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Roaring 20s & Great Depression Review
Roaring 20s & Great Depression Review
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Final test for the Roaring 20s and the Great Depression.
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1
Most Americans responded to Prohibition laws by doing what?
drank illegally made liquor
moved to countryside to be free of the laws
drank beer & wine instead of hard liquor
stopped consumption of alcohol
2
Provided pensions for people 65 & older.
CWA (Civil Works Administration)
WPA (Works Progress Administration
TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
SSA (Social Security Act)
3
Shacks built on outskirts of town/in public parks known as __.
Hoovervilles
Hobo Camps
Tent City
Roosevelt Shanties
4
Overproduction & bank closings led to the Stock Market Crash resulting in __.
FSA / SEC created
no change in employment
FDIC established / employment staying same
unemployment & life savings lost
5
All were baseball legends EXCEPT __.
Lou Gehrig
Joe Lewis
Babe Ruth
Joe DeMaggio
6
October 29, 1929
Black Wednesday
Black Tuesday
Black Thursday
Black Monday
7
Which was NOT a sign of economic weakness before the Stock Market Crash?
buying on margin
uneven distribution of new wealth
people could still buy items with credit
there was surplus of products
8
All were 'human impact' of Great Depression EXCEPT __.
begged or sold apples
jobless & homeless
local charities provided relief
found jobs & families stayed together
9
The Great Migration
African Ams. from South fled discrimination & violence.
Jazz music
Asians coming to the U.S.
Europeans coming to the U.S.
10
The radio was used for __ by Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
sports
fireside chats
fireside news
religion
11
All were causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT __.
Stock Market Crash
banking problems
International economic problems
sit-down strikes
12
He believed policies were too friendly to banks & businesses (wanted "share our wealth society")
Huey P. Long
Father Charles Coughlin
Dr. Francis Townsend
13
Charles Lindbergh
1st to fly around the world
1st to fly across Atlantic Ocean
Jazz musician
1st to fly across the Pacific Ocean
14
Bootleggers were people who manufactured their own illegal liquor.
True
False
15
Louie Armstrong
African American Historian
Jazz musician
African American poet.
1st African Am. to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
16
This movie used color & special effects.
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs
Wizard of Oz
Gone With the Wind
Steamboat Willie
17
Built dams to control flooding, aid in vegetation, & shipping.
SSA (Social Security Administration)
CWA (Civil Works Administration)
TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
WPA (Works Progress Administration)
18
Provided farmers subsidy.
FSA (Federal Securities Act)
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
AAA (Agriculture Adjustment Act)
SEC (Securities & Exchange Commission)
19
Worked on conservation projects; hired 18-25 year olds.
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
AAA (Agriculture Adjustment Act)
FSA (Federal Securities Act)
SEC (Securities & Exchange Commission)
20
1st black judge in U.S. history.
Thurgood Marshall
Clarence Thomas
Eugene K. Jones
William H. Hastie
21
The color blockbuster of the 1930's?
Steamboat Willie
Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
Wizard of OZ
Gone With the Wind
22
If you were homeless/pennyless you were __.
hobos
train hoppers
apple sellers
bread winners
23
Government watchdog over stock markets.
SEC (Securities & Exchange Commission)
FSA (Federal Securities Act)
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
AAA (Agriculture Adjustment Act)
24
Which state was not hit the hardest during the " Dust Bowl" period?
Oklahoma
Colorado
Texas
Nebraska
25
Companies share certain financial information with the public.
SEC (Securities & Exchange Commission)
FSA (Federal Securities Act)
AAA (Agriculture Adjustment Act)
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
26
Marcus Garvey
African American poet.
African American Historian.
Encouraged African Ams to flee from discrimination & violence.
African Am. leader who led return to Africa movement.
27
Amelia Earhart
Famous Jazz musician.
Greatest Blues singer.
1st woman to attempt to fly around the world.
1st woman to fly across the Indian Ocean.
28
Bessie Smith
African American writer.
1st woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
African American dancer & singer.
Greatest Blues singer.
29
Stocks bought on credit known as __.
putting on layaway
buying on margin
buying over the counter
debit
30
Which does NOT relate to African Americans during the 1920s?
Great Migration
Harlem Renaissance
Louis Armstrong
Amelia Earhart
31
Individuals who moved west during Dust Bowl known as ___.
Arkies & Okies
Highlander & Okies
Arkies & Tejanos
Tejanos & Missourians
32
Sec. of Labor; 1st woman appointed to gov't dept.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mary McLeod Bethune
Francis Perkins
Ruth Bryan Owen
33
Voting conducted in work places to determine if employees wanted Union (Wagoner Act).
CIO (Committee of Industrial Organization)
NLRA (National Labor Relations Act)
AFL (American Federation of Labor)
REA (Rural Electrification Administration)
34
All were effects of Stock Market Crash EXCEPT __.
U.S. called in foreign loans
manufacturing companies hired more workers
money not available for businesses to grow/expand
banking crisis
35
Unskilled workers; headed by John Lewis.
AFL (American Federation of Labor)
REA (Rural Electrification Administration)
NLRA (National Labor Relations Act)
CIO (Committee of Industrial Organization)
36
Al Capone became the top leader of the Mafia in New York City.
True
False
37
Harlem
unofficial capital of African American Culture 1920s
Place to go drink illegally.
Greatest area in New York City.
Type of music African Americans played.
38
Longest peacetime jobs program, funded artists, writers, composers, & actors.
TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
CWA (Civil Works Administration)
SSA (Social Security Administration)
WPA (Works Progress Administration)
39
Walt Disney's 1st full-length animated film.
Cinderella
Steamboat Willie
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs
Beauty & the Beast
40
GM workers used this type of strike to get demands met.
Picket line
Sit-down strike
Lock-out strike
economic strikes
41
Sharply criticized bankers & financial leaders (called FDR 'Franklin Double Crossing Roosevelt')
Dr. Francis Townsend
Huey P. Long
Father Charles Coughlin
42
speakeasies
Owned by the banks.
Greatest Blues singer.
Legal places to go have a drink.
Used to get around restrictions of Prohibition.
43
Loaned money to farm cooperatives to bring electricity to farm communities.
NLRA (National Labor Relations Act)
REA (Rural Electrification Administration)
AFL (American Federation of Labor)
CIO (Committee of Industrial Organization)
44
Represented skilled workers; largest union
NLRA (National Labor Relations Act)
AFL (American Federation of Labor)
CIO (Committee of Industrial Organization)
REA (Rural Electrification Administration)
45
Harlem Renaissance
African American literacy & music movement
Rebirth of music and art
African American History
African Ams. fled away from discrimination & violence in South.
46
Which was NOT a form of mass entertainment during 1920s?
radio
movies
television
sports
47
The __ established the highest protective tariff in U.S. in history.
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
Fordney-McCumber Tariff
Tariff of 1930
Adams-Onis Treaty
48
Which was NOT one of the 3 goals of FDR?
Relief
Respect
Reform
Recovery
49
Believed new deal NOT doing enough for older Americans.
Father Charles Coughlin
Huey P. Long
Dr. Francis Townsend
50
Flappers rebelled against society -drank, smoked, cut hair, dresses were shorter.
False
True
