How did working life change for women in the 1920s?

A greater number joined the work force.

How did World War I hurt farmers?

They borrowed money to grow more & after there was a surplus

What was an effect of unemployment on the banking industry?

Borrowers couldn't pay their loans.

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Prosperity and the Great Depression

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1
Who was President at the beginning of the Great Depression?
Franklin Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Dwight Eisenhower
Teddy Roosevelt
2
What event happened first?
Prohibition begins.
The stock market crashes.
FDR elected President
Social Security Act becomes a law.
3
Which amendment began Prohibition?
19th amendment
20th amendment
18th amendment
21st amendment
4
Which New Deal organization helped the elderly and disabled have an income?
SSA
SEC
FDIC
CCC
5
Which amendment allowed women the right to vote during the 1920s?
the 18th amendment
the 20th amendment
the 21st amendment
the 19th amendment
6
Which New Deal program helped to employ young men?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Social Security Administration
Securities Exchange Commission
7
Which New Deal program helped prevent runs on banks in the future?
FDIC
CCC
SSA
SEC
8
Which amendment repealed Prohibition?
18th amendment
20th amendment
21st amendment
19th amendment
9
Which event was known as the re-birth of African-American culture?
The Great Depression
The Jazz Age
Harlem Renaissance
The Great Migration
10
The 3 Rs of Roosevelt's New Deal program were:
Rewrite, Redo, Relief
Relief, Revive, Recovery
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Revise, Rewrite, Rework
11
Homesbuilt from cardboard boxed or leftover material
Hoovervilles or shanty
plantation
cabin
tenement
12
Which state was affected by the Dust Bowl?
California
South Dakota
South Carolina
Oklahoma
13
Californians called people from Dust Bowl states:
Okies
Hoosiers
Flappers
Gangsters
14
How did working life change for women in the 1920s?
A greater number joined the work force.
Many women moved from farming to manufacturing.
Many women earned the same wage as men.
Many women moved from factory work to office jobs.
15
Mass media helped to make athletes popular by...
Fans could listen to games.
Sports teams paid newspapers to write articles
Creating movies about sports
Athletes starred in movies
16
Which type of music was developed during the Roaring 20s by African Americans?
Classical
Blues
Hip Hop
Jazz
17
How did World War I hurt farmers?
They borrowed money to grow more & after there was a surplus
They didn't know how to get money for more.
The crickets destroyed all of the crops.
Their crops died.
18
Who was a famous African American poet during the Roaring 20s?
Bessie Smith
Langston Hughes
Louis Armstrong
Babe Ruth
19
Prohibition made the selling of what illegal?
Coca-Cola
Alcohol
Medicine
Cigarettes
20
What happened in October of 1929?
Prohibition began.
World War I ended.
World War II began.
The stock market crashed.
21
What was the name of the extensive period of drought in the Plains States?
The Dust Bowl
The Roaring 20s
The Great Depression
The Stock Market Crash
22
The Stock Market revealed
overproduction of goods
the building of Hoovervilles
Unemployment
the weakness of the US economy
23
Which President proposed the New Deal as a way to help people during the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
24
What was an effect of unemployment on the banking industry?
Borrowers couldn't pay their loans.
Banks joined together to give people their money.
More banks opened.
More people were able to get loans.

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