What made life harder for farmers in the Great Plains?

There was a bad drought and soil turned to dust.

a time when people can't find work and many businesses close

Looking for a job but cannot find one

A period of fast economic growth

Hoover and Roosevelt had different views about...

how much the federal government should do

where stocks are bought and sold

an organization that helps people in need

What was prohibition?

The act of forbidding something

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1
Hip Hop was a style of music in the 1920s that uses a lot of improvisation.
False
True
2
What made life harder for farmers in the Great Plains?
There was a bad drought and soil turned to dust.
Railroads didn't go to the Great Plains
Not enough farmers to harvest the crops
No room to build shantytowns
3
What could Americans do with the money they made in the 1920s?
Save
Invest
All of These
Spend
4
Shantytowns spread across America during the Depression. They were often called Hoovervilles.
True
False
5
Define Depression
money that one person owes to another
a period of fast economic growth
organization that helps people in need
a time when people can't find work and many businesses close
6
The people living in the Dust Bowl area were the only ones affected by it.
False
True
7
Unemployment
Organization that helps people in need
A period of fast economic growth
Looking for a job but cannot find one
Place where stocks are bought and sold
8
21st Amendment
Made alcohol legal
Gave women the right to vote
Banned alcohol
Made Inauguration Day January 20th
9
19th Amendment
Banned alcohol
Gave women the right to vote
Made alcohol legal
Made Inauguration Day January 20th
10
18th Amendment
Made Inauguration Day Janurary 20th
Gave women the right to vote
Banned alcohol
Made alcohol legal
11
Boom
A time where many people can't find work and businesses close
A period of fast economic growth
A person who is looking for a job but cannot find one
An organization that helps people in need
12
Which New Deal program helped our area the most?
CWA
TVA
FCA
PWAP
13
Hoover and Roosevelt had different views about...
how long someone should be president
how much the federal government should do
how much Social Security should pay elderly citizens
minimum wage
14
When stores could not sell their goods, factories...
borrowed money to buy stores.
made more goods.
didn't need as many workers.
hired more workers.
15
Why did people, especially women, have more free time in the 1920s?
Cars helped get from place to place faster.
Assembly line production made work easier
Inventions made chores easier
People got news and entertainment through the radio.
16
Stock Market
an organization that helps people in need
the act of forbidding something
where stocks are bought and sold
a period of fast economic growth
17
During the Roarings 20s people lost their jobs and many were homeless.
False
True
18
Define Charity
where stocks are bought and sold
a period of fast economic growth
someone who is looking for a job but cannot find one
an organization that helps people in need
19
What did many Americans experience during the Great Depression?
Lost jobs and became homeless
Able to invest in stocks
Bought cars and traveled more easily
Created new businesses and hired workers
20
What was prohibition?
made alcohol legal
Banned women from dancing
Made driving age 20
The act of forbidding something
21
What happened to bank customers in the 1930s?
earned interest on their savings accounts
asked the bank for loans to buy more stocks
Sold their shanties to the bank for profit
lost their savings

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