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Roaring Twenties/Great Depression
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To review main topics from the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.
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The condition of being out of work.
migrant worker
mass production
unemployment
mass media
2
A place where stocks are bought and sold.
credit
Stock Market
mall
store
3
An American aviator, made the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.
Louis Armstrong
Langston Hughes
Charles Lindbergh
Amelia Earhart
4
FDR created programs to help the economy during the Great Depression. What did he call this?
The New Deal
The New Commission
The New Depression
The New Roaring Twenties
5
How did mass media help make
athletes
popular in the 1920's?
Radio made it possible for fans to listen to sports games.
Many athletes starred ins radio dramas.
Most movies were about sports.
Many newspaper articles were paid for by sports teams.
6
The Tennessee Valley Authority................
helped farmers decrease production and raise prices of crops
built 50 dams in the South to prevent flooding.
provided monthly payments to the elderly and disabled.
set up work camps for millions of young men.
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What allowed the Model T to be sold for a cheaper price?
the use of cheaper materials
the fact that no 2 cars were exactly alike
the use of the assembly line
not following safety standards
8
An amendment that outlawed the making, sale, and transporting of alcoholic beverages.
18th amendment
19th amendment
20th amendment
21st amendment
9
What caused the Dust Bowl?
A drought and farmers didn't take care of their farms.
Too much rain
The Great Depression
Too few crops.
10
The Works Progress Administration....................
provided monthly payments to the elderly and disabled.
built 50 dams along rivers in the South to prevent flooding.
employed people to build roads, schools, bridges, and parks.
set up work camps for millions of young men.
11
A public form of communication that reaches large audiences.
migrant worker
mass media
Great Depression
Dust Bowl
12
An area of the Great Plains affected by large dust storms.
Great Depresstion
Midwest
Harlem Renaissance
Dust Bowl
13
Period in which artists used writing, music, and painting to share feelings about African Amer.
Harlem Renaissance
21st amendment
Great Depression
18th amendment
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How did the Great Depression affect the lives of many Americans?
Many children quit school to help their families earn money.
Many people moved from shantytowns to suburbs.
Farmers became more successful.
More people got married right after high school or college.
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The making of large quantities of goods that are exactly alike.
migrant worker
credit
mass media
mass production
16
An American aviation pioneer and author. First female to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Eleanor Roosevelt
flappers
Margaret Mitchell
Ameila Earhart
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An American poet, novelist, and playwright. Early innovator of "jazz poetry".
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Langston Hughes
Margaret Mitchell
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The Agricultural Adjustment Administration..............
built 50 dams along rivers in the South to prevent flooding.
set up work camps for millions of young men.
provided monthly payments to the elderly and disabled.
helped farmers decrease production and raise prices of crops
19
An American industrialist, founder of Ford Motor Company, helped create the assembly line.
Langston Hughes
Charles Lindberg
Babe Ruth
Henry Ford
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Why did Prohibition fail?
Many people moved to Europe and bought alcohol there.
People spent money on their families, not alcohol.
Police had little success stopping bootleggers.
Many bootleggers moved their businesses to Canada.
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Borrowed money.
mass production
credit
Harlem Renaissance
Stock Market
22
The Civilian Conservation Corps..............
set up work camps for millions of young men.
provided monthly payments to the elderly and disabled.
employed people to build roads, schools, bridges, and parks.
helps farmers decrease production and raise prices of crops.
23
An American track and field athlete. 4-time Olympic gold medalist in the 1936 games.
Amelia Earhart
Babe Ruth
Margaret Mitchell
Jesse Owens
24
An American professional baseball player with the MLB. Played 22 seasons from 1914 - 1935.
Michael Jordan
Babe Ruth
Louis Armstrong
Jesse Owens
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The Social Security Board..............
employed people to build roads, schools, bridges, and parks.
provided monthly payments to the elderly and disabled.
helped farmers decrease production and raise prices of crops
set up work camps for millions of young men.
26
An amendment that ended Prohibition.
18th amendment
19th amendment
20th amendment
21 amendment
27
The Harlem Renaissance had an impact in the US on....
the 19th amendment
mass production and women's suffrage
poetry, jazz music, and dance in African Amer. culture
classical music, television, and radio
28
How did Franklin D. Roosevelt want to handle the Great Depression?
FDR believed that the government shouldn't help at all.
FDR wanted to create programs called the New Deal.
FDR opened 2,000 new banks.
FDR made children work on the Hoover Dam.
29
Nicknamed Satchmo or Pops. An American trumpeter, composer, singer, and occasional actor.
Louis Armstrong
Henry Ford
Langston Hughes
Charles Lindberg
30
The worst period of economic hardship in American history.
Harlem Renaissance
Roaring 20's
Dust Bowl
Great Depression
31
Which of the following was NOT a negative effect of the 18th Amendment?
Gangsters, crime, and violence rose.
People spent more money on families, rather than alcohol.
Bootleggers brought alcohol from other countries.
Bootleggers sold alcohol illegally.
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An American author and journalist. Her only novel published was
Gone With the Wind
.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Langston Hughes
Amelia Earhart
Margaret Mitchell
33
How did Herbert Hoover want to handle the Great Depression?
Hoover believed the government should just stand aside.
Hoover wanted the government to take over everything.
Hoover wanted to control businesses.
Hoover wanted to give out money to the poor.
34
Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression?
World War I
Criminal activity took over the country.
The invention of the radio.
People buying goods with credit.
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A worker who moves from place to place to harvest crops.
slave
migrant worker
hobo
immigrant
