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Worksheets1920's and 1930's Test Review
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 22mins
Fundamentalism taught that
architecture was very important
all people had the same basic needs and values.
education should focus on "back to basics."
the Bible was literally true.
The remarkable period of African American artistic accomplishment in the 1920's became known as the
Harlem Renaissance
era of Black Imperialism
Black national period
Jazz age
In 1921, the Five Power Naval Treaty was meant to
outlaw warfare
oppose the Open Door policy on China
increase the size of their nations' navy in an effort to safeguard world peace.
Limit the total naval strength of the major world powers.
Racial tensions over housing and jobs in 1919 resulted in
improved mass transit in Chicago
race riots and lynchings
strikes in the steel industry
food shortages in the South
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti claimed that they were unjustly charged with robbery and murder because they were
Union members
members of the ACLU
Communists
Anarchists
A society where people are encouraged to buy products is called
a consumer society
a democracy
a capitalist society
a socialistic society
People who smuggled illegal alcoholic drinks in the US during Prohibition were known as
speakeasies
bootleggers
agents
actors
African American spirituals, European harmonies and West African rhythms influenced the musical style that came to be known as
jazz
ragtime
blues
realism
The Red Scare refers to many Americans' fear of
a Russian invasion of Western Europe and North America
Postal workers
Communists
Capitalists
Young writers who criticized American culture during the 1920's were known as
Ragtimers
the Lost Generation
Flappers
Radicals
Crime became big business as a result of
fundamentlaism
prohibition
the 21st amendment
the Palmer Raids
the first pilot to complete a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean was
Amelia Earhart
Douglas Fairbanks
Charles Lindbergh
Isadore Einstein
after the 18th amendment went into effect, many usual law-abiding Americans did all of the following EXCEPT
smuggled alcohol out of the US
manufactured home-made alcohol, which poisoned more that
disregarded the law by entering speakeasies and purchasing bootleg alcohol
opened speakeasies and supported the criminal activities of gangsters such as Al Capone
The re-created Ku Klux Klan targeted and terrorized
Native Americans
Protestants
Communists
African-Americans, Immigrants, Jews and Catholics
The 21st Amendment
gave American Indians citizenship
established national prohibition
ended national prohibition
gave women the right to vote
Fundamentalism was strongest in
Canada
New York City, Chicago
cities facing problems with organizes crime and gang violence
rural areas and small towns
Use the headlines below to answer question 17.
“Public Ignores Prohibition Restrictions”
“Evolution and Creation Debated in Scopes Trial”
“Women Bring Change to the Industrial Workforce”
What do headlines such as these from the 1920's illustrate?
conflict between traditional and modern values
trend toward mass consumption of consumer goods
hostility of certain groups toward ethnic minorities
debate over the role of government in the economy
At its heart, the Scopes Trial was a clash between
Biology and Chemistry
Education and Science
Arts and Music
Religion and Science
The literature of the Harlem Renaissance
Explored the origins of Jazz
Explored the pains and joys of being Black in America
Is largely forgotten today
Argued for the separation of races
During the 1920's the Red Scare, the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti and the rise of nativism were all signs of
The benefits of new technologies
The start of the Great Depression
A rising fear of immigrants
The return of normalcy
The failure of Prohibition led to a public awareness the
Crime rates decline when the sale of alcoholic beverages is banned
Economic prosperity encourages social conformity
Unpopular laws are difficult to enforce
Geographic conditions affect law enforcement
Roosevelt's plan to pull the nation out of the depression is known as the
Raw Deal
Deal for the common man
New Deal
Square Deal
Which of the following illustrates a political shift in American society caused by the New Deal?
Decreased the size of the government
Increased support for laissez-faire capitalism
Increased the power of the Federal Government.
Increased support for Imperialism
Which of the following was NOT a part of FDR's plan?
Reform
Recovery
Relief
Reconstruction
What government agency helped to proved electricity to the rural South?
TVA
CCC
SEC
FDIC
The great Stock Market crash of October 29, 1929 is also known as
The Great Depression Crash
Black Thursday
The Great Collapse
Black Tuesday
Which individual, known as the Kingfish, proposed the "Share the Wealth" program?
Henry Ford
Huey Long
Dr. Francis Townsend
Father Coughlin
Buying stock on margin is most similar to
Making a bank deposit
Paying the full price
Unwise spending habits
Buying on credit
Which economic condition was a major cause of the Great Depression?
High wages of industrial workers
Deficit spending by the federal government
Inability of industry to produce enough consumer goods
Uneven distribution of income between the rich and the poor.
One difference between the administrations of FDR and Hoover is that Roosevelt was
unwilling to allow government agencies to establish job programs
unable to win congressional support for his economic program
able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems.
Critics charged that the New Deal favored socialism because the federal government
took ownership of major industries
favored farmers over workers and business owners
increased its responsibility for the welfare of the economy
declined to prosecute business monopolies.
What aspect of the New Deal programs was most clearly a continuation of Progressive Era policies?
government regulation of business activities
restoration of the cultural and tribal traditions of Native Americans.
health care for all Americans
government purchase of surplus farm products
A major goal of the government in creating the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was to
increase the government's tax revenue
provide jobs for the unemployed
restore the public's trust in the stock market and banks
stimulate economic growth
Many members of President FDR's own political party opposed his plan to add more Justices to the Supreme Court. These Democrats were against his plan because they
disagreed with more New Deal legislation
wanted to weaken President Roosevelt's image for the next election.
wanted to protect the concept of separation of powers
agreed with the Court's rulings on civil rights legislation
Under the Emergency Banking Act, the government planned to
inspect each bank's finances and then allow only healthy banks to reopen
initiate New Deal programs with money borrowed from the nation's healthiest banks.
order failing banks to stay open until depositors removed all of their savings.
order banks to close their doors to uninsured depositors
The First 100 days was a
Special Session of Congress where 15 bills were passed, launching the New Deal
Name given to the first Nazi wave of terror that swept through Germany and Austria
Period of time during which failed banks were allowed to remain closed
Severe drought that struck the Great Plains during the early 1930's.
Young men between 18 and 25 helped their families by working for the
Civil Works Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Public Works Administration
Works Progress Administration
During the depression, African America workers
were often the last to be hired and the first to be fired.
received higher wages than white workers dur to anti-discrimination codes established by the National Industrial Relations Act.
often abandoned their Dust Bowl farms and headed west, often to California.
voted overwhelmingly against Roosevelt, whose New Deal had not been extended to African American citizens.
The FDIC
Regulated companies that sell stocks or bonds
Insured bank accounts up to $100,000 per account
Guarded against stock fraud
Oversaw the Social Security Administration
Congress created the Social Security Administration to
inspect banks
provide retirement income and other social services
restore the nation's banks
regulate the sale of bank stocks
Which region of the US suffered most directly from the Dust Bowl?
Southwest
Pacific Northwest
Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
President Hoover responded cautiously to the Great Depression because he
Believed in laissez-faire and thought that the business cycle would correct itself
was distracted by the giant dust storms in the Great Plains
did not have any experience with business methods and economic theory
believed that the federal government needed to take an active approach to recovery.
Which of the factors helped hide economic problems in the 1920's?
Investors lost confidence in the market
Farmers sold crop surpluses to pay off their debts
Americans purchased many consumer goods on credit
Wages increased at the same pace as worker productivity
Which event is most closely associated with the end of the Great Depression?
the passage of the Social Security Act
beginning of WWII
reelection of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940
announcement of the Marshall Plan
