Worksheetsroaring twenties - eve
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 41mins
The United States in the 1920s refused to join to the_______ to avoid foreign entanglements or alliances
Military
Unbrokeness
League of Nations
Social Security Act
Warren G. Harding ran for the presidency of the United States under the campaign of a ________ (going back to before the war)
"neutral in all foreign affairs"
"bees knees pact"
"league of nations"
"return to normalcy"
what were other names given to the 1920s due to the cultural activities which occurred during those years ?
jazz age
roaring twenties
rancorous twenties
harlem crash
who were the three presidents during this time
coolidge
hoover
wilson
harding
Under which president did the government take an active role in supporting business.
smith
hoover
harding
coolidge
Coolidge and the Republican-dominated-Congress aimed to create a favorable climate for business to promote what
all of the above
the nation's economic prosperity
the nation's stock market
businesses and their economic boom
who lowered income tax rates on the wealthiest Americans and on corporate rate profits and cut government spending.
smith
coolidge
hoover
government
president coolidge
overturned laws regulating child labor and wages for women
assisted in the stock market crash so he wouldn't be re-elected.
raised tariffs to protect American businesses
added new amendments to the league of nations and helped to end WW1
New fads and ways to have fun swept across the nation, which helped to give the era the nickname, ____
depression session
jazz age
jazzy joint
roaring twenties
what were characteristics of the roaring twenties
speakeasies
prohibition
flappers
jazz & the blues
were young females who broke against traditions in terms of fashion and behavior.
hoover hoppers
shantytowns
bums
flappers
which invention led to the greatest change in lifestyles during the 1920s by providing Americans with more leisure time
wind vane
automobile
telephone
all of the above
what helped to make cars more affordable to the average American family.
telephone lines
poptarts
electricity
assembly line
whos role in society changed during the 1920s because they began to become more involved in the workforce than in previous periods
soldiers
children
men
women
which amendment gave women the right to suffrage (voting), which helped to expand democracy in the United States
16
21
18
19
During the “Great Migration” why did many African-Americans moved to northern cities
escape racism
escape discrimination
escape Jim Crow laws
seek better economic opportunities
During the “Great Migration” many African-Americans moved to northern cities for a better life but what happened
discrimination in the north
their horses died on the way there
flappers attack them
the KKK prevented them from moving
African-Americans experienced a growing rebirth of what during the Harlem Renaissance?
culture
pride
heritage
all of the above
how was the Harlem Renaissance described
artistic
creative
all of the above
theatrical
The Harlem Renaissance produced outstanding works of literature from who
erik eve
emmanuel
langston hughes
william shakespeare
The Harlem Renaissance produced outstanding music by who (Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith and Duke Ellington)
Louis Armstrong
Lil T-Jay
Bessie Smith
Duke Ellington
The temperance movement's greatest achievement was ...
the passage of the 19th amendment
the arrest of president Herbert Hoover
the legalized prohibition of alcohol
The end to the League of Nations.
how did the legalized prohibition of alcohol begin?
The passage of the 19th Amendment.
Alfred E. Smith being arrested.
communists overthrowing the government.
the passage of the 18th amendment
what led to an increase in the growth of organized crime in America’s largest cities.
prohibition
social security act
women's rights
WW1 soldiers coming home.
what was largely a failure because laws which are not popular with Americans and challenge morality are hard to enforce
women's rights
the eras tour
prohibition
the green hornet
who was a famous aviator who became a hero after being the 1st person to fly non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean
charles lindbergh
louis armstrong
amelia earhart
langston hughes
what is a reference for when people buy a lot of goods (clothes, etc…)
communism
democracy
diplomacy
consumer economy
what helped fuel economic growth
the league of nations
prohibition
installment plans or credit
KKK
what gave people money to buy products they previously could not afford.
divisconti dollars
installment plans or credit
toaster pastries
meat packing industry
who are those who favor the interests of native born Americans (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants) over those of immigrants
prohibitionists
red scarers
KKK
nativists
who were blamed for many of the problems America experienced during the “Red Scare”
anarchists
christians
diplomats
communists
many Americans believed that communists would overthrow the U.S. government during the...
red scare
KKK attacks
Hoover assassination
stock market crash
who deported (sent back to their home countries) those immigrants who were viewed to be potential communists
Hoover
Sacco and Vanzetti
attorney general A. Mitchell Palmer
none of the above
who were two Italian immigrants who were put on trial and illustrated how the Red Scare helped frighten Americans
Joe and Giuseppe
Hoover and Wilson
Sacco and Vanzetti
what helped frighten Americans and resulted in a backlash against Communists, radicals, and anarchists
KKK
the great depression
red scare
the stock market crash
what was once again popular in the 1920s because of the fear of rapid immigration and cultural change----they supported Nativist ideas
nativism
red scare
KKK
prohibitionists
who supported Nativist ideas
kkk
attorney general Mitchell Palmer.
Hoover
alfred e. smith
what did the immigration acts of the 1920s do
designed to discriminate against people coming from southern and eastern europe.
provided jobs to all immigrants if they promised to follow the kkk.
all of the above
placed severe limits on immigrants coming to the U.S.
what placed limits on the number of foreign born individuals who were allowed to enter the US, and illustrated America’s rise in Nativism as a result of the “Red Scare”
the monkey trial
consequences of the ban
prohibition
immigration quotas
facts about the stock market crash
october 29, 1929
helped the economy
black tuesday
one of the main causes of the great depression
what helped the economy to expand rapidly in the 1920s
wall street going public in 1923
the stock market crash
buying stock on margin (credit)
installment purchases
what led to a major economic downturn at the end of the 1920s
overextension and usage of purchasing on credit
using installment plans to buy household items
soldiers returning home from WW1.
all of the above
what were also causes of the Great Depression
installment plans
overproduction
overuse of credit
lack of demand for goods
a severe economic downturn, which is characterized by large-scale unemployment, low industrial production, and poverty
bonus army warnings
morale boost
stock market
depression
who was blamed by Americans for the Great Depression because he did not take actions to attempt to cure the problems it caused
jfk
smith
wilson
hoover
during the depression, people would get food by waiting on lines for Soup. what was this called?
soup kitchen
hunger obliterator
soup speed line
meal deal
what was a term given to the primitive shelters built by homeless Americans, which sprang up in parks and vacant lots all across America
park homes
swelter shelters
hoovervilles
homeless houses
what was a group of World War I veterans who traveled to Washington to attempt to receive money promised for past military service
bonus army
veteran army
backup men
double trouble
President Roosevelt was elected in 1932 by promising the American people a _____ in which he promised to help cure the nation’s injured economy
social security
public works
new deal
league of nations
when FDR would communicate with the nation by Radio he called it
fireside chats
Roosevelts radio
communication nation
breaking news
The New Deal was FDR’s plan to help America claw out of the Great Depression, and was characterized by the 3 R’s which were....
recovery
reform
redemption
relief
what was the most severe problem that FDR faced in 1932
assembly line failure
overpopulation
widespread unemployment
inflation
what was the main goal of President Roosevelt’s New Deal
end unemployment
deescalate the inflation
make wall street print more papers
dust bowl
FDR utilized _____ (spending more money than the government collects in taxes) to fund public works and other projects aimed at helping the nation
wall street plan
installment plans
credit cards
deficit spending
what are government funded jobs to build public facilities, such as parks, airports, and roads
employment plans
public works projects
government goodies
social security act
what term was utilized to describe a period when FDR and Congress passed many laws in a short period to help the poor, and also adopted many work relief programs to reduce unemployment
hundred days
law day
FDR project
red scarce
what was designed to help restore the American public’s confidence in the banking system
Wall Street inauguration
inflation act
stock market crash
FDR's bank holiday
what was designed to help protect the savings of Americans who kept their money in banks
AAA
america's automated banking system
FDIC
federal deposit insurance corporation
Hundred Days plan
The massive government spending of the New Deal provided some small economic ____ during the Great Depression
gains
losses
what was a drought stricken area of the Great Plains, which was no longer suitable for farming. It was caused by poor farming methods and drought. Many of the farmers (Okies and Arkies) who lived there migrated west to California seeking new opportunities.
stock market crash
great depression
dust bowl
installment inflation
the dust bowl was caused by
overpopulation
drought
bribery
poor farming methods
FDR established the ____ to help farmers by paying them not to grow certain crops designed to increase farm prices, & by providing loans.
WPA
works progress administration
AAA
agricultural adjustment act
TVA
tennessee valley authorization
CCC
civilian conservation corps
The _____provided flood control, cheap hydroelectric power and new jobs to many Americans during the Great Depression
WPC
work progress administration
AAA
agricultural adjustment association
TVA
tennessee valley authority
CCC
civilian conservation corps
The ____ was a program, which employed young Americans, who planted trees, built parks, and stopped soil erosion around the U.S.
KKK
ku klux klan
CCC
civilian conservation corps
WPA
works progress administration
AAA
advanced agriculture administration
The ____ was created to employ artists and writers, as well as to build schools and hospitals
WPA
works progress administration
CCC
conservation corps
AVA
american veterans association
EEE
erik eve endorsements
Social Security provided
pensions to elderly and retired workers
unemployment insurance
money if they would go back to war
the right to vote
It was passed to help Americans who could not support themselves by providing them economic assistance it created pensions and unemployment insurance to attempt to prevent future depressions- It is still around today.
dust bowl
social security act
new deal
adjustment act
Some people were against the ____ because they thought it was a danger to our economic system
governments
hoovervilles
WPC
new deal
FDR tried to “pack” the Supreme Court because the existing justices were enemies of many of what programs?
new deal
CCC
KKK
public works
The Constitutional idea of checks and balances was threatened by FDR’s plan to do what?
all of the above
eliminate the government
add more justices to the supreme court
assassinate president Hoover
what were popular methods used by Americans to attempt to escape the harsh reality of the depression
investing in stocks
movies
baking
radio
what expanded the role and power of the federal government in the economy, as well as in the life of American citizens.
FDR's packing plan
FGA
federal government act
new deal
SSA
social security act
due to the new deal, the government now assumed some responsibility for the welfare of the American people
true
false
The main result of the New Deal and the F.D.R. presidency was that it increased _____ of the federal government.
role
size
power
