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