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Roaring 20s and Great Depression

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Belief that no immigrants should be allowed into the country is called

a)

nativism

b)

racism

c)

Prohibition

d)

welfare

2.

First popular automobile made by Henry Ford that was affordable and known as "Tin Lizzie"

a)

Model T

b)

Bonus Army

c)

Model Z

d)

Ford Escape

3.

A period of time of great economic growth and widespread well being for America after World War I

a)

Roaring Twenties

b)

Great Migration

c)

Harlem Renaissance

d)

Dust Bowl

4.

Name given to movement of African Americans from the South to the North in order to get better jobs and find a better way of life

a)

Great Migration

b)

Harlem Renaissance

c)

New Deal

d)

Bonus Army

5.

A movement of artistic and intellectual development of African Americans in New York City during the 1920s

a)

Harlem Renaissance

b)

Great Migration

c)

Depression

d)

installment plan

6.

A ban on alcohol in America during the 1920s that created organized crime

a)

Prohibition

b)

Depression

c)

Escapism

d)

Black Tuesday

7.

A market where companies exchange shares

a)

stock exchange

b)

Public Works

c)

installment plan

d)

shanty towns

8.

October 29, 1929 - the stock market crashed to near zero, sending many people to bankruptcy in a single day

a)

Black Tuesday

b)

Depression

c)

default

d)

Prohibition

9.

A period of great economic turmoil where many people have no money or no jobs

a)

Depression

b)

escapism

c)

default

d)

Great Migration

10.
The Harlem Renaissance was focused on the writing and music related to
a)
African Americans
b)
Immigrants
c)
Communists
d)
Republicans
11.

Which amendment ended prohibition?

a)

19th Amendment

b)

18th Amendment

c)

21st Amendment

d)

13th Amendment

12.

The Women's Suffrage Movement:

a)

Made selling and making alcohol illegal

b)

Made women’s voting legal by passing the 19th amendment

c)

Made alcohol legal

d)

Gave African American men the right to vote

13.

Why were the 1920s called the “Roaring ‘20s”?

a)

because times were hard, and life was awful for most people

b)

because it was the sound that Model T cars made

c)

because it was another name for jazz music

d)

because times were good, and life improved for most people

14.

_________ allowed people to share their culture with each other in the 1920s, resulting in a new, common American culture.

a)

Television and Newspapers

b)

Radio and Movies

c)

Telephone and Music

d)

Telegraph and Art

15.
Homes that were in parks and built out of cardboard boxes were called Hoovervilles. 
a)
True
b)
False
16.

The KKK targeted which groups of people during this time period? (Select all)

a)

Catholics

b)

Jewish People

c)

African Americans

d)

Chinese Immigrants

17.

Which is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

a)

Too many people bought things on credit

b)

Stock Market Crash of 1929

c)

Overproduction of goods and crops (making more than people want to buy)

d)

World War 1

18.

President during the start of the 1920s. "Return to Normalcy"

a)

Warren G. Harding

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Howard Taft

d)

Herbert Hoover

19.

A ban on the sale of alcohol in the 1920s

a)

Teapot Dome

b)

Red Scare

c)

Smoot-Hawley Tariff

d)

Prohibition

20.

What decade saw installment plans, prohibition, and the flappers?

a)

1910s

b)

1920s

c)

1930s

d)

1940s

21.

What was one unintended consequence of Prohibition?

a)

Alcoholism decreased

b)

The rise of organized crime

c)

The Great Migration

d)

Teapot Dome scandal

22.

The rise of Jazz music contributed to what movement?

a)

Harlem Renaissance

b)

Great Migration

c)

Prohibition

d)

Nativism

23.

Can you recall what the 18th amendment is

a)

Made it illegal to make or sell alcohol

b)

Gave women the right to vote

c)

Led to a decrease in crime

d)

Gave African Americans the right to vote

24.

The Harlem Renaissance was a movement of African American artists who

a)

Worked in the South

b)

Calling for segregation

c)

Urged African Americans to leave the country

d)

Exploring their heritage and encouraging African Americans to be prideful of black culture.

25.

Henry Ford produced a more affordable car primarily because his company….

a)

Paid workers lower wages than his competitors.

b)

Used foreign-made parts.

c)

Developed a faster and less expensive method of production called the assembly line.

d)

Offered a variety of options to buyers

26.

During the 1920s, controversies concerning national Prohibition and the behavior of “flappers” were all signs of disagreement over…

a)

The return to normalcy

b)

Changing culture and lifestyles

c)

Causes of the Great Depression

d)

The benefits of new technology

27.

The Great Migration of African Americans to the North during the 1920s was mainly the result of…

a)

Political corruption

b)

Nativism

c)

Racism and discrimination of African Americans in the South

d)

Success of military desegregation

28.

The __________________________ ended prohibition and was passed in 1933.

a)

18th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

20th Amendment

d)

21st Amendment

29.

Young women in the 1920s who declared their independence from traditional values were known as __________________________.

a)

Fads

b)

Actresses

c)

Flappers

d)

Beyonce

30.

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

a)

Flappers

b)

Bootleggers

c)

Anarchists

d)

Communists

31.

Nativists believed that native-born Americans

a)

Should not drink alcohol

b)

Are superior to immigrants and foreigners

c)

Should have better working conditions

d)

Are a lost generation

32.

Which of the following is the main idea of the cartoon below?

a)

Alcohol should only be banned because it is expensive

b)

Alcohol causes Americans to become poor and make bad decisions

c)

Only Christian Americans should stop drinking alcohol

d)

Alcohol hurts the economy because Americans do not go to work

33.

One of the ways that Americans purchased goods during the 1920s was through the use of…

a)

Credit cards and installment buying

b)

Assembly line

c)

Debt

d)

Recession

34.

What are speakeasies?

a)

Illegal bars and clubs

b)

Jazz musicians

c)

Communication that reaches many people

d)

Powerful gangsters

35.
Which music genre was created in the 20s?
a)
Bluegrass
b)
Jazz
c)
Hip Hop
d)
R&B
36.
Which year marks the Stock Market Crash that began the Great Depression?
a)
1927
b)
1928
c)
1929
d)
1930
37.
What innovation did Henry Ford use to boost the automotive industry?
a)
Interchangeable Parts
b)
The Assembly Line
c)
The Seaplane
d)
Washing Machine