WorksheetsBoom & Bust
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What method, used by Henry Ford, allowed for more affordable automobiles and the rise of mechanization?
Prohibition
Broadcast
Assembly Line
Electrification
Which of the following were effects of improved transportation brought about by more affordable automobiles? (CHOOSE FOUR)
Greater Mobility
Creation of Jobs
Movement to Suburban Areas
Growth of Transportation Related Industries
Movement to Rural Areas
Which of the following was NOT a change in communication in the early 20th century?
Increased availability of television
Development of movies
Increased availability of telephones
Development of radio
Washing machines, electric stoves, and water pumps are examples of _______ products that became popular in the early 20th century.
Time consuming
Cheap
Labor-saving
Expensive
Who is credited for the invention of the airplane?
David Sarnoff
Henry Ford
The Wright Brothers
Aaron Copland
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?
Michigan
Missouri
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
What are speakeasies?
Establishments that illegally sold alcoholic beverages during Prohibition.
African Americans who migrated north for better employment opportunities.
Federal agents who enforced Prohibition by dumping illegal alcohol into sewers.
People who smuggled illegal alcohol during Prohibition.
The growth of organized crime is evidence of the _______ of Prohibition.
Popularity
Success
Enforcement
Failure
Al Capone is famous for smuggling alcohol into Chicago, as well as his ties to organized crime. What was Al Capone?
A Teetotaler
A Progressive
A Bootlegger
A Speakeasy
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution repealed prohibition?
18th
19th
20th
21st
According to the map, what did many African Americans do during the Great Migration?
Migrated from urban areas to rural areas
Migrated from the South to the North and the Midwest
Migrated from South to West
Migrated from North and Midwest to South
A major reason for the Great Migration was that jobs for African Americans in the South were ______.
Scarce and low paying
Scarce and high paying
Plentiful and low paying
Plentiful and high paying
Where did African Americans face discrimination in the U.S. during the time of the Great Migration?
The North
The Midwest
The South
All of the Above
Which cultural figures were part of the Harlem Renaissance? (CHOOSE FOUR)
Louis Armstrong
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Duke Ellington
Langston Hughes
Jacob Lawrence
Which painter chronicled the experiences of the Great Migration through art?
Georgia O'Keeffe
Jacob Lawrence
Bessie Smith
Louis Armstrong
Langston Hughes is to ________ as Duke Ellington is to _______.
Poetry - Jazz
Musicals - Novels
Jazz - Painting
Blues - Poetry
During the Great Depression, the central bank of the United States, known as the _________, failed to prevent the collapse of the banking system.
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Reserve
Senate
Supreme Court
At the height of the Great Depression, approximately how many workers were without jobs?
1/5
2/3
1/2
1/4
What effect did tariffs have during the Great Depression?
They encouraged international trade, but still did not lessen the impact of the Depression.
They had no effect on international trade, and did not impact the Depression.
They discouraged international trade, worsening the impact of the Depression.
They encouraged international trade, reducing the impact of the Depression.
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution made Prohibition the law?
16th
17th
18th
19th
