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1920s Boom & 1930s Bust
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Roaring 20s and Depressing 30s
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1
How did the New Deal change the role of the federal government?
Eliminated the role of the government
Increased the role of the government
Had no effect on the government
Decreased the role of the government
2
What New York City neighborhood became the center for African-American culture?
Brooklyn
Harlem
Queens
Bronx
3
Which is true of the Great Depression?
It was fixed in FDR's first 100 days
It was at the same time as the Jazz Age
It triggered immigration out of the USA
It was the longest-lasting economic depression
4
Part of FDR's appeal was that he spoke to Americans in regular radio addresses called
Coffee Clatch
Fireside Chats
Radio Report
National News Hour
5
What were the "Hoovervilles" of the Great Depression?
Poor temporary towns built on the outskirts of cities
Public works projects built by the government
Abandoned farms in the Dust Bowl
Gated upper class neighborhoods
6
What President was blamed for financial crisis, bank failures, unemployment and homelessness?
Howard Taft
Grover Cleveland
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
7
To encourage consumers to buy goods, stores started offering this.
Shares
Bonds
Stocks
Credit
8
What happened on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929?
Prohibition started
KKK march on Washington DC
Bank runs closed 1 of 3 US banks
Stock market crashed
9
Young women with a new sense of freedom cut their hair short, wore makeup and called themselves
Flaunters
Flygirls
Floozies
Flappers
10
The movement of millions of African Americans to Northern cities to work in factories
The Great Migration
The Great Movement
The Great Exodus
The Great Depression
11
Henry Ford introduced this to make manufacturing more efficient, productive and affordable.
Automatic starter
Combustion engine
Integrated workforce
Assembly line
12
Modern life in the 1920s was connected to the rise in products intended for personal use called
Consumer goods
Good stuff
Automobiles
Sears & Roebuck
13
Why did many farmers lose their land in the early years of the Great Depression?
Couldn't feed Americans
Low crop prices
Insects & floods
Not enough workers
14
What played a role in the revival of the Ku Klux Klan?
Great Depression
Unemployment
Anti-immigrant feelings
Homelessness
15
What new style of music became popular during the 1920s?
Ragtime
Blues
Jazz
Rock 'n Roll
16
Why were some New Deal reforms called "safety net" programs?
They provided help to the neediest Americans
They helped prop up the national banks
They prevented illegal immigration
They captured communist spies
17
Illegal clubs which sold alcohol during Prohibition were called
Speakeasies
Studio 54
Raves
Hothouses
18
A period of creativity among African American artists, writers, musicians in part of NYC
Brooklyn Movement
Black Pride
Bronx Bonanza
Harlem Renaissance
19
Which of the following northern cities was NOT a typical destination in the Great Migration?
Chicago
Portland
New York
Detroit
20
How did the New Deal impact America's financial industry?
Encouraged risky investments
Got rid of government regulations on banks
Unionized bank employees
Increased government regulation on banks
21
The 18th Amendment banned the production, distribution and transportation of what?
Coffee
Tobacco
Alcohol
Ibuprofen
22
What New Deal Program still provides money for retired Americans?
Social Security Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Works Project Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
23
"Breadlines" became a common sight as people lined up at:
Ticketmaster
Soup Kitchens
Homeless Shelters
Employment Offices
24
The 18th Amendment also became known as
Abstinence
Suffrage
Prohibition
Abolition