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The Roaring Twenties & The Great Depression

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Women who wore makeup and shorter skirts

a)

John Steinbeck

b)

Jacob Lawrence

c)

Bessie Smith

d)

Flappers

2.

Jazz legend who played the trumpet

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Georgia O'keefe

c)

Bessie Smith

d)

Louis Armstrong

3.

Amendment that started prohibition

a)

18th

b)

19th

c)

21st

d)

15th

4.

Amendment that ended prohibition

a)

18th

b)

19th

c)

21st

d)

15th

5.

Amendment that gave women the right to vote

a)

18th

b)

19th

c)

21st

d)

15th

6.

What was the popular music of the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Jazz

b)

Rap

c)

K-POP

d)

Heavy Metal

7.

The movement of African Americans from the south to the north and midwest was called

a)

The Great Migration

b)

The Great Commutation

c)

The Great Resignation

d)

The Great Destination

8.

Buying goods with monthly payments is called

a)

installments

b)

Lump sum

c)

Cash only

d)

Incremental

9.

The Scopes trial about the teaching of evolution was in this state

a)

Virginia

b)

Georgia

c)

Tennessee

d)

Florida

10.
Which of the following US Presidents died in office during the 1920's?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Warren Harding
c)
Calvin Coolidge
d)
Herbert Hoover
11.
The KKK is known as a group promoting
a)
collaboration
b)
racism
c)
civil rights
d)
prohibition
12.
The "red scare" was a reaction to
a)
the end of WWI
b)
the communist victory in Russia
c)
the Republicans winning the Presidency
d)
The Kellogg-BriandPact
13.
flappers represented which theme of the 1920's?
a)
normalcy
b)
traditionalism
c)
change
d)
economic success
14.
One change for women in the 1920s...
a)
Women felt freer to be bolder in styles and manners
b)
Married women balanced career and family easily
c)
Many women had long hair and avoided makeup
d)
Women dominated leadership in businesses
15.

What was the cause of speakeasies and bootleggers?

a)

Prohibition

b)

Progressive Movement

c)

Suffrage

d)

Industrial Revolution

16.

Which of the following was a result of Prohibition in the 1920s?

a)

Fall of the stock market

b)

More jobs on farms

c)

Less unemployment in cities

d)

Growth of organized crime

17.

At its heart, the Scopes Trial was a clash between

a)

religion and science

b)

biology and science

c)

evolution and science

d)

education and science

18.

Involved transferring oil reserves from the Interior Department to private companies for profit

a)

Teapot Dome Scandal

b)

Scopes Trial

c)

Great Migration

d)

Jazz Age

19.

Which of these best describes the "New Woman" of the 1920s?

a)

They wore shorter skirts, bobbed their hair, and went to speakeasies

b)

They stayed home and cooked and cleaned

c)

They rejected the idea of suffrage

d)

They preferred the same fashions as their parents

20.

Period in the 1920s when suspected communists and other radicals were arrested due to the fear of the spread of communism.

a)

Red Scare

b)

Teapot Dome Scandal

c)

Scopes Trial

d)

KKK

21.

A title given to the time of great artistic contributions by African-American musicians, writers, and artists.

a)

The Great Migrations

b)

The Great Depression

c)

The Roaring 20's

d)

The Harlem Renaissance

22.
Where did many African American artists move to during the 1920s?
a)
Harlem, New York
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Detroit, Michigan 
23.

Which president's campaign slogan promised a "Return to Normalcy" for America after the Great War?

a)

William H. Taft

b)

Warren G. Harding

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Calvin Coolidge

24.

Calvin Coolidge and Warren G. Harding both wanted to reduce taxes on the wealthy and keep the government out of business.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

How was the Harlem Renaissance related to the Great Migration?

a)

African Americans took their culture with them to the southern rural areas where this culture spread to other plantations.

b)

African Americans took their culture with them to the northern urban areas where this culture flourished and spread.

c)

White men and women took their culture with them to California where this culture flourished and spread.

d)

Immigrants to the United States took their culture to the southern rural areas where this culture flourished and spread.

26.

Although segregation laws did not exist in the North, it was still widely practiced.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Which subversive group targeted African Americans and Jewish and Catholic immigrants?

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Progressives

c)

Civilian Conservation Corps

d)

Anti-American League

28.

As a result of African Americans serving in World War I, everyone believed African Americans should have equal rights.

a)

True

b)

False

29.
The Great Depression began in
a)
1925
b)
1929
c)
1932
d)
1940
30.
In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food.  These were normally run by charities.
a)
churches
b)
businesses
c)
soup kitchens
d)
work
31.
Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
32.

Which of the following people created government agencies and social programs that led to the end of the Great Depression?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Franklin D Roosevelt

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

33.

What was the name of the program created by President FDR?

a)

The Answer

b)

The Solution

c)

The New Deal

d)

The Right Deal

34.

Which of the following would NOT be a characteristic of the Great Depression?

a)

High Unemployment

b)

Low levels of production

c)

increasing income

d)

lack of confidence in banks

35.

Which of the following was a main feature of the New Deal?

a)

preparing for war

b)

regulating trade

c)

providing jobs

d)

desegregation

36.

This person was blamed for not helping struggling Americans during the beginning of the Depression.

a)

Franklin D Roosevelt

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Herbert Hoover

37.

Which event occurred on Black Tuesday?

a)

many factories closed

b)

many banks closed

c)

many people lost their homes

d)

the stock market crashed

38.

What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?

a)

a government program that gave free land to homesteaders

b)

a government program that helped women get the vote

c)

a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country

d)

a government program designed to help people during the depression

39.
How did the Great Depression affect workers?
a)
One-half of workers were unemployed
b)
Workers’ incomes rose to high levels
c)
One-fourth of workers were without jobs
d)
Workers were able to afford luxury items
40.
Which of these statements is true of the 1932 presidential election?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt won in a landslide.
b)
Hoover lost by a narrow margin.
c)
Huey Long ran a strong third-party campaign.
d)
Roosevelt won a third term.
41.
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
42.
FDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:
a)
FDR Hour
b)
Hangin' With Franklin
c)
Fireside Chats
d)
Around the Fire
43.
What was a guiding principle of the New Deal economic policies?
a)
Pro-business tax breaks would solve the problems associated with urban poverty.
b)
Antitrust legislation would destroy the free market economy of the United States.
c)
Rugged individualism must be allowed to solve social inequality.
d)
Government must assume more responsibility for helping the poor.
44.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were both New Deal programs developed to address the problem of
a)
excessive stock market speculation
b)
high unemployment
c)
increased use of credit
d)
limited income of senior citizens
45.
A major reason that President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed adding Justices to the Supreme Court in 1937 was to
a)
make the Court processes more democratic
b)
end corruption and favoritism in handling cases
c)
influence Court decisions related to New Deal programs
d)
ensure the appointment of members of minority groups
46.
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
47.
A major result of the New Deal was that it
a)
eliminated poverty in the US
b)
extended the merit system in the civil service
c)
destroyed the private enterprise system
d)
greatly increased the size and power of the Federal Government
48.
What was FDR’s plan to add justices to the Supreme Court called?
a)
The Yes Man Trials
b)
Court Packing Scheme
c)
Operation Puppet
d)
Court Repatriation
49.

The creator of this political cartoon was expressing his concerns about -

a)

the Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas

b)

the US declaration of war on Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

the expansion of executive power during the Great Depression

d)

the involvement of US government officials in the Iran-Contra scandal

50.

Which New Deal program was created to protect peoples deposits in banks?

a)

WPA

b)

CCC

c)

SSA

d)

FDIC

51.

Shantytowns were often called “Hoovervilles”. Why?

a)

many people blamed President Hoover for the Great Depression

b)

many people loved President Hoover so they named their neighborhoods for him

c)

President Hoover built small Shantytowns to help the homeless during the Great Depression

d)

people lived in a city called Hoover

52.

Why were more people able to own automobiles, radios, washing machines, and other goods in the 1920s?

a)

because of advertising

b)

because of lower taxes on imports

c)

because of installment buying

d)

because the trucking industry grew

53.
The Bonus Army incident in 1932 best illustrates the idea that
a)
F.D.R.'
s relief programs were unsuccessful.
b)
many felt that Herbert Hoover was not handling the Depression well.
c)
protests by veterans during the Depression were effective.
d)
the U.S. Army had increased in size and power during the Depression.

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