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Early 20th c. culture #isolationism #roaring20s #harlemrenaissance #heroes
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1
To expand in the 20s, the KKK did all of the following
except:
blaming national problems on immigrants
playing on people's fears of political radicals
allowing members to profit by recruiting new members
encouraging white women to join
2
The collective work of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla led to the 20s inventions below except:
Toaster Ovens
Cars
Refridgeration
Electric Chair
3
The main factor causing urban sprawl in the 1920s was:
the use of electricity
growth in industry
change in the birthrate
the automobile
4
The Great Gatsby was a novel about the "Roaring 20s" by:
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Zora Neale Hurston
Ernest Hemingway
Dorothy Parker
5
The Harlem Renaissance refers to:
a struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP
celebration of African American culture in literature & art
Program to promote African American businesses
population increase in Harlem
6
John T. Scopes challenged a TN law the forbade the teaching of:
biology
evolution
fundamentalism
creationism
7
to obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as:
tea rooms
tenements
penthouses
Speakeasies
8
The Prohibition movement sought to ban the sale of
Alcohol
Guns
Rotten meat
cars
9
The car created jobs in all of the following areas except:
Railroad industry
Gas stations
car repair
Highway construction
10
The use of
this
allowed people to buy more than they could afford in the 20s
None of the above
installments plans
layaway
credit cards
11
Prohibition was really a women's issue, with women from
this group
leading the charge:
Mormons
National Women's Suffrage Association
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Mobsters' wives
12
The Great Migration was the movement of African Americans to:
Northern cities
None of the above
Liberia, Africa
Western cities
13
This woman was known for living the flapper lifestyle
Zora Neale Hurston
Zelda Fitzgerald
Bessie Smith
Helen Wills
14
Was a member of the "Lost Generation;" married to iconic socialite/flapper
Ernest Hemingway
Charlie Chaplin
George Gershwin
F. Scott Fitzgerald
15
The Harlem Renaissance was a black cultural movement that featured the talents of all EXCEPT:
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Al Kelly
Bessie Smith
16
Due to a fear of immigrants from S. and E. Europe,
this
was instituted in 1924:
Ku Klux Klan
Anarchy
Quota System
Dawes Plan
17
Wounded in WWI, this writer criticized the glorification of war
Charles Lindberg
Sinclair Lewis
Jack Dempsey
Ernest Hemingway
18
The Teapot Dome scandal centered on:
oil-rich lands
gold mines
union members
high tariffs
19
Composer who merged traditional elements of music with American jazz
Georgia O'Keefe
Ernest Hemingway
Jack Dempsey
George Gershwin
20
I invented the car
Henry Ford
Diamler Chrysler
Mercedes Benz
None of these
21
This invention led to a more efficient postal service:
Refridgeration
Assembly line
Advertising
Airplianes
22
This entrepreneur was known for paying his workers well and using the assembly line.
Orville Wright
Henry Ford
None of the above
Upton Sinclair
23
He was a mega-celebrity; pilot; son abducted; invented heart transplant procedure
Charles Lindberg
George Gershwin
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Amelia Earheart
24
Which of the following is NOT true of women in the 1920s
they could earn as much as men
Their bosses were likely men
assembly line jobs were available
most paid workers were still men
25
This woman was known for her soulful singing
Zora Neale Hurston
Zelda Fitzgerald
Bessie Smith
Helen Wills
26
The immigration policies of the 1920s limited immigration from all
EXCEPT:
Japan
Italy
England
Mexico
27
Fundamentalists believed that:
the bible should be taken literally
prohibition should be repealed
evolution and creationism could coincide
drinking alcohol was acceptable
28
Which of the following facts about women's home lives in the 1920s was NOT true?
their children spend most of their days at school
more ready-made food and clothing was available
traditional housework chores were more important than ever
they were usually expected to work outside the home
29
The US took on this foreign policy since it was tired of foreign entanglements after WWI:
Isolationism
Nativism
Anarchism
Interventionism
30
This famous gangster was known for his work on the black market during Prohibition
Alvin York
Al Jolson
Al Pacino
Al Capone