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20's & 30's

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following statements is most likely to be something a nativist would state?
a)
"These darn immigrants come over here and steal our jobs"
b)
"Kids these days have no respect"
c)
"I don't believe in the theory of Evolution"
2.
What was one of the consequences of the Teapot Dome Scandal?
a)
The Harding Presidency is seen as scandalous
b)
The position of Secretary of the Interior was removed
c)
Teapots were no longer sold in bulk
d)
Warren G. Harding was impeached
3.
The ____________________ was very affordable in the 1920's and changed the way Americans traveled. 
a)
Automobile
b)
Airplane
c)
Train
d)
City Bus
4.

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

a)

Jazz

b)

Rock n' Roll

c)

Rap

d)

Folk Music

5.
In the 1920's many Americans purchased _________ to listen to news, sports, and entertainment shows. 
a)
Radios
b)
TVS
c)
Netflix 
d)
Cable
6.

To encourage Americans to "buy now" and "pay latter" when purchasing products in their stores they encouraged

a)

Credit

b)

Margin Buying

c)

Muckraking

d)

Imperialism

7.
Women who cut their hair short, wore makeup, and wore short dresses were known as 
a)
Flappers
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Hippies
d)
Victorian Women
8.
What Amendment made it illegal to purchase and distribute Alcohol? 
a)
18th
b)
19th
c)
20th
d)
21st
9.
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
10.
The Harlem Renaissance refers to:
a)
A literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture
b)
A struggle for civil rights by the NAACP
c)
A program to promote African-American owned businesses
d)
A population increase in Harlem during the 1920s
11.

What was demobilization?

a)

When factories make the machines of war

b)

Leaving the war

c)

A return of people factories and industry from wartime to peace

12.

Why did African Americans move from South to North during the Great Migration

a)

To escape racism and work good jobs in Northern Factories.

b)

To get rich working in goldmines.

c)

Because they did not want to be slaves anymore.

13.

After WWI the foreign policy supported by most Americans was

a)

Isolationism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Involvement in China

d)

joining the League of Nations

14.

How did the US "return to normalcy"

a)

no longer selling alcohol

b)

women rebelled against society

c)

going back to the way life was before WWI

d)

increasing US involvement in other nations

15.

The immigration laws of the 1920s

a)

prevented illegal immigration

b)

encouraged immigration of skilled workers

c)

reduced the number of immigrants from certain contries

d)

allowed immigrants to enter if they were wealthy

16.

The Red Scare was mainly a result of

a)

the communist revolution in Russia

b)

the prohibition act

c)

the women's suffrage movement

d)

the Harlem Renaissance

17.

What caused organized crime to rise in the 1920s?

a)

the rise of the KKK

b)

the Harlem Renaissance

c)

the ban on alcohol

d)

segregation

18.
Which is the first significant event considered to have signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?
a)
The Dust Bowl
b)
Prohibition
c)
Stock Market Crash
d)
Election of Herbert Hoover
19.
Who was the top elected official generally blamed for the Great Depression?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
20.
Who was the president credited with relieving the Great Depression with the New Deal legislation?
a)
Harry S. Truman
b)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
John F. Kennedy
21.
This program protected the financial deposits people made in banks:
a)
The New Deal
b)
Works Progress Authority (WPA)
c)
 Securities & Exchange Commission
d)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
22.
This program was created to regulate the stock market:
a)
The New Deal
b)
Works Progress Authority (WPA)
c)
Securities & Exchange Commission
d)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
23.

Which picture shows the best depiction of "Hooverville?"

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

What was the result of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff?

a)

Economy boomed and the U.S. pulled out of the Great Depression.

b)

International trade increased for the U.S.

c)

U.S. declared war on Germany.

d)

International trade dried up for the U.S.

25.
One difference between the administrations of President Roosevelt and President Hoover was that Roosevelt was-
a)
more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems
b)
unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs
c)
able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
d)
opposed to any type of government regulation of financial institutions
26.
Roosevelt's fireside chats used what technology to spread his message?
a)
Television
b)
Radio
c)
Newspaper
d)
Instragram
27.
This was designed to provide assistance to the elderly, disabled, and poor
a)
Social Security
b)
Securities and Exchange Committee
c)
Wagner Act
d)
National Recovery Act

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