Define Great Depression

worst period of economic hardship in American history

Which of the following describes a way in which the Great Dep. affected the lives of Americans?

many children quit school to help their families earn money

place where stocks are bought and sold

area of the Great Plains affected by large dust storms

What is Babe Ruth famous for?

first player to hit 60 homeruns in a season

Define Harlem Renaissance

artists shared ideas & feelings about life for Af. Am.'s

How did mass media help make athletes popular in the 1920's?

radio made it possible for fans to listen to sports games

Define Mass Production

making of large quantities of goods that are exactly alike

Define Migrant Worker

a person who moves from place to place to harvest crops

Goal was to help farmers decrease production in order to raise prices of crops

Agricultural Adjustment Administration

What is Margarett Mitchell famous for?

famous for her book "Gone With the Wind"

What is Charles Lindbergh famous for?

made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean

What is Jessie Owens famous for?

Olympic runner who won 4 gold medals in 1936

The Harlem Renaissance had an impact in the United States on

poetry, jazz music and dance in African American culture

public forms of communication that reaches large audiences

Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression?

people buying goods with credit

the condition of being out of work

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Define Great Depression
a sad time for many people
when people borrowed money
worst period of economic hardship in American history
an amendment that outlawed alcohol
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Set-up work camps for millions of employed young men. The men received pay & housing.
Tennessee Valley Authority
Works Progress Administration
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
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Who is this?
Langston Hughes
Jackie Robinson
Henry Ford
Babe Ruth
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What is Langston Hughes famous for?
airplane pilot
poet
baseball player
jazz musician
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Which of the following describes a way in which the Great Dep. affected the lives of Americans?
farmers became more successful as there was more demand
more people got married immediately after school
many people moved from shantytowns to suburbs
many children quit school to help their families earn money
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Who is this?
Langston Hughes
Henry Ford
Jessie Owens
Babe Ruth
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Who is this?
Langston Hughes
Charles Lindbergh
Babe Ruth
Henry Ford
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Who is this?
Langston Hughes
Babe Ruth
Charles Lindbergh
Louis Armstrong
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What is Louis Armstrong famous for?
invented the assembly line
baseball player
jazz musician
author
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Define Stock Market
place where stocks are bought and sold
borrowing money
the bank
where you shop for things
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Define Dust Bowl
amendment that ended Prohibition
place where stocks are bought and sold
classical music
area of the Great Plains affected by large dust storms
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What is Babe Ruth famous for?
basketball player
jazz musician
first player to hit 60 homeruns in a season
invented the assembly line
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Define Credit
the bank
borrowed money
cash
a card to use
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Who is this?
Langston Hughes
Charles Lindbergh
Babe Ruth
Louis Armstrong
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Franklin D Roosevelt's programs to help people during the Great Depression were known as
The New Roaring Twenties
The New Deal
The New Commission
The New Depression
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Employed people to build roads, schools, bridges, parks and airports & paint murals
Social Security Board
Works Progress Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Civilian Conservation Corps
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Define Harlem Renaissance
area of the Great Plains affected by large dust storms
a place poor people lived
artists shared ideas & feelings about life for Af. Am.'s
worst period of economic hardship in American history
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Built 50 dams along rivers in the South to prevent flooding and 13 power plants
Tennessee Valley Authority
Social Security Board
Works Progress Administration
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
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What allowed Henry Ford's Model T's to be sold for less than 1/2 the cost of other cars?
not following safety standards
the use of an assembly line
the fact that no two cars were exactly alike
the use of cheaper materials
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Provides monthly payments to the elderly, disabled and unemployed. Money comes from taxes.
Tennessee Valley Authority
Works Progress Administration
Social Security Board
Civilian Conservation Corps
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How did mass media help make athletes popular in the 1920's?
many newspaper articles were paid for by sports teams
many athletes starred in radio dramas
radio made it possible for fans to listen to sports games
most movies were about sports
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Define Mass Production
making of large quantities of goods that are exactly alike
the condition of being out of work
public forms of communication that reaches long audiences
the assembly line
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Define Migrant Worker
Langston Hughes
Babe Ruth
a person who moves from place to place to harvest crops
a person who never moves for work
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Goal was to help farmers decrease production in order to raise prices of crops
Tennessee Valley Authority
Civilian Conservation Corps
Social Security Board
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
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What is Margarett Mitchell famous for?
jazz musician
famous for her book "Gone With the Wind"
teacher
famous airplane pilot
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What is Charles Lindbergh famous for?
made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean
invented the assembly line
jazz musician
baseball player
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What is Jessie Owens famous for?
Olympic runner who won 4 gold medals in 1936
baseball player
jazz musician
famous poet
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The Harlem Renaissance had an impact in the United States on
poetry, jazz music and dance in African American culture
mass production and women's suffrage
the 19th amendment
classical music, television and radio
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Define Mass Media
public forms of communication that reaches large audiences
borrowed money
worst period of economic hardship in American history
dust bowl
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Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression?
World War 1
people buying goods with credit
criminal activity took over the country
the invention of the radio
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Define Unemployment
amendment that ended Prohibition
borrowed money
the condition of being out of work
having a good job

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