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1
Prohibition led to an increase in _____________.
illegal drinking activity in places called "speakeasies"
spending quality time with family
puzzles and board games
organized crime
2
During the Great Depression, America saw a dramatic rise in ___________.
the number of banks being opened
the number of Americans working on farms
unemployment
stock prices
3
The situation in the map was MOSTLY created by ___________.
overproduction of crops
loss of prairie grasses due to overplowing
drought (no rain)
high prairie winds
4
put in place to stop the economic downturn in America...funding for long term projects and jobs
Relief Programs
The New Deal
Reform Programs
Recovery Programs
5
U.S. government programs put in place to help the country recover from the Great Depression
Rugged Individualism
The New Deal
The Great Depression
6
Hoover's idea that Americans succeed by their own effort and should not depend on government
The Indian New Deal
Rugged Individualism
Wheeler-Howard Act
Hasty Peppercorn
7
a large area of the midwestern plains; devastated by drought that caused huge dust storms
Westward Expansion
The Indian Reorganization Act
The Dust Bowl
The Great Escape
8
Many believe Sacco & Vanzetti were unfairly tried for and convicted of murder because ________.
one of them was the twin brother of the actual suspect
one had a sweet stache and the other didn't
they were Italian immgrants
9
Which of the following are new entertainment sources that emerged during the 1920s?
listening to the radio
movies (aka "talkies")
sports (baseball, boxing, etc.)
art (jazz, art deco, etc.)
10
a period of time when it was illegal to sell or make alcoholic beverages
Prohibition
Moonshining
Abolition
The New Deal
11
Many of these programs provided funding for jobs and food for many Americans
Reform Programs
Roosevelt's Plan
The New Deal
Relief Programs
12
The "Noble Experiment" was also known as ____________.
Metallica singing a Bieber song
Prohibition
The Great Depression
The Roaring 20s
13
What are these people sleeping on during the Great Depression?
the ground
"Hoover Blankets"
newspapers
14
a way President Roosevelt used to communicate his ideas directly to the American people
Radio Waves
Shouting Lectures
Fireside Chats
15
Was the "New Deal" helpful to ALL Americans?
no
yes
16
Ernest Hemingway was one of many members of this group during the 1920s
The Lost Generation of Writers
The Chicago Jazz Quartet
The Art Deco Experiment
17
Why would this stamp have been made during the 1930s?
these were food stamps used for rations during the time
provide free postage to military veterans
encourage young men to join the military during WW II
to promote the payment of a $1,000 bonus to WWI Vets
18
This style of art emerged during the 1920s.
pointilism
art nuvo
Art Deco
impressionism
19
What is one statement made by their new wardrobe?
shorter dresses are cooler in summer
let's push the boundaries of traditional women
less material = cooler dance moves
less material = cheaper clothes
20
rebuild the financial system. These were permanent programs to avoid another depression
Recovery Programs
Relief Programs
Reform Programs
21
period of time after World War I when there was anti-communist feelings in the United States
Jim Crow Laws
Abolition
Wheeler-Howard
Red Scare
22
During the Great Migration, African Americans moved_________________
from B to A and D
from D to B and C
from A to C and D
from C to A and B
23
Each of FDRs "Alphabet Soup" Agencies fit into at least one of the three categories:
Rats, Raccoons or Rhinos
Regift, Return or Resale
Relief, Recovery or Reform
24
During the Great Migration, African Americans were hoping to escape ______________.
awful cajun food
poor farming conditions
poor weather
poor treatment from rural, Southern whites
25
The 1920s and Harlem Renaissance is widely known as the birth of ___________.
jazz music
punk music
gospel music
blues music
26
John T. Scopes purposefully taught what topic to test the law against it?
Elements of Fiction
geometry
The Civil War
evolution
27
name given to shanty towns that were set up throughout the country during the Great Depression
Shanty Towns
Presidential Palaces
Hoovervilles
Shanty Shacks
28
a period during African American history when there was a rebirth of art, literature, etc.
The New Deal
Sharecropping
The Great Migration
Harlem Renaissance
29
What is the name of African Americans' journey North during the 1920s?
Harlem Renaissance
The Great Migration
Northern Walk
The Great Giddy Up 'n' Go
30
According to what we've learned, what were these ladies known as during the Roaring 20?
Flappers
FHC (Fancy Hat Club)
CCLs (Crazy Cat Ladies)
Contestants on "So You Think You Can Dance?"
31
How would the average person buy these and other various consumer goods during the 1920s?
with CASH from their high-paying jobs
a small down payment followed by a payment plan (CREDIT)
with their good looks
32
Say these were real buttons. How could you earn one from President Hoover?
go 2 weeks with no food or water
work hard and take charge of your own success
give up and become a hobo
stand in welfare lines for 60 days straight
33
FDRs "Fireside Chats" gained Americans' confidence because ___________.
the president spoke in a calm, confident way
they felt their president was on their side
Roosevelt was a scout and knew how to make good fires
they felt their president understood their troubles
34
What was the "New Deal?"
the point in a card game when everyone gets new cards
FDRs programs to help America out of the Great Depression
35
women who broke boundaries in the 1920s with the way they dressed and acted
Flappers
Progressives
Abolitionists
Freedom Fighters
36
The Great Depression was caused by people buying stocks "on the margin." The means __________.
they paid more than what the stocks were actually worth
they bought stocks with borrowed money
they could only afford toast and jam
37
mass movement of African Americans from the South to the North
Great Migration
The Harlem Renaissance
The Indian New Deal
The Indian Reorganization Act