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The Time That ROARED - the 1920's
The Time That ROARED - the 1920's
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American history of the 1920's
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1
Because of Prohibition this happened...
People moved to Europe.
More labor strikes.
Widespread organized crime.
People bought stock.
2
A place many African Americans moved to
New York City
Harlem
Pittsburg
Maimi
3
Laissez-Faire is the belief that ...
US Government takes over lesser countries.
Government should be involved in ecomony.
Government should run all businesses.
Government should not be involved in economy.
4
This group believed they were the reason for a strong economy in the 1920's.
The Immigrants
The Republicans
The Churches
The Democrats
5
What did the average American start buying for the first time?
cars
stores
stocks
land
6
A word to describe the economy at the start of the 1920's
Depression
MIgration
Recession
Inflation
7
What happened to the American economy in the mid 1920's?
Started the Red Scare
The postwar recession ended.
Increased postwar recession even more.
America suffered the Great Depression
8
This became a billion dollar business during the 1920's....
horse racing
alcohol
bars
cigarettes
9
The 18th amendment stopped Prohibition.
True
False
10
A major problem faced in 1920's by farmers.
wildfires
laissez-faire
prohibition
surplus crops
11
The northward movement of African Americans called "The Jazz Age".
True
False
12
I am the symbol of the 1920's woman.
The flapper
Jazz singer
Rosie the Riveter
Writer of Poems
13
What is Red Scare a fear of?
Alcohol
Immigrants
Communism
Surplus
14
Women were able to vote in the 1920's election.
False
True
15
These groups did not have prosperity in the 1920's.
fisherman and farmers
Women and assembly workers
women and children
farmers and immigrants
16
Anarchy is the belief that government is necessary.
True
False
17
What happened to organized labor unions?
Immigrants were forced to leave the country.
Union workers were paid less money.
Unions were stopped.
Unions went on strike and immigrants were hired for less money.
18
Why were so many people in America troubled with the labor strikes after the war?
A new Republican took office
Fear of Communist revolution - The Red Scare
Unemployment
Lack of alcohol and bootlegging
19
I am known as "installment buying"
Return to Normalcy
Immigration Acts
Buy on credit
The Great Migration
20
The booming stock market in the 1920's encouraged people to borrow money.
False
True
21
The assembly line caused automobiles to be more expensive.
True
False
22
This scandal was an attempt to make the President's friends wealthy.
Texas Scandal
Jazz Age Scandal
Migration Scandal
Teapot Scandal
23
Coolidge won 1924 election because he wanted small businesses
True
False
24
We took credit for the economic prosperity (success) of the 1920's
Democrats
The woman vote
The Church
Republicans
25
The 19th amendment...
Stopped children from working until the age of 16.
Allowed women the right to vote.
Allowed women to buy land.
Allowed children, over 18 the right to vote.
26
Sacco and Vanzetti faced trial and the result was...
They were let go because of the lack of evidence.
They were executed even though there was little, if any found evidence.
They were given a life in prison sentence without parole.
They were deported back to Italy.
27
This group of immigrants suffered the most unfair treatment of Immigration Acts
Eastern Europeans
Chinese
Western Europeans
Japanese
28
I was a famous pilot during the 1920's.
Babe Ruth
Charles Lindberg
Jack Dempsey
Calvin Coolidge
29
The Great Migration led to this.
Racial pride
Increase of African Americans to the north.
Increase in the arts of : jazz, writers, and artists.
Development of cities in the north like Chicago, New York, Detroit
30
"A chicken in every pot, and a car in every garage" was stated by President Hoover.
False
True
31
I am known for writing about racial pride of African Americans with my poem I, Too
Martin Luther King, Jr
Zora Neale Hurston
James Johnson
Langston Hughes
32
How did American people respond to President Wilson's work after WWI?
Re-elected him again
He was assassinated
Voted for another Democrat in the 1920 election
Rejected him and the Democrats in the 1920 election.
33
Words that best describe the Jazz Age.
A spirit of art, music, and literature
Moving of settlers to the north and west
Silent movies, drive-ins
Fear of Immigrants
34
The automobile increased tourism and new businesses.
True
False
35
What is prohibition?
Prevention to produce, transport, and sell alcohol
Fear of communism
Prevent the sale of stocks
To not allow to vote
