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The stock market was easy to buy into because you could get easy credit, called:
taking a loan
charging it
buying on time
buying on margin
2
Some people say the 20's were:
roaring
timid
hungry
slothful
3
in fact, the 30's are considered exclusively continuity
True
False
4
A young woman who dressed flamboyantly would be called:
A Dame
A Doll
A Flapper
A Queen
5
Many of the cars purchased in the 20's had the motors taken out in the 30's and were hooked up to horses. These are:
Bennett Buggies
carriage racers
horse cars
eco-friendly
6
The Depression in Canada ended due to:
Treaty of Versailles
WWII
the Soviets
WWI
7
Al Capone, the legendary gangster, dealt with "rum runners" from Canada, including:
Sleeman
Seagrams (Bronfmann)
Sapporo
Molson's
8
The Great Depression specifically hit:
social circles
the economy
healthcare
emotions
9
At a club, flappers and their male counterparts, Sheiks, would dance this style:
The Bird
The Charleston
The Waltz
The Charlotte
10
The 1920's are primarily called a decade of
continuity
booze
change
wealth
11
Besides alcohol, a key social factor in the 1920's was:
telephones
Skyscrapers
the stock market
cars
12
The Dust Bowl was a series of terrible dust storms in the prairies caused primarily by drought
True
False
13
Prohibition lead to increased crime, especially gang activity
False
True
14
The Great Depression was a time when everyone was really sad
False
True
15
Another key disaster in the 30's was:
the Statute of Westminster
a little ice age
the Halibut Treaty
the Dust Bowl
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The Depression ended sooner in the US than in Canada
True
False
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Illegal drinking was done in places called
blind pigs
restaurants
booze halls
speakeasies
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This pulled the United States out of the Depression
international trade
manufacturing
FDR's New Deal
Hoover Dam
19
Flappers would often go to clubs
False
True
20
buying on margin was a major cause of the stock market collapse in 1929
False
True
21
Most families gained this/these during the 20's
all of the above
radio
telephone
car
22
The 30's are best known for:
WWII
'Merica
the great depression
easy money
23
The 1930's were often called a decade of:
sorrow
Continuity
change
dust
24
The Dust Bowl made farming exceptionally easy
False
True
25
The 20's were marked by this social phenomenon
Civil War
Temperance
Woodstock
Prohibition