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WorksheetsRiches to Rags: Arkansas 1920s and 1930s Review
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which of the following terms is used to describe the event in which African Americans fled southern segregation to a better life up north?
Great Escape
Northern Migration
Great Migration
Grand Migration
How many African Americans fled Arkansas in the 1920s during the Great Migration?
1 million
1.2 million
1.5 million
2 million
The Little Rock Travelers were a _________________________.
Minor league baseball team
Major league baseball team
College Baseball Team
None of the Above
All of the following towns were "sundown towns" in Arkansas EXCEPT ____________________________.
Harrison
Paragould
Helena
Sheridan
True or False: Sundown Towns were towns that made it illegal for any business to be open past sundown.
True
False
Which of the following was NOT a difference between a tenant farmer and a sharecropper?
Tenant farmers had to provide their own tools and animals whereas the landowner provided those for the sharecropper.
Tenant farmers were mostly poor whites who lost their farms whereas sharecroppers were usually African Americans that never owned land before.
Tenant farmers received 50% of the crop whereas the sharecropper received 75% of the crop at the end of the season.
Tenant farmers received 75% of the crop whereas the sharecropper received 50% of the crop at the end of the season.
The major source of entertainment in the 1920s was the _________________.
movie theatre
circus
radio
television
Where was Arkansas's original oil boom town?
Texarkana
El Dorado
Smackover
Pine Bluff
Who was the governor that created the plan to improve roads by creating the gas tax and the vehicle registration fee?
Governor McRae
Governor Parnell
Governor Brough
Governor Martineau
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the 1927 Flood on Arkansas?
1/3 of the state was underwater for months
The federal government provided relief aid for the state
disease, starvation, and homelessness were widespread
80 tent cities were set-up to aid and house the homeless
Harvey Couch modernized Arkansas in all of the following ways EXCEPT ______________________.
created Arkansas's first electric company
founded Arkansas's first oil and gas company
established Arkansas's first radio station
laid down Arkansas's first telephone lines
The Climber Company based in Little Rock during the 1920s produced ________________.
outdoor equipment
airplanes
automobiles
bicycles
All of the following statements about "flappers" are true EXCEPT __________________________________.
Flappers were women that rebelled against traditional expectations
Flappers were women that spoke out loudly against political leaders
Flappers were women that wore make-up, sut their hair in bobs and dressed in knee length dresses with short sleeves
Flappers were women that hung out in speakeasies during Prohibition
Oil impacted Arkansas in all of the following ways EXCEPT ________________________.
Economic boom of ALL major industries
Tremendous population growth in El Dorado and Smackover
Fierce competition of resources and money led to increased crime
oil wells contaminated the groundwater in the boomtowns
Prohibition impacted Hot Springs in all of the following ways EXCEPT _____________________.
city became haven for bootleggers, gamblers, and crime bosses
tourism increased and Hot Springs became the "Vegas" of Arkansas
city police became a symbol of safety and protection as they fought against the criminal elements in the city
political corruption became widespread
True or False: African Americans began supporting the Democratic PArty following the Flood of 1927 because the federal government was unable to provide assistance.
True
False
What name was given to the economic disaster that occured in the 1930s?
Dust Bowl
Great Depression
Great Recession
None of the above
The Great Depression impacted Arkansas in all of the following ways EXCEPT ______________________________.
192 banks failed
workforce reduced by 33%
over 50% of the businesses closed
population declined by over 50% as people fled the state
Which amendment repealed Prohibition in 1933?
19th
20th
21st
22nd
Which two New Deal programs were responsible for helping farmers and helped to end the harsh sharecropping system?
AAA and REA
AAA and FEA
AAA and FSA
AAA and CCC
Approximately how much money did the federal government spend in Arkansas during the Great Depression?
$4.75 million
$47.5 million
$475 million
$4.75 billion
Who was the first female elected to the United States Senate?
Hattie Caraway
Rebecca Felton
Elizabeth Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
Which statement BEST explains what an ARKIE was?
someone from Arkansas who lost their farm during the dust bowl
someone from Arkansas who sought refuge in California during the Dust Bowl
someone from Arkansas who sought refuge in the North during the Great Depression
someone from Arkansas who worked for the federal government during the Great Depression
Which New Deal Program created cooperative communities and provided low interest loans to 50,000 Arkansas sharecropper and tenant farmers so that they could buy farms?
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Farm Security Administration
Southern Tenant Farmer Union
Rural Electrification Administration
Which New Deal Program was the largest employer in Arkansas during the Great Depression?
WPA
CCC
PWA
REA
The Works Progress Administration did all of the following to improve life in Arkansas during the Great Depression EXCEPT ___________________________________.
Laid down telephone lines in rural Arkansas
Built hospitals, firehouses, and airports
Renovated over 300 schools
Ran a reading program that taught over 30,000 Arkansans how to read
The Civilian Conservation Corp helped Arkansas in all of the following ways EXCEPT ___________________________.
Established several state parks including Devil Den's State Park
Built campgrounds, hiking trails, and cabins
Laid down telephone lines in rural Arkansas
Built roads and bridges
All of the following statements about the Dyess colony are true EXCEPT _________________________________.
Dyess Colony had 500 barns and farmhouses
Dyess Colony was the first and largest of the cooperative farming communities established in Arkansas
Dyess Colony was founded by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration to help struggling sharecroppers
In the Dyess Colony, families were given a home, mule, cow, groceries and farm equipment but were expected to pay back the loan as soon as crops were sold
All of the following were U.S. Senators for Arkansas during the Great Depression EXCEPT __________________________.
Joseph T. Robinson
Junius M. Futrell
Hattie Caraway
Thaddeus H. Caraway
Which federal agency provided job training for unemployed young people and part-time jobs for needy high school students?
National Youth Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Civil Works Administration
Public Works Administration
What riot was caused by Arkansas farmers desperate to find food for their starving families?
Elaine Food Riot
England Food Riot
Memphis Food Riot
Lake Village Food Riot
Which of the following New Deal Programs raised crop prices by lowering production and paying farmers to leave acres of land uncultivated?
FSA
AAA
REA
FERA
The Southern Tenant Farmers Union hoped to accomplish all of the following during the Great Depression EXCEPT __________________________________.
Ensure that tenant farmers and sharecroppers received a fair share of federal subsidies
Ensure that tenant farming and sharecroppers received federal land of their own to farm
Ensure that tenant farmers and sharecroppers could pay hired help
Ensure that tenant farmers and sharecroppers could renegotiate contracts to get a better deal
True or False: President Roosevelt stopped the run on banks by creating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
TRUE
FALSE
The Great Depression impacted Arkansas schools in all of the following ways EXCEPT ______________________________.
725 were forced to close
Teacher wages were reduced
All high schools were closed
School districts were consolidated to save money
All of the following New Deal Programs still exists EXCEPT _____________________________________.
Tennessee Valley Authority
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Civilian Conservation Corps
Farm Security Administration
Which program was created to insure individual bank deposits up to $250,000?
FDIC
FERA
SEC
WPA
True or False: Governor Futrell shut down Arkansas high schools because there were not enough students to keep them operating.
TRUE
FALSE
