How did prohibition negatively impact American society?

It corrupted the police, politics, and the court system.

Why did the United States outlaw the consumption of alcohol?

Religious people blamed alcohol for the crime in America.

What crime was committed in the Teapot Dome Scandal?

government officials accepted bribes from oil companies

Everyday Americans were able to afford an automobile because

the assembly line made them faster and easier to produce

Why was the Kellogg-Briand Pact considered useless?

it provided no means of enforcing the "no war" agreement

What is the "lost generation"?

the authors who lived inEurope instead of America

What was the primary goal of the quota system?

to limit the number of people entering America from foreign countries

a fear that communists would take over the U.S.

What was the Great Migration?

Movement of African Americans from the South to North

a style of design and architecture

studbud

The Roaring 20s

26 termsStudBud Administration444 plays

Imported from external platform

Flashcards26 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 26

Answers

1
Who was Ernest Hemingway?
an American singer
American novelist
War documenter
World War survivor
2
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were charged with and convicted of
robbery and muder
anarchy
treason
receiving bribes
3
Attorney General and former Progressive that led an anti-Communist campaign.
Henry Ford
Calvin Coolidge
A. Mitchell Palmer
Charles Evan Hughes
4
How did prohibition negatively impact American society?
It did not have any negative effects.
People did not drink alcohol in any way for nearly 10 years.
all of these
It corrupted the police, politics, and the court system.
5
During the 1920s, African Americans
moved North to escape persecution
all of these
still faced racism
still faced segregation
6
_______________________ is based on a literal interpretation of theBible.
Judaism
Diesm
Fundamentalism
Secularism
7
Who is the most famous prohibition gangster?
Al Capone
Bugs Moran
Frank Capone
C. Louis Campagna
8
Why did the United States outlaw the consumption of alcohol?
Most Americans didn't like alcohol.
none of these
Religious people blamed alcohol for the crime in America.
Law enforcement used shady tactics to pass it into law.
9
What crime was committed in the Teapot Dome Scandal?
government officials accepted bribes from oil companies
oil companies stole money from the government
government officials regulated oil companies
representatives of oil companies received money
10
The rebirth of African American culture and pride was known as
The Harlem Movement of Artistic Expression
The Harlem Renaissance
The Renaissance
The Bronx Renaissance
11
What was the 18th Amendment to the Constitution?
none of these
Prohibition
African Americans' Right to Vote
Women's Right to Vote
12
True or False: The Scopes Trial was for a teacher who was teaching the Theory of Evolution?
True
False
13
Everyday Americans were able to afford an automobile because
the assembly line made them faster and easier to produce
the assembly line was slow and inefficient
they were built by families in their own homes
they earned more money and could afford expensive cars
14
Why was the Kellogg-Briand Pact considered useless?
it provided no means of enforcing the "no war" agreement
it didn't prevent war, it only punished countries that started wars
it failed to include several of the strongest military powers
it made the process of repaying war debts too easy
15
Saloons and nightclubs that sold alcohol illegally were known as speakeasies.
False
True
16
The Volstead Act was passed to help enforce what?
the 18th Amendment
fundamentalism
women's rights
the Harlem Renaissance movement
17
What is the "lost generation"?
the authors who lived inEurope instead of America
none of the above
the generations of women not able to vote before the 1920s
the generation of soldiers lost in WWI
18
What was the primary goal of the quota system?
to limit the number of people entering America from foreign countries
to prevent African Americans from getting good jobs
to completely end immigration in America
to provide Native Americans with U.S. citizenship
19
Who was the first woman pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean?
Aimee McPherson
Amelia Earhart
Bessie Smith
Zora Neale Hurston
20
A flapper was
the nickname given to modern and rebellious women
visited speakeasies and challenged traditional values
all of these
someone who usually had short hair and wore short skirts
21
The Red Scare was
none of these
a fear that communists would take over Russia
a fear that communists would take over the U.S.
a fear that Republicans would always remain president
22
Production system in which an item being built moves along a conveyor belt to workstations.
Productivity
Share Our Wealth program
Welfare Capitalism
assembly line
23
What was the music of the 1920s?
Salsa
Jazz
Opera
Pop
24
What was the Great Migration?
Movement of African Americans out West
Movement of Native Americans out West
Movement of Native Americans from the South to North
Movement of African Americans from the South to North
25
He was the best known poet of the Harlem Renaissance.
Paul Robeson
Bessie Smith
Marcus Garvey
Langston Hughes
26
What is "Art Deco"?
the art of showing decorum to women
art Basel
a decorative art form
a style of design and architecture

The Roaring 20s Flashcards | StudBud