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Roaring 20s Great Depression

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

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The American economy changed greatly during the 1920's in that

It was just based on farming and selling crops to other nations

It was just based on textiles

It was based on people's ability to purchase goods and included the idea on buying on credit

It was based on alternate energy resources and high tech companies

In both the 1920s and today's economies, companies use what to appeal to potential buyers?

Ads

Flash mobs

The internet

Word of mouth only

An example of problems with race that were evident during the 1920s would include:

The rise of the KKK (again) turned violent vigilantes with a mission to protect white supremacy from black people, jews, catholics, immigrants, and anyone who supported them.

The increase of taxes on certain goods to negatively impact targeted communities

The expansion of the federal governments power over infrastructure issues

The addition of the 18th and 19th Amendments to the Constitution

An example of problems with nativism that were evident during the 1920s would include:

The passing of the 21st Amendment ending Prohibition

The strengthening of state governments over the federal goverment

The passing of new immigration laws that included quotas to keep certain nationalities out .

The increasing popularity of flag pole sitting

Which of the following is NOT an impact of the radio?

It allowed international ideas to take over, radically altering the US

It allowed people to hear about ideas like marathon dances, flagpole sitting, and beauty pageants so they were normally regional ideas before

It allowed jazz to spread outside of New Orleans creating an American based music to grow in popularity

It allowed people to follow sporting events and created hype around athletes

Prohibition is

A ban on the manufacturing, transportation, and sales of alcohol

A decriminalizing of hard drugs

A tax on imported goods including food

A law dealing with government hiring after the Tea Pot Dome Scandal

The Flapper Movement

Had no effect outside of major cities like New York

Started with young single women and changed fashion nationally to represent new freedoms for women

Maintained traditional hair styles and clothing from the Victorian Era despite new voting rights

Changed men's behavior to including going out to clubs and drinking for the first time

The Great Depression:

Is an economic upturn marked by good consumer purchasing and high levels of partying

Is a recent economic event involving the devaluing of internet companies and Bitcoin

Is an economic downturn marked with high unemployment and high homelessness which lasted over a decade

Is a short economic downturn that only impacted farmers

During the 1920s, much of the debt accumulated by consumers was due to

Installment buying of goods and use of credit purchases

Overproduction of farm products

Long strikes by labor unions

Rising income taxes

10.

While still only a small percentage, many more Americans were directly impacted by the Stock Market Crash of 1929 because they had bought on margin, which meant they had:

Illegally bought stocks on the side

Only paid for part of the stock price and borrowed the rest from a broker

Invested in black market goods

Fully paid for stocks without understanding what they were buying

11.

The New Deal is:

Another form of trickle-down economics

A secret agreement with the French to help fund American businesses

15 laws proposed by FDR to address the problems of the Great Depression providing relief, recovery and reform

A move towards a pure communist government and economy

12.

The New Deal worked to reform banking by:

Creating new regulations and creating insurance to protect American's money (FDIC)

Allowing banks to quickly reopen and continue business as they had in the 1920s

Putting all banking matters in the hands of the Swiss banks

Creating one national bank that all Americans must use

13.

The conditions shown in the photograph were mainly the result of:

Government subsidies to increase crop production

Migration from farms to cities

Poor farming methods and sustained drought leading to the Dust Bowl

Reduced tariffs on farm machinery and crops

14.

Which of the following is NOT a reason that Prohibition failed?

There was an increase in organized crime

The nation was losing money by not taxing alcohol

There were very few agents to enforce the Volstead Act

It was working so well that Americans no longer needed a law to not drink

15.

Which of the following is NOT a program to prevent issues that led to the Great Depression from happening again?

FDIC to ensure money in the bank

SEC to regulate the stock market

MAD to prevent Communist attack

Social Security to help with elderly, unemployed, injured, etc.

16.

Hoover Dam and Mount Rushmore are examples of

Environmental efforts to solve the Dust Bowl

Bills passed to protect economic rights of Americans

Public Works Projects designed to put Americans back to work

Controversial projects that no one uses today

17.

A period of the 1920s in which African American achievements in arts and literature flourished is known as:

Great Migration

Harlem Renaissance

19th Amendment

Temperance Movement

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Roaring 20s Great Depression

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

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