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