Roaring 20s/GD Quiz

The TVA created dams to generate electricity for the south. What does the TVA stand for?

Why did African Americans move to Northern Cities during the 1920s?

What was a Flapper?

Which was NOT an item that helped women enjoy more free time during the 1920s?

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

What was the Scopes Trial about?

George Gershwin composed songs used in _______?

What amendment ENDED Prohibition?

Which would NOT be a task of a CCC worker?

Who was Bessie Smith?

What was the name of the act that provided insurance for the unemployed, disabled, or diseased? (Hint: Retirement)

Why was Prohibition so difficult to enforce?

What was the unemployment rate during the Great Depression?

Which of the following was NOT a major feature of the New Deal?

F Scott Fitzgerald's most notable work is ______

Which instrument was Duke Ellington known for playing?

Fads are _____

Which was NOT a communication advance that was used extensively in the 1920s?

Which was NOT a result of Prohibition?

Prohibition banned which substance?

What major movement during the Roaring 20's did Jacob Lawrence paint about?

One of these is NOT a positive result of Americans buying automobiles. Which one?

Georgia O'Keeffe was famous for _______

What happened during the Great Migration?

The drought and windstorms that swept through the Midwest was called _____

What did President FDR call his radio talks that were broadcast to America?

Which is NOT an automobile related industry?

Who is credited with inventing the Airplane?

What new forms of entertainment did the public enjoy in the 1920s?

Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

What finally put an end to the Great Depression

What are speakeasies?

Which are ways that electrification changed American life?

which would NOT be a construction project of the PWA?

Smugglers of alcohol across borders/towns were called ____

Prohibition was imposed by:

Which term doesn't belong with the others?

What allowed many Americans to buy expensive items that they may not have been able to buy otherwise?

Which would NOT be an example of a construction project by a WPA worker?

What President was blamed for the Great Depression and NOT re-elected?

What was the name of the system perfected by Henry Ford that led to Mass Production?

The FDIC was set up to do what?

Who was Aaron Copland?

John Steinbeck's books focused on _________ during the Great Depression

The AAA's lasting legacy was that it ____

Louis Armstrong is known as the father of jazz. What instrument did he play?

What form of literature did Langston Hughes specialize in?