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Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
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5th grade social studies
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1
Which of the following describes a reason why Prohibition failed?
Many bootleggers were caught by the police
Bootleggers moved away from major cities
Police couldn't stop all bootleggers
Bootleggers moved to India
2
How did working life change for women in the 1920s?
Many women began farming
Many women worked in office jobs instead of factory jobs
Men and women earned equal pay
More women worked
3
This was a New Deal program designed to prevent another Depression by protecting the banks.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Social Security Board
Civilian Conservation Corps
Red Cross
4
What caused the Dust Bowl?
All of the above
Severe Drought
Failure to prevent wind erosion
5
Which President created the New Deal to help the U.S. recover from the Great Depression
Abraham Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
6
Which of the following was Not a cause of the Great Depression?
Stock Market crashed
People borrowed money from the bank
There was a sharp increase in manufactured goods
High tariffs were put into place
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What did the 18th Amendment do?
Ban chocolate
Allow alcohol
Ban alcohol
Ban cigarettes
8
Why were romantic dramas nicknamed soap operas?
They were paid for my soap companies
People watched them after bath time.
They were paid for by bathtub companies
Most people watched them before bath time
9
Which of the following is NOT a way in which the automobile changed life in the U.S.?
People moved into the suburbs,.
New jobs were created
Roads improved
Farmers still used wagons to carry crops.
10
This was a New Deal Program that set up work camps for young men.
Social Security Board
Civilian Cinservation Corps
Red Cross
Relief, Recovery, and Reform
11
How did Franklin D. Roosevelt try to help the country through the Great Depression?
He said, "Trusr your government during these times."
He put money back into the banks
He came up with a plan to help the economy
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Which of the following describes what happened during the stock market crash of 1929?
Investors purchased stocks
Stock prices fell and investors sold their stocks
Investors sold their stocks
Stock prices increased
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What was an effect of the Dust Bowl?
Many people became migrant workers
Many people moved to the cities
Many people moved to farms
Many people moved to the Great Plains
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Which choice describes a way in which the Great Depression affected the lives of Americans
People moved into the cities
Both B and C
Rising crop prices
Farmers were hurt by the effects of tariffs
15
Which New Deal program provided monthly payments to the elderly, disabled, and unemployed?
Works Progress Administration
Red Cross
Securities and Exchange Commission
Social Security
16
What allowed Henry Ford's Model T to be sold for less than half the cost of other cars?
He used an assembly line
He used cheap materials
He used power tools
He had more than enough workers
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Which of the following describes the economy in the 1920s?
Factory workers were unable to produce enough goods
Crop prices fell and farmers couldn't pay back debt
It began to boom
Factory workers received a raise
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How did the mass media help make athletes popular in the 1920's?
People listened to sports on the radio
Athletes faces could be found on a box of cereal
Many athletes were also Broadway stars
Many tv shows were about athletes
