Pre-Test Great Depression

Question 1

an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, prohibiting the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol, 17th Ammendment

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

a particular market where stocks and bonds are traded; stock exchange

Accepted Answer

Stock Market

Question 3

A share in the ownership of a company is called what?

Accepted Answer

A stock

Question 4

the policy or doctrine of isolating one's country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances

Accepted Answer

Isolationism

Question 5

Who was elected president of the US in 1920?

Accepted Answer

Woodrow Wilson

Question 6

economic crisis in the U.S. and other countries, beginning with the stock market crash of 1929

Accepted Answer

Great Depression

Question 7

Tuesday, Oct. 29, 1929 is also know by what nickname?

Accepted Answer

Black Tuesday

Question 8

the region in the S central U.S. that suffered from dust storms in the 1930s, is known as the Dust Bowl

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

the period (1920–33) when the 18th Amendment was in force and alcoholic beverages could not legally be manufactured

Accepted Answer

Prohibition

Question 10

an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1920, guaranteeing women the right to vote

Accepted Answer

19th Ammendment

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