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1920s and Great Depression
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1
A widespread fear of communism and Communists.
Talkie
Flappers
Red Scare
Scopes Trial
2
What year did FDR's New Deal begin?
1929
1941
1942
1933
3
In the 1920's, some women wore shorter dresses, lots of makeup, went to clubs. These women were called?
Scopes Trial
Flappers
Talkie
Red Scare
4
A group of World War I veterans that demanded their bonus payments early.
Fireside Chats
The Dust Bowl
Black Tuesday
Bonus Army
5
Name given for the region of the Great Plains that experienced a drought and dust storms in 1930 lasting for a decade
Great Migration
Dust Bowl
Flappers
New Deal
6
Harlem's most famous African American writer during the Harlem Renaissance
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
Langston Hughes
Louis Armstrong
7
Which is
NOT
a way Franklin D. Roosevelt boosted confidence in America.
Temporarily closed all banks and only allowed stable banks to re-open.
Gave "Fireside Chats" on the radio to reassure Americans.
Pushed 15 bills through Congress in his first 100 days in office.
Permanently shut down the Stock Market.
8
Name for the decade of the 1920s based on the popularity of this new style of American music
Harlem Renaissance
Jazz Age
Great Migration
Roaring 20s
9
What year did the stock market crash?
1928
1929
1931
1930
10
Jazz singer and trumpet player. One of the most influential artists in jazz history.
Langston Hughes
Louis Armstrong
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Charlie Parker
11
This amendment ended Prohibition
21st Amendment
Bonus Army
New Deal
Dust Bowl
12
Radio programs in which Franklin Roosevelt explained his plan for recovery from the Great Depression.
Black Tuesday
The Dust Bowl
Fireside Chats
Bonus Army
13
One way Americans were entertaining themselves during the 1920s
Comedy clubs
Radio
Netflix
Video Games
14
What was one effect that the New Deal policies had on the federal government?
They expanded the federal government's involvement in the economy.
They reduced the federal government's involvement in the economy.
The federal government's involvement in the economy stayed the same.
The federal government gave more power to the states.
15
Won the Election of 1932 and promised action to help America out of the Depression
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
16
A highly publicized trial in 1925 when an educator violated a Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in high school.
Talkie
Red Scare
Flappers
Scopes Trial
17
New technology added sound to film in the late 1920's. What were these new type of movies called?
Talkie
Scopes Trial
Red Scare
Flappers
18
Flappers challenged traditional roles by driving cars, smoking and working outside of the home.
False
True
19
Whats the name for the period where many African-American artists, writers and musicians influenced American culture?
Harlem Renaissance
Jazz Age
Roaring 20s
Great Migration
20
Roosevelt’s plan to end the Great Depression that included dramatic reforms of government agencies and powers.
21st Amendment
Bonus Army
The Dust Bowl
New Deal
21
Which is
not
a reason why 2 million African Americans left the south to settle in northern cities between 1910 and 1930.
Hope for more tolerance in the North
Factory jobs in Northern industrial cities
Good jobs and being treated equally in the South
Segregation Laws, poverty and racism in the South
22
This happened on October 29, 1929, which was one of the largest U.S. stock market drops.
Fireside Chats
Black Tuesday
The Dust Bowl
Bonus Army
23
This person was President when the Great Depression began. He believed that the Depression would fix itself.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Herbert Hoover
24
The New Deal had 3 R's. Which one provided immediate and temporary emergency relief to unemployed Americans
Relief
Recovery
Reform
25
The New Deal had 3 R's. Which one provided permanent changes and still exist tdoay
Recovery
Relief
Reform
26
The New Deal had 3 R's. Which one of them was long-term but not permanent?
Reform
Relief
Recovery
27
This place offered bootleg liquor during Prohibition
Movie theaters
Speakeasies
Catalogs
Department stores
28
In 1920s Americans were negative. Many people stopped investing in the stock market and living standards were falling.
False
True
29
Which is
NOT
a cause of the Great Depression
Farms and businesses produced too much. Prices fell and jobs were cut.
Banks refused to loan people money.
People were not buying enough goods and businesses struggled to stay open.
People irresponsibly invested in stocks and lost money when it crashed.
30
This was a period of African American movement from the South to cities in the North in search of a better life.
Harlem Renaissance
Jazz Age
Great Migration
Roaring 20s