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1920s & 1930s

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The social impact of the Red Scare was characterized by

a)

Rasputin challenges

b)

Widespread support for communism

c)

Stock Market Crash

d)

Anti-Immigrant Sentiment

2.

What was one of the biggest reasons why the American economy boomed in the 1920s?

a)

mass production led to goods being made faster and an increase in supply

b)

The creation of Mickey Mouse in 1928

c)

the banning of alcohol

d)

giving women the right to vote

3.
Which of the following was NOT a problem facing the United States from 1929-1939.
a)
Many banks were closing because they ran out of money.
b)
The economy struggled because of all the money that had been  spent fighting in Europe.
c)
A drought hit the U.S. for several years causing many farmers' crops to fail.
d)
The stock market crashed causing people to lose millions and businesses to struggle.
4.

A rebirth of African American culture in art, music, and literature in the U.S. in the 1920s

a)

Black Panthers

b)

Harlem Renaissance

c)

Tuskegee Airmen

d)

369th Infantry Regiment

5.

What were the 3 causes of the Great Depression?

a)

FDR, The New Deal, The Second New Deal

b)

Herbert Hoover, Hoover Dam, Hoover darn

c)

Credit, Stock Market Crash, Overproduction

d)

One Scare, Two Scare, Red Scare, Blue Scare

6.
The Great Depression began in
a)
1925
b)
1929
c)
1932
d)
1940
7.

What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?

a)

Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.

b)

Unemployment decreased gradually.

c)

Many homes in National City were flooded

d)

Hoover was re-elected as president.

8.
Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
9.

What were the villages full of shacks located in cities filled with unemployed Americans called?

a)

Hoovervilles

b)

Okies

c)

Gravity Falls

d)

Rooseveltowns

10.
What problem were both the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration developed to address?
a)
Excessive stock market speculation
b)
High unemployment
c)
Increased use of credit
d)
Overproduction of goods
11.

One difference between the administrations of President Roosevelt and President Hoover was that Roosevelt was-

a)

more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems

b)

unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs

c)

the last jedi

d)

opposed to any type of government regulation of financial institutions

12.

What was a major result of FDR’s New Deal programs?

a)

The national smoothie consumption rate skyrocketed

b)

The suffrage rights for women changed

c)

The power of the federal government was expanded

d)

The federal government lowered taxes for most Americans

13.

What was created to protect bank deposits up to $5,000?

a)

WPA

b)

CCC

c)

AAA

d)

FDIC

14.

What institution opposed parts of the New Deal because it believed it gave the federal government an unconstitutional amount of power over the states and economy?

a)

Congress

b)

Supreme Court

c)

The Justice League

d)

Executive Branch

15.

The New Deal stressed Relief, Recover, and _______.

a)

Reform

b)

Revolution

c)

Recycle

d)

Reinforcement