1920's Quiz

1920's restrictive immigration legislation affected Mexicans AND southern & eastern Europeans

First pilot to fly non-stop from New York to Paris. Became a celebrity in his time.

Supported Black Nationalism/founded UNIA - his speeches & slogans attracted African-Americans

Period of African American artistic achievement in the 1920's in a NY neighborhood of its name

Which of the following economic outcomes is true of demobilization after WWI?

Famous composer and jazz musician - played many of the clubs that helped popularize this genre

Which of the following is NOT a "Lost Generation" writer?

Trial outraged many bc they felt was based more on hatred of radicals & immigrants than facts

Lynchings were a legal practice in the U.S. from 1870-1946 in which black people were hanged.

The rise of the KKK is due to all of the following except:

Which of the following was NOT a negative effect of the Republican policies of the 1920's?

Prohibition happened because of the ___ amendment.

Prohibition decreased crime

The "new woman" who smoke, drank, voted, and wore her hair bobbed and her dresses short.

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Red Scare?

Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act helped manufacturers increase profits.

President during the Teapot Dome Scandals. His presidency was fraught with many scandals.

Trial that exposed deep division in America bw traditional religious values & new values/scienc

Which of the following is true of Henry Ford and the changes he brought to the work place?

Labor leaders and radical socialists supported Sacco and Vanzetti.