)

skyscrapers

d)

taller skyscrapers

53.

this genre of music became very popular in the 1920s

a)

hip hop

b)

rock and roll

c)

country

d)

jazz

54.

Many African Americans moved to

a)

Harlem, New York

b)

Manhattan, New York

c)

Queens, New York

d)

Brooklyn, New York

55.
According to the map, where were African Americans migrating from?
a)
The East
b)
The North
c)
The South
d)
The Midwest
56.

People were able to own automobiles, radios, washing machines and other consumer goods because ....

a)

of advertising

b)

of installment buying

c)

of the trucking industry

57.

making monthly payments until the full price has been paid

a)

consumer goods

b)

mechanization

c)

urbanization

d)

installment buying

58.
The Great Migration refers to the shift of the African­American  population from the
a)
rural South to the rural North
b)
rural North to the rural South
c)
urban South to the urban North
d)
rural South to the urban North
59.
It was hard for black people to find jobs in the south because of __________, which made segregation legal.
a)
Jim Crow laws
b)
Slave laws
c)
Segregational Act of 1900
d)
Civil Rights
60.

Did African Americans find equality when they moved?

a)

Yes

b)

No

61.
Which of the following best describes a reason that African Americans would have moved from the South to the North and Midwest between 1910 and 1930?
a)
The climate was better.
b)
There were more jobs.
c)
The housing was free.
d)
There were fewer taxes.
62.

Why did they want to leave the south?

a)

Its "cooler" in the north.

b)

They couldn't take the ''heat"

c)

to escape segregation

d)

to meet new people

63.

What was one impact of the great migration?

a)

More factories

b)

Increased growth of a new african-american culture.

64.

The Harlem Renaissance refers to

a)

The period when more than six million African Americans migrated out of the South.

b)

The integration of previously all white neighborhoods and schools.

c)

the explosion of a new urban black culture that sought to redefine itself through music, art, and literature

d)

The explosive race riots that erupted to segregation and racial oppression.

65.

The Harlem Renaissance is a direct result of what major event?

a)

World War I

b)

The Emancipation Proclomation

c)

The Roaring Twenties

d)

The Great Migration

66.

African Americans fled from the South in pursuit of

a)

jobs, higher wages, better benefits, bigger cities

b)

jobs, higher wages, escape racism, better education

c)

jobs, higher wages, more hospitable climate, escape slavery

d)

Jobs, higher wages, escape slavery, better education

67.

The laws in the South that legalized segregation were dubbed

a)

Jane Crosby

b)

Jim Crow

c)

Johnny Corn

d)

Jamie Calloway

68.

When were the Roaring Twenties?

a)

1620s

b)

1720s

c)

1820s

d)

1920s

69.

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

70.

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

a)

True

b)

False

71.

What Constitutional amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

5th

b)

14th

c)

19th

d)

21st

72.

What did Prohibition make illegal?

a)

Stock trading

b)

Alcoholic drinks

c)

Jazz music

d)

Women voting

73.

What law established Prohibition?

a)

17th Amendment

b)

18th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

21st Amendment

74.
What was Prohibition?
a)
A complete ban on the sale of food
b)
A complete ban on the sale of alcohol
c)
A complete ban on the sale of clothes
d)
A complete ban on the sale of cars
75.
What were illegal places where people drank alcohol called?
a)
Speakeasies
b)
Cellars
c)
Hidden spots
d)
Speaksoftly
76.
Which was NOT a characteristic of a flapper?
a)
smoked and drank in public
b)
wore make up
c)
over 65 yrs. old
d)
rebellious, fun, and energetic
77.

Young woman that cut their hair shirt and wore makeup and shots dresses

a)

Flappers

b)

Jazz Age

c)

Kellog Braind Pact

d)

Lost Generation

78.
What did the 18th Amendment State?
a)
This amendment outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
b)
This amendment changed the age a person had to be to buy alcohol.
c)
This amendment outlawed the advertisment of alcohol.
d)
The amendment limited immigration.
79.
The 1920s were characterized by 
a)
Economic depression
b)
Wars 
c)
Economic Prosperity 
d)
none of the above 
80.

“Buy now, pay later” could be a slogan used by companies who wanted consumers to purchase items via what during the 1920’s?

a)

Trade

b)

Cash

c)

Credit

d)

Theft

81.

Secret bars that served illegal alcohol were called what?

a)

Pubs

b)

Clubs

c)

Talkies

d)

Speakeasies

82.

What does the word suffrage mean?

a)

The mafia is the boss

b)

The right to vote

c)

The right to work shorter hours

d)

People who like Jazz Music

83.

What was the nickname for the 1920s?

a)

Roaring Twenties

b)

Great Depression

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Reconstruction

84.

What law guaranteed women the right to vote?

a)

17th Amendment

b)

18th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

21st Amendment

85.

What word refers to the complete ban on alcohol in American from 1920-1933?

a)

Consumer

b)

Prohibition

c)

Progressive

d)

Suffragist

86.

What was a major result of Prohibition in the U.S. during the 1920s?

a)

restriction of immigration

b)

growth of communism

c)

destruction of family values

d)

increase in organized crime

87.

a system of buying goods or services by charging the amount with payment due at a later time

a)

interest

b)

credit

c)

prosperity

d)

bull market

88.

a member of an organized group of criminals

a)

atheist

b)

gangster

c)

flapper

d)

bootlegger

89.
The most direct result of the 18th Amendment(Prohibition) was that ________
a)
people were mostly in support of the amendment.
b)
organized crime in America increased
c)
organized crime in America decreased
d)
people stopped drinking alchohol
90.

Smugglers who brought alcohol into the United States when it was illegal were called?

a)

Flappers

b)

Bootleggers

c)

Anarchists

d)

Communists

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