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US History STAAR Review Roaring 20s
US History STAAR Review Roaring 20s
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1
President Harding urged for what following World War I?
Return to Normalcy
Continued American involvement in foreign wars
Punishment of Germany
An end to corruption
2
The Teapot Dome scandal involved government officials illegally leasing land to whom?
The Chinese
Andrew Carnegie
Pancho Villa
Oil Companies
3
Which of the following was not iconic of 1920s pop culture
Ernest Hemingway
Babe Ruth
Marcus Garvey
Charles Lindbergh
4
1920s liberated women who challenged social norms with short hair and dresses were called...
Strumpets
Flappers
Swingers
The Lost Generation
5
The Great Migration occurred because African Americans...
sought better jobs in Northern factories
were encouraged to go "back to Africa."
Sought equality through the race riots in the North
Wanted to escape racism
6
Which of the following might a "social Darwinist" believe?
the poor are fit to be poor
All men are created equal
The rich are fit to be rich
We should artificially control the gene pool
7
Sacco and Vanzetti were found guilty of murder but were probably innocent. Why were they hated?
They were Italian and so "less American"
They were different
Xenophobia
They were anarchists
8
Which of the following was poor financial decision-making that led to the Great Depression?
businesses over producing
buying too much on credit
Speculation
bad banking
9
This movement led by Carrie Nations was supposed to stop crime but caused more crime.
Speakeasies
Temperance
Women's suffrage
Prohibition
10
In 1917, Russia adopted this kind of government, which called for all resources to be shared.
Anarchism
Capitalism
Communism
Democracy
11
Hoover believed this quality would help the US grow as a country and get out of the Depression.
Strength through unity
Compassion for their fellow man
Greed
Rugged Individualism
12
Which of the following was not a major invention of the 1920s that changed how Americans lived?
The Refrigerator
Fords cheaper automobiles
Gas stoves
Elevators
13
According to Calvin Coolidge, what is the "business of America"?
War
Anything the American people can imagine
Business
Oil
14
What two amendments are associated with Prohibition?
13th and 19th
16th and 17th
18th and 21st
4th and 5th
15
Led by Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes, the Harlem Renaissance was...
Population increase of Harlem in 1920s
A celebration of African American culture
A struggle for Civil Rights led by the NAACP
A program to promote African American businesses
16
What xenophobic belief led to race riots, hate crimes, lynchings, and dislike of foreigners?
White Power Movement
Conservatism
Racism
Nativism
17
Xenophobia and the fear of Communism led to this "scare" in post-WWI America.
The Red Scare
The Crimson Tide
Yellow Dog Journalism
Yellow Peril
18
Scopes was fined $1 for teaching what? This showed the struggle between religion and science
Creationism
eugenics
Intelligent Design
Evolution
