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WorksheetsSocial Studies Module 5 Study Guide
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What statement best summarizes the "Roaring Twenties" (1920s) in the United States?
All women were happy to work in the home and take care of their families.
Most Americans lost jobs, lost interest in art and music, and were angry with the government.
Many Americans enjoyed a good economy and a new interest in leisure and cultural activities, such as art and movies.
African Americans were not allowed to express themselves as writers, artists, or musicians.
During the early 1900's, over 1 million African Americans left the South. What was this called?
The Great Migration
The Ultimate Migration
The Big Move
The Great Relocation
Which time period described here: It was a time of great creativity and cultural pride. Artists shared their ideas and used their work to express positive images of African American culture.
World War 1
The Musical Revolution
The Harlem Renaissance
The Great Depression
What was the effect, or the lasting impact, of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s?
Public education became regulated by state and federal governments.
Roads and bridges were improved through better planning and instruction.
Hospitals began conducting medical research to find new cures.
Music, literature, and theater began to reflect African American culture.
How did many people who could not afford the new modern appliances, such as vacuum cleaners, electric stoves, and refrigerators, buy them?
They rented them instead.
They bought on credit - meaning they would pay for things over time.
They borrowed money from their friends.
They borrowed money from their family.
What event started the Great Depression?
The Revolutionary War
The Cold War
The Stock Market Crash
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Which was an economic impact of the Great Depression?
Workers made less money.
People spent less money.
Some children had to drop out of school to work.
All of the other answers are correct.
Who was president during the Great Depression and worked with congress to pass many new laws to try and improve the U.S. economy?
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The "New Deal" focused on three goals. What were they?
Wealth, wellness, work
Gain, greatness, goodwill
Relief, recovery, and reform
Advancements, articles of law, appreciation for government
Name the New Deal program: This program was created to ensure that the disabled and the elderly would have some income and that the unemployed were protected against layoffs.
The FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The SSA: Social Security Administration
The CCC: Civilian Conservation Corps
The SEC: Securities and Exchange Commission
What was the purpose of the New Deal?
To give women the right to vote
To bring people out of poverty after the Great Depression
To help African Americans during the Great Migration
To end World War I
How did daily life change in the U.S. and South Carolina after the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
More people were able to enjoy the new technologies that were developed.
All Americans had appliances and televisions in their homes.
Farmers did well as more crops were produced for European countries.
Millions of people became unemployed and lived in poverty.
Which of the following did not take place in South Carolina during the 1920s?
Many thousands of African Americans went north looking for job opportunities.
The boll weevil destroyed much of the cotton crop.
Farmers in South Carolina were extremely successful because farmers' crops were needed to feed war-torn Europe.
Many banks and stores failed.
Civilian Conservation Corps, Work Progress Administration, and the Tennessee Valley Authority are associated with ...
The New Deal
The Great Society
The Prohibition Era
The Reagan Revolution
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?
The soil was damaged, and there was nothing to hold the topsoil in place.
Heavy rains created the soil to blow.
There was a severe drought.
Farmers planted the same crops over and over again.
Which is true about the 1920's and 1930's in the United States?
The 1920's were a positive time for many Americans, and the 1930's were a period of hardship and difficulty for most Americans.
The 1920's were a period of hardship and difficulty for most Americans, and the 1930's were a positive time for many Americans.
The 1920's and 1930's were a positive time for many Americans.
The 1920's and 1930's were a period of hardship and difficulty for most Americans.
