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1
Attorney General of U.S. during 1920's who led the charge against communism.
A. Mitchell Palmer
Calvin Coolidge
J. Edgar Hoover
Warren Harding
2
Langston Hughes, from Missouri, was the Harlem Renaissance's most famous
neither answer is correct
writer of poetry used for jazz
poet
both answers are correct
3
Communism had its roots in revolution during WW I in what country?
England
Russia
Poland
Germany
4
Legendary New York Yankee Slugger of the 1920's who revolutionized the home run.
Babe Ruth
Mickey Mantle
Lou Gehrig
Derek Jeter
5
The Harlem Renaissance was
an art movement
a literary movement
an African American movement
in New York City
6
Powerful new medium to get news and information in the 1920's
television
radio
newspapers
internet
7
Amendment that granted women the right to vote
18th
19th
20th
17th
8
Women who lived in cities that challenged traditional values were known as
flappers
modern
flippers
starlets
9
Celebrity of the 1920's who went missing in 1937 and was never found.
Dale Earnhardt
Alvin York
Amelia Earhart
Charles Lindbergh
10
Those who oppose any and all forms of government are known as what?
communists
socialists
anarchists
radicals
11
This man grew up in Marceline, Missouri and went on to win 32 academy awards.
Walt Disney
Wayne Rogers
Walt Whitman
John Wayne
12
Hidden or underground nightclubs during the 1920's were known as
untalkables
silent clubs
speakeasies
speaksoftlies
13
A bootlegger would most likely be someone who did what?
opposed drinking
owned speakeasies
hated communism
smuggled alcohol
14
Cities continued to grow rapidly during the twenties which is known as
urbanization
migration
acceleration
mobilization
15
This character was first introduced in the 1920's in "Steamboat Willie".
Charlie Chaplin
Mickey Mouse
Bugs Bunny
John Wayne
16
The Scopes Monkey Trial of the 1920's was a court case over what?
treatment of circus animals
science vs politics
religion versus the press
science versus religion
17
Jazz pianist in the 1920's who played at the famous Cotton Club.
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Duke Snyder
Neil Armstrong
18
Fundamentalism during the 1920's was a literal belief of/in
education
science
the bible
the government
19
Prohibition is
eliminating alcohol
eliminating drugs
eliminating government
eliminating communism
20
This person was the first to fly solo/non stop across the Atlantic Ocean.
Red Baron
Alvin York
Charles Lindbergh
Amelia Earhart
21
Chicago "businessman" that made millions off of the illegal alcohol industry.
Al Capone
Al Pacino
Al Sharpton
Al Gore
22
Most important and influential jazz musician of the 1920's. He is famous for his trumpet.
Duke Snyder
Duke Ellington
Neil Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
23
Amendment to the Constitution that ended Prohibition
20th
21st
19th
18th
24
Amendment to the Constitution that legalized prohibition.
18th
20th
21st
19th
25
The red scare in America was a time of panic caused by what?
immigrants
the mob
socialists
communists