1920s & 1930s Review

Question 1

The development of the assembly line to make cars meant that

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more people could afford cars

Question 2

What programs did Franklin Roosevelt use to help the country recover from the Gread Depression?

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government funding

Question 3

Bootleggers, speakeasies, and organized crime were all a result of

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Prohibition

Question 4

What was the peak nationwide unemployment rate during the Great Depression?

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25%

Question 5

Which New Deal program employed young men with construction jobs?

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Civilian Conservation Corps

Question 6

Light bulbs, radios, and washing machines are all products that all changed life due to the

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development of electricity

Question 7

The growth of organized crime in the 1920s is mostly blamed on

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Prohibition

Question 8

A famous female blues singer during the Harlem Renaissance was

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Bessie Smith

Question 9

Road construction, steel, and the oil industry all benefited from which other industry?

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Automobiles

Question 10

Which Harlem Renaissance artist painted scenes about The Great Migration?

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Jacob Lawrence

Question 11

Louis Armstrong, George Gershwin, Bessie Smith, and Aaron Copland were all

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musicians

Question 12

African Americans moved to northern and midwest cities during the early 1900s for

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better jobs

Question 13

Prohibition was repealed by which amendment?

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21st

Question 14

Impacts of the Great Depression included unmployment, homelessness, and

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the failure of banks and businesses

Question 15

The artistic and literary movement of the 1920s that focused on African Americans was called

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The Harlem Renaissance

Question 16

Which statement is true about African Americans before moving north during the Great Migration?

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They faced violence and discrimination

Question 17

A major impact of the Great Depression was

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Farmers' incomes fell to low levels

Question 18

Farmers received assistance from the government as part of the

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New Deal

Question 19

The popularity of Harlem Renaissance artists caused the movement to

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spread to other cities

Question 20

Aaron Copland and George Gershwin were_________who created unique American music.

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composers

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