WorksheetsRoaring Twenties & Great Depression Reivew
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 19mins
Women during WWI protested for the right to "suffrage". What right were they protesting for?
The right to vote.
The right to work.
The right to petition their government officials.
The right to run for local office.
What was the "Great Migration" ?
An increased amount of immigration from Europe during WWI.
The movement of urban factory workers to rural farms.
A social movement where women took public jobs.
The mass movement of African Americans from the South to the North.
Following WWI, what challenges did African Americans face in cities in the North?
African Americans did not face challenges in the North.
The population of African Americans remained unchanged in the North.
Racial tension led to violent events, like the Red Summer of 1919.
African Americans were welcomed to Northern cities.
Fear of Communism during the 1920s was called...
The Black Death
The Red Scare
Bolshevik Revolution
Palmer Raids
Prohibition was passed in 1919. This amendment banned the sale, transportation and manufacture of alcohol. Which amendment was it?
13th
14th
19th
18th
What led to the rise of gangsters and mafias during the 1920s?
The illegal manufacture and sale of alcohol.
Pro Immigration families pushed back against the Quota Act.
Gangs took over the stock market.
Mafias exploited immigrant labor in factories.
During the rise of consumerism, people could borrow money to buy new products. This was called buying on________.
Margin
Dividend
Cash
Credit
How did advertisements impact American society during the 1920s?
Ads had virtually no impact on Americans.
Mass produced items and ads led to a rise in consumerism, or desire to buy.
Ads pushed more Americans to work in factories.
These ads were targeted mainly at the upper class, and had little impact overall.
Women who dressed in short skirts, danced to jazz music, and rebelled against cultural norms were known as ______ in the 1920s?
Independent women
Suffragists
Flappers
Free thinkers
Following the Stock Market Crash of 1929, which group of Americans lost the most at first?
The wealthy investors and upper class.
Middle-class Americans.
The working poor.
Homeless individuals.
President Hoover believed in "rugged individualism". How did this impact his response to the Great Depression?
Hoover used government funding for wide sweeping social programs.
Hoover's political ideals can be found in the New Deal
The Great Depression
Hoover failed to have a significant impact on the depression due to his belief in limited government.
What happened to banks following the stock market crash?
Banking was not impacted.
Banks lost people's savings and did not give out as many loans.
Banks began to pour money into the economy.
The federal government did not interfere with banks.
What challenge did the Dust Bowl pose for Americans?
The natural disaster made farming challenging, and farmers lost their land to banks
Urban development was stopped in the North.
Bankers had to learn how to work with struggling farmers.
Virtually no Americans were impacted by the dust storms.
During the beginning of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency, a number of laws were passed. This period is known as the_______.
Grand Initiation
Hundred Days
Square Deal
Fireside Chats
What was the primary goal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's fireside chats?
To sell American goods.
To encourage Americans to buy additional stock on margin.
To promote limited government intervention.
To explain problems to the American people and how the government was reacting.
Throughout F. D. Roosevelt's presidency, he tried to pull America out of the Great Depression through large scale government intervention. What were these laws called?
New Deal
Square Deal
Old Faithful
Welfare
Which of the following places in Auburn was NOT created during the New Deal?
Holland Stadium
Lake Avenue
West High School
City Hall
During Franklin D. Roosevelt's Second New Deal, he introduced a law that created a pension system for retired individuals that we still use today. What was this system?
Tennessee Valley Authority
Social Security
Elderly Care Act
Works Progress Administration
Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt face opposition to the New Deal?
Roosevelt was able to silence all political opponents.
There was no opposition to the New Deal.
Political opponents saw his programs as wasteful, as they caused the government to go into debt.
The New Deal focused on ONLY helping urban factory workers.
