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1
When were young women called, Flappers, rebelling against social standards?
Gilded Age
Roaring Twenties
The Great Depression
Progressive Era
2
Which events best support the image of the 20's as a decade of nativist sentiment
Scopes Trials
Washington Naval Conference
Growth of auto industry
Passage of National Origins Act and KKK
3
Which BEST describes the Lost Generation?
disillusioned writers
Harlem Renaissance
WWI Veterans
exceptial artists
4
major goal of US immigration laws in 1920's
establish equal numbers of immigrants
increase immigrants from Asia
attract wealthy educated immigrants
restrict immigration from Europe
5
Calvin Coolidge's campaign slogan?
Keep Cool with Coolidge
Return to Normalcy
Chief Business of America is Business
Not listed
6
What President was elected in 1928
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
Warren Harding
7
Which president was blamed for the Great Depression?
Warren Harding
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
8
Which innovation was MOST responsible for aiding the in spread of popular culture in the 1920's
phonograph
radio
automobile
telephone
9
The Sacco-Vanzetti Trial was symbolic of
dislike of anyone who stole for a living
Idea that anyone that worked hard could be successful
dislike and mistrust of immigrats
belief that anarchy would not work in US
10
How did radio impact American society in the 1920's?
increasing government regulations
devaluing sales for newspapers
by creating a mass national culture
decreasing consumerism
11
The Scopes Trial was a clash between
evolution and science
religion and science
biology and science
education and science
12
The Harlem Renaissance was a period when African Americans
migrated to the west
used civil disobedience
Created noteworthy works of art and literature
Left the US
13
What was one result of the Volstead Act?
changed political affiliations
expanded influence by religions
reduced membership in unions
increased responsibilities of law enforcment
14
What is NOT an effect of prohibition
wartime hostility toward German brewers
bootlegging
disrespect for the law
growth of organized crime
15
Refers to the outpouring of African American artistic and intellectual work
Charleston Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance
Jazz Age
Lost Generation
16
What was passed by Congress loaning money to Germany?
Kellog-Briand Act
Volstead Act
Dawes Plan
Washington Compromise
17
Duke Ellington was most closely associated with
baseball
movies
radio shows
jazz music
18
Why so many African Americans migrated to the north
milder climates
serve in the military
chance for a better future
to save money
19
Cause of suburbanization in the US in the 20's was increased......
economic reliance on farming
economic opportunities in rural towns
emigration from the US
overcrowding in cities
20
During most of the 20's which group experienced most severe economic problems?
entertainers in radio
owners of small family farms
workers in automobile industry
bankers
21
what 1920's presidental admistration was full of scandal?
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Warren Harding
Woodrow Wilson
22
How did the Constitution change as a result of the 19th Amendment
voting rights of women were expanded
civil rights of African Americans protected
voting rights of property owners protected
civil rights of Native Americans restricted
23
What was the first movie that had sound?
The Jazz Singer
The Guiding Light
The Charleston
The Dancing Flappers
24
What president was elect in 1920 and died in 1923?
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
Warren Harding
25
Calvin Coolidge vetoed the McNary Haugen Bill twice. Who did this anger?
Farmers
Businessmen
treasury department
African Americans
26
The purpose of the 18th Amendment
forbid production and sale of alcohol
Remove voting restriction
give women the right to vote
allow for direct election of senators
27
Literature of the Harlem Renaissance
explored origins of jazz
explored the pains and joys of being black in the US
argued for separation of races
is largely forgotten today
28
In the US the decade of the 20's was characterized by
major reform in labor laws
active involvement in European affairs
increased consumer borrowing and spending
a willingness to encourage immigration
29
What accurately describes the Harlem Renaissance
period of great achievement by African American writers and artists.
organization to promote African Americans
Movement to draw people back to inner cities
relief program for minority workers
30
The Harlem Renaissance primarily involved American American
politicians
baseball players
artists, musicians, and writers
architects
31
The development of the suburb s was most associated with....
overcrowding of tenement
railroad routes
higher wages in factories
development of the assembly line in making automobiles
32
What was the major result of Henry Ford's innovative manufacturing techniques?
more Americans bought cars from overseas
fewer Americans had jobs
The price of cars when down
price of cars increased
33
Who was elected president in 1924?
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
Warren Harding
34
What was the highest tariff in US history, designed to help businesses but hurt it.
Hawley Smoot
Kellogg-Briand
Fordney McCumber
McNary Act
35
Who made the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean
Orville Wright
Charles Lindberg
Amelia Earhart
None of the above
36
Due to the 1920's American Farmers as a group
bought larger farms
suffered economically
prospered economically
started to raise cattle
37
Nickname for Warren Harding's appointees
Iowa Gang
Ohio Gang
Outsiders
Teapot Dome Gang
38
What was the condition of America's economy after WWI?
Long recssion
immediate prosperity
brief recession followed by economic growth
39
Which action BEST demonstrates intolerance shown to Catholic immigrants ?
workplace reform
Closed shops
Plessy vs. Ferguson
reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan
40
Who was the most famous baseball player of the 1920's
Roger Maris
Babe Ruth
Duke Ellington
Jack Dempsey
41
Who was the most famous gangster in the 1920's
Bugsy Machato
Roger Maris
Elliot Ness
Al Capone
42
Due to the Teapot Dome scandal, who was the first cabinet member to go to prison?
Charles Huges
Albert Fall
Charles Dawes
Harry Daughtry
43
Henry Ford revolutionized the automobile industry when he developed the
inflatable rubber tire
standardized parts
moving assembly line
internal combustion engine
44
What was signed by 63 countries outlawing war?
Kellogg-Briand Act
Washington Compromise
Dawes Plan
Volstead Act
45
Major difference between urban and rural lifestyle
Urban Americans had more free time
urban Americans worked longer
rural Americans had higher income
rural Americans had more free time
46
What law made US Treasury Officers responsible for enforcing prohibition?
McNary-Haugen
Dawes Plan
Washington Compromise
Volstead Act
