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Which of the following best describes the Harlem Renaissance? (5-4.1)
A. Organization to help highly educated women find jobs
B. Period of great achievement for African American writers, artists, and musicians
C. Government program in New York to help people pay their taxes
D. Migration of northern factory workers to work on southern farms
B. Period of great achievement for African American writers, artists, and musicians
100
Why are the 1920s often called the “Roaring Twenties?” (5-4.1)
A. The government began to prevent women from voting.
B. Agricultural trade with foreign nations prospered during this time.
C. African Americans moved out of northern cities looking for jobs in the South.
D. Many social and economic changes took place affecting the lives of Americans.
D. Many social and economic changes took place affecting the lives of Americans.
100
The period of time when African Americans moved from rural south and urban north is
known as the ____________________ . (5-4.1)
A. Great Migration
B. Great Movement
C. Harlem Renaissance
C. Economic Boom Period
A. Great Migration
100
The “Roaring Twenties” was not a good time for all Americans. For example, _______________weren’t able to afford the new advances in technology that improved standard of living because the boll weevil was destroying their profits. (5-4.1)
A. African Americans
B. immigrants
C. factory workers
D. sharecroppers
D. sharecroppers
100
In the 1920’s, African Americans still faced discrimination in the south because of?
(5-4.1)
A. lynchings and slavery
B. Jim Crow Laws and lynchings
C. slavery and Prohibition
D. suffrage and lynchings
B. Jim Crow Laws and lynchings
200
What happened as a result of the women’s suffrage movement? (5-4.1)
A. women were no longer allowed to do certain jobs in factories or on farms
B. Congress passed the 19th amendment
C. women were allowed to enter the military as soldiers
D. Congress passed the 18th amendment
B. Congress passed the 19th amendment
200
Why did many farmers living on the Great Plains migrate westward during the 1930s? (5-4.2)
A. The Dust Bowl conditions
B. The Gold Rush in California
C. Lower prices for seed and farming machines
D. To avoid farming on Native American reservations
A. The Dust Bowl conditions
200
Which answer most closely represents what African Americans found in the north during the Great Migration? (5-4.1)
A. many jobs and much fairer treatment
B. no jobs but social equality
C. worse conditions than they faced in the south
D. better job opportunities but continued discrimination and segregation
D. better job opportunities but continued discrimination and segregation
200
The period of time when African Americans in urban areas had the opportunity to allow their culture to flourish is known as the ____________________. (5-4.1)
A. Harlem Renaissance
B. Harlem Reconstruction
C. Harlem Recovery
D. Harlem Revolt
A. Harlem Renaissance
200
African American artists such as Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Bessie Smith were some of the best known ______________. (5-4.1)
A. opera singers
B. writers
C. jazz musicians
D. painters
C. jazz musicians
300
Which of the following contributed to the start of the Great Depression? (5-4.2)
A. Too many jobs and not enough workers
B. Stock Market Crash
C. Debts from fighting in Europe during World War I
D. Northern families moved out West searching for gold
B. Stock Market Crash
300
What was one major economic effect of the Great Depression? (5-4.2)
A. The value of the stock market rose during this time.
B. Large numbers of unemployed workers struggled to find jobs.
C. Women joined the workforce in large numbers for the first time.
D. New jobs were created for the increasing number of immigrants.
B. Large numbers of unemployed workers struggled to find jobs.
300
Relief, recovery, and reform were the three goals of which of the following? (5-4.3)
A. President Wilson during World War I
B. President Lincoln during Reconstruction
C. President Roosevelt during the New Deal era
D. President Hoover during the Great Depression
C. President Roosevelt during the New Deal era
300
What was meant by the term “Prohibition” in the 1920s? (5.4.1)
A. no one in the US could buy, sell or transport alcohol
B. women were not allowed to wear bathing suits
C. women were not allowed to vote in political elections
D. men were forbidden to travel to Communist countries
A. no one in the US could buy, sell or transport alcohol
300
Most New Deal programs, such as the Civilian Conservation Corps, were designed to help which of the following groups of people? (5-4.3)
A. Farmers
B. Businesses
C. Homeowners
D. Unemployed workers
D. Unemployed workers
400
Which event is thought to have helped end the Great Depression? (5-4.3)
A. The Dust Bowl
B. The sinking of the Lusitania
C. The beginning of World War II
D. The Stock Market Crash of 1929
C. The beginning of World War II
400
Which New Deal program provided monthly payments to the elderly, disabled and unemployed? (5.4.3)
A. Farm Security Administration
B. Social Security Act
C. Security and Exchange Commission
D. Civilian Conservation
B. Social Security Act
400
The term “Hooverville” _________________ (5.4.2)
A. refers to a community of homemade shacks housing the unemployed
B. is a nickname for the White House during Hoover’s administration
C. is a reference to Congress in the Hoover administration
D. refers to the stock market on the day of the 1929 crash
A. refers to a community of homemade shacks housing the unemployed
400
Consider the below photo from the era of the Great Depression. Which statement is supported by this photo? (5.4.2)
A. Not many people were in need of assistance.
B. Many people felt the impact of tough times and needed help.
C. Food was plentiful with no need to wait in line.
D. Only women were given the help they needed
B. Many people felt the impact of tough times and needed help.
400
The Three R’s of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal were _____________, ________________, and
_________________ . (5.4.3)
A. Respectful, Responsible, Ready to Learn
B. Relief, Recovery, Reform
C. Respect, Relationships, Reconstruction
D. Reconstruction, Reform, Remind
B. Relief, Recovery, Reform
500
Which government programs created during the Great Depression are still in use today?
(5.4.3)
A. SEC, PHAT
B. SWAT, FDIC
C. CCC, YMCA
D. FDIC, SSA
D. FDIC, SSA
500
What greatly increased as a result of the Great Depression? (5.4.2)
A. Role of the federal government
B. number of drafted soldiers
C. number of new houses being built
D. increase in employment (jobs)
A. Role of the federal government
500
The KKK, Jim Crow Laws, and black codes led to the ________________ (5.4.1)
A. 19th Amendment
B. Great Migration
C. Harlem Renaissance
D. Cold War
B. Great Migration
500
The migrant mother observed during the gallery walk was moving because of the ___________?
A. Dust Bowl and death of husband
B. Sickness
C. Flooding
D. Lack of education
A. Dust Bowl and death of husband
500
In the election of 1932, which presidential candidate wanted to create government programs that would help suffering people? (5.4.3)
A. Taft
B. FDR
C. Hoover
D. JFK
B. FDR