front 1 What was Prohibition? | back 1 The outlawing of the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol in the US between 1920 and 1933. |
front 2 The list below best describes —--? Famous Black poet of the Harlem Renaissance. Innovator of “jazz poetry.” Author of plays, short stories, and essays. | back 2 Langston Hughes |
front 3 Which of the following is NOT true of Charles Lindbergh? | back 3 He was not a U. S. presidential candidate in 1921. |
front 4 (in the 1920s) a fashionable young woman intent on enjoying herself and flouting conventional standards of behavior. | back 4 Flapper |
front 5 What was different about the women called flappers? | back 5 They rejected traditional 1920s ideas of what was acceptable behavior for women. They smoked cigarettes, went out dancing at nightclubs, drank alcohol, and wore “short” skirts. They “bobbed” their hair (cut it short) and listened to jazz music. They worked outside the home at different jobs. |
front 6 Which of the following was NOT part of the Harlem Renaissance?
| back 6 The Liberian independence movement |
front 7 What was the Red Scare? | back 7 American overreaction to the threat of communism. |
front 8 In 1920, women won the right to: | back 8 Vote |
front 9 Which of the following was connected to the Wall Street Crash of 1929? | back 9 Black Tuesday |
front 10 The major issue debated during the Scopes Trial was the teaching of __________________. | back 10 Evolution |
front 11 The 19th Amendment __________________ | back 11 Gave women the right to vote. |
front 12 Who was the most popular American celebrity of the 1920s? | back 12 Babe Ruth |
front 13 After World War I, “a return to normalcy” meant? | back 13 A return to life as it had been before World War I |
front 14 Which of the following resulted in speakeasies? | back 14 Prohibition |
front 15 An increase in the number of gas stations, tourist cabins and restaurants was a result of? | back 15 The growing auto industry |
front 16 Each of these helped change the American way of life in the 1920s EXCEPT? A. Movies B. Automobiles C. Television D. Radio | back 16 Television |
front 17 The Charleston, jazz music, flappers and flagpole sitting were all? | back 17 Popular fads during the 1920s |
front 18 A major factor helping to provide greater consumer goods to Americans in the 1920s was? | back 18 The institution of the assembly line |
front 19 Who was the Presidential candidate in the Election of 1932 who promised to provide relief and help to the needy during the Great Depression? | back 19 Franklin Roosevelt |
front 20 After World War I, the United States’ foreign policy was one of? | back 20 Isolationism |
front 21 The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s could be described as? | back 21 A rebirth of African American culture as seen through the experiences of musicians and writers |
front 22 Prohibition resulted in? | back 22 The rise of organized crime |
front 23 During the Panic of 1929, leading to Black Tuesday, the heavy selling of stocks in a short period of time caused? | back 23 Prices of stock to drop |
front 24 Which event happened LAST?
| back 24 President Franklin Roosevelt takes Presidential office |
front 25 Which situation is most likely to occur in a depression? | back 25 A sharp decrease in the number of available jobs |
front 26 What was Franklin Roosevelt’s purpose in “packing the courts”? | back 26 To minimize opposition to his New Deal legislation |
front 27 The Roaring 20’s were characterized by? | back 27 The growth of consumer spending |
front 28 All of the following are included in the “3 R’s” of the New Deal EXCEPT? Relief Reform Reduce Recovery | back 28 Reduce |
front 29 What federal legislation guaranteed money deposited in banks? | back 29 FDIC |
front 30 What was NOT a cause of the Great Depression? | back 30 World War I |
front 31 Who is the famous trumpet player from New Orleans from the 1920s? | back 31 Louis Armstrong |
front 32 Franklin Roosevelt helped explain and gain support for his new policies by using? | back 32 Fireside chats |
front 33 “Hoovervilles” can be defined as? | back 33 Tin and cardboard shacks lived in by the homeless |
front 34 What did installment buying allow consumers to do? | back 34 Buy goods and pay over time |
front 35 What was the immediate cause of the Dust Bowl? | back 35 A severe drought |
front 36 What event finally ended the Great Depression? | back 36 World War 2 |
front 37 What name was given to homeless men who rode the rails as they searched for work? | back 37 Hoboes |
front 38 Was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl? | back 38 thick layers of prairie grasses |
front 39 Who claimed that the New Deal policies were inadequate and proposed a social program called Share-Our-Wealth? | back 39 Huey P. Long |
front 40 Who was the U. S. President at the beginning of the Great Depression? | back 40 Herbert Hoover |
front 41 Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal was an attempt to deal with? | back 41 Problems resulting from the Great Depression |
front 42 What was Huey Long’s idea to end the country’s depression? | back 42 He wanted to take from the rich to give to the poor |
front 43 A place where free or low-cost food is served to the needy? | back 43 Soup kitchen |
front 44 An arrangement which a buyer pays later for a purchase often called an installment plan with interest charges? | back 44 Credit |
front 45 Lowered mortgage rates for homeowners and allowed farmers to refinance their farm loans and avoid foreclosure was known as? | back 45 Federal Home Loan Bank Act |
front 46 The Bonus Army consisted of? | back 46 World War I veterans and their families |