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Review for the USH 1920s Test
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1
A small down-payment followed by monthly payments is known as what?
Buying on Margin
Installment Buying
Investment Buying
2
What group emphasized Christian teachings?
Fundamentalism
Capitalism
Communism
Modernism
3
A period of rising stocks is what kind of market?
Bull
Hawk
Bear
Whale
4
What amendment started prohibition?
21st
5th
17th
18th
5
What Florida writer wrote about the Black female experience?
Zora Neal Hurston
Ernest Hemmingway
Louis Armstrong
Zelda Fitzgerald
6
Who was one of the best Jazz vocalist of the era?
Zelda Fitzgerald
Bessie Smith
Zora Neal Hurston
Sadie Adler
7
Who became POTUS after the death of Harding?
Albert Fall
Babe Ruth
Harry Daugherty
Calvin Coolidge
8
The more progressive liberal ideas can be called what?
Fundamentalism
Capitalism
Modernism
Communism
9
What actor was the heartthrob of the silent film era?
Bobby Jones
Charlie Chaplin
Charles Lindbergh
Rudolf Valentino
10
What was the name of Lindbergh's plane?
Spirit of St. Louis
Spirit of Detroit
Spirit of Los Angeles
Spirit of New York
11
What was the name of Ellington's nightclub?
Cotton Club
Club Harlem
Paradise Club
Club Indigo
12
What law was passed to enforce prohibition?
Harding Act
Ness Act
Ford Act
Volstead Act
13
The bribery and access to US oil reserves became known as what scandal?
The Coolidge Scandal
The Fall Scandal
The Ohio Scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal
14
What iconic NYC skyscraper was started in the 20s?
Chrysler Building
Baxter Building
Stark Building
Empire State Building
15
What was book Sigmund Freud Wrote
The Interpretation of Dreams
The Great Gatsby
Their Eyes Were Watching God
This Side of Paradise
16
Who did Tennessee bring in as the special prosecutor in the Scopes Trial?
William Jennings Bryan
Clarence Darrow
Arthur Morgan
Calvin Coolidge
17
What was the nickname of the trial of John Scopes?
Bear Trial
Bull Trial
Monkey Trial
Frog Trial
18
What were the writers who lost faith in this era called?
Lost Generation
War Generation
Jazz Generation
Great Generation
19
TRUE or FALSE. The banning of alcohol is known as Prohibition.
False
True
20
Transporters and sellers of illegal alcohol were nicknamed what?
Scofflaws
Teetotalers
Drys
Bootleggers
21
What is taking a loan to buy stocks called?
Buying on Margin
Installment Buying
Investment Buying
22
What was Calvin Coolidge's nickname?
Cool as a Cucumber
Cool Beans
Cal the Quiet
Silent Cal
23
Who was the defense attorney for Scopes?
William Jennings Bryan
Clarence Darrow
Calvin Coolidge
Arthur Morgan
24
What was the modern art style that emerged in the 20s?
Surrealism
Cubism
Realism
Dadaism
25
Who was the comedic actor of the silent film era?
Charles Lindbergh
Bobby Jones
Rudolf Valentino
Charlie Chaplin
26
What film was the first "talkie"?
Modern Times
The Jazz Singer
The Circus
Steamboat Willie
27
The movement of southern Blacks to northern cities was know as what?
Great Movement
Grand Immigration
Grand Excursion
Great Migration
28
What was Edward Kennedy Ellington's nickname?
Prince
Bishop
King
Duke
29
Warren G. Harding's Campaign slogan was "A Return to..." What?
Greatness
Normalcy
Relevance
Republicanism
30
What movement celebrated African American culture and experiences in the 1920s?
Brooklyn Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance
Jazz Renaissance
New York Renaissance
31
What organization worked with Scopes to challenge the evolution law?
AETN
NCAA
NAACP
ACLU
32
What was the book by Zora Neal Hurston?
Their Eyes Were Watching God
The Ego and the Id
This Side of Paradise
The Sun Also Rises
33
What amendment repealed prohibition in 1933?
21st
32nd
23rd
20th
34
Who was the poet of the Harlem Renaissance known for his jazz poetry?
Salvador Dali
Zora Neal Hurston
Ernest Hemmingway
Langston Hughes
35
In addition to the Red Scare, what event led to unease in the 20s?
The Great Depression
World War I
World War II
The Palmer Raids
36
What city was the birthplace of Jazz?
New Orleans
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
37
Who was biggest baseball star of the 1920s?
Bobby Jones
Al Jolson
Babe Ruth
Charles Lindbergh
38
What was the nickname of Harding's advisers who took advantage of their positions?
Pennsylvania Ave. Boys
The Ohio Gang
Harding's Boys
Cool and the Gang
39
Who was the Chicago gangster who built his empire during prohibition?
Al Capone
Warren G. Harding
John Scopes
Michael Corleone
40
Who wrote
The Great Gatsby
?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Salvador Dali
Langston Hughes
Ernest Hemmingway
41
Who was the famous psychologist of the era?
Sigmund Freud
Bobby Jones
Salvador Dali
Rene Magritte
42
Who made the first solo transatlantic flight?
Bobby Jones
Salvador Dali
Charles Lindbergh
Calvin Coolidge
43
When suburbs and urban areas grow and connect it is known as what?
Urban Spread
Urban Decay
Urban Expansion
Urban Sprawl
44
What was the affordable automobile Ford produced?
Model U
Model T
Model A
Model X
45
Who wrote
The Sun Also Rises
?
Ernest Hemmingway
Langston Hughes
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Salvador Dali
46
What team did the Babe Ruth get traded to the Yankees from?
Dodgers
White Sox
Red Sox
Cardinals
47
Who was the automobile innovator that helped aid the booming economy of the 1920s?
John Scopes
Charlie Chaplin
Warren G. Harding
Henry Ford
48
What was the early Mickey Mouse cartoon with sound?
The Circus
Modern Times
The Jazz Singer
Steamboat Willie
49
Who was the famous trumpet player of Jazz?
King Oliver
Edward Kennedy Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Langston Hughes
50
Who was Harding's Secretary of the Interior?
Harry Daugherty
Babe Ruth
Albert Fall
Calvin Coolidge