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1920s and the Great Depression
1920s and the Great Depression
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1
The most popular sport of the 1920s was
Soccer
Baseball
Drinking
Golf
2
During the Great Depression people used to wait where to try and land a new job?
Unemployment line
U.S. Capitol Building
Bread line
City Hall
3
What group gained significant membership during the 1920s?
The KKK
The Republican Party
The New York Yankees
The United States Congress
4
People's decision to spend less money during the Great Depression had what effect?
Ended the Depression
Made the economy worse
Increased contributions to local charities
Improved conditions
5
Which of the following was an important invention of the 1920s?
Lie detector
Stop lights
Bread slicer
Band aid
6
Hoovervilles were
Poorly constructed shanty towns
Areas of with high levels of manufacturing
Also called Butchervilles
Areas that were unaffected by the Great Depression
7
When prices on stocks are rising it is called a
Bear Market
Boar Market
Bull market
Peacock Market
8
You can purchase stock in a company if it is
Publicly traded
Privately owned
Represented on the NASDAQ
Owned by Jeff Bezos
9
Charles Lindbergh is famous for having done what?
Set the home run record in baseball
Pitch the first perfect game in baseball
Command troops during WWI
Fly a plane over the Atlantic Ocean
10
The stock market crashed in what month of 1929?
April
November
October
December
11
When stocks make money, sometimes the shareholder is paid a
Share
Cash Money
Fat Check
Dividend
12
When prices on stocks are dropping it is referring to as a
Bull Market
Boar Market
Guinea Pig Market
Bear Market
13
Which of the following means that you own a portion of a company?
Slice
Stock
Piece
Share
14
During the 1920s, people commonly engaged in what illegal activity?
Consuming alcohol
Boxing
Establishing monopolies
Purchasing stocks
15
The Works Progress Administration was responsible for
Planting new farms
Constructing public buildings
Defending U.S. borders
Paving roads
16
The Dust Bowl refers to
A term used to describe army rations during WWI
A breakfast cereal from the 1920s
A massive drought that ravaged the southern part of the U.S.
The worst weather related crisis of the 20th century
17
Which politician was known as the "Kingfish"
Herbert Hoover
W.E.B duBois
Huey Long
Franklin Roosevelt
18
Which U.S. President presided over the Great Depression?
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
19
The Tennessee Valley Authority was responsible for
Controlling floods
Seceding from the Union
Paving roads
Providing energy
20
The New Deal was established by which president?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Huey Long
Herbert Hoover
