Worksheets1920s Edwards part 2
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
When the stock market is trending down for a prolonged period of time , it is called a ______ market.
Bull
Low
unstable
bear
Disenfranchisement is defined as
Taking a persons property through unpaid taxes
Depriving a person of a right such as voting
Developing a technique that stops businesses from over charging customers
Creating a sense of distrust among voters.
The first mass produced car by Henry Ford was the__________
Model A
Model P
Model T
Model B
In relation to the stock market, what is speculation?
People buying stock by borrowing a high percentage of the money required for purchase
Selling stock at a considerable loss
Buying stock and holding it for an extended period of time
Buying stock where the goal is to make a quick profit
How did electricity change American homes in the 1920s?
Electricity allowed people to watch television
Electricity provided affordable heating options
Electricity allowed people to buy consumer goods that reduced the time for household chores
Electricity was not available to most Americans in the 1920s
What is eugenics?
The study of time and efficiency
The selling of worthless stocks
The concept that certain groups of people are inferior due to physical or social traits
The plan to stop Asian immigrants from coming to the United States
In relation to the 1920s, what is Fundamentalism?
Establishing a government plan for international affairs
Strict interpretation of the Bible
Understanding the system of buying stocks on margin
Marcus Garvey's concept of racial segregation
What did installment plans do?
Allowed a specific number of immigrants into the United States
Created methods by which politicians could use their position for financial gain
People could buy consumer goods with small weekly or monthly payments
Solved the economic crisis in Europe after the First World War
Which of the following helped create mass culture?
Limited immigration
Buying stock on margin
widespread use of the radio
the Flapper lifestyle
In what city was the Cotton Club located?
Chicago
New York
Los Angeles
Paris, France
The plan to solve Germany's debt problems by lending them money from the United States is called the ______ Plan.
Coolidge
Dawes
Treaty of Versailles
Fordney-McCumber Plan
What was NOT a warning sign that the late 1920s economy was in trouble.
sorry state of farm economy
bad loans to foreign countries
Too little consumer goods in the market
High unemployment
Who was the first person to fly an airplane across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhardt
William Jennings Bryan
Charles Lindberg
Langston Hughes
Who was the defense attorney for John Scopes during the "Monkey Trial?"
William Jennings Bryan
James Wheldon Johnson
George O'Keefe
Clarence Darrow
What is the name of the first "talking" movie?
The Player
The Jazz Singer
The Charlston Way
New York Nights
Who is this person?
Louise Brooks
Josephine Baker
Zelda Fitzgerald
Margaret Sanger
What organization was James Wheldon Johnson associated with?
Porters Union
NAACP
Louis Armstrong's Band
Cotton Club
In 1922, Benito Mussolini became Prime Minister of what country?
France
Spain
Italy
Austria
