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Test review for Waco High U.S. History unit on the 1920s
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1
Which group was in favor of the continuing the Chinese Exclusion Act?
Prohibitionists
Women
Nativists
Democrats
2
Which aspect of 1920s American culture became popular in many other societies around the world?
Stock Markets
Baseball
Jazz
Democracy
3
How did the U.S.’ economic position change after World War I?
America's economy crashed in 1929 because of debts
Germany vowed revenge for the Treaty of Versailles
America moved from a debtor nation to a creditor nation
America owed money to Germany
4
Which of the following happened as a result of the Red Scare of the 1920s?
The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti
Prohibition
Crash of the stock market
U.S. entry into World War 1
5
What is Charles Lindbergh most famous for?
1920s bootlegger
Created the "Back to Africa" movement
Executed following the Red Scare of the 1920s
First solo trans-Atlantic flight
6
Why was the 1920 presidential election significant?
Herbert Hoover said the end of poverty was near
Teddy Roosevelt won electoral votes as a 3rd party candidate
It was the first election where women could vote
It was the first election after World War 1
7
How did Ford’s assembly line affect U.S. consumer culture?
Allowed more products to be affordable for consumers
Over-speculation in the stock market led to the crash
Assembly line led to fewer skilled workers
Everyone had a Ford
8
How did the mass-produced automobile affect transportation in the U.S.?
Travel became more affordable
Cars were more expensive in the 1920s
Everyone's car looked the same
Businesses exploit our insecurities for profit
9
Which writer portrayed the excesses of the 1920s in
The Great Gatsby
?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Langston Hughes
Duke Ellington
Jeffrey D. Bagwell
10
When did the stock market crash in the 1920s?
1914
1929
1920
1917
11
Why did the U.S. deport immigrants in the 1920s?
Fear of the spread of Islam
They wanted to make America great again
Fear that communists were infiltrating the U.S.
Fear that the stock market would crash
12
Which leader was responsible for the "Back to Africa" movement of the 1920s?
Marcus Garvey
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
Louis Armstrong
13
What created temporary prosperity (wealth) in the 1920s?
The Great Migration
Prohibition
Speculative investments
Assembly lines
14
How did stock investments in the 1920s contribute to economic prosperity?
Everyone loves money so whatever
Provided money for businesses to expand
Prohibition eliminated the sale of alcohol
Investing money in the stock market is based on risk
15
What cultural contribution did African-American artists & performers help develop in the 1920s?
Assembly Lines
Baseball
Jazz
Communism
16
Jazz music is most closely associated with which historical period?
Spanish-American War
World War 1
Harlem Renaissance
Brooklyn Renaissance
17
How did the American people respond to the Teapot Dome Scandal in the early 1920s?
People wanted to punish Germany
People began to invest in the stock market
People began to distrust their elected officials
People wanted to sell alcohol
18
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 tested the commitment of some Americans to ______________
Charles Darwin
The stock market
Alcohol
Fundamentalism
19
The Harlem Renaissance coincided with an increase in African American ____________________
Crime
Founding of the NAACP
"Back to Africa" movement
Political influence in northern cities
20
How would you describe the economic policies of Presidents Harding and Coolidge?
Decreased regulation of business (laissez-faire)
Large shift of population to northern cities
Heavily invested in the stock market
High crime rates
21
What was a main consequence of the 18
th
Amendment (Prohibition)?
Increase in organized crime
Growth of northern cities
Crash of the stock market
Growth of jazz
22
What was the point of Wilson's "Fourteen Points?"
A lasting, simplified peace
Embracing socialism
23
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
18th
19th
21st
20th
24
How did the assembly line affect American workers?
Workers made less money
Businesses made more money
Workers went on strike
Workers became less skilled
25
Which of the following caused the Red Scare of the 1920s?
Fear of communism
Prohibition
Jazz
Stock Market Crash
26
The availability of electricity led to growth in manufacturing of _____________
Telegraphs
Appliances
Cars
Oil
27
Why did cheap labor decrease after 1921?
Immigration quotas were adopted
The stock market crashed, causing unemployment
Many followed Marcus Garvey's "Back to Africa" movement
Spread of communism kept immigrants from coming to the USA
28
How did the Ford Motor Company affect U.S. businesses?
They stopped immigrants from coming to the USA
They persuaded the government to reduce regulations
They invested heavily in the stock market
Mass production was adopted to increase production
29
Why did the U.S. government break up strikes in the 1920s?
To punish Germany for World War 1
To promote economic growth
To stop the spread of communism
To prohibit the sale of alcohol
