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U.S. History 1877 to the Present - SOL USII.5 The Early 1900s Match-up Activity

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Name__________________________

Directions - Match up the name in the right column with a description in the left column. Write the number of the matching item in the blank.

|1. |He was known for his role in the development of | |____ |Speakeasies |

| |the broadcast industry | | | |

|2. |His New Deal helped the economy recover from the | |____ |Bootleggers |

| |Depression | | | |

|3. |This novelist portrayed the strength of poor | |____ |Great Migration North |

| |migrant workers during the 1930s | | | |

|4. |It was caused by over-speculation on stocks, | |____ |Georgia O'Keeffe |

| |failure of the federal reserve to prevent the | | | |

| |collapse of banks, and high tariffs that | | | |

| |strangled trade | | | |

|5. |During Prohibitions, they smuggled illegal | |____ |F. Scott Fitzgerald |

| |alcohol and promoted organized crime | | | |

|6. |This novelist wrote about the Jazz Age of the | |____ |John Steinbeck |

| |1920s | | | |

|7. |Inventors of the airplane | |____ |Aaron Copland & George Gershwin |

|8. |This artist painted scenes from the Great | |____ |Harlem Renaissance |

| |Migration north | | | |

|9. |A time when African Americans in Harlem revealed | |____ |Jacob Lawrence |

| |the freshness and variety of their culture | | | |

| |through their art, writing and music | | | |

|10. |This artist was known for urban scenes, flower | |____ |Langston Hughes |

| |portraits and paintings of the Southwest | | | |

|11. |This changed American life by making possible | |____ |Wright Brothers, |

| |labor-saving devices such as washing machines, | | | |

| |stoves, lighting, radio | | | |

|12. |In his poetry, he combined the experiences of | |____ |Henry Ford |

| |his African and his American cultural roots | | | |

|13. |These Jazz Age composers wrote uniquely American | |____ |Alexander Graham Bell |

| |music | | | |

|14. |A package of government programs that helped the | |____ |Guglielmo Marconi |

| |nation recover from the Great Depression | | | |

|15. |He used the assembly line to increase production | |____ |David Sarnoff |

| |and lower costs in order to make his product | | | |

| |affordable to a growing number of Americans | | | |

|16. |He invented the telephone which came into | |____ |Electrification |

| |widespread use in the early 1900s | | | |

|17. |He helped develop the radio which brought news | |____ |Causes of the Great Depression |

| |and entertainment to most American homes | | | |

|18. |A place to drink alcoholic beverages during | |____ |New Deal |

| |Prohibition | | | |

|19. |The movement of African Americans from the | |____ |Franklin D. Roosevelt |

| |agricultural south to northern cities in search | | | |

| |of jobs | | | |

Reproducible Worksheet for SOLpass subscribers only -

U.S. History 1877 to the Present - SOL USII.5 The Early 1900s Match-up Activity

Reproducible Worksheet for SOLpass subscribers only -

Name__________________________

ANSWER KEY Directions - Match up the name in the right column with a description in the left column. Write the number of the matching item in the blank.

|1. |He was known for his role in the development of | |_18 |Speakeasies |

| |the broadcast industry | | | |

|2. |His New Deal helped the economy recover from the | |_5_ |Bootleggers |

| |Depression | | | |

|3. |This novelist portrayed the strength of poor | | 19 |Great Migration North |

| |migrant workers during the 1930s | | | |

|4. |It was caused by over-speculation on stocks, | | 10 |Georgia O'Keeffe |

| |failure of the federal reserve to prevent the | | | |

| |collapse of banks, and high tariffs that | | | |

| |strangled trade | | | |

|5. |During Prohibitions, they smuggled illegal | | 6 |F. Scott Fitzgerald |

| |alcohol and promoted organized crime | | | |

|6. |This novelist wrote about the Jazz Age of the | | 3 |John Steinbeck |

| |1920s | | | |

|7. |Inventors of the airplane | | 13 |Aaron Copland & George Gershwin |

|8. |This artist painted scenes from the Great | | 9 |Harlem Renaissance |

| |Migration north | | | |

|9. |A time when African Americans in Harlem revealed | | 8 |Jacob Lawrence |

| |the freshness and variety of their culture | | | |

| |through their art, writing and music | | | |

|10. |This artist was known for urban scenes, flower | |12 |Langston Hughes |

| |portraits and paintings of the Southwest | | | |

|11. |This changed American life by making possible | | 7 |Wright Brothers, |

| |labor-saving devices such as washing machines, | | | |

| |stoves, lighting, radio | | | |

|12. |In his poetry, he combined the experiences of | |15 |Henry Ford |

| |his African and his American cultural roots | | | |

|13. |These Jazz Age composers wrote uniquely American | |16 |Alexander Graham Bell |

| |music | | | |

|14. |A package of government programs that helped the | |17 |Guglielmo Marconi |

| |nation recover from the Great Depression | | | |

|15. |He used the assembly line to increase production | |_1_ |David Sarnoff |

| |and lower costs in order to make his product | | | |

| |affordable to a growing number of Americans | | | |

|16. |He invented the telephone which came into | |11 |Electrification |

| |widespread use in the early 1900s | | | |

|17. |He helped develop the radio which brought news | | 4 |The Great Depression |

| |and entertainment to most American homes | | | |

|18. |A place to drink alcoholic beverages during | |14 |New Deal |

| |Prohibition | | | |

|19. |The movement of African Americans from the | | 2 |Franklin D. Roosevelt |

| |agricultural south to northern cities in search | | | |

| |of jobs | | | |

Reproducible Worksheet for SOLpass subscribers only -

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