Roaring 20s/GD Quiz

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

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

The FDIC was set up to do what?

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

What happened during the Great Migration?

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

Why was Prohibition so difficult to enforce?

Which was NOT a result of Prohibition?

Georgia O'Keeffe was famous for _______

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

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

Smugglers of alcohol across borders/towns were called ____

Prohibition was imposed by:

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

Who is credited with inventing the Airplane?

The AAA's lasting legacy was that it ____

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

What amendment ENDED Prohibition?

which would NOT be a construction project of the PWA?

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

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

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

Which is NOT an automobile related industry?

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

Which term doesn't belong with the others?

What are speakeasies?

What finally put an end to the Great Depression

Which are ways that electrification changed American life?

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

Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

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

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

Who was Bessie Smith?

What was a Flapper?

What form of literature did Langston Hughes specialize in?

F Scott Fitzgerald's most notable work is ______

Who was Aaron Copland?

What was the Scopes Trial about?

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

George Gershwin composed songs used in _______?

What was the unemployment rate during the Great Depression?

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

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

Which instrument was Duke Ellington known for playing?

Fads are _____

Which would NOT be a task of a CCC worker?

Prohibition banned which substance?