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1
The Harlem Renaissance of the 20's was a period when African Americans
Left the USA to live in Africa
Migrated to the west in search for land and jobs
Created noteworthy works of art and literature
Used civil disobedience to fight segregation in the Army
2
The Census of 1920 showed a majority of people living in what area for the first time?
Coastal
Urban
Rural
MidWest
3
Which group of Americans generally failed to experience the economic prosperity of the 1920's?
Retailers
Consumers
Farmers
Manufacturers
4
The 18th Amendment banned the production, distribution and sale of what?
Coffee
Alcohol
Painkillers
Tobacco
5
This song is an example of what kind of music?
Rap
Rock
Classical
Jazz
6
What New York City neighborhood became the center for African-American culture?
Harlem
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Manhattan
7
The 1925 trial of John Scopes reflects the conflict between
Isolation and international involvement
Science and religion
Traditional roles and new roles for women
Prohibition and organized crime
8
The 18th Amendment also became known as...
Prohibition
Suffrage
Abolition
Abstinence
9
Ernest Hemingway, F Scott Fitzgerald, and Gertrude Stein were a group of writers known as...
Depressed Writers
The League of Writers
The Great Ones
The Lost Generation
10
What invention allowed people on the East Coast to listen to News/Sports on the West Coast?
Radio
Telephone
Cable TV
Automobile
11
The political, cultural, and social movement in Harlem during the 1920's was called...
Harlem Renaissance
New York Revolution
Brooklyn Boom
New Deal
12
Which conclusion can be drawn from the Red Scare and Supreme Court cases such as Schenck v. US
The Supreme Court loves the color red
Immigrants are always denied equal protection under the law
Civil rights have been compromised by fear of radical groups
Protests in the US are usually met with violent response
13
John Scopes broke a law that outlawed the teaching of what?
Environmentalism
Creationism
Evolution
Fundamentalism
14
This group of people were major leaders of the temperance movement
Flappers
Native Americans
Women
African Americans
15
What was the name of the first mass produced automobile by Henry Ford?
Type 100
Model T
Ford One
Model S
16
Another name for shares of a company is called?
Stocks
Bonds
Finances
Buys
17
Prior to Jackie Robinson, what group of people were not allowed to play major sports?
Latinos
Whites
Poor People
African-Americans
18
Henry Ford introduced this to make manufacturing more efficient, productive and affordable.
Assembly Line
Combustion Engine
Factory
Labor Union
19
What was the name given to the mass movement of African-Americans from the South to the North?
Manifest Destiny
The Great Migration
Trail of Tears
The Oregon Trail
20
What were young women with short hair, short skirts, and "loose morals" called? (See picture)
Dancers
Entrepreneurs
Flappers
Movie Stars
21
In the 1920's, the Immigration Act of 1924 and Sacco-Vanzetti trial were typical of the
Acceptance of cultural differences
Support of humanitarian causes
Rejection of traditional customs and beliefs
Increase in nativism and intolerance
22
What group of Americans gained the right to vote with the 19th Amendment?
Minorities
Young Adults
Women
Immigrants
23
Which (new) method of payment allowed people to purchase things they could not before?
Checks
Credit
Debit
Cash
24
In the 1920s a lot of investors borrowed money to buy stock "on ____" to pay just part price
Margin
Sale
Demand
Loan
25
Illegal clubs which sold alcohol during Prohibition were called...
Sidebar
Traphouse
Clubhouse
Speakeasies