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World War I, Roaring 20s, Great Depression, & the New Deal
World War I, Roaring 20s, Great Depression, & the New Deal
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1
What happened after the stock market crash?
the economy grew weak
there was a boom in the economy
the economy grew strong
people borrowed money to buy more stocks
2
Which of the following BEST describes President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal?
Strategy for improving national parks & forests
Government programs designed to ease economic hardships
Power company supplying southern Appalachia with electricity
A company in which investors buy stock
3
People in many European countries believed that their nation deserved more success than others.
militarism
isolationism
nationalism
imperialism
4
Who won four gold medals in track at the 1936 Olympics?
Sinclair Lewis
Joe Louis
Pearl Buck
Jesse Owens
5
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
System allowed ppl to pay little money each month for goods
Time of great activity in arts by African Americans
Migration of African Amer to the North during the 1920s
Program for rebuilding large areas of NYC after a fire
6
The number of people who are looking for a job but can't find one.
unemployment
Franklin Roosevelt (FDR)
Herbert Hoover
New Deal
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What event happened in 1929 that signaled the start of the Great Depression?
Roosevelt began deficit spending
the stock market crashed
the bombing of Pearl Harbor
World War II
8
This man was a famous baseball player who hit 60 homeruns in one season.
Charles Lindbergh
Henry Ford
Babe Ruth
Louis Armstrong
9
An important poet in the Harlem Renaissance was...
Langston Hughes
W.E.B. Dubois
Carrie Chapman Catt
D.W. Griffith
10
Henry Ford found that he could produce cars less expensively by...
using designs made in Japan
using a moving assembly line
using plastic instead of steel for some car parts
hiring only immigrants to work in his factory
11
Who were the new workers in factories during World War I?
African Americans & women
women & children
American Indians
teachers & students
12
How long were the US a part of WWI?
3 years
4 years
1 year
2 years
13
List in order: 1. stock market crashed 2. FDR defeated Hoover 3. US economy had economic boom
3, 2, 1
2, 1, 3
1, 2, 3
3, 1, 2
14
Thought the government should take action to end the Depression. Famous for the New Deal.
unemployment
New Deal
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt (FDR)
15
How did Hoover & Roosevelt differ in their political views?
how much the minimum wage should pay workers
how long someone should be President
how much Social Security should pay people over 65 years old
how much the federal government should do
16
During the Great Depression, there was...
a flood in the Great Plains
unemployment & hardship
work for everyone excepts farmers
growth & prosperity
17
This person was a famous band leader & piano player during the 1920s & 1930s.
Margaret Mitchell
Duke Ellington
Langston Hughes
Martin Luther King
18
What event led the United States to enter the World War I?
Germany invaded Belgium & France
US was competing w/ Germany, Russia, & France for more power
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
Germany attacked American ships
19
Believed that the government should not play big role in economy & it would improve on its own
Franklin Roosevelt (FDR)
New Deal
unemployment
Herbert Hoover
20
During the war, how did the US government create more supplies for soldiers?
by setting limits, or rations, on goods civilians could have
by taking supplies from people in Europe
by growing more crops
by telling soldiers to use less
21
Hold people's savings & make loans to individuals & businesses.
banks
stock market
boom
stock
22
A share of ownership in a company.
stock market
banks
stock
boom
23
How did some Allied leaders use the Treaty of Versailles?
to punish Germany by taking land & money
to remind civilians to help with the war
to give the US new colonies
to create more supplies for soldiers
24
The place where stocks are bought & sold
boom
banks
stock
stock market
25
A variety of government programs started by Franklin Roosevelt.
Herbert Hoover
unemployment
Franklin Roosevelt (FDR)
New Deal
26
A neighborhood in New York City became a center for African Amer. musicians, writers & artists.
the Great Depression
the Dust Bowl
the Harlem Renaissance
the Great Awakening
27
This man was famous for his trumpet playing & his deep voice.
Henry Ford
Louis Armstrong
Charles Lindbergh
Babe Ruth
28
Which of the following BEST describes an alliance?
a declaration of war by one country against another
an agreement that nations make to defend one another
a belief that your country is superior to others
a conflict in which one country takes over another country
29
Which amendment gave women the right to vote (suffrage)?
the 26th
the 1st
the 13th
the 19th
30
Who wrote the book
Gone With the Wind
?
Margaret Mitchell
Sinclair Lewis
Mildred Didrikson
Pearl Buck
31
Another name for the Roaring Twenties was
Jazz Age
Harlem Renaissance
Happy Days
both B & C
32
He was a pilot who was famous for being the first to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean
Louis Armstrong
Jesse Owens
Charles Lindbergh
Babe Ruth
33
A period of fast economic growth.
boom
stock
stock market
banks
34
What was the name of the British passenger ship that was sunk by the Germans?
Lusitania
Versailles
H.L. Hunley
Titanic
