Unit #3 Pretest (1920s & 30s)

Question 1

Homeless Americans migrated around the country looking for work

Accepted Answer

1930s

Question 2

The Stock Market crashed

Accepted Answer

1920s

Question 3

Prohibition began and outlawed the sale of alcohol

Accepted Answer

1920s

Question 4

More modern appliances were introduced (refrigerator, radio, etc.)

Accepted Answer

1920s

Question 5

The President had his own radio program to talk to Americans

Accepted Answer

1930s

Question 6

The Harlem Renaissance celebrated African American culture

Accepted Answer

1920s

Question 7

The government arrested thousands of suspected Communists

Accepted Answer

1920s

Question 8

Women gained the right to vote

Accepted Answer

1920s

Question 9

Severe drought across the Midwest and South created huge dust storms

Accepted Answer

1930s

Question 10

War broke out in Europe, but America remained neutral

Accepted Answer

1930s

Question 11

Franklin Delano Roosevelt became President

Accepted Answer

1930s

Question 12

The number of millionaires rose by 400%

Accepted Answer

1920s

Question 13

People relied on weekly radio programs to lift their spirits

Accepted Answer

1930s

Question 14

Millions of Americans lost their jobs

Accepted Answer

1930s

Question 15

Small farmers lost their land because of huge debts to the banks

Accepted Answer

1930s

Question 16

Shanty Towns popped up everywhere

Accepted Answer

1930s

Question 17

Americans wrote the President and First Lady asking for money

Accepted Answer

1930s

Question 18

Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic Ocean

Accepted Answer

1920s

Question 19

Flappers & Speak Easies were popular

Accepted Answer

1920s

Question 20

The leader of the mob, Al Capone, brought down the U.S. justice system

Accepted Answer

1920s

Question 21

Social Security and Unemployment Insurance were created

Accepted Answer

1930s

Question 22

Jazz music became very popular

Accepted Answer

1920s

Question 23

The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) was created

Accepted Answer

1920s

Question 24

Babe Ruth broke many first in baseball

Accepted Answer

1920s

Question 25

Largest economic depression in U.S. history

Accepted Answer

1930s

Question 26

The New Deal was created to give aid to the poor

Accepted Answer

1930s

Question 27

Bridges and dams were built to create jobs

Accepted Answer

1930s

Question 28

Americans owned fancy yachts and cars

Accepted Answer

1920s

Unit #3 Pretest (1920s & 30s)

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Unit #3 Pretest (1920s & 30s)

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