1920’s and Great Depression Test
1. To obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went to underground to hidden nightclubs know as
a. Speakeasies
b. Penthouses
c. Tea rooms
2. The Harlem renaissance refers to
a. A population increase in Harlem during the 1920’s
b. A celebration of African-American culture in literature and art
c. A struggle to get civil rights
3. Scott Fitzgerald described the 1920’s as the
a. Harlem Renaissance
b. Jazz age
c. Prohibition Age
d. Roaring Twenties
4. Jazz Music spread through the United States do to musicians such as
a. Louis Armstrong
b. Bob Ross
c. Langston Hughes
5. Which was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?
a. Drought
b. Overproduction of crops
c. High winds
d. Prairie Dog infestation
6. Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
a. Buying stock on margin
b. Banks “cooking the books”
c. The popularity of Radio
7. Who ran for president during the 1932 election?
a. FDR and Wilson
b. FDR and Hoover
c. Hoover and Kennedy
d. Hoover and Wilson
8. Who won the election of 1932?
a. FDR
b. Hoover
c. Wilson
9. What does buying a stock on Margin mean?
a. Buying a stock from a stock broker
b. Buying a stock for someone else
c. Paying less than the market price for a stock
10. Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Great Depression?
a. Individuals had poor diets
b. Families became homeless
c. Men became unemployed
d. Farming in the U.S. prospered
11. Direct relief was when the government gave money or food to the poor.
a. True
b. False
12. What was the first major action Roosevelt did as president?
a. Closed all the banks for inspection
b. Created the WPA
c. Reorganized the Supreme court
13. Which of the following was NOT a goal of the New Deal?
a. Relieve for needy
b. Economic recovery
c. A new stock market
d. Financial reform
14. Which of the following was directly responsible for creating jobs?
a. Social Security Act
b. Works Progress Administration
c. Fair Labor Relations Act
15. Which New Deal program was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?
a. Wagner Act
b. Social Security Act
c. National Industrial Recovery Act
16. This organization created jobs building dams in the south?
a. Tennessee Valley Authority
b. Dams for America
c. Mississippi Dam Co.
17. This New Deal organization gave jobs to young men by building roads and parks.
a. Civilian Conservation Corps
b. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
c. Federal housing Administration
18. The 19th amendment did what?
a. Give women the right to vote
b. Outlawed alcohol
c. Allowed Alcohol again in the U.S.
19. Roosevelt easily won the 1932 presidential election by promising a.
a. New Deal for Americans.
b. lower taxes.
c. White House conference on business
20. During the Depression, wage cuts and unemployment eventually affected...
a. mainly women.
b. mainly farmers.
c. factory workers only.
d. all levels of society.
21. Which group faced hard times during much of the 1920's because of over production after WWI?
a. urban bankers
b. small investors
c. farmers
b. owners of large corporations
22. Throughout most of the 1920’s the economy was good?
a. True
b. False
23. Bootleggers sold and transported legal alcohol to stores and businesses?
a. True
b. False
24. Which of the following was not a part of 1920’s culture?
a. flappers
b. silent movies
c. unemployment
d. organized crime
25. This was the day when the Stock Market finally crashed?
a. Black Thursday
b. Red Monday
c. Black Tuesday
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