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1920s & 1930s Quiz
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1
18th Amendment prohibited this from being created and sold.
Tobacco
Gun Powder
Alcohol
Tomacco
2
Hoovervilles are rich neighborhoods where the wealthy lived during the Great Depression?
True
False
3
This is the name of the radio program FDR used to update people out the Depression.
Road Trip Blues
Fireside Chats
Ok Okies, Let's do this.
TikTok Time
4
During the Prohibition people went to Speakeasies to:
Listen to Jazz music
Avoid their nagging wives/brutish husbands
Secretly drink alcohol
5
The CCC's purpose was...
To build the Golden Gate Bridge
To employ young men to work on environmental projects
To give young men and women cash money for food
It's a secret mission in uncharted space
6
The Harlem Renaissance refers to
African-Americans moving from the South to the North
Negro League Baseball
Flourishing of African-Americans in art and music
The Harlem Globetrotters
7
What were Hooverville's?
Suburbs built by President Hoover to give people shelter
Where the Bonus Army camped out.
Shanty towns people build during the Great Depression
8
The Three R's were...
Reduce, Reuse, Recylce
Rolaids, Relief, Right Now
Real Eyes, Realize, Real Lies
Relief, Recovery, Reform
9
Credit allows people to
Buy now, pay never!
Buy now, pay later!
Hi, Billy Mays here.
No money down!
10
True or False, the FDIC insures American's cash money in the banks?
False
True
11
Amelia Earhart is the first female pilot to successfully fly around the world.
False
True?
True
12
The Peak Unemployment Rate during the Depression was...
50%
25%
20%
12%
13
Buying something on credit means
Taking out a loan to pay for another loan
Investing in the economy
Saving for what you want
Using someone else's money to purchase something
14
Black Tuesday was
When Prohibition began
When the Stock Market rose
When the Stock Market crashed
A day to get great deals at Wal-Mart
15
True or False, Americans were happy with the way President Hoover handled the Depression.
True
False
16
Al Capone is famous for
Being a ruthless Chicago Gangster
Inventing soup
Being named Al
Playing for the Yankees
17
This was the most powerful mass media medium during the 1920s.
CD Player
Radio
Photographs
Newspaper
18
The Automobile contributed to the creation of which of the following businesses?
All of the above
Motels
Mechanic Shops
Gas Stations
19
The Red Scare refers to?
The fear of communism spreading to the US
The fear of communism spreading to the Canada
The fear of immigrants
20
What did NOT happen during the Great Depression?
People lived in Shanty Towns
Millions of people lost their jobs
President Hoover became a hero
Teenagers began riding the rails
21
Babe Ruth played which sport?
Soccer (not a sport)
Australian Rules Football
Hockey (aka soccer on ice)
Baseball
22
Flappers were known for
Working for the weekend
All of the above
Challenging societal norms
Making good flapjacks
