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WorksheetsRoaring 20's & Great Depression
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 31mins
The period of time from 1920-1933 when the sale, manufacturing, and transport of alcohol was illegal
Temperance
Alcoholism
Prohbition
Bootlegging
A fashionable young woman set on enjoying herself and fighting back against conventional standards of beauty and behavior for women of the time.
Flapper
Scallawag
Bootlegger
The “rebirth” of African American culture. An intellectual, artistic, and cultural movement to celebrate the lives of African Americans.
Civil Rights Movement
Black Power Movement
Harlem Renaissance
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
Stock Market Crash of 1929
Credit Debt from buying cars and appliances
Peer Pressure to live up to American lifestyle
Industrial Revolution
A new genre of music created by African American artists emerges from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Country
Classical
Jazz
Hip Hop
Which activity was a major part of American “leisure” culture during the 1920's?
Investing in stocks
Going to the movies
Flying to overseas destinations
Crusading for alcohol prohibition
Which statement describes an unintended effect of Prohibition?
It led to higher taxes because of the huge costs of enforcement
It decreased immigration from countries with less restrictive alcohol laws
It encouraged organized crime because of huge profits from bootlegging
It increased the number of people who speculated in the stock market
The 21st amendment was added to the constitution to ensure prohibition was being enforced.
True
False
Which of the following was NOT a benefit of the flapper movement?
Women discovered new levels of independence
Women threw out OLD conventional female beauty and behavior standards
A statement saying that women could do the same things men did
Women continued to live traditional lifestyles
The Roaring 20's were characterized by -
Internment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of an atomic bomb.
Bank failures, the New Deal and bread lines.
Installment plans, Prohibition, and Flappers
Brinksmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containment.
What was the purpose of Immigration Quotas
To deport immigrants
Limit the amount of immigrants entering the U.S.
Excluding Chinese Immigrants into the U.S.
Forcing Mexican's to repatriate back to Mexico
What is a ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol?
flappers
prohibition
bootleggers
speakeasies
What were secret, illegal clubs that served alcohol?
flappers
prohibition
bootleggers
speakeasies
Which amendment prohibitied the sale and distribution of alcohol?
15th amendment
18th amendment
19th amendment
21st amendment
Based on the cartoon above, describe American feelings about immigrants in the 1920s?
European immigrants were welcomed to the USA.
Only Asian immigrants were allowed to come to the USA.
European immigrants could come to a America for only a few years.
Laws were passed to limit the number of European immigrants.
The purchasing of material goods or acquiring goods in ever-greater amounts.
Consumerism
Productionism
Suffrage
Prohibition
Which statement best summarizes the positive changes for women in the 1920s?
Women were recognized for their contributions during WWI and given the right to vote.
Women were allowed to work outside the home for the first time.
Women were allowed to join the military and fight on the front lines.
Women were allowed to hold political offices and run for president.
writer who became a leading voice of the African American experience in the US
Refers to the number of healthy people willing to work & unable to find any:
Employed citizens
Unemployment
Drought
What effect did the Great Depression have on the American economy?
It led to high unemployment and underproduction.
It brougth about large business investments and low taxes.
It created too much money in cirulation and high stock prices.
It increased employment and real estate vaules
A drought hit which region of the US?
The southwestern Great Plains
The northern mountains.
The western farming communities.
The northwestern Great Plains.
Which president created the New Deal programs?
George W. Bush
Franklin Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
John F Kennedy
What nickname was given to the shantytowns?
"Hooverville"
"East Central High School"
"Bommertown"
"Centerville"
What was the WPA?
The Worker's Protected Administration
The Worker's Probation Administration
The Works Progressive Administration
The Works Progress Administration
How did the WPA help with employment?
It employed millions to work in factories.
It employed millions to build public buildings.
It employed millions to work for car companies.
It employed millions to work for the military.
What did the Social Security Act guarantee?
Pensions for retired elderly.
Unemployment pay for those who lost their job.
Both options.
Neither options.
How did transportation change for people during the 1920s?
Faster horses were bred for covered wagon travel across the country.
More railroads were built, and faster trains were invented.
The invention of the Model T and availability of air travel made life easier.
Motorcycles were improved to run faster and cleaner.
Why was the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) created?
To ensure the disabled and elderly have some income
To regulate trading on Wall Street
To restore trust in the banking system
To provide jobs for young men
Many New Deal programs were formed to help people. Among these was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which _______________.
regulated the stock market
insured bank deposits
provided jobs for young men planting trees
produced electricity
Which program required full disclosure of the information on stocks being sold?
SSA, Social Security Act
SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission
CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps
FCIC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
What was the purpose of the New Deal?
To end Worrld War 1
To enter World War 2
To boost the United States economy and help the poor and old people.
To increase the debt of the United States with frivilous government spending
What were some of the results from the New Deal?
Caused the economy to worsen, costs many to lose jobs, and decreased the size of government
Lead the United States into WWII, worsened the economy, but increased jobs
Improved economy, but did not create aany jobs
Improved the economy, created many jobs, and expanded the government.
The region, including Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico that was made worthless for farming by drought and dust storms during the 1930's.
Dust Bowl
Dust Plate
Dust Platter
Dust Chafing Dish
