How did birth control affect the country in the 1920's?

Couple took control of when they wanted to have children., The birthrate begins to drop as fewer babies are being born.

F. Scott Fitzgerald showed the gilded side of the 1920's in his writings of ___

The Great Gatsby, This Side of Paradise

Example of a Double Standard is

One side is permitted to do one thing, while the other can't

What happened to local newspapers during the 1920's

Lost customers to those that wanted national news sources.

In the 1920's what kind of new programs did high school offer?

Vocational training for students and their careers

Who would find Flappers to be offensive?

Mom and Dad on the farm, Members of the church

Which of the following would NOT have been part of the Women's Movement of the 1920's?

Looking for the Right to Vote (Suffrage)

The NAACP fought for ____ in the 1920's

Anti-Lynching Laws., Legal issues for African Americans

What did Andrew "Rube" Foster do?

Founded the Negro National Baseball League

Edna St. Vincent Millay celebrated ___ in her writings

Freedom from traditional constraints

Sacco and Vanzetti were

Italian Immigrants, Found guilty by jury with no evidence of proof (prejudice), Anarchists

New inventions provided American with __

More leisure time to enjoy life

Sinclair Lewis is the first American to_____

Win the Nobel Prize for literature

Why did high school populations increase during the 1920's?

Parents could afford to allow their boys to go to school, Industries didn't want kids in the workplace.

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1
This author (wounded in WWI) wrote A Farewell to Arms which criticized the glorification to war
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Earnest Hemmingway
George Gershwin
Mark Twain
2
Hardings' cabinet is known as the ___ as they embarrassed the government ripping off Americans
Iowa Gang
Idaho Gang
DC Gang
Ohio Gang
3
How did birth control affect the country in the 1920's?
Couples chose to have more children to provide $ for rent.
Couple took control of when they wanted to have children.
The population doubled from 1922 to 1928.
The birthrate begins to drop as fewer babies are being born.
4
W.E.B. Du Bois was the founding member of the __ in 1909. Fought for legal rights of Blacks
NATO
NBA
NAACP
NAPA
5
F. Scott Fitzgerald showed the gilded side of the 1920's in his writings of ___
The Great Gatsby
This Side of Paradise
The Jungle
How the Otherside Lives
6
Prohibition led to ____ in major cities
Higher Tarrifs
Bootleggers
Speakeasies
Organized Crime
7
Single-party government & political system. Ruled by dictator. SHARED property.
Fascism
Democracy
Capitalism
Communism
8
Example of a Double Standard is
Happiness is achieved
One side is permitted to do one thing, while the other can't
Equality is proven and both sides respect one another
Bootleggers used cars to outrun the police & broke many laws
9
My Antonia was written by____
Willa Cather
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Gertrude Stein
JK Rowling
10
Spreads American culture and takes care of greater literacy is a result of ____
Mass Media
Factory Regulations
Vocational Training
College Campuses
11
What happened to local newspapers during the 1920's
Bought out national magazines to become #1 source for info.
Became more popular than the radio
Added colored photos to enhance the readers experience
Lost customers to those that wanted national news sources.
12
Casual dating was frowned upon in the 1920's as young couples desired courtship and marriage.
False
True
13
Leisure time gave Americans the chance to watch ___ during the 1920's.
Sporting Events
The Grass Grow from under their feet.
Television Dramas
YouTube Videos
14
In the 1920's what kind of new programs did high school offer?
Schools teach foreign languages to English speaking students
Medical pathways for those that wanted to be doctors
Vocational training for students and their careers
ACT became the norm for evaluating student intelligence
15
George Gershwin was popular at big gatherings. He is going to use ___ to create American music
Rock and Roll
Folk
Jazz
Disco
16
Who would find Flappers to be offensive?
Women's Rights Groups
Mom and Dad on the farm
Friends attending a speakeasy.
Members of the church
17
An entertainment venue during the Roaring 20's was the ____
Speakeasy Underground
Cotton Club
Time Square
Rolling Stone
18
In 1927, the first major movie with sound was released. It was called___
Jazz Singer
Good, Bad and the Ugly
It's A Wonderful Life
Blazin' Saddles
19
The Kellogg-Briand Pact says "___" is no longer a national policy for the U.S.
Taxation
Unemployment
War
Trade
20
Which woman attempted to fly around the world and was unsuccessful?
Charles Lindbergh
Susan B. Anthony
Emelia Earhardt
Bessie Smith
21
The Fordney-McCumber Tariff raises taxes on imports ____%, then Britain & France can't pay loan
30%
60%
45%
15%
22
The Harlem Renaissance left a _____ impact on American Arts.
Positive
Negative
23
Al Capone controlled the liquor business in which midwestern city?
Philadelphia
New York City
Oklahoma City
Chicago
24
Which of the following would NOT have been part of the Women's Movement of the 1920's?
Looking for the Right to Vote (Suffrage)
Freedom of expression and be who they want to be
The opportunity to work outside the home and have a career.
Earning equal pay to men
25
This Nebraska writer celebrated the lives of the immigrant farmers of Nebraska.
Willa Cather
Edith Wharton
JK Rowling
Patsy Cline
26
By 1920, what % of African Americans in the U.S. were now living in the cities?
40%
25%
10%
55%
27
Paved roads, gas, motels and shopping centers were important due to ____
Urbanization
Airplanes
U-Boats
Cars
28
Duke Ellington was another famous ___ from the Renaissance period.
Author
Poet
Musician
NAACP Leader
29
The Harlem Renaissance took place in
Chicago
Washington DC
New York City
Philadelphia
30
Opposed blacks, Catholics, Jews, immigrants, unions & saloons
Anarchists
Fascists
Bolsheviks
Ku Klux Klan
31
Charles Lindbergh was viewed as a hero for inventing the first airplane.
True
False
32
Helen Willis was known as a famous _____ in the 1920's
Musician
Tennis Player
Jazz Singer
Stunt Car Driver
33
The NAACP fought for ____ in the 1920's
Freedom for women to get away from the workplace.
The right to bear arms.
Anti-Lynching Laws.
Legal issues for African Americans
34
People moved ______ during the Roaring 20's
From Farms and into the Cities
To the western side of the U.S. (California)
To small communities where people were polite and neighborly
From the southern states to the northern
35
What was the main problem with new immigrants coming into the public schools in the 1920's?
Spoke no English
Could not play dodgeball in PE
Understanding computer programs.
Keyboarding skills
36
Boston Strike involved the ____ and they lost their jobs
Senators
Police
Steel Workers
Firemen
37
What did Andrew "Rube" Foster do?
Opened a church for homeless children to move into
Built the first boxing ring in NYC known as Gold's Gym
Founded the Negro National Baseball League
Bought out Saturday Evening Post and created Reader's Digest
38
By 1927 every family owned a ___ which improved communication across America.
Television
Radio
39
"Spread of Cities"
Metro Mobilization
Rural Expansion
City Explosion
Urban Sprawl
40
Women attended college in the 1920's
True
False
41
Edna St. Vincent Millay celebrated ___ in her writings
The success of winning WWI
The ability to go to school and learn about the world
The Populist movement and the common farmer
Freedom from traditional constraints
42
Sacco and Vanzetti were
Italian Immigrants
Communists
Found guilty by jury with no evidence of proof (prejudice)
Anarchists
43
By the mid-1920's, how many people were supporting the 18th Amendment?
40%
20%
60%
80%
44
New inventions provided American with __
The need to work longer hours
More leisure time to enjoy life
45
Sinclair Lewis is the first American to_____
Win the Nobel Prize for literature
Act in a silent movie
Play at the Cotton Club in the Renaissance.
Take flight from NYC to Washington DC
46
This man became president after Harding. Believed in a minimal government
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
William Howard Taft
John F. Kennedy
47
This President was to return the U.S. back to "Normalcy"
Warren G Harding
Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton
Franklin D Roosevelt
48
A Mitchell Palmer led raids on the U.S. government to find people that were ____
Immigrants
Nativists
German
Communist
49
Which man was the first to fly over the Atlantic Ocean to Paris in 33 hours
Eddie Rickenbacker
Charles Lindbergh
Louis Armstrong
Charlie Chaplin
50
No making, selling or buying of Alcohol
Prohibition
19th Amendment
Speakeasy
Scopes Trial Debate
51
Why did high school populations increase during the 1920's?
Boys wanted to avoid going into the military.
Gerrymandering
Parents could afford to allow their boys to go to school
Industries didn't want kids in the workplace.
52
Readers Digest & Time were the first ____ (mass-marketed)
Magazines
First Encyclopedias
Newspaper Editorials
Website Blogs
53
Where did the U.S. citizens get the money to pay for new schools in the 1920's?
Had to take a loan from Great Britain
Children had to pay their high school tuition
Government had to raise taxes to support new schools
Parents did fundraisers for books, paper and salaries.
54
African Americans moved to the North between 1910-1920 in what was called the ___
Great Litigation
Great Arbitration
Great Immigration
Great Migration
55
Women were getting equal pay in the areas of nursing, teachers, and librarians.
True
False
56
In the Dawes Plan, the U.S. investors lend $$ to ___ to help repair their war-torn lands
Britain
Germany
Russia
France
57
The ______ Strike dropped union membership from 5 million to 3.5 million.
Steel Workers
Teachers
Police
Coal Workers
58
Which new form of government does everyone fear in the U.S.
Capitalism
Communism
Fascism
Democracy
59
As children return to school in the 1920's, what was one of the results from this change?
Girls took over the roles of boys due to 21st Amendment
Children began to rebel and resist their parents control.
Over 63% of graduates went on to college.
60
Name one problem that arose following WWI.
Need for Farm Products went down.
Soldiers needed jobs when returning home from War
Nativism becomes the norm (prejudice against foreign-born)
Cost of Living for Americans Doubled
61
Marcus Garvey, African-American, had the belief that ______
African-American children should be allowed in white schools
Blacks should separate from whites & create own society
African-Americans should be involved in every job profession
62
Bessie Smith was a _____ in the Harlem Renaissance
Famous Flapper
Blues Singer
Author of Children's books
Tuba Player
63
Hidden Nightclub in the 20's
Speakeasy
Bootlegger
Underground Sprawl
Moonshine
64
Middle Class men and women begin to see marriage as a partnership due to move towards equality
True
False
65
Scopes Trial dealt with...
Man came from a Monkey
Evolution
Fundamentalism
Teaching about God
66
"Maximum number of immigrants permitted to enter the U.S." -- 1924
The KKK Vision
Nativism Reduction
Isolationism Policy
Quota System
67
How many American students were attending high school by 1940?
7.0 million
13.7 million
1.5 million
600,000
68
Louis Armstrong is most famous for ____ during the Harlem Renaissance
being first man on the moon
winning several Tour de France bike races
being the first black Supreme Court Justice
playing the trumpet at the Cotton Club
69
On Sept. 22, 1927, nearly 50 million Americans tuned into to their radios to listen to what?
Gene Tunney defeat Jack Dempsey for the Heavyweight Title
Charles Lindbergh take off on his airplane for Paris.
Babe Ruth hit his 60th homerun vs. the Red Sox
Martians were reported to be landing in major U.S. Cities.
70
How many people were leaving their farms and small villages each year between 1922-1929
2 million
188,000
26,000
735,000
71
"Oppose any form of government"
Nativists
Communists
Isolationists
Anarchists
72
In the _____ strike, the companies were forced to negotiate by order of Woodrow Wilson
Steel
Communist
Police
Teacher
73
Georgia O'Keeffe was a __ that gave Americans a different point of view of NYC.
Painter
Musician
Poet
Police Officer
74
Belief that the Bible was the only truth
KKK
Evolution
Fundamentalism
Ten Commandments
75
By 1930, ___% of U.S. households had radios.
40%
60%
80%
20%
76
The first transcontinental _____ service started in 1920 right here in the U.S.
Subway
Railroad
Cruise
Airmail
77
He is the best-known poet of the Renaissance that had poems that moved to the tempo of jazz
Karl Marx
Malcolm X
Langston Hughes
Earnest Hemmingway
78
the "Red Scare" is the fear of
Isolation
Immigrants
Communism
China
79
Claude McKay wrote poems during the Harlem Renaissance that encouraged blacks to ____
Police their own neighborhoods and keep whites out
Tryout for Professional Sports held by Whites only
Resist Prejudice and Discrimination
Integrate all public schools
80
Vladimir Lenin was the leader of the Bolsheviks that took power in ___
Great Britain
China
Russia
Germany
81
The airplane helped to create ____
Spraying Crops
Long-Distance Travel
Weather Stations
U.S. Post Office
82
Teapot Dome Scandal stole ____ from the Navy. The guilty person was Albert Fall
Ships
Weapons
Tea
Oil
83
"Pulling away from World Affairs"
Isolation
Nativism
Aggression
Engagement
84
Following WWI, the U.S is seeking
Neutrality
Power
Revenge
Normalcy

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