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Roaring 20's and Great Depression

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

Life during the 1920's was a period of hope, _______________, and cultural change after WW1.

a)

prosperity

b)

depression

c)

war

d)

sadness

2.

Another name for the Roaring 20's was also known as the

a)

Dust Bowl

b)

Life After War Age

c)

Fun Age

d)

Jazz Age

3.

The 1920's were a time of economic boom. This meant that

a)

it was the time of the Great Depression.

b)

it was a time of many jobs, money, new entertainment, and fun.

c)

it was a Boom Town.

d)

it was a time of tears, trials, and loss of money.

4.

During the 1920's, many people moved from farms to

a)

factories

b)

another country

c)

the country

d)

cities

5.

Consumerism was rising during the 1920's. This meant that people were

a)

trading and borrowing from other countries.

b)

producers were consuming the country.

c)

buying new things, spending money, and enjoying new inventions.

d)

the cost of living was very high.

6.

Many young women who were stylish and outgoing were known as

a)

dapper.

b)

famous Americans.

c)

flappers.

d)

women who wanted to vote.

7.

Many new inventions were created during the 1920's. Americans purchased and enjoyed what new inventions?

a)

the radio, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners

b)

houses

c)

necklaces and jewelry

d)

trains, department stores, and school busses

8.

What does migration mean?

a)

to stay in one location your whole life

b)

to fly like the birds

c)

the movement from one region to another

d)

to leave the country

9.

During the early 1900's, what group of people left the South and moved to large cities such as Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia and New York?

a)

immigrants

b)

Asians

c)

African Americans

d)

poor farmers

10.

What was the time period known as the cultural and arts era for African Americans?

a)

Harlem Renaissance

b)

acting era

c)

Great Migration

d)

Great Depression

11.

What kind of music was popular during the 1920's?

a)

rock and roll

b)

jazz

c)

country

d)

hard rock

12.

Many African Americans moved to an area in New York. This neighborhood was known at what?

a)

Queens

b)

Ellis Island

c)

the Bronx

d)

Harlem

13.

What was the Temperance Movement?

a)

people lost their temper if they couldn't have a good time

b)

a time when hardships were faced across the county

c)

a time when alcohol was prohibited, Black Market trading, 18th Amendment

d)

women's suffrage

14.

Prohibition was the

a)

illegal making, buying, selling and drinking of alcohol.

b)

legal drinking and selling of alcohol.

c)

the possession of alcohol.

d)

the disposing of alcohol.

15.

What was the 21st Amendment?

a)

made alcohol illegal

b)

made alcohol easy to get

c)

legalized alcohol again

d)

banned alcohol from certain areas

16.

What was Women's' Suffrage?

a)

women suffered from working in factories

b)

women protested

c)

women were not equal

d)

a movement that recognized women and their push for voting rights

17.

The 19th Amendment gave who a right to vote?

a)

men

b)

women

c)

Asians

d)

African Americans

18.

Americans were excited about all the new inventions during the 1920's, but could not _____________ all the things they wanted to buy. This soon became a problem because they could not pay back their debt.

a)

spend

b)

make money

c)

buy

d)

afford

19.

What did many Americans begin to use during this time to buy things?

a)

money they earned

b)

their jobs

c)

credit

d)

cash

20.

Businesses not owned by just one person are called

a)

loans

b)

banks

c)

stores

d)

cooperations

21.

Companies were having a hard time paying everyone back for their stocks, and many of them went

a)

bankrupt

b)

to different cities to make more money

c)

to collect more money from people

d)

to start their own business

22.

What events lead to the Stock Market crash?

a)

the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, banks making money

b)

prohibition, women's suffrage, child labor laws

c)

people couldn't pay back money owed, bankrupt companies, sales of "popular" items started to decline, overproduction of supplies

d)

none of the above

23.

Why were farmers not able to enjoy the economic boom?

a)

Overproduction of crops led to falling prices for farm goods.

b)

The crops were not growing.

c)

People were busy working on the farms.

d)

People left the farms to work at factories.

24.

Who was the president during the Great Depression?

a)

Washington

b)

Obama

c)

Kennedy

d)

Hoover

25.

What name was given to "community shacks" that people were living in?

a)

Apartments on Main

b)

Streets of Gold

c)

Hooverville's

d)

FDR towns

26.

What were created by different charities to provide hot food for people?

a)

restaurants

b)

welcome homes

c)

ovens

d)

soup kitchens

27.

What was the New Deal?

a)

a deal made for people to stop working

b)

a plan to improve America's economy after the Great Depression

c)

deals made between different cultures

d)

new communities

28.

Who was the president responsible for putting the New Deal into place?

a)

Hoover

b)

Clinton

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Kennedy

29.

What was known as relief, reform, and recovery as the New Deal was put into place?

a)

basic needs for people, different programs to get people back working, programs designed to prevent the U.S. from going through a depression again

b)

help for citizens after the war

c)

relief from working on the farm

d)

programs put into place that gave people more credit and money

30.

I pledge to study my notes tonight and tomorrow to prepare for my test on Friday. I'll also practice the games given to me.

a)

no

b)

YES

c)

if I have time

d)

maybe

31.

A severe storm hit the Great Plains, causing the soil to turn to dust with high winds. This had an impact on farmers and crops. What was this known as?

a)

Great Plains weather

b)

Dirt Storm

c)

Wind Storm

d)

Dust Bowl