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1920's and The Great Depression
1920's and The Great Depression
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1
What was the term for people who made or sold illegal alcohol?
Mobsters
Gangsters
Bootleggers
Speakeasiers
2
America's largest welfare program today is ____________.
The Public Works Administration
The Secret Security Administration
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
The Social Security Administration
3
What date did the stock market crash?
October 29, 1930
October 29, 1929
February 20, 1929
October 29, 1829
4
Someone who wants to preserve traditional customs and values is a...
Bootlegger
Radical
Liberal
Conservative
5
What is a tariff?
A tax on alcohol
A tax on crops
Goods from other countries
A tax on foreign goods
6
Suffrage is...
Discrimination
The right to vote
When people suffer
The right to work any job
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The 1920's were sometimes called...
The Awesome Twenties
The Roaring Twenties
The Great Decade
The Bad Twenties
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Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
Reduction in purchasing
Stock market crash
Drought conditions
World War II
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What was the 18th Amendment?
Made alcohol illegal
Allowed African-Americans to vote
Made alcohol legal again
Allowed women to vote
10
Which of the following trends is NOT associated with flapper girls?
Dancing the Charleston
High heels
Shorter dresses
Short hair
11
Radicals in the 1930's wanted to replace capitalism with ______________.
Communism
Anarchy
Theocracy
The free market
12
Who was elected president in 1932?
John Kennedy
Herbert Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
13
What was the Dust Bowl?
A large bowl made of dust
Act that gave money to farmers
Law passed to prevent droughts
Area in the Midwest where drought conditions were worst
14
What kind of music was popular in the 1920's?
Classical music
Rock n roll
Rap music
Jazz music
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What did the 19th Amendment do?
Gave women the right to vote
Made alcohol illegal
Gave African-Americans the right to vote
Made alcohol legal again
16
A panic is...
Period of high economic activity and growth
A pattern of economic growth and recovery
Period of low economic activity
When you freak out!
17
The acronym PWA stands for __________.
Public Weaving Association
Public Water Administration
Public Works Administration
Public Work Appreciation
18
This image represents what art movement from the 1920's?
The Harlem Renaissance
Surrealism
Abstract art
The Italian Renaissance
19
What Act taxed foreign goods in the U.S.?
The 19th Amendment
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
The Black Tuesday Act
The 18th Amendment
20
Someone who believes in the expansion of liberty is...
Radical
Republican
Conservative
Liberal
21
Which group did NOT have a hard time in the 1920's?
Criminals
Immigrants
African-Americans
Farmers
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What were the secret clubs that served alcohol and played jazz music called?
Jazz Clubs
Harlem Clubs
Speakeasies
Speaksoftlies
