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Unit 4--Roaring Twenties
Unit 4--Roaring Twenties
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1
Which statement is true of flappers?
Many were elected to national political offices.
They rejected traditional behaviors.
They were in favor of the 18th Amendment.
They were barred from traditionally male occupations.
2
All of the following events contributed to the Red Scare except
The Great Migration
increased immigration from Eastern Europe
labor strikes and bombings taking place across the country
concerns over the 1917 Bolshevik (Russian) Revolution
3
Harding's campaign slogan, promising a shift back to isolationism after WWI, was known as
Supply-side economics
The Red Scare
Return to Normalcy
Fourteen Points
4
The "new" Ku Klux Klan was known to
target Catholics, immigrants, Jews, and Blacks
accept Catholics and new immigrants from Europe
Help assimilate new immigrants
peacefully assemble in a non-threatening way
5
During the 1920s, Congress passed a series of immigration laws that were primarily designed to
increase immigration from Asia
prohibit immigration from Latin America
expand the workforce for the growing economy
limit immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe
6
What was an effect of Prohibition laws in the 1920s?
a significant decline in European immigration
an expansion and increase in productivity
the rise of organized crime
the cause of the Red Scare
7
Which famous attorney defended John Scopes in the Scopes Trial?
Charles Lindbergh
William Jennings Bryan
Calvin Coolidge
Clarence Darrow
8
Calvin Coolidge believed that part of his job was to make sure the government
became involved in social reform
placed lots of regulations on businesses
participated in world affairs
interfered with business and industry as little as possible
9
Which innovation helped Henry Ford make affordable automobiles?
creating a business monopoly
downsizing the labor force
providing various models of cars
using assembly-line production strategies
10
This was a period of anti-communist hysteria during the 1920s
Red Scare
Nativism
Expansionism
Bolshevism
11
The executions of Sacco and Vanzetti in the 1920s demonstrated
corruption of political machines
persistence of lynchings
federal government's war on crime
increase in nativist attitudes
12
Which event represented an expression of nativism in the 1920s?
adoption of a quota system for immigration policy
trial of John Scopes for teaching evolution
Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight
the rise in popularity of spectator sports
13
Who was known as the "Father of the Blues"?
W.C. Handy
Duke Ellington
Langston Hughes
Louis Armstrong
14
One of the most prevalent gangsters out of Chicago during the 1920s was
Elliott Ness
Marcus Garvey
Sacco and Vanzetti
Al Capone
15
Name the 1927 film that was the first talking motion picture ("talkie").
The Gangster
The Jazz Singer
Lady Sings the Blues
The Circus
16
During the 1920s, what effect did immigration laws have on immigration to the U.S.?
number of immigrants from Northern and Western Europe declined
number of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe declined
they ended all immigration to the United States
little effect on the flow of immigrants entering the U.S.
17
Prohibition, established by the 18th Amendment, stated that
only imported alcoholic beverages could be sold
manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages was banned
Americans must be 18 yrs old to purchase alcoholic beverages
alcoholic beverages could be sold only in government stores
18
The literary and artistic movement in the 1920s that celebrated African American culture was
Prohibition
Harlem Renaissance
The Great Migration
The Spirit of St. Louis
19
What was a major result of Prohibition in the United States?
Increase in organized crime
People stopped drinking
Growth of communism
Restriction of immigration
20
This "Back to Africa" leader was in favor of creating African homelands for African-Americans.
Marcus Garvey
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Langston Hughes
21
To obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went to hidden nightclubs known as
Speakeasies
Scalawags
Tenements
Bootleggers
22
The emergence of mass media such as radio helped make which baseball star a national hero?
Jack Dempsey
Babe Ruth
Bill Tilden
Red Grange
23
Ida B. Wells was known for
founding the Tuskegee Institute
helping new immigrants adjust to life in the United States
the Back to Africa movement
writing newspaper articles against lynching
24
Charles Lindbergh was responsible for the first nonstop flight across the
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
United States
Atlantic Ocean
25
What automobile made owning a car affordable for many families in the 1920s?
Model C
Model G
Model T
Model B
26
Who was the most popular film star of the 1920s?
Charlie Chaplin
Al Capone
Langston Hughes
Bessie Smith
27
Which of the following was a goal of the NAACP?
To establish a nation in Africa for African Americans
To ban the teaching of evolution in public schools
To repeal the 19th Amendment
To provide civil rights to African Americans
28
Which of the following was
NOT
due to the growth of the automobile industry?
Suburbs grew
More people could afford to buy cars
People traveled faster and farther
Many people lost jobs
29
Which of the following was
NOT
a new product in the 1920s?
Television
Refrigerator
Vacuum cleaner
Electric iron
30
WSM radio programs such as The Grand Ole Opry helped what type of music become popular?
Disco
Country
Jazz
Blues
31
Why was national attention drawn to William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow in the Scopes Trial?
case was a conflict between modern science and religion
case revealed the extent of prejudice against immigrants
case reversed a Supreme Court decision on free speech
case upheld the rights of veterans to protest in DC
32
What was the significance of the radio in America in the 1920s?
It brought entertainment to the American home
It created a standardized American culture
It gave Americans access to current news
All of the above
33
Which is true of consumer habits in the 1920s?
Assembly lines meant less supply of new goods for consumers
Banks offered less loans to American consumers
Consumers bought products on credit or by installment plans
More expensive goods led to less demand for new products
34
What issue was central to the Scopes Trial?
Reciting prayers in public schools
Segregating immigrants in public schools
Segregating African-Americans in public schools
Teaching evolution in TN public schools
35
Young women of the 1920s who defied traditional standards through their clothing and activities
Evolutionists
Fundamentalists
Suffragists
Flappers