WorksheetsThe Roaring 20s
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 24mins
Which of these was a reason for the collapse of the American economy which led to the Great Depression?
Foreign governments began to boycott American-made goods.
Government control of the economy led to severe inflation.
Taxes were too high to support unemployment claims and social security payments.
The boom of the 1920's rested on a weak foundation since the prosperity was not enjoyed by all economic groups.
This photograph represents an opinion that
opposes the income tax
supports the Civil Rights Act
supports women's voting rights
opposes the prohibition of alcohol
The 1920s saw immense changes in popular culture because of the two new technologies of
telephones and telegraphs
motion pictures and radios
microphones and antennas
phonographs and televisions
What would BEST explain the increased totals for all cars made in the 1920s?
wartime rationing was over
the end of the Great Depression
better mass production techniques
the creation of interstate highways
What was the MOST LIKELY reason farmers were paid to plant less cotton in the early years of the Great Depression?
to modernize agriculture and improve field conditions
to encourage farmers to move to improved farms and homes
to raise the price of cotton and increase each cotton farmer's income
to restrict crop surplus and provide mortgage relief to cotton farmers
The Red Scare following World War I was caused primarily by
the influenza outbreak
fear of airborne diseases
the actions of Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy
fear of communist infiltration of the United States
The Prohibition Era in the United States is generally associated with a ban on
alcohol
communism
free speech
immigration
Increased tariffs on imported goods in the 1920s resulted in
an increase in American exports
increase in demand for European goods
the collapse of the League of Nations
European inability to repay World War I loans
Which of these was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
the Stock Market Crash of October, 1929
an increase in federal taxes and social programs
excessive stock speculation and "buying on margin"
the growing gap between the rich and the working class
Overproduction in industry and agriculture, war debts, and the stock market crash were all causes of
World War II
The Dust Bowl
The Great Depression
the Smoot Hawley Tariff
This protestor is calling for rights that will eventually become law with the passage of the
Civil Rights Act
Voting Rights Act
Eighteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
During the Great Depression drought and soil erosion contributed to an environmental catastrophe referred to as the Dust Bowl. Of the states listed, which was MOST affected by this regional disaster?
Ohio
Alabama
Michigan
Oklahoma
All of these are works of which famous Southern novelist?
Mark Twain
Truman Capote
John Steinbeck
William Faulkner
Which of these is associated with the Harlem Renaissance?
Henry Ford
Irving Berlin
Woodrow Wilson
Langston Hughes
This image reflects the situation in the Midwest during the early 20th Century, a situation known as
Dry Farming
The Dust Bowl
Deforestation
Dirty Farming
Which event is the BEST example of the growing anti-immigrant sentiment that spread throughout the United States in the 1920s?
The Scopes Trial
the "Gentlemen's Agreement"
the passage of the Volstead Act
the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti
All of these writers who are known as the "Lost Generation" because their post World War I novels contain themes of alienation and disillusionment towards society EXCEPT
Horatio Alger
Sinclair Lewis
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Which decade was marked by the emergence of "mass production" and "mass consumption"?
the 1890s
the 1920s
the 1950s
the 1970s
In the 1920s, the ________ industry replaced the railroad industry as the country's more vital and important industry
Automobile
Construction
Steel
Weapons
Which fact would you select to support the statement that "the majority of Americans blamed President Hoover for the Great Depression"?
President Hoover carried the New England region in the Election of 1932.
Franklin Roosevelt carried forty-two states in the Election of 1932, compared to six states carried by Hoover
President Hoover expanded civil service coverage of Federal positions, and canceled private oil leases on government lands
Hoover was responsible for the creation of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to provide government-secured loans to financial institutions, railroads and farmers.
This poster would BEST be used in a report entitled
"Motown and the World"
"The Hollywood Blacklists"
"Interregional Connections"
The Globalization of American Culture"
Which of these played the BIGGEST role in causing the Dust Bowl?
high demand for agricultural crops
the lack of pesticides to protect farms
a lack of available labor for the fields
a reliance on industrial machinery in farming
How did the Harlem Renaissance change the way Blacks were represented in American culture?
It gave Blacks autonomy over their own story and how they were represented
It furthered the separation between Blacks and whites and the "them vs us" mentality
It allowed whites to control how Blacks were perceived because they controlled artistic venues
It contributed to the widespread acceptance of Blacks and solidified their place in American society
This was the period during 1920s of outstanding creativity centered in New York's black ghetto
Flappers
Harlem Renaissance
Jazz Age
Tin Pan Alley
The Broadway and Vaudeville performer is perhaps best known for his performance in 1927s The Jazz Singer, which was the first film to include recorded dialogue and music.
Babe Ruth
The Jazz Age
Al Jolson
Al Capone
This 1927 film was the first to feature recorded sound accompanying the motion picture, and is regarded as the first "talkie"
The Jazz Singer
Jazz Age
Tin Pan Alley
The Harlem Renaissance
The nickname given to women of the 1920s who wore their dresses short, their hair shorter, and lived a very active social life.
Babe Ruths
Renaissance Women
Flappers
Tin Pans
Known as the "Sultan of Swat" this baseball great played for the New York Yankees, was the "Home Run King" until 1974, and is often credited with saving the game of baseball after the disgrace of the 1919 World Series.
Babe Ruth
Al Jolston
Al Capone
The Jazz Singer
This is a period during the 1920s when the national attitude was positive and upbeat, and Americans had money as the stock market soared. Traditional values saw a decline, and Modernism was the cultural focus.
Tin Pan Alley
The Harlem Renaissance
Jazz Age
Tin Pan Alley
This was the name of the New York City music publishers and songwriters who influenced popular music in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Jazz Age
The Jazz Singer
Flappers
Tin Pan Alley
This Chicago-based gangster ran a crime syndicate based on smuggling and bootlegging of liquor during the Prohibition Era of the 1920s and 1930s.
Al Jolson
Al Capone
Babe Ruth
The Flappers
He was a Pulitzer-prize winning author, notable for such classics as The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
Langston Hughes
William Faulkner
Zora Neale Hurston
Many consider this Mississippi author the most important and accomplished Southern writer of the 20th Century.
Langston Hughes
John Steinbeck
Zora Neal Hurston
William Faulkner
This Harlem Renaissance author produced four novels and more than 50 published short stories, plays, and essays.
William Faulkner
Zora Neal Hurston
Langston Hughes
John Steinbeck
He was a prolific African-American poet, novelist, and playwright who is best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance
Langston Hughes
Zora Neale Hurston
William Faulkner
John Steinbeck
This 1939 novel chronicles the lives of the fictitious Joad family and their trek from Oklahoma to California during the Great Depression
Their Eyes Were Watching God
The Grapes of Wrath
Of Mice and Men
This 1937 Zora Neale Hurston classic tells the story of Janie Crawford, Joe Starks, and "Tea Cake" and their tragic lives in Depression-era Florida
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Of Mice and Men
The Grapes of Wrath
This 1937 classic tells the tragic story of two migrant workers in Depression-era California.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
The Grapes of Wrath
Of Mice and Men
