WorksheetsRoaring 20s/Great Depression Test Review
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 31mins
Who was president during the New Deal?
Calvin Coolidge
Warren Harding
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What is this an example of?
(a)
Which of these images best represents changes to clothing during the 1920s?
Which of these focused on providing cheap electricity to rural areas?
Public Works Administration (PWA)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)
Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)
In your own words, what is the Great Depression?
Under Warren Harding, the (a) was when the government set aside land in Wyoming for federal use but secretly leased the land to private companies, fostering distrust in the government and politicians.
What was the Dawes Plan?
another name for the New Deal
renounced war as a means of national policy
gave outdoor work to unemployed men
solution to the problem of post-war debts
What did the 18th Amendment do?
gave women the right to vote
made it a crime to transport alcohol across state lines
prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors
repealed Prohibition
What policy made it a crime to transport alcohol across state lines?
Dawes Plan
Volstead Act
New Deal
Prohibition
What did the 21st Amendment do?
prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors
repealed Prohibition
made it a crime to transport alcohol across state lines
gave women the right to vote
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
(a)
In your own words, what was the New Deal?
He was President when the stock market crashed and the Great Depression began
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
FDR
This term refers to the day the stock market officially crashed on October 29, 1929
Black Monday
Black Tuesday
Black Thursday
Black Friday
This refers to borrowing money in order to invest in the stock market
capitalism
supply-side economics
buying on margin
trickle-down economics
Government funded building projects that include public infrastructure and services
supply-side economics
trickle-down economics
buying on margin
public works
This is an arrangement in which consumers agree to buy now and pay later for
purchases, including homes, cars, etc., often on an installment plan that includes interest charges
supply-side economics
buying on margin
credit
trickle-down economics
Provided benefits for those unable to work (retired, the needy, people with disabilities, etc.)
Public Works Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Social Security Act
Civilian Conservation Corp
This paid farmers to lower production with the greater goal of raising crop prices
and farm income
Public Works Administration
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Civilian Conservation Corp
National Recovery Act
This protected bank deposits up to $5,000
Public Works Administration
Emergency Banking Act
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Social Security Act
The Dust Bowl most directly affected:
WWI Veterans
Farmers
Investors
Industrial Workers
Where did most people move during the Dust Bowl?
West
East
Southwest
Northeast
The phrase “buying on margin” refers to a way of purchasing:
land
stock
farm products
consumer goods
In calling shantytowns “Hoovervilles,” people conveyed their:
patriotism
trust in Hoover
respect for Hoover
disgust with Hoover
The Bonus Army consisted of:
World War I veterans demanding pay
Farmers who were forced off their land by dust storms
Unemployed industrial workers and their families demanding federal aid
Business and labor leaders who agreed to work together
The Social Security Act established the federal government’s responsibility for:
Funding cultural and artistic activities
Instituting welfare for the needy, elderly, and people with disabilities
Funding public works for job relief
Establishing and enforcing fair labor practices
Roosevelt’s “fireside chats” were his means of
Communicating directly with the public
Proposing reform measures to Congress
Determining impact of federal policies
Receiving input from his advisers
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC):
Replaced Hoover’s Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Regulated the stock market
Regulated the savings and loan industry
Insured bank depositors’ savings
What was the significance of the Sacco & Vanzetti case?
highlighted anti-communist sentiment in the US
highlighted anti-immigrant sentiment in the US
highlighted anti-nativist sentiment in the US
highlighted pro-immigrant sentiment in the US
What did the Emergency Quota Act do?
limited agricultural production
limited stock market trading
limited immigration
limited industrial production
After WWI, what was the US's foreign policy?
colonialism
expansionism
continuation of the Roosevelt Corollary
isolationism
Which of these were effects of radio's growth in use and popularity during the 1920s?
connected urban and rural areas
disconnected urban and rural areas
led to the downfall of jazz music
created a shared American culture
The 1920s is referred to as:
The Jazz Age
The Blues Era
The Great Depression
The Golden Age of Sports
Which industry began use of the assembly line?
The Harlem Renaissance was a period of ________ and ________ change in the Black culture and society
financial
artistic
political
military
The belief that all people of African descent across the world share similar experiences of injustice and oppression and should unite
(a)
How did the Great Migration contribute to the growth of the Harlem Renaissance?
it had no effect
population decrease in Harlem
population increase in Harlem
Which of these was NOT part of Arizona's primary economy?
cotton
cattle
cactus
copper
Which of these caused the Dust Bowl?
over-farming/plowing
too many trees being planted
floods
drought
Who did the Mexican Repatriation Act apply to?
Mexican-Americans in Mexico
Mexican-Americans in the US
Mexicans working in the US
Americans working in Mexico
Who replaced workers after the Mexican Repatriation Act?
white laborers
Mexican laborers
nobody
black laborers
Which of these was NOT created under Hoover?
Social Security Act
National Credit Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Emergency Relief and Construction Act
Which of these were a cause of the Great Depression
speculation
stock market crash
underproduction
overconsumption
unequal distribution of wealth
What day marked the beginning of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
Black Monday
Black Tuesday
Black Thursday
Black Friday
