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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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1
Nicknamed Satchmo or Pops. An American trumpeter, composer, singer, and occasional actor.
Henry Ford
Louis Armstrong
Charles Lindberg
Langston Hughes
2
Which of the following was NOT a negative effect of the 18th Amendment?
Bootleggers brought alcohol from other countries.
Bootleggers sold alcohol illegally.
Gangsters, crime, and violence rose.
People spent more money on families, rather than alcohol.
3
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.
4
A public form of communication that reaches large audiences.
Dust Bowl
Great Depression
migrant worker
mass media
5
A place where stocks are bought and sold.
Stock Market
mall
credit
store
6
An American aviator, made the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.
Charles Lindbergh
Louis Armstrong
Langston Hughes
Amelia Earhart
7
An American poet, novelist, and playwright. Early innovator of "jazz poetry".
Langston Hughes
Louis Armstrong
Margaret Mitchell
Louis Armstrong
8
An American professional baseball player with the MLB. Played 22 seasons from 1914 - 1935.
Jesse Owens
Michael Jordan
Babe Ruth
Louis Armstrong
9
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
10
An American author and journalist. Her only novel published was
Gone With the Wind
.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Margaret Mitchell
Amelia Earhart
Langston Hughes
11
Borrowed money.
Harlem Renaissance
Stock Market
credit
mass production
12
The Works Progress Administration....................
employed people to build roads, schools, bridges, and parks.
built 50 dams along rivers 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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The worst period of economic hardship in American history.
Roaring 20's
Dust Bowl
Harlem Renaissance
Great Depression
14
Period in which artists used writing, music, and painting to share feelings about African Amer.
Harlem Renaissance
21st amendment
Great Depression
18th amendment
15
FDR created programs to help the economy during the Great Depression. What did he call this?
The New Roaring Twenties
The New Depression
The New Commission
The New Deal
16
An American aviation pioneer and author. First female to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Margaret Mitchell
Ameila Earhart
flappers
17
An American industrialist, founder of Ford Motor Company, helped create the assembly line.
Henry Ford
Charles Lindberg
Babe Ruth
Langston Hughes
18
Why did Prohibition fail?
Many people moved to Europe and bought alcohol there.
Police had little success stopping bootleggers.
People spent money on their families, not alcohol.
Many bootleggers moved their businesses to Canada.
19
The Tennessee Valley Authority................
set up work camps for millions of young men.
built 50 dams in the South to prevent flooding.
helped farmers decrease production and raise prices of crops
provided monthly payments to the elderly and disabled.
20
How did Herbert Hoover want to handle the Great Depression?
Hoover believed the government should just stand aside.
Hoover wanted to give out money to the poor.
Hoover wanted to control businesses.
Hoover wanted the government to take over everything.
21
An amendment that outlawed the making, sale, and transporting of alcoholic beverages.
19th amendment
21st amendment
18th amendment
20th amendment
22
The Social Security Board..............
set up work camps for millions of young men.
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
23
The condition of being out of work.
migrant worker
mass production
mass media
unemployment
24
The Civilian Conservation Corps..............
provided monthly payments to the elderly and disabled.
helps farmers decrease production and raise prices of crops.
set up work camps for millions of young men.
employed people to build roads, schools, bridges, and parks.
25
An American track and field athlete. 4-time Olympic gold medalist in the 1936 games.
Amelia Earhart
Margaret Mitchell
Jesse Owens
Babe Ruth
26
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration..............
helped farmers decrease production and raise prices of crops
provided monthly payments to the elderly and disabled.
set up work camps for millions of young men.
built 50 dams along rivers in the South to prevent flooding.
27
A worker who moves from place to place to harvest crops.
slave
migrant worker
immigrant
hobo
28
How did mass media help make
athletes
popular in the 1920's?
Many athletes starred ins radio dramas.
Radio made it possible for fans to listen to sports games.
Most movies were about sports.
Many newspaper articles were paid for by sports teams.
29
How did Franklin D. Roosevelt want to handle the Great Depression?
FDR wanted to create programs called the New Deal.
FDR opened 2,000 new banks.
FDR made children work on the Hoover Dam.
FDR believed that the government shouldn't help at all.
30
An area of the Great Plains affected by large dust storms.
Dust Bowl
Midwest
Harlem Renaissance
Great Depresstion
31
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
32
The making of large quantities of goods that are exactly alike.
migrant worker
mass production
mass media
credit
33
An amendment that ended Prohibition.
19th amendment
20th amendment
18th amendment
21 amendment
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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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.
More people got married right after high school or college.
Farmers became more successful.
