WorksheetsTopic 14: The 1920s and the 1930s
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
The term Red Scare refers to the fear many Americans in the 1920s felt toward:
a)
anarchism
b)
Asian immigrants
c)
communism
d)
scarlet fever epidemics
2.
In the 1920s, many working people went on strike mainly because they were:
a)
unhappy with a lifestyle that was much less than that of the wealthiest business owners.
b)
fighting for an eight-hour workday and wages that would keep up with the cost of living.
c)
demanding that women and children be paid the same as men.
d)
unhappy with management that treated them in an abusive way.
3.
What were some of the main causes of ongoing racial tension in the 1920s?
a)
In the North, jobs were going to new immigrants but not to African Americans.
b)
In the South, African Americans were not getting equal pay for equal work and were treated with disrespect.
c)
In the South, African Americans were still being lynched; in the North, violence followed the Great Migration.
d)
In the North, there were unequal opportunities in education; in the South, there was still slavery.
4.
What was one major change brought about in American life in the 1920s due to the automobile?
a)
Working and middle-class people began to take one- and two-week vacations.
b)
Working people who had no skills could not find good jobs in the auto industry.
c)
Working people who had previously lived in crowded cities could move farther out, into suburbs.
d)
Working and middle-class people were unwilling to risk driving and preferred public transport.
5.
How did the use of electricity help to increase consumer purchases in a new way in the 1920s?
a)
People had more leisure time, access to better goods, and more desire to buy things due to advertising.
b)
Farmers had more spending money for more goods.
c)
Almost everyone had access to electricity at the end of the 1920s and had learned to want new things that used it.
d)
Children were the driving force of consumerism, because advertisements appealed to them, causing parents to buy them goods.
6.
How did culture blossom in the 1920s, including visual arts, music, movies, and sports?
a)
Creative attempts were most noticeable among the immigrants of the 1920s.
b)
Many people could play tennis, enjoy newspapers, and appreciate abstract art.
c)
Many people could enjoy movies, jazz, board games, and radio.
d)
Creative attempts were limited to the Harlem Renaissance.
7.
What scientific theory was the basis of the Scopes Trial of 1925?
a)
cell theory
b)
atomic theory
c)
relativity
d)
evolution
8.
How did Ford’s assembly line change manufacturing?
a)
Productivity and production costs both decreased.
b)
Productivity decreased and production costs increased.
c)
Productivity increased and production costs decreased.
d)
Productivity and production costs both increased.
9.
Which were economic factors that indicated the stock market was in danger of crashing?
a)
rising farm wages and people investing in stocks by buying on margin
b)
falling income and the increasing gap between rich Americans and everyone else
c)
increasing number of working women and lower tariffs
d)
rising income and more leisure for many Americans
10.
What were Hoovervilles?
a)
government housing provided to families who lost their homes during the Great Depression
b)
political rallies in support of President Herbert Hoover’s unemployment policies
c)
makeshift villages patched together by homeless Americans
d)
temporary camps built to house members of the Bonus Army
11.
At the beginning of the Great Depression, President Hoover:
a)
authorized stimulus checks to be sent to Americans to encourage consumption.
b)
urged businesses to reduce production in order to lower the cost of goods.
c)
demanded that Congress pass laws freezing prices and wages.
d)
called for voluntary action to get Americans through the crisis.
12.
Which of the following occurred because of the stock market crash?
a)
Stock prices plunged.
b)
People bought more stock.
c)
Traders earned large amounts of money.
d)
Billionaires first appeared in the United States.
13.
The U.S. government’s treatment of the Bonus Army:
a)
made Americans realize that Hoover understood the concerns of ordinary people.
b)
reassured Americans that the government would quickly put down protests.
c)
angered Americans because the government used force against U.S. war veterans.
d)
convinced Americans that Hoover could bring the country out of depression.
14.
How did the FDIC and SEC help restore people’s confidence and protect against a future banking crisis?
a)
The FDIC protected people’s bank deposits up to $2,500, and the SEC could punish dishonest stock dealers.
b)
The FDIC replaced the gold standard with silver, and the SEC established the New York Stock Exchange.
c)
The FDIC put all American banks under U.S. government control, and the SEC set up rules for stock purchases.
d)
The FDIC closed banks temporarily to resupply bank reserves, and the SEC limited individual stock purchases.
15.
Why did the federal government pay American farmers to destroy crops, milk, and livestock?
a)
to demonstrate that the government would not provide “handouts” to needy Americans
b)
to reduce the supply of crops to increase prices
c)
to punish farmers for not repaying subsidies they received under the Agricultural Adjustment Act
d)
to discourage Americans from abandoning factory jobs and going into farming
16.
Which New Deal program helped to bring electricity to parts of rural America?
a)
the Public Works Administration
b)
the National Industry Recovery Act
c)
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
d)
the Tennessee Valley Authority
17.
Why did many Americans oppose President Roosevelt’s plan to increase the number of Supreme Court justices?
a)
It appeared to upset the constitutional principle of checks and balances.
b)
Fewer Republicans would probably have been elected to Congress.
c)
Too many New Deal programs would have been declared unconstitutional.
d)
The plan gave too much power to state and local governments.
18.
How did Great Plains farming contribute to the Dust Bowl?
a)
They used “slash and burn” agricultural techniques.
b)
They used farming techniques that removed sod and grass.
c)
They diverted rivers and streams that watered the plains.
d)
They applied harsh chemical fertilizers that dried out the soil.
19.
Because of the work of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP),
a)
many more African Americans became members of labor unions.
b)
African American artists were regularly asked to perform at White House affairs.
c)
African American farmers settled on abandoned Great Plains farms free of charge.
d)
segregation in public schools finally ended in most parts of the United States during the 1930s.
20.
How did the book The Grapes of Wrath reflect American life during the Great Depression?
a)
It exposed discrimination faced by African Americans and Mexican Americans.
b)
It uncovered unsanitary conditions in American food processing factories.
c)
It showed the growing popularity of communism among American radicals.
d)
It focused on the lives of ordinary people facing great poverty.
21.
The economic and social conditions of the 1930s resulted in the:
a)
decreasing interest in professional sports, such as baseball and football.
b)
restriction of jazz music clubs in most major American cities.
c)
widespread popularity of light, escapist movies and radio programs.
d)
development of a boisterous new musical style known as “rock and roll.”
22.
someone who believes there should be no government
a)
anarchist
b)
expatriate
c)
evolution
d)
pension
23.
someone who chooses to live in an other country
a)
expatriate
b)
anarchist
c)
evolution
d)
welfare
24.
a scientific theory that humans and other species changed and developed over long periods of time
a)
evolution
b)
invest
c)
decline
d)
welfare
25.
to lessen or have fewer; to drop or go down suddenly
a)
decline
b)
recession
c)
invest
d)
pension
26.
the good health, happiness, and comfort of a person or group; care for the health and safety of a group
a)
welfare
b)
invest
c)
decline
d)
pension
27.
to move from one place to another to live or work
a)
migrate
b)
recession
c)
expatriate
d)
invest
28.
a sum paid regularly to a person, usually after retirement
a)
pension
b)
welfare
c)
invest
d)
expatriate
29.
to commit money in the hopes of making more money in the future
a)
invest
b)
evolution
c)
decline
d)
pension
30.
a ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor
a)
prohibition
b)
anarchist
c)
recession
d)
evolution
31.
an economic downturn
a)
recession
b)
expatriate
c)
evolution
d)
invest
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