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The Roaring 20's and The Great Depression
The Roaring 20's and The Great Depression
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The term "stock" refers to a share of ownership in a
song
company
game
marriage
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The most important change for women in the 1920's was that they
won the right to vote
worked outside their homes
played sports
went to college
3
What discovery gave people more free time as well as made their lives easier?
movies with sound
electricity
radio broadcast
airplane transportation
4
How did entertainment in the U.S. change in the 1920's?
new music and sports were introduced
people stopped going to the movies
country music became popular
people didn't listen to the radio
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Why did women have more free time in the 1920's?
cars helped them get from place to place much faster
assembly line production made the work day shorter
people could hear news and entertainment on the radio
electric vacuums and washing machines made chores easier
6
A period of fast economic growth is known as a
boom
investment
stock market
bust
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On "Black Tuesday" October 29, 1929
a huge dust storm covered the U.S.
President Hoover closed all banks
President Roosevelt ended the Depression
the U.S. stock market crashed
8
Why did some people call the New Deal programs "alphabet soup"?
they were introduced by a soup company
programs were known by their acronyms
the government alphabetized the programs
they thought the programs were weak as water
9
President Hoover was elected in which era?
1940's
1880's
1980's
1920's
10
The focus of the Second New Deal was on
policy and procedure
relief and reform
rich and poor
gains and action
11
The Dust Bowl was located in/on
Appalachian Mountains
Death Valley
The Great Basin
The Great Plains
12
A famous poet of the Harlem Renaissance Period was
Shel Silverstein
Langston Hughes
Walt Whitman
Phyllis Wheatley
13
The Nineteenth Amendment gave which group of Americans the right to vote?
men
women
adolescents
children
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Henry Ford's factories used assembly lines and division of labor to
produce more stocks for investors
produce appliances
build more homes
build cars
15
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President in 1932 be cause he gave Americans
new hope
long speeches
an ultimatum
new addresses
16
WPA workers built public works projects such as
chairs, desks, and file cabinets
amusement parks, malls, and cruise ships
restaurants, houses, and paper plants
roads, hospitals, and power plants
17
The Social Security Act helped Americans by providing for people
security guards at airports
social events and bus trips
funds for the disabled and elderly
jobs for the unemployed
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What caused the Great Depression?
disagreements with government, divorce rate, and disease
low U.S. population rate, no technology growth, and mining
problems on farms, bank failures, and a slowing economy
migration, voting rights, and slow postal delivery
