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The Roaring 20s

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 24mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of these was a reason for the collapse of the American economy which led to the Great Depression?

a)

Foreign governments began to boycott American-made goods.

b)

Government control of the economy led to severe inflation.

c)

Taxes were too high to support unemployment claims and social security payments.

d)

The boom of the 1920's rested on a weak foundation since the prosperity was not enjoyed by all economic groups.

2.

This photograph represents an opinion that

a)

opposes the income tax

b)

supports the Civil Rights Act

c)

supports women's voting rights

d)

opposes the prohibition of alcohol

3.

The 1920s saw immense changes in popular culture because of the two new technologies of

a)

telephones and telegraphs

b)

motion pictures and radios

c)

microphones and antennas

d)

phonographs and televisions

4.

What would BEST explain the increased totals for all cars made in the 1920s?

a)

wartime rationing was over

b)

the end of the Great Depression

c)

better mass production techniques

d)

the creation of interstate highways

5.

What was the MOST LIKELY reason farmers were paid to plant less cotton in the early years of the Great Depression?

a)

to modernize agriculture and improve field conditions

b)

to encourage farmers to move to improved farms and homes

c)

to raise the price of cotton and increase each cotton farmer's income

d)

to restrict crop surplus and provide mortgage relief to cotton farmers

6.

The Red Scare following World War I was caused primarily by

a)

the influenza outbreak

b)

fear of airborne diseases

c)

the actions of Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy

d)

fear of communist infiltration of the United States

7.

The Prohibition Era in the United States is generally associated with a ban on

a)

alcohol

b)

communism

c)

free speech

d)

immigration

8.

Increased tariffs on imported goods in the 1920s resulted in

a)

an increase in American exports

b)

increase in demand for European goods

c)

the collapse of the League of Nations

d)

European inability to repay World War I loans

9.

Which of these was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

a)

the Stock Market Crash of October, 1929

b)

an increase in federal taxes and social programs

c)

excessive stock speculation and "buying on margin"

d)

the growing gap between the rich and the working class

10.

Overproduction in industry and agriculture, war debts, and the stock market crash were all causes of

a)

World War II

b)

The Dust Bowl

c)

The Great Depression

d)

the Smoot Hawley Tariff

11.

This protestor is calling for rights that will eventually become law with the passage of the

a)

Civil Rights Act

b)

Voting Rights Act

c)

Eighteenth Amendment

d)

Nineteenth Amendment

12.

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?

a)

Ohio

b)

Alabama

c)

Michigan

d)

Oklahoma

13.

All of these are works of which famous Southern novelist?

a)

Mark Twain

b)

Truman Capote

c)

John Steinbeck

d)

William Faulkner

14.

Which of these is associated with the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Irving Berlin

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Langston Hughes

15.

This image reflects the situation in the Midwest during the early 20th Century, a situation known as

a)

Dry Farming

b)

The Dust Bowl

c)

Deforestation

d)

Dirty Farming

16.

Which event is the BEST example of the growing anti-immigrant sentiment that spread throughout the United States in the 1920s?

a)

The Scopes Trial

b)

the "Gentlemen's Agreement"

c)

the passage of the Volstead Act

d)

the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti

17.

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

a)

Horatio Alger

b)

Sinclair Lewis

c)

Ernest Hemingway

d)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

18.

Which decade was marked by the emergence of "mass production" and "mass consumption"?

a)

the 1890s

b)

the 1920s

c)

the 1950s

d)

the 1970s

19.

In the 1920s, the ________ industry replaced the railroad industry as the country's more vital and important industry

a)

Automobile

b)

Construction

c)

Steel

d)

Weapons

20.

Which fact would you select to support the statement that "the majority of Americans blamed President Hoover for the Great Depression"?

a)

President Hoover carried the New England region in the Election of 1932.

b)

Franklin Roosevelt carried forty-two states in the Election of 1932, compared to six states carried by Hoover

c)

President Hoover expanded civil service coverage of Federal positions, and canceled private oil leases on government lands

d)

Hoover was responsible for the creation of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to provide government-secured loans to financial institutions, railroads and farmers.

21.

This poster would BEST be used in a report entitled

a)

"Motown and the World"

b)

"The Hollywood Blacklists"

c)

"Interregional Connections"

d)

The Globalization of American Culture"

22.

Which of these played the BIGGEST role in causing the Dust Bowl?

a)

high demand for agricultural crops

b)

the lack of pesticides to protect farms

c)

a lack of available labor for the fields

d)

a reliance on industrial machinery in farming

23.

How did the Harlem Renaissance change the way Blacks were represented in American culture?

a)

It gave Blacks autonomy over their own story and how they were represented

b)

It furthered the separation between Blacks and whites and the "them vs us" mentality

c)

It allowed whites to control how Blacks were perceived because they controlled artistic venues

d)

It contributed to the widespread acceptance of Blacks and solidified their place in American society

24.

This was the period during 1920s of outstanding creativity centered in New York's black ghetto

a)

Flappers

b)

Harlem Renaissance

c)

Jazz Age

d)

Tin Pan Alley

25.

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.

a)

Babe Ruth

b)

The Jazz Age

c)

Al Jolson

d)

Al Capone

26.

This 1927 film was the first to feature recorded sound accompanying the motion picture, and is regarded as the first "talkie"

a)

The Jazz Singer

b)

Jazz Age

c)

Tin Pan Alley

d)

The Harlem Renaissance

27.

The nickname given to women of the 1920s who wore their dresses short, their hair shorter, and lived a very active social life.

a)

Babe Ruths

b)

Renaissance Women

c)

Flappers

d)

Tin Pans

28.

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.

a)

Babe Ruth

b)

Al Jolston

c)

Al Capone

d)

The Jazz Singer

29.

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.

a)

Tin Pan Alley

b)

The Harlem Renaissance

c)

Jazz Age

d)

Tin Pan Alley

30.

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.

a)

Jazz Age

b)

The Jazz Singer

c)

Flappers

d)

Tin Pan Alley

31.

This Chicago-based gangster ran a crime syndicate based on smuggling and bootlegging of liquor during the Prohibition Era of the 1920s and 1930s.

a)

Al Jolson

b)

Al Capone

c)

Babe Ruth

d)

The Flappers

32.

He was a Pulitzer-prize winning author, notable for such classics as The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men

a)

John Steinbeck

b)

Langston Hughes

c)

William Faulkner

d)

Zora Neale Hurston

33.

Many consider this Mississippi author the most important and accomplished Southern writer of the 20th Century.

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

John Steinbeck

c)

Zora Neal Hurston

d)

William Faulkner

34.

This Harlem Renaissance author produced four novels and more than 50 published short stories, plays, and essays.

a)

William Faulkner

b)

Zora Neal Hurston

c)

Langston Hughes

d)

John Steinbeck

35.

He was a prolific African-American poet, novelist, and playwright who is best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Zora Neale Hurston

c)

William Faulkner

d)

John Steinbeck

36.

This 1939 novel chronicles the lives of the fictitious Joad family and their trek from Oklahoma to California during the Great Depression

a)

Their Eyes Were Watching God

b)

The Grapes of Wrath

c)

Of Mice and Men

37.

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

a)

Their Eyes Were Watching God

b)

Of Mice and Men

c)

The Grapes of Wrath

38.

This 1937 classic tells the tragic story of two migrant workers in Depression-era California.

a)

Their Eyes Were Watching God

b)

The Grapes of Wrath

c)

Of Mice and Men