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Chapter 9 & 10 Review

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the Flood of 1927 have less of an effect on New Orleans?

a)

The flood did not occur along the Mississippi River.

b)

The Louisiana legislature blew up the levees to relieve pressure to save New Orleans

c)

New Orleans is on high ground so the flood would not reach the city

d)

The flood of 1927 was widely exaggerated and not actually a big deal.

2.

What human factors led to the Flood of 1927?

a)

Rainstorm swells in Northern U.S.

b)

Building cities all along the Mississippi River led to the flood

c)

The "levee-only" policy which built levees all along the Mississippi

d)

Hurricanes causing coastal erosion led to the flood

3.

What Long program helped poor families send their children to public school?

a)

scholarships

b)

free textbooks

c)

the Homestead Exemption

d)

teacher pay raises

4.

The Great Migration of African Americans to the North during the 1920s was mainly the result of…

a)

Political corruption

b)

Nativism

c)

Racism and discrimination of African Americans in the South

d)

Success of military desegregation

5.

According to the cartoon above, which of the following was a problem most associated with Organized Crime during Prohibition?

a)

Gambling

b)

Counterfeiting

c)

Smuggling/Bootlegging

d)

Embezzling funds

6.

Which amendment does the above poster reference?

a)

17th Amendment

b)

18th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

20th Amendment

7.

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

The act of buying goods and services.

b)

An organized money system.

c)

A system in which the government owns and controls all goods and means of production.

d)

A flourishing of Black literary and musical culture in the 1920s, with many artists, writers and music clubs centered in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City.

8.

How did the standard of living improve during the Roaring Twenties?

a)

Factories closed as many laborers were able to open up their own small businesses.

b)

New technologies such as the automobile became available to many Americans due to the Assembly line making them faster and cheaper.

c)

African Americans in the South gained more social freedoms.

d)

New job opportunities allowed the population to move out of the cities and into rural areas.

9.

What were two push factors that helped spark the Great Migration from the South?

 

a)

the factory jobs in northern cities

b)

the hardships of sharecropping

c)

the conservative politics in northern cities

d)

the decline of the national economy

e)

the Great Flood of 1927

10.

Which Amendment to U.S. Constitution outlawed the sell and manufacturing of Alcohol?

a)

17th

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

20th

11.

Which amendment repealed the ban on Alcohol?

a)

19th

b)

20th

c)

21st

d)

22nd

12.

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

13.

The ratification of the 21st Amendment marked the end of --

a)

women's suffrage

b)

segregated society

c)

Progressive Movement

d)

Prohibition Era

14.
Where did many African American artists move to during the 1920s?
a)
Harlem, New York
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Detroit, Michigan 
15.

Which of the following is true about Prohibition and organized crime?

a)

bootleggers respected prohibition laws

b)

prohibition contributed to the growth of organized crime

c)

attendance at speakeasies decreased

d)

Al Capone become President of the United States of America

16.

In the 1920s Americans consumers began to do which of the following?

a)

sewing clothes

b)

recycling goods

c)

buying on credit

d)

work from home

17.

What is a speakeasy?

a)

A woman who rebelled against

traditional views

b)

The nickname for the growing market

c)

An illegal bar that welcomed men and

women

d)

The Rebirth of African American culture

18.

How could Americans afford the new products of the era?

a)

Installment Buying (Credit)

b)

Every American became rich after the

War

c)

Buy now, Pay now

d)

Products were extremely cheap

19.

What were two main goals of the Temperance movement?

a)

To promote the consumption of alcohol

b)

To reduce the consumption of alcohol

c)

To increase the production of alcohol

d)

To promote the sale of alcohol

e)

To restore American Morality

20.

What did the Flood of 1927 force the federal government to reconsider?

a)

Flood control policy

b)

Levee construction

c)

Water diversion techniques

d)

Emergency response procedures

21.

Louisiana is known for which three prospering industries?

a)

Coal

b)

Timber

c)

Oil

d)

Natural Gas

e)

Shrimping

22.

Many people have criticized the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 because it

a)

require public school education to be taught in english

b)

require the election of more supreme court justices in the Louisiana Judicial System

c)

was the longest, most confusing state constitution thus far

d)

address the wants and needs of the common white man

23.

Why did the United States decide to repeal the 18th Amendment?

(Choose three correct answers)

a)

Crime rapidly increased

b)

Social and moral decline

c)

the U.S. was about to enter another war and needed Alcohol for medical purposes

d)

the U.S. needed the tax revenue from the sale of Alcohol to boost its economy

e)

Speakeasies

24.

This was one of the causes of a rapid economic recession in the United States in the 1920s: _________________.

a)

American workers going on strike.

b)

The production of war materiel stopped after WWI ended.

c)

Americans conserving and practicing good spending habits.

d)

Americans buying up all of the toilet paper during COVID-19.

25.

Zora Neale Hurston and Ernest Hemingway were mostly known for their contributions to _______________ in the Harlem Renaissance.

a)

Music

b)

Sports

c)

Literature

d)

Visual Arts

26.

Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington were mostly known for their contributions to ____________ during the Harlem Renaissance.

a)

Music

b)

Sports

c)

Literature

d)

Visual Arts

27.

Augusta Savage and Jacob Lawrence were mostly known for their contributions to ______________ during the Harlem Renaissance.

a)

Literature

b)

Visual Arts

c)

Sports

d)

Music

28.

Babe Ruth and Jesse Owens were mostly known for their contributions to ____________ during the Harlem Renaissance.

a)

Music

b)

Sports

c)

Literature

d)

Visual Arts

29.

This industry began in 1901 in Jennings, LA. It was found on private land and led to more drilling sites scattered through South Louisiana and the booming of a new industry.

a)

Timber

b)

Oil

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Fishing

30.

This industry began due to depletion of resources in the Northern U.S. This industry destroyed forests in North Louisiana.

a)

Shrimp

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Timber

d)

Oil

31.

This industry was discovered accidentally, then piped and used to power industries in Louisiana.

a)

Coal

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Oil

d)

Timber

32.

What three ways did Huey Long improve Louisiana?

a)

Digging ditches

b)

Free Textbooks

c)

Improving roads and building bridges

d)

Making improvements to the campus of LSU

e)

Revamped Correctional Facilities

33.

Which of the following represents the best definition for temperance movement?

a)

a widespread effort by few people to increase the consumption of alcohol

b)

a widespread effort by many people to reduce the consumption of alcohol

c)

a widespread effort by many people to reduce the consumption of tobacco

d)

the fight for equal rights such as education,voting, and workplace rights for women

34.

What did the 18th Amendment accomplish?

a)

It granted all men the right to vote

b)

It granted all women the right to vote

c)

It banned the sale and consumption of alcohol (prohibition)

d)

It provided equal rights for women of all races

35.

How Did Criminals Take Advantage of the Prohibition?

a)

Speakeasies and Bootlegging

b)

Kidnappings

c)

Robberies

36.
People who illegally made & sold liquor in the US during Prohibition were known as
a)
criminals
b)
smugglers
c)
bootleggers
d)
mobsters
37.
Bars that sold illegal alcohol during the 1920's were called
a)
bootlegging establishments
b)
speakeasies
c)
vamps
d)
flappers
38.
The most well-known gangster of 1920s was 
a)
Baby Face Nelson
b)
Bugs Moran
c)
John Dillinger
d)
Al Capone
39.
The end of the Prohibition era came with the
a)
passage of the Volstead act
b)
21st Amendment
c)
arrest of Al Capone
d)
start of the Great Depression
40.
 What were the most popular types of music in the 1920’s.
a)
Rap
b)
Classical
c)
Jazz and Blues
d)
Country
41.
The most direct result of the 18th Amendment(Prohibition) was that ________
a)
people were mostly in support of the amendment.
b)
organized crime in America increased
c)
organized crime in America decreased
d)
people stopped drinking alchohol
42.
_______________ were young women who rebelled against traditional ways of thinking and acting.
a)
Expatriates
b)
Jazzers
c)
Flappers
d)
Scats
43.
What was the major change for women in the 1920s?
a)
Right to Vote
b)
Right to Work
c)
Right to Dance
d)
Right to Drink
44.
The Harlem Renaissance was
a)
Celebration of African American Culture
b)
Spark of increased industrial jobs
c)
Creation of controversial policies
d)
Creation of the Department of Interior
45.
What innovation did Henry Ford use to boost the automotive industry?
a)
Interchangeable Parts
b)
The Assembly Line
c)
The Seaplane
d)
Washing Machine
46.

Select the term that describes ''suffrage"

a)

The right to free speech

b)

The right to suffer

c)

The right to vote

47.

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

15th

b)

16th

c)

18th

d)

19th

48.

The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural, intellectual, and artistic movement.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Louis Armstrong was a _______________.

a)

Poet

b)

Jazz Musician

c)

An Athlete

d)

Person

50.
How was the Harlem Renaissance a product of the Great Migration?
a)
Many who migrated ended up in Harlem where they shared their talents such as art and music.
b)
The Harlem Renaissance was not a product of the Great Migration.  They have nothhing in common.
51.
When African Americans began to move from the rural South to the urban North, this was called what?
a)
The Great Awakening
b)
The Great Migration
c)
The Great Pumpkin
d)
The Trail of Tears
52.
Harlem is a neighborhood in 
a)
New York City
b)
New Orleans
c)
New Jersey
d)
Africa
53.
What type of music was popularized during the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
Jazz
b)
Hip Hop
c)
Country
d)
Rock
54.

The Harlem Renaissance spanned which decade?

a)

1900s

b)

1910s

c)

1920s

d)

1930s

55.
One of the most famous American poets of all-time, he infused jazz and blues rhythms into much of his work.
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
Cab Calloway
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Langston Hughes
56.
The Harlem Renaissance was remarkable because
a)
it was the first time African-Americans published their art
b)
African-American artists were taken seriously 
c)
So many African-Americans moved to that one neighborhood
d)
That's when the first African-American won an Oscar
57.

Who was Jacob Lawrence?

a)

famous African American author and poet

b)

famous African American musician

c)

famous African American artist

58.

Writer, anthropologist, and filmmaker. Wanted to save African American folklore. She traveled all across the South collecting folk tales, songs & prayers of Black southerners..

a)

Billie Holiday

b)

Bessie Smith

c)

Augusta Savage

d)

Zora Neale Hurston

59.
What was Huey Long's ultimate goal?
a)
to become governor 
b)
to become president is Senate
c)
to become president of the United States
d)
to be a US senator
60.
Who makes their own liquor to sell to those who wanted it?
a)
moonshiners
b)
bootleggers
c)
prohibition
d)
salesmen
61.
Who created the Share Our Wealth Program
a)
O.K. Allen
b)
Earl Long
c)
Huey Long
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
62.
Huey P Long spent large amounts of money for this:
a)
tax cuts for rich
b)
textbooks for students
c)
polls
d)
radio
63.
After being governor of Louisiana for only two years Huey ran for this office:
a)
Representative
b)
President
c)
Senator
d)
Ambassador
64.

The Republicans poor handling of __________________ gave Huey Long the opportunity needed to run for governor.

a)

The Great Depression

b)

World War II

c)

The Civil War

d)

The Flood of 1927

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