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Roaring 20s and The Great Depression
Roaring 20s and The Great Depression
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TN State Social Studies Standards 5.14-5.16
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1
What was a series of programs created by FDR to provide jobs to unemployed Americans?
The New Deal
The Fair Deal
The Square Deal
Deal or No Deal
2
What is the name for the cultural movement that celebrated African American heritage & art?
Harlem Reconstruction
Harlem Renaissance
Harlem Globetrotters
none of these
3
What type of work did people do as part of the CCC?
built roads, bridges, and dams
constructed schools and libraries
created cheap hydroelectricity
maintained state and national forests
4
Which of the following groups of people were
NOT
helped by the creation of the Soc. Sec. Admin?
the unemployed
widows
children
the elderly
5
Why did people have to line up for (soup kitchens) free food in the 1930s?
The Great Depression left many without jobs or money
most people had money, but a few were poor & got free food
they were on a lunch break from their jobs in factories
the war left people with no money to spend
6
Why was the method of using credit so appealing?
people could pay in cash and not go into debt
people would never have to actually pay for the item
people could buy the item immediately and pay for it later
People got richer as a result of buying on credit
7
Why did October 29, 1929, become known as "Black Tuesday"?
It was the day Pres. Roosevelt started the New Deal
It was the day the Harlem Renaissance ended
It was the day the stock marked crashed.
It was a large dust storm destroyed most of the Great Plains
8
In the 1920s, if someone bought an appliance on the an installment plan, they would have to....
leave the item at the store until it is paid for
make regularly scheduled payments
pay for the item all at one time
trade in an appliance of equal value
9
The American economy was stimulated in the 1920s due to Henry Ford's mass production of _______
automobiles
railroads
airplanes
skyscrapers
10
What was created as a result of banks failing when people began to withdraw all of their money?
the creation of Hoovervilles
the creation of the CCC
the creation of the FDIC
the creation of the TVA
11
When the stock market crashed in Oct. 1929, what event happened soon after?
banks went out of business
big investors made a fortune
stock prices started to rise
companies hired more workers
12
After WWI, how did many people purchase large household items?
with store credit
with a bank card
with stocks and bonds
with cash they saved
13
What are the people in the picture celebrating?
The 21st Amendment
the New Deal
the Great Depression
Prohibition
14
The term "buy now, pay later" refers to the use of a(n)......
installment plan
check
credit card
bank card
15
If a product is $50, at $5 a month, what method of payment is being advertised?
layaway plan
bank check
installment plan
credit card
16
What was the purpose of the TVA?
maintained the nation's forests
they worked in schools, hospitals, and libraries
built dams, bridges, and roads
constructed public buildings
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Why did many people in the Great Depression live in Hoovervilles?
they could live closer to their workplaces
they had lost their money and their homes
Pres. Hoover made the people live in the towns
it was the place where escaped criminals lived
18
Who was the "Empress of the Blues"?
Ella Fitzgerald
Judy Garland
Ariana Grande
Bessie Smith
