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1
During the 1920s, a vibrant African American Culture grew in
Detroit
Atlanta
Paris
Harlem
2
What innovation resulted in cheaper automobiles?
chains of gas stations
the assembly line
the growth of suburbs
improved methods of auto repair
3
What became widespread due to Prohibition?
immigration from the Caribbean
organized crime and violence
immigration from Canada
respect for the law
4
In which presidential election did American women first vote?
1924
1916
1928
1920
5
Post World War I, the United States dealt with
Strikes
All of the above
Terror attacks
Red Scare
6
Which novel portrayed the emptiness of rich people’s lives?
Babbitt
The Great Gatsby
Their Eyes Were Watching God
A Farewell to Arms
7
Who claimed credit for the economic prosperity of the 1920s?
Catholics
Democrats
Anarchist
Republicans
8
What became a symbol of a 1920s woman?
the slapper
Rosie the Riveter
the flapper
women voters
9
Which invention encouraged tourism and created new businesses in the 1920s?
Air Conditioning
Moving Pictures
Radio
Automobile
10
The booming stock market in the 1920s
discouraged people from borrowing money to buy stocks
encouraged people to borrow money to buy stocks
ended unemployment in the United States
made most Americans wealthy
11
Some writers were so disillusioned with America that they went to
London
Canada
Paris
Berlin
12
What happened to the American economy in the mid-1920s?
It sank further into recession.
Unemployment disappeared.
The economy boomed.
Unemployment increased.
13
Which athlete was a celebrated baseball player in the 1920s?
Babe Ruth
Jack Dempsey
Jim Thorpe
Bobby Jones
14
Who was famous for his deeds as a pilot?
Babe Ruth
Jack Dempsey
Charles Lindbergh
Bobby Jones
15
How did radio change American life in the 1920s?
It gave people a public voice.
It exposed the U.S. to information and entertainment.
It made it easier for families to move to the suburbs.
It increased racial and religious tensions.
16
What is another term “installment buying”?
charity
theft
trade
buying on credit
17
Which President served the longest during the 1920's
Coolidge
Wilson
Harding
Hoover
18
Why did some Americans dislike jazz music?
They could not find jazz clubs in smaller cities
They thought jazz was too slow and lacked rhythm
recordings of jazz were expensive
They thought jazz encouraged frivolity and undermined morals
19
Which president promised “a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage”?
Coolidge
Hoover
Harding
Roosevelt
20
The Nineteenth Amendment
made making, selling, or transporting alcohol illegal.
allowed American women to vote.
brought Prohibition to an end.
allowed African Americans to vote.
