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Twain: Roaring 20s and Depressing 30s Review
Twain: Roaring 20s and Depressing 30s Review
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1
This was NOT a type of communication used in the 1920s.
Movies
Radio
Television
Telephone
2
When someone buys stocks in low prices hoping to sell it quickly at a higher price is called..?
Investment
Gambling
Overspeculation
Oversaturation
3
Which of the following was NOT achieved through a constitutional amendment?
child labor law
Ban on sale of alcohol
suffrage rights for women
repeal on ban of sale of alcohol
4
Which event marked the official end of the Great Depression?
U.S. entrance to WWII
Passage of the New Deal
Election of FDR
Germany's invasion to Poland
5
Who was the president who introduced the New Deal when he was elected?
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
6
What is the name given to the time period where stocks crashed, banks failed, and ppl lost jobs
Jazz Age
Roaring 20s
Great Depression
Black Tuesday
7
This painting is most likely to be done by what famous artist?
Aaron Copland
Bessie Smith
Jacob Lawrence
Georgia O'Keeffe
8
Economic and social reform policies created by FDR to help U.S. get out of the Depression
New Deal
Hooverisms
Depression Treaty
Fair Deal
9
What increased in result of Prohibition that caused many problems?
Thieves
Organized Crime
Homelessness
Police Arrests
10
This is the initial step to help solve a large problem
reform
impact
recovery
relief
11
The New Deal program that provides benefits for the elderly, unemployed, and the disabled is...
Social Security
Wagner Act
Public Works Admin
Fair Labor Standards Act
12
Which of these is not an EFFECT of the Great Depression?
Many people were homeless
Banks and businesses failed
1/4 workers are unemployed
Herbert Hoover was elected
13
Period of time when artists, writers, and musicians revitalized African-American culture in U.S
French Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance
Golden Age
Jazz Age
14
The process of a country returning to a normal way of life is called what?
recovery
reform
retaliation
relief
15
This person wrote about the experiences of African Americans and the Harlem Renaissance
John Steinbeck
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Duke Ellington
Langston Hughes
16
This type of music became popular during the Harlem Renaissance.
American
Classical
Country
Jazz
17
This was the the event where farmers faced constant environmental disasters in the 1930s
Locust Bowl
Dust Bowl
Super Bowl
Dirt Bowl
18
Many people drank alcohol at illegal clubs called...
drinkeasies
speed yeezys
speakeasies
party palaces
19
What are the missing words in this quote: "The only thing we have to ______ is...._____ itself"
fear, fear
drink, water
do, fear
fear, depression
20
This
movement
led to the push of making alcohol illegal in the U.S. Led to the 18th Amendment.
Suffragist Movement
Temperance Movement
Prohibition Movement
Abolitionist Movement
21
Which group of workers saw their incomes fall to very low levels during the Great Depression?
farmers
teachers
journalists
Government officials
22
The growth of organized crime was a negative effect of...
Increased immigration
Jazz Age
Racism
Prohibition
23
Who was the president at the start of the Great Depression?
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
24
Which event marks the official start of the Great Depression?
End of WWI
Election of Herbert Hoover
Election of FDR
Stock Market Crash
25
Who was not a musician during the 1920s and 1930s?
Aaron Copland
Bessie Smith
John Steinbeck
Louis Armstrong
26
This invention IN the 1920s led to a huge improvement in communication and entertainment.
radio
telephone
movies
television
27
Greater mobility and movement to suburban areas was caused by this.
assembly line
19th amendment
electricity
affordable cars
28
Which of the following was not a CAUSE of the Great Depression?
Farmer's income fell
high tariffs discouraged trade
Overspeculation of stocks
failure of the Federal Reserve (banks)
29
This is NOT a reason of why African Americans moved north during the Great Migration.
escape discrimination
slavery
better life
better paying jobs
30
Women finally received their suffrage with the passage of what amendment?
21st
19th
18th
15th
31
Consumers fell into high debt due to the constant purchases made using what?
cash
gift card
credit
check
32
This painting of the Great Migration was done by popular African-American artist...
Langston Hughes
Georgia O'Keefe
George Gershwin
Jacob Lawrence
33
One effect of the Great Depression was that many Americans became...
movie stars
millionaires
flagpole sitters
homeless
34
Which of the following was not a program of the New Deal?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
35
One of the causes of the Great Depression was that
farmers
lost money due to what?
Stock Market Crash
Overspeculation
Overproduction
Investing