1920s & 1930s

Question 1

Who was Anne Dallas Dudley?

Answer 1

A leader of the women’s suffrage movement in Nashville.

Question 2

Who was Harry Burn?

Answer 2

He was a member of the Tennessee General Assembly who changed his vote to be in favor of passing the 19th Amendment. Because he changed his vote, the amendment was ratified in TN, giving women the right to vote in our state.

Question 3

Why is TN called the Perfect 36?

Answer 3

TN was the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment giving women the vote, and it was the last state needed to make it a national law.

Question 4

What is prosperity or economic boom?

Answer 4

A time when people have jobs and money to buy what they need, like during the Roaring 20s

Question 5

What is credit?

Answer 5

Borrowing money to buy something

Question 6

What is interest?

Answer 6

The fee that the bank charges for borrowing money; cost of borrowing money

Question 7

What is debt?

Answer 7

The total amount a person owes

Question 8

What changes happened to women’s hair and fashions during the 1920s?

Answer 8

Dresses were shorter and hair was shorter. Hats were close to the head.

Question 9

What kind of things did people listen to on the radio in the 1920s?

Answer 9

People listened to radio for sports, drama or comedy programs, and music.

Question 10

Why was Henry Ford important?

Answer 10

He manufactured the first affordable automobile using the assembly line.

Question 11

What new appliances made life easier and left people with more free time?

Answer 11

Automobile, vacuum, toaster, washing machine

Question 12

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

Answer 12

A movement in the 1920s when African Americans were recognized for their contributions to music, poetry, literature, culture, and the arts.

Question 13

What Nashville radio station featured a famous mountain folk music program?

Answer 13

WSM

Question 14

What was the original name of the Grand Ole Opry?

Answer 14

WSM Barn Dance

Question 15

Who was the First Family of Country Music?

Answer 15

The Carter Family

Question 16

What building was the home of the Grand Ole Opry for 35 years?

Answer 16

The Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville

Question 17

What is the nickname of Nashville?

Answer 17

Music City, USA

Question 18

Who was WC Handy?

Answer 18

He was a composer and band leader known as Father of the Blues.

Question 19

What Tennessee place did WC Handy make famous?

Answer 19

Beale Street in Memphis

Question 20

What was WC Handy’s nickname?

Answer 20

Father of the Blues

Question 21

What was Bessie Smith’s nickname?

Answer 21

Empress of the Blues

Question 22

Name some causes of Great Depression.

Answer 22

1. Consumers had bought too much on credit and had too much debt.
2. Investors borrowed money to invest in stocks.
3. Banks “borrowed” money to invest in the stock market.
4. Some industries (like farming) were struggling already.
5. The crash of the stock market.

Question 23

Name some effects of Great Depression.

Answer 23

1. People who invested in the stock market lost their money.
2. Banks failed.
3. There was mass unemployment.

Question 24

What were Hoovervilles?

Answer 24

places where homeless people lived in shacks; named for President Hoover

Question 25

What were soup kitchens?

Answer 25

Charities set up soup kitchens so that hungry people could get a hot meal

Question 26

What was the New Deal?

Answer 26

Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s (FDR) programs to help ease the problems caused by the Great Depression

Question 27

What were the goals of the New Deal programs?

Answer 27

relief, recovery, and reform

Question 28

What were the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?

Answer 28

This program provided jobs to young unmarried men and required them to save or send home most of their paycheck.

Question 29

What was the Social Security Administration (SSA)?

Answer 29

This program provides payments to elderly people who have retired from the workforce. Paid for through tax on employees and employers.

Question 30

What was the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?

Answer 30

This program involved building dams on the Tennessee River to provide hydro-electric power to citizens in 7 states including Tennessee. In addition to providing electricity, the TVA was a source of jobs and controlled flooding.

Question 31

What were Cumberland Homesteads?

Answer 31

This program created a community in Cumberland County, TN, where homeless farmers, miners, and loggers and their families could start over with a new home and a job.

Question 32

What was the Dust Bowl?

Answer 32

The area of the US that suffered from severe dust storms during the 1930s

Question 33

What caused the Dust Bowl?

Answer 33

Drought and improper farming methods