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Boom & Bust

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What method, used by Henry Ford, allowed for more affordable automobiles and the rise of mechanization?

a)

Prohibition

b)

Broadcast

c)

Assembly Line

d)

Electrification

2.

Which of the following were effects of improved transportation brought about by more affordable automobiles? (CHOOSE FOUR)

a)

Greater Mobility

b)

Creation of Jobs

c)

Movement to Suburban Areas

d)

Growth of Transportation Related Industries

e)

Movement to Rural Areas

3.

Which of the following was NOT a change in communication in the early 20th century?

a)

Increased availability of television

b)

Development of movies

c)

Increased availability of telephones

d)

Development of radio

4.

Washing machines, electric stoves, and water pumps are examples of _______ products that became popular in the early 20th century.

a)

Time consuming

b)

Cheap

c)

Labor-saving

d)

Expensive

5.

Who is credited for the invention of the airplane?

a)

David Sarnoff

b)

Henry Ford

c)

The Wright Brothers

d)

Aaron Copland

6.

According to the map below, which of the following states banned the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcoholic beverages before the 18th Amendment went into effect in 1920?

a)

Michigan

b)

Missouri

c)

Minnesota

d)

Pennsylvania

7.

What are speakeasies?

a)

Establishments that illegally sold alcoholic beverages during Prohibition.

b)

African Americans who migrated north for better employment opportunities.

c)

Federal agents who enforced Prohibition by dumping illegal alcohol into sewers.

d)

People who smuggled illegal alcohol during Prohibition.

8.

The growth of organized crime is evidence of the _______ of Prohibition.

a)

Popularity

b)

Success

c)

Enforcement

d)

Failure

9.

Al Capone is famous for smuggling alcohol into Chicago, as well as his ties to organized crime. What was Al Capone?

a)

A Teetotaler

b)

A Progressive

c)

A Bootlegger

d)

A Speakeasy

10.

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution repealed prohibition?

a)

18th

b)

19th

c)

20th

d)

21st

11.

According to the map, what did many African Americans do during the Great Migration?

a)

Migrated from urban areas to rural areas

b)

Migrated from the South to the North and the Midwest

c)

Migrated from South to West

d)

Migrated from North and Midwest to South

12.

A major reason for the Great Migration was that jobs for African Americans in the South were ______.

a)

Scarce and low paying

b)

Scarce and high paying

c)

Plentiful and low paying

d)

Plentiful and high paying

13.

Where did African Americans face discrimination in the U.S. during the time of the Great Migration?

a)

The North

b)

The Midwest

c)

The South

d)

All of the Above

14.

Which cultural figures were part of the Harlem Renaissance? (CHOOSE FOUR)

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

Langston Hughes

e)

Jacob Lawrence

15.

Which painter chronicled the experiences of the Great Migration through art?

a)

Georgia O'Keeffe

b)

Jacob Lawrence

c)

Bessie Smith

d)

Louis Armstrong

16.

Langston Hughes is to ________ as Duke Ellington is to _______.

a)

Poetry - Jazz

b)

Musicals - Novels

c)

Jazz - Painting

d)

Blues - Poetry

17.

During the Great Depression, the central bank of the United States, known as the _________, failed to prevent the collapse of the banking system.

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps

b)

Federal Reserve

c)

Senate

d)

Supreme Court

18.

At the height of the Great Depression, approximately how many workers were without jobs?

a)

1/5

b)

2/3

c)

1/2

d)

1/4

19.

What effect did tariffs have during the Great Depression?

a)

They encouraged international trade, but still did not lessen the impact of the Depression.

b)

They had no effect on international trade, and did not impact the Depression.

c)

They discouraged international trade, worsening the impact of the Depression.

d)

They encouraged international trade, reducing the impact of the Depression.

20.

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution made Prohibition the law?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th