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The Roaring 20's and the Great Depression

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The 1920s were characterized by 
a)
Economic depression
b)
Wars 
c)
Economic Prosperity 
d)
none of the above 
2.

What does buying on credit mean?

a)

It’s when you pay someone to install something in your house

b)

It’s when someone pays you money to install something in their house

c)

It’s when someone pays for an item in small increments, or little-by-little

d)

It’s when you purchase installments

3.

What was America’s viewpoint on the world after the First World War?

a)

Isolationism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Communism

4.
FDR's plan to fix the American Economy was called:
a)
The New Deal
b)
Reaganomics
c)
Economic Injection
d)
The "band-aid" Solution
5.

Many organizations, such as the CCC and the SSA, were created to help Americans get back on their feet. These organizations were known as:

a)

Alphabet Soup

b)

The 3 Rs

c)

FDR's economic plan

d)

Economic Revitalization project

6.

stock prices dropped in the fall of 1929 because

a)

there was new stock available.

b)

no one was selling their stock.

c)

too many people were selling their stock.

d)

the stock market was stable.

7.
What happened to farmers during the Great Depression?
a)
They continued to have a rise in their harvests.  
b)
They could not charge much for their crops. 
c)
They changed from harvesting cotton to growing turnips. 
d)
They charged higher prices because the demand was high.
8.
When did the Stock Market crash?
a)
1919
b)
1929
c)
1985
d)
1829
9.
Who was the president during the beginning of the Great Depression?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Jimmy Carter
10.
One difference between the administrations of President Roosevelt and President Hoover was that Roosevelt was-
a)
more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems
b)
unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs
c)
able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
d)
opposed to any type of government regulation of financial institutions
11.
The New Deal was divided into 3 categories: relief for immediate help, reform to fix problems, and _________________________ to help the people and nation “get back on their feet”. 
a)
reinvent
b)
radicalize
c)
recovery
d)
reissue 
12.

What was the Great Depression?

a)

A period of economic success and an improving economy

b)

The worst economic catastrophe in U.S. history

c)

A period of time that witnessed American involvement in violent foreign wars

d)

A hotly contested presidential election

13.

What forced banks to close during the Great Depression?

a)

Huge amounts of inflation

b)

War in Europe

c)

Investors unable to pay loans and bank runs

d)

Not enough people invested in the Stock Market

14.

Why did the stock market collapse in 1929?

a)

Only wealthy Americans invested in the stock market

b)

Investors inflated prices, and then sold shares very cheap, losing money

c)

Investors refused to invest in the stock market

d)

Investors bought shares cheap, and then sold stocks at a high price

15.

What was Roosevelt's New Deal?

a)

A series of government-funded bail outs

b)

A series of federally funded public works programs

c)

A hands-off approach to business and the economy

d)

A series of voluntary business recovery acts

16.

During the Roaring Twenties, the US had just got out of __________, and business was booming.

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

The Great Recession

d)

The Great Depression

17.

In the 1920s, many Americans invested money in the ______ market.

a)

black

b)

credit

c)

share

d)

stock

18.

This was an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater and politics spanning the 1920s and 1930s.

a)

teapot dome

scandal

b)

great

migration

c)

Harlem

renaissance

d)

Harlem

Rejuvenation

19.

This is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime.

a)

Rock and Roll

b)

hip-Hop

c)

Jazz

d)

Swing

20.

Independent women during the 1920's who wore shorter skirts, bob haircuts, and danced freely were called ____.

a)

Moonshiners

b)

Flappers

c)

Jazz

d)

Pilots

21.

The movement of African Americans from the rural south to the industrialized cities to seek economic opportunities is called the -

a)

Great Migration

b)

Harlem Renaissance

c)

Civil Right Movement

d)

Gold Rush

22.

Henry Ford’s contribution to the industrialization of the United States included both –

a)

The assembly line and a “middle-class” wage for his workers.

b)

Electric-powered vehicles and the interstate highway system.

c)

The first monopoly and new process for making steel.

d)

The world’s first automobile and the technology for paved roads.

23.
When did the Dust Bowl take place?
a)
1920's
b)
1930's
c)
1940's
d)
1950's
24.
Who was affected the most by the Dust Bowl
a)
farmers
b)
stock brokers
c)
cowboys
d)
doctors
25.

Check the best answer to fill in the blank.

Black Blizzards were ________________.

a)

when the sun did not come out for days due to heavy cloud cover and dark rain.

b)

Snow that was so heavily mixed with soil that it looked black.

c)

giant dust storms that people could not see through.

26.

Around how many years did the Dust Bowl last?

a)

2

b)

10

c)

20

d)

25