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1
What were most American citizens afraid of during the 1920s?
the dentist
communism / anarchist views
crime
partying
2
The Palmer raids targeted who?
teachers
suspected communiusts
native americans
criminals
3
W.E.B. Dubois founded which organization
NAACP
NOW
WOW
NCAA
4
Who illegally arrested suspects and deported them because he was a target of an attack?
John Scopes
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Sacco and Vanzetti
Mitchell Palmer
5
what is the butler act?
:teaching sports
teaching food in school
teaching special needs kids
banning teachings of evolution in school
6
What wasn’t common for flappers to do?
Smoke
Marry young
Work well-paying jobs
Drink alcohol
7
What is Materialism?
value material items as opposed to spiritual values
a term used by New Yorkers against Tennesseans
a term used to describe people in the 1930’s
the love of fabric
8
The 1920s was a time of…?
Foreign Relations and War
Social Change and Entertainment
Home Building and Marriage
Industry and Commerce
9
Which amendment repealed the Prohibition Act in 1933?
21st amendment
18th amendment
20th amendment
19th amendment
10
What would best describe a flapper?
Urban educated women who frequented jazz clubs
A new type of clothing
Rural women who took care of children
A new invention
11
What was the nickname of the 1920’s?
The great depression
Roaring twenties
Breakthrough century
The great times
12
What were two pull factors of the great migration?
Higher wages and better education
Better education and low wages
Decrease in jobs and higher wages
More racial views and lower wages
13
Duke Ellington, Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes were all part of which event. movement
The Harlem Renaissance
The Palmer Raids
The Scopes Trial
Mr. Scheer's US History class
14
What music genre was popular in the 20’s?
Rock
Jazz/blues
Heavy metal
Pop
15
Sacco and Vanzetti were both immigrants from ________
Russia
France
Romania
Italy
16
The Harlem Renaissance is best decribed as
a period of African American culturalachievements
urban renewal efforts in New York City
government programs to promote African Americanbusinesses
state and federal laws passed to end racialdiscrimination
17
What was a major development in popular culture during the 1920s?
adecline in mass media
a declining interest in sports and sports heroes
a strong interest in Hollywood and “talking” pictures
watching television over listening to the radio
18
During The Great Migration, why would people move to cities like Detroit, New York, or Chicago?
Less discrimination
all the above
business
better opportunities
19
How did womens fashion change in the 1920s ?
women started dressing more revealing clothing
women started wearing more ball gowns.
women started dressing more in formal long dresses.
women wore more advanced clothing like sweat suits
20
How was a communist economy structured?
no one's wealth can rise above a certain level
an upper and lower class
wealth is regulated by businesses
everyone is paid equally
21
Which states saw the greatest decrease of African Americans during the Great Migration?
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee
North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia,
Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Texas
Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and Michigan
22
why was John Scope arrested?
Scope was in a bar brawl
Scope beat his wife
Scope broke the butler act
Scope beat his children
23
Following the 19th Amendment, what happened to young women?
They started cooking more
They went to church more
Stopped drinking
Had a say in the political process
24
Who was NOT a main person involved in the Scopes Trial?
John Scopes
Rosa Parks
Clarence Darrow
William Jennings Bryan
25
Who was Babe Ruth
A Robber
Singer
Writer
A Baseball Player
26
The 19th amendment did which of the following
gave women the right to vote
made it illegal to teach evolution in schools
Allowed people to sue their nieghbors
banned the sale of alcohol
27
Prohibition was enacted with intentions to prevent all of the following EXCEPT
alcohol disease related births
reduce crime as people are more stable minded when sober
lessen abusive relationships
make more alcoholics
28
What role did alcohol play in American Culture?
allowed kids to drink at young age
wasn’t popular
people drank it for every occasion, day & night
made people stressed
29
Which is the only amendment to be completely revoked ?
the 20th amendment
the 18th amendment
the 17th amendment
the 19th amendment
30
What were the two themes of the Harlem Renaissance?
Happiness and Joy
Hope and Pride
Dangerous and Scary
Loneliness and Disappointment
31
The 18th Amendment did what?
Gave women the right to vote
Outlawed the sale of tobacco
made it illegal to sue your nieghbors
prohibited the sale and manufacture of alcohol
32
What would best descibe the Red Scare
the fear of republicans
fear of a potential rise of communism
fear of the color red
the fear of capitalism
33
Why did African Americans migrate to Harlem?
to buy clothes
because there was crime there
For a better life; higher paying jobs and affordable homes
to run for president
34
Which of these factors did not contribute to entertainment in the 1920s?
cinema
Rap
baseball
jazz
35
why did Dayton TN, agree to host the case?
Scope believed teaching religiously was the way to go
Scope saw room to make himself famous with the case
More tourism
Scope wanted to make money offered to him
36
Why were 1920’s referred to the Roaring Twenties.
Rihanna’s Anti Album just dropped.
People were yelling in the streets for fun.
Women’s rights were at the forefront.
A lot of change and progress was happening in America.
37
Communism is a _____
way in which illegal immigrants came to the US
Form of government
crime
popular dance that goes with the whip
38
Who was Louis Armstrong?
Baseball player
African-American trumpet player
African-American saxophone player
teacher
39
The events during the Roaring 20s went against traditional _____ values.
Victorian
Old
Cretaceous
Jurassic
40
The great migration of the 1920's can be best descibed as
the movement of African Americans from the south to north
An yearly migration in the USA
the movement of people from east to west in the 1920's
The mass movement of good VIA the rail road
41
Who led the Bolsheviks and what nation were they from?
Stalin; Russia
Hitler; Germany
Fidel; Cuba
Lenin; Russia
42
Why did people move to the north from the south during The Great Migration?
poverty
low paying, sharecropping work
economy
government
43
What is a fundamentalist ?
A person who believes in Darwinism
A religious extremist
A person who believes in the literal sense of the Bible
A person who spoke out against religion
44
Which Country is not a communist country?
North Korea
Laos
Japan
Cuba
45
What were Sacco and Vanzetti accused of ?
The theft of $500,000
Betting on baseball
Stealing a car from a mechanic
A robbery-murder
46
What year did the Scopes Trial take place.
1925
1930
2016
1999
47
What was not an effect of Prohibition?
The rise of homemade alcohol
The creation of speakeasies
Decrease in crime
Increased death rate
48
Which part of American culture saw significant growth during the 1920's
Communism
Shoe Industry
Entertainment Industry
Hat Industry
49
Why did prohibition gain so much support?
Social problems related to alcoholism
no one liked to drink anymore
no one liked alcohol
people liked to party
50
During the roaring twenties many forms of entertainment started to rise once again EXCEPT
partying
jazz
binge watching netflix
theaters
51
When did the Roaring 20s’ happen?
Never happened
1920’s
1876
2016
52
Which group of American citizens migrated in great numbers from the South to the North
Italian Immigrants
Polish Immigrants
White Southerners
African Americans
53
What was the outcome of the Scopes case ?
Scope was fined $100 but it was soon taken back
Scope was faced with mobs of angry fundamentalists
Scope was fired as a substitute teacher
Scope was put in prison
54
What was the Scopes Trial also known as?
Scientific Studies
The Real Religion
The Monkey Trial
Religion vs Science
