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Post WWI America & the 1920s
Post WWI America & the 1920s
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Overview of America in the wake of WWI and the economic boom of the 1920s
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1
Who was the biggest baseball star of the decade?
Ty Cobb
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson
Babe Ruth
Mickey Mantle
2
Why did America reject the Treaty of Versailles?
Woodrow Wilson wouldn't sign it
We didn't get what we wanted
It wasn't written in English
Woodrow Wilson didn't get along with the Republican Senate
3
What law was passed to enforce Prohibition?
Liquor Enforcement Act
Dry Act
Bootlegger Act
Volstead Act
4
In what city could you find the African-American area known as "Black Wall Street"?
Birmingham, AL
Omaha, NE
Tulsa, OK
Austin, TX
5
What is NOT an industry that grew because of the automobile?
Bridge building
Roadway construction
Oil industry
Agriculture
6
What hate group was revived during the 1920's?
Neo-Nazis
Ku Klux Klan
Prison Gangs
Al Quaida
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What group were people afraid were going to take over during the "Red Scare"?
Communists
Chinese
Germans
African Americans
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What was the name of an illegal bar during Prohibition?
Cocktail club
Speakeasy
Hushbar
Quiet drinker
9
How did the radio help unify the country?
Everyone had one
People received the same news and entertainment
It was considered patriotic
News from the radio was considered to be more accurate
10
When did the stock market crash?
12 November 1930
15 September 1927
18 December 1925
29 October 1929
11
Who was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Albert Fall
Amelia Earhart
Charles Lindbergh
Admiral Byrd
12
________________ was a popular music genre coming out of Harlem, NY.
Jazz
Country
Blues
Rock 'n Roll
13
Which Amendment prohibited alcohol?
17th Amendment
16th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
14
The Scopes "Monkey" Trial happened in the year _____________.
1921
1924
1925
1929
15
The 1920s saw a rise in _________________.
Expansionism
Farming
Nativism/Racism
Imperialism
16
What was the name for a modern girl who cut her hair short and wore shorter dresses?
Dancer
Rebel
Flapper
Urbanized
17
What was NOT a restriction in the Treaty of Versailles?
Could only have five submarines
Could not be allies with Austria
Only allowed 100,000 soldiers
Had to give up colonies
18
When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
11 November 1918
28 June 1919
18 January 1921
16 April 1920
19
An economic recession is ___________.
a downturn in the economy
a rise in pay rates
economic prosperity
a rise in the quality of the economy
20
By 1927, what percentage of goods were being bought on credit?
45%
65%
75%
35%
