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JA.CK 1920S REVIEW
JA.CK 1920S REVIEW
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US History #highschool #ushisory #roaring1920s
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1
The National Origins Act of 1924
exempted Mexicans from the quota act
allotted a large portion of the quota to immigrant from mex
allotted a small portion of the quota to immigrants from Mex
banned Mexican immigrants from entering the US
2
What style of music gained popularity during the 1920s?
folk
western swing
rhythm and blues
jazz
3
What nativist group became popular during the 1920s?
NAACP
Know-Nothing Party
John Birch Society
KKK
4
People used___ to buy expensive new technology like cars and radios
the internet
taxes
factory jobs
installment plans (credit)
5
The KKK hated
Catholics
all of the above
African-Americans
Jews
6
The economy of the 1920s____
grew rapidly
collapsed quickly
was very good for poor and minorities
had many problems
7
Prosecuting attorney of scopes trial
Brian Fritz
WIlliam Jennings Bryan
Clarence Darrow
Herbert Hoover
8
The target of the Palmer Raids was
all of the above
anarchists
immigrants
communists
9
The rebellious young women of the 1920s were known as
flappers
thespians
sufferagettes
feminists
10
________ were Italian anarchists accused of murder and executed
DeNiro and Scorcese
Mario and Luigi
Sacco and Vanzetti
Caprietti and Fellini
11
Which innovation in manufacturing did Henry Ford first develop
Vertical Integration
Interchangeable Parts
Unionized Factories
Assembly Line
12
Some of the lost generation after WWI became disillusioned with society
TRUE
FALSE
13
Developer of Frozen Food
Ernest Hemingway
Hunter Shelton
Clarence Birdseye
Louis Armstrong
14
The 1st "Red Scare" in the US was mainly caused by
The Russian Revolution
The Palmer Raids
World War 1
all of the above
15
What was the term for someone who made or sold illegal alcohol?
bootlegger
jive turkey
flapper
hepcat
16
The NAACP was an organization devoted to
organizing unions
fighting communists
helping farmers
civil rights
17
Singer who seemed to symbolize soul: emprChess of blues
Lillian Gish
Rosie Cheik
Bessie Smith
Duke Ellington
18
Warren G Hardings Presidential slogan
Back to the Good Ole days
The Business of America is Businesss
Keep Cool with Coolidge
Return to Normalcy
19
What was the most popular form of Mass entertainment in the 1920s?
television
concert tours
radio
speakeasies
20
pseudo-science that deals with the improvement of hereditary trait (to create a supreme race)
Big Bang Theory
Speakeasies
eugenics / evolution
Red Scare
21
Louis Armstrong, Count Baise, and Duke Ellington were all famous
musicians
businessmen
actors
athletes
22
Many people believed Sacco & Vanzetti were guilty because of their anarchists beliefs and immig
true
false
23
Calvin Coolidge stated the business of America is business
fase
true
24
______ was the leader of the "Back to Africa" movement
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcom X
Marcus Garvey
W.E.B Dubois
25
President marred by scandals; cabinet known as the Ohio Gang
Hoover
Coolidge
Harding
Washington
26
Which group benefitted the most from the economic growth in the 1920s
business owners
farmers
african americans
factory workers
27
The Teapot Dome scandal was caused by
Lease of Naval Oil Reserves
Sale of Government Land
Harding's Affair (caught at the Teapot Dome Hotel)
Paying bribes to get Government jobs
28
The ___ Amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote
17th
19th
20th
18th
29
Cotton Club was
Harlem nightspot where African American entertainers began
a Chicago speakeasy where gangsters went
a Hollywood nightspot
a fictitious Chicago nightclub featured in the famous movie
30
What was NOT an effect of prohibition
crime increases
fewer people drink
government gets more taxes
co ed drinking becomes more popular
31
Thomas Edison was responsible for the founding of General Electric Company
true
false
32
Composer, pianist, and bandleader whose sound was a blend of improvisation and orchestratio.
Charlie Chaplin
Duke Ellington
Lon Chaney
Rudolph Valentino
33
Writer who became leading voice of African American experience in the US
Langston Hughes
Bessie Smith
F Scott Fitzgerald
Duke Ellington
34
The ___ Amendment to the Constitution outlawed "intoxicating beverages"
20th
19th
17th
18th
35
One reason Prohibition failed was
too difficult to enforce
people got less religious
soldiers in WWI wanted to drink
alcohol manufacturers bribed politicians
36
The National Origin Act in 1924 restricted immigration from
Asia
Everywhere
Mexico and Latin America
Southern and Eastern Europe
37
President during the end of the 1920s and start of Great Depression
Harding
Hoover
Coolidge
Roosevelt (FDR)
38
_____ made the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean (New York to Paris)
Manfred von Richtoven
Amelia Erhart
Charles Lindberg
Bruno Huaptmann
39
An establishment that served illegal alcohol was called a
tavern
speakeasy
cotton club
underground
40
Defending attorney in scopes trial
William Jennings Bryan
Ernest Hemmingway
Louis Armstrong
Clarence Darrow
41
The increasing availability of ____ helped encourage people to buy new technology and machines
cars
electricity
radios
credit cards
42
Presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover could all be described as
corrupt
pro-business
civil rights supporters
pro-regulation
43
The growth and popularity of the automobile led to
people moving to the suburbs
more factory jobs
all of the above
new industries and businesses
44
Purpose of the Volstead Act was to
limit immigration
enfore prohibition
ban the teaching of evolution
prohibit lynching
45
W.E.B. Dubois was a leader of the ___ movement
prohibition
women's sufferage
civil rights
anti-war
46
Golden Age of Hollywood began in 1927 with the release of
first animated film
first motion picture with sound
feature full length film
first motion picture
47
Famous Boxer of the 1920s
Babe Ruth
Bill Tilden
Jack Dempsey
Red Grange
48
It girl of the 20s
Mary Pickford
Bessie Smith
49
Langston Hughes, Zora Neal Hurston, and James Weldon Johnson were leaders of
Organized Crime (mafia)
the KKK
the Prohibition movement
the Harlem Renaissance
50
One of the first commercial radio broadcast in history, listeners of station KDKA in Pittsburgh
amos n andy show
Dempsey-Tunney title fight
news of teh fist successful transatlantic flight.
new of warren g hardings victory in the presidential elec.
51
man of a thousand faces starred in Hunchback of Norte Dame: Horror film
Langston Hughes
Jack Dempsey
Al Capone
Lon Chaney
52
Star of the first "talkie" called the jazz singer
Hunter Sheltonn
Brian Fritz
Al Jolson
Clarence Birdseye
53
"The Sheik was the first "talking" picture
false
true
54
American foreign policy in the 1920s was
aggresive
pacifist
interventionist
isolationist
55
John T. Scopes was put on trial for
teaching creationism
being a leader of the kkk
violating prohibition laws
teaching evolution