The Great Depression was:

The longest economic depression in U.S. history

Why did farmers lose their land in the Great Depression?

Low crop prices meant no profits

Rebel women who flaunted tradition

Poor shanty towns on the edge of cities

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1
The New Deal showed that the government had a role in
Helping needy people
Advancing civil rights
Expanding educational opportunities
Providing universal health care
2
Prohibition banned:
Drugs
Communism
Tobacco
Alcohol
3
The New Deal changed the role of the federal government by
No change at all
Decreasing it
Eliminating it
Increasing it
4
The "safety net" programs of the New Deal
Targeted political dissidents
Targeted family owned & small businesses
Provided care for needy people
Bailed out banks and big business
5
The stock market crash of 1929 was known as
Sunny Saturday
Black Tuesday
Blue Monday
Red Monday
6
This New Deal program provides income for retired Americans
Social Security
Works Progress Administration
Agriculture Adjustment Act
Tennesee Valley Authority
7
The Great Depression was:
Mainly something that impacted farmers
A time of major developments for big business
A mental health crisis in the U.S.
The longest economic depression in U.S. history
8
Why did farmers lose their land in the Great Depression?
Heavy flooding meant large crop losses
Lack of workers
Plagues of insects ruined crops
Low crop prices meant no profits
9
The revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater and politics was known as:
Great Migration
Chicago Miracle
Reconstruction
Harlem Renaissance
10
For many Americans, the 1920s were a time of:
Social crusades
Widespread reforms
Rising living standards
Unemployment
11
Henry Ford perfected the _________ to build cars faster and cheaper
Robotic worker
Minimum wage
Labor Union
Assembly line
12
Flappers were:
Polite & rule following ladies
Rebel women who flaunted tradition
Old fashioned
Very plain and boring girls
13
The 1920s were also known as the "________ Age"
Golden
Classical
Jazz
Progressive
14
"Hoovervilles" were
Very wealthy areas
Public housing
Poor shanty towns on the edge of cities
Abandoned farms
15
The Dust Bowl was caused by
Acid rain
Heavy rain
Organic farming
Soil erosion

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