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WorksheetsUnit review Roaring 20's Great Depression
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In the stock market, if the business does well what happens to the stock?
a)
Its value increases
b)
Its value goes down
c)
Nothing stock is like a savings acount to just hold your money
d)
It creates more stock
2.
What happened on October 29, 1929?
a)
World War I officially ended with the signing of the Versailles Treaty
b)
Hitler invaded Poland beginning World War 2.
c)
The 21st Amendment ended prohibition
d)
The Stock Market crashed losing billions in value.
3.
Who did the American People blame for the Great Depression?
a)
Business
b)
The Banking system
c)
Hoover
d)
Roosevelt
4.
Who was suffering before the crash of 1929?
a)
Farmers
b)
Day laborers
c)
Factory Workers
d)
People in Detriot
5.
What caused the Dust Bowl
a)
Over Farming the region
b)
The creation of Tractors that made it possible to farm faster
c)
A multi-year drought
d)
All of these
6.
A condition of the 1920's that helped cause the Great Depression of the 1930's was
a)
over speculation in land in the West
b)
overdependence on foreign trade
c)
overproduction of goods by factories and farms
d)
overspending on social programs by the government
7.
A Bull Market is when
a)
The Beef industry has a good year
b)
A soaring market
c)
The Stock market is failing
d)
A stable market
8.
In the twenties bootleggers were
a)
people who wore their boots over their legs
b)
Politicians who supported keeping foreigners out
c)
People who sold illegal alcohol
d)
State police
9.
Base your answer on the poem below and on your knowledge of Social Studies "I, Too, Sing America" I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I'll sit at the table When company comes. Nobody'll dare Say to me, "Eat in the Kitchen” Then Besides, They'll see how beautiful I am... And be Ashamed... I, too, am America --Langston Hughes, 1926 This poem was a literary contribution from the
a)
abolitionist movement
b)
progressive era
c)
prohibition movement
d)
Harlem renaissance
10.
The 1925 trial of John Scopes reflects the conflict between
a)
science and religion
b)
isolation and international involvement
c)
traditional roles and new roles for women
d)
prohibition and organized crime
11.
During the 1920's, the prevailing view of government's role in the United States economy was that the government should
a)
control the means of production
b)
promote the welfare state
c)
play a major role through regulatory action
d)
interfere as little as possible
12.
The Teapot Dome Scandal was
a)
Illegal leasing of federal oil reserves by the Secretary of the Interior
b)
The secret selling of American Oolong tea to South American Countries
c)
A Scandal in which the Secretary of State was selling oil to Japan
d)
The forcing of children to drink tea.
13.
One difference between the administrations of President Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt is that Roosevelt was
a)
unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs programs
b)
unable to win congressional support for his economic program
c)
able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
d)
more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems
14.
The New Deal changed political thinking in the US because it supported the idea that the
a)
Rights of workers are less important than the interests of business
b)
Supreme Court should have an important role to play in the economy
c)
government should become more involved in the social and economic life of the people
d)
president’s foreign policy is more important than his domestic policy
15.
The creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority is an example of
a)
federal intervention to meet regional needs
b)
state-funded regional transportation
c)
free market capitalism
d)
laissez-faire economics
16.
The Dust Bowl experiences of the Oklahoma farmers during the Great Depression demonstrated the
a)
success of government farm subsidies
b)
effect of geography on people's lives
c)
limitation of civil liberties during times of crisis
d)
result of the Indian Removal Act
17.
A major goal of Government in creating the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was to
a)
increase the government's tax revenue
b)
provide jobs for the unemployed
c)
restore the public's faith in financial institutions
d)
stimulate economic growth
18.
During the New Deal, the Federal Government attempted to improve conditions for farmers by
a)
ending the practice of sharecropping
b)
supporting the formation of farm-worker unions
c)
raising tariffs on farm imports
d)
paying farmers to take land out of production
19.
A major long-term result of the New Deal was that
a)
state governments increased their powers of taxation
b)
the government established a "safety net" to protect the poor
c)
the executive branch gave up much of its decision making power to Congress
d)
congress was required to balance the federal budget before instituting new programs.
20.
Which group suffered most in the Dust Bowl?
a)
scientists
b)
unskilled laborers
c)
industrial workers
d)
farmers
21.
The Three “R’s” of the New Deal Programs were
a)
Reading, wRiting and aRithimatic
b)
Reality, Real jobs, and Railroads
c)
Relief, Recovery and Reform
d)
Rock, Roll, Reggie
22.
Grass and trees were planted in the Dust Bowl to try to stop
a)
soil erosion
b)
tornadoes
c)
The sun from burning crops
d)
Snow buildup.
23.
Which of the following best describes Black Tuesday?
a)
Half a million workers lost their jobs.
b)
Hoover lost the election.
c)
The stock market crashed.
d)
Over 2,000 banks closed.
24.
When the "Bonus Army" camped in Washington D.C., what was the result?
a)
They were given their bonuses and they dispersed happliy
b)
The were redrafted into he Army in time to fight Germany
c)
They were denied their bonuses and their camp was set on fire
d)
They took over farmland outside of Washington D.C.
25.
President Hoover thought that the best cure for poverty was what?
a)
Volunteerism within the commuity
b)
Big business should pay more
c)
The Government will help people as it should
d)
Employing yourself.
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