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1920's and 30's

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The _____ was the movement of African Americans from the South to cities in the North.
a)
Big Migration
b)
Great Migration
c)
Yellow Migration
2.
Why did many African Americans move from rural southern areas to urban northern areas?
a)
economic prosperity in the South
b)
economic hardships in the South
c)
economic boom in the South
3.

What industry expanded as a result of the assembly line?

a)

Automobiles

b)

Banking

c)

Textiles

d)

Agriculture

4.

What term was used to describe the new women of the 20s?

a)

Consumerism

b)

Flappers

c)

Prohibition

d)

Bootleggers

5.

The ________________________ was a rebirth in African American Art, intellectualism, and literature.

a)

The Great Migration

b)

The Harlem Renaissance

c)

Prohibition

d)

Consumerism

6.

Which of the following was NOT true about the flappers of the 1920s?

a)

They received the same pay as men for the same type of work.

b)

They were young and independent women.

c)

They wore more makeup than older women.

d)

They often smoked and drank in public.

7.

Speakeasy

a)

A woman who rebelled against traditional views

b)

The nickname for the growing market

c)

An illegal bar that welcomed men and women

d)

The Rebirth of African American culture

8.

A mobster who ran the bootlegging empire of Chicago?

a)

Al Capone

b)

John D. Scopes

c)

Mitchell Palmer

d)

John Dillinger

9.

Why did the economy experience a "boom" after WWI?

a)

African Americans were moving back to the farms to grow cotton and soybeans

b)

Consumers were preparing for a war and needed to bring extra supplies

c)

New technologies and consumer goods were being developed and people wanted to buy them

d)

Foreign trade grew after WWI

10.

Which one of these events happened during the 1920's?

a)

The Spanish-American War

b)

The bombing of the USS Maine

c)

Prohibition made playing cards in public illegal

d)

Women won the right to vote

11.

What was a immediate effect of the radio?

a)

help with finances

b)

mobility for the working class

c)

improved access to information

d)

helped women get away from traditional roles

12.
Louis Armstrong is best known for which form of popular music in the early 1900s?
a)
Gospel
b)
Folk
c)
Jazz
d)
Blues
13.

The Harlem Renaissance was a movement of African American artists who

a)

Worked in the South

b)

Calling for segregation

c)

Urged African Americans to leave the country

d)

Exploring their heritage and encouraging African Americans to be prideful of black culture.

14.

The Great Migration of African Americans to the North during the 1920s was mainly the result of…

a)

Political corruption

b)

Nativism

c)

Racism and discrimination of African Americans in the South

d)

Success of military desegregation

15.

What was one effect of the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Prohibition ended for African Americans

b)

African-American cultural pride flourished in the cities

c)

The formation of multiracial corporations

d)

Unemployment

16.

Poet that wrote about the struggles African Americans faced in the United States. Most famous poem is "Dreams."

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Jacob Lawrence

c)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

d)

John Steinbeck

17.

Why was the decade of the 1920s referred to as the "Roaring 20s"?

a)

Because there was a big wildfire that roared through California

b)

Because the Ringling Bros. circus was started and their lions roared a lot

c)

Because the sound of airplanes fighting in WWI roared in the skies of America

d)

Because the economy was "roaring" after WWI and Americans were able to afford more luxuries (movies, cars, radios, etc)

18.

The 1920's slang term for an old broken down car.

a)

jalopy

b)

wreck

c)

heap

d)

junker

19.

The 1920's term "bee's knees" means.

a)

shaky knees

b)

something really neat or cool

c)

out of style

d)

someone's sweetheart

20.
Movies without sound were called _______.
a)
Talkies
b)
Motion pictures
c)
Silent movies
d)
Features
21.
Movies with sound were called ______.
a)
features
b)
talkies
c)
pictures
d)
films
22.
Where did many African American artists move to during the 1920s?
a)
Harlem, New York
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Detroit, Michigan 
23.
Who became the first person to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927?
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Amelia Earhart
24.
Who became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928?
a)
Amelia Earhart
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Bessie Smith
25.

Which of these was a famous children's character created in the 1920s?

a)

Mickey Mouse

b)

Trolls

c)

Spiderman

d)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

26.

An aviator ____________.

a)

pilots hot air balloons

b)

pilots airplanes

c)

drives racecars

d)

races horses

27.

The National Origins Act of 1924 _______________.

a)

forbid new immigrants from entering America

b)

forbid immigration from Mexico

c)

put quotas on immigration from certain countries

d)

increased immigration from Europe

28.

__________ was a famous baseball player for the New York Yankees in the 1920's.

a)

Hank Aaron

b)

Mickey Mantel

c)

Babe Ruth

d)

Joe Jackson

29.

Famous dance in the 1920's that was performed in clubs.

a)

The Griddy

b)

The Floss

c)

The Charleston

d)

The Renegade

30.

Who was George Gershwin?

a)

The composer of Rhapsody in Blue

b)

The leading actor in the movie The Jazz Singer

c)

A famous horse jockey

d)

A gangster in the 1920's

31.
The Dust Bowl was ...
a)
a famous football game
b)
a blues band from Nashville
c)
a period of drought and dust in the American Plains
d)
a dance troupe that traveled the wild west
32.
People in the 1930s received entertainment shows, music, and news from which source?
a)
newspaper
b)
radio
c)
television
d)
internet
33.

In what area were farmers in the dustbowl affected.

a)

South

b)

Northeast

c)

Midwest

d)

West

34.

When did the wall street crash.

a)

1937

b)

1929

c)

1936

d)

1927

35.

When was FDR first elected president

a)

1928

b)

1930

c)

1932

d)

1936

36.

What was the name of FDR's wife

a)

Elaine

b)

Ellen

c)

Edith

d)

Eleanor

37.

What are the three R's of the New Deal

a)

Relief, Recovery, Reform

b)

Random Reptiles Rolling

c)

Reputation, Refutation, Reformulation

d)

Ready the Republic for Roosevelt

38.
What was created to protect bank deposits up to $5,000?
a)
WPA
b)
CCC
c)
TVA
d)
FDIC
39.
It provided a pension for retired workers and their spouses and the unemployed. 
a)
Social Security Administration 
b)
Wagner Act 
c)
Public Works Administration 
d)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
40.
Created government jobs (natural resource conservation) for young men in 1933.
a)
National Recovery Administration (NRA)
b)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
c)
Works Progress/Projects Administration (WPA)
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
41.

Which New Deal program was in charge of regulating the stock market?

a)

SEC

b)

Social Security

c)

EBRA

d)

FDIC

42.

During the Great Depression, ______.

a)

many Americans lost their jobs

b)

many Americans had little money

c)

many farmers lost their land to drought

d)

a, b, and c

43.

Why was life more difficult for farmers during the Dust Bowl?

a)

Their crops were dying because of the dust

b)

Animals had no grass to eat

c)

Had little access to water.

d)

All of the above

44.
The day the stock market crashed is known as:
a)
Black Monday
b)
Black Tuesday
c)
Black Wednesday
d)
Black Thursday
45.
The purpose of the New Deal program was to...
a)
improve working conditions in factories
b)
stop the sale of alcohol in states
c)
end discrimination against African Americans
d)
help the nation recover from the Depression
46.
Who was the President of the United States when the Stock Market crashed?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
47.
What was the main reason for the emergence of “Hoovervilles” like the one shown in the photograph?
a)
Many Americans had lost jobs during the Great Depression.
b)
Thousands of homes had been destroyed by the effects of the Dust Bowl.
c)
Housing projects could not keep up with the demand for homes needed by the poor.
d)
Preparations for World War I had created a shortage of building materials.
48.
A major difference between the philosophies of President Herbert Hoover and President Franklin D. Roosevelt in responding to the Great Depression is that Roosevelt
a)
wanted to rely on private charities to provide assistance
b)
stressed the need for individual rugged individualism
c)
supported direct relief to people out of work
d)
thought the government should not be involved in economic reform
49.
FDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:
a)
FDR Hour
b)
Hangin' With Franklin
c)
Fireside Chats
d)
Around the Fire
50.
Passage of the Social Security Act (1935) helped American workers by 
a)
creating jobs for the unemployed
b)
guaranteeing a minimum wage
c)
legalizing the right to join labor unions
d)
providing financial assistance after retirement
51.

Homeless people built shacks towns out of any materials they could find. These were known as...

a)

Hoover flags

b)

Hoovervilles

c)

Hover tenements

52.

Where could people go to get free or reduced-price food?

a)

Restaurants, right before closing

b)

City Hall

c)

Schools

d)

Soup Kitchens

53.

How many terms was he Roosevelt President?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

54.

What disease did Franklin Roosevelt have?

a)

Sickle Cell

b)

Polio

c)

Covid -19

d)

Flu

55.

Someone who is homeless in the 1920's would have been referred to as a ____.

a)

urchin

b)

haughty

c)

hobo

d)

droll

56.

Many homeless people in the 1930's decided to ___________.

a)

Live in Hoovervilles

b)

hop trains

c)

beg for money

d)

all of these

57.

What are hobo hieroglyphics?

a)

a type of food that hobos ate

b)

Warnings on trains

c)

secret signs for hobos

d)

street signs in Hoovervilles

58.

A program that provided food for low income people.

a)

AAA

b)

Welfare

c)

CCC

d)

fireside chats

59.

During the Great Depression, many homeless people received food from ___________.

a)

bread lines

b)

soup kitchens

c)

grocery stores

d)

both bread lines and soup kitchens