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1
Which of the following was NOT a sign that the prosperity of the 1920s was superficial?
number of products purchased on credit
differences in income between workers and managers
economic situation on farms
success of advertising industry
2
The car created jobs in all of the following areas except:
Railroad industry
Car repair
Gas stations
Highway construction
3
John T. Scopes challenged a TN law the forbade the teaching of:
biology
fundamentalism
creationism
evolution
4
Which of the following INCREASED during the 1920s?
the school drop out rate
child labor
the birth rate
the crime rate
5
This woman was known for living the flapper lifestyle
Zelda Fitzgerald
Zora Neale Hurston
Helen Wills
Bessie Smith
6
The first "talkie" (movie with sound) was
The Jazz Singer
The Trumpet: The Louis Armstrong Story
Sound!
The Great Train Robbery
7
This entrepreneur was known for paying his workers well and using the assembly line.
Henry Ford
None of the above
Upton Sinclair
Orville Wright
8
The Harlem Renaissance refers to:
Program to promote African American businesses
population increase in Harlem
celebration of African American culture in literature & art
a struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP
9
This aviator was a mega-celebrity of the 1920s
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Amelia Earheart
Charles Lindberg
George Gershwin
10
Advocated for equal rights for all citizens through the court system; Headed by WEB DuBois
None of the above
Universal Negro Improvement Assocation
Niagara Movement
National Association for Advancement of Colored People
11
The Great Gatsby was a novel about the "Roaring 20s" by:
Dorothy Parker
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
Zora Neale Hurston
12
Attorney General Palmer believed that he needed to protect the American people from :
corruption and fraud
political radicals
big business
labor union members
13
Which amendment outlawed the manufacturing, sale and transportation of alcohol?
18th
20th
21st
19th
14
Composer who merged traditional elements of music with American jazz
George Gershwin
Jack Dempsey
Ernest Hemingway
Georgia O'Keefe
15
The Great Migration was the movement of African Americans to:
Northern cities
None of the above
Western cities
Liberia, Africa
16
Which of the following groups was NOT likely to approve of Prohibition in the late 1920s?
recent immigrants
members of organized crime
rural residents of the South
Women's Temperance Christian Union members
17
The immigration policies of the 1920s limited immigration from all
EXCEPT:
Italy
Mexico
England
Japan
18
Advertisers rebranded
this product
in the 20s by convincing people that they had halitosis
Lysol
Listerine
Pledge
Baking Soda
19
Wounded in WWI, this writer criticized the glorification of war
Charles Lindberg
Sinclair Lewis
Jack Dempsey
Ernest Hemingway
20
I invented the car
Mercedes Benz
None of these
Henry Ford
Diamler Chrysler
21
to obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as:
tea rooms
penthouses
tenements
Speakeasies
22
The Prohibition movement sought to ban the sale of
Alcohol
Guns
Rotten meat
cars
23
The main factor causing urban sprawl in the 1920s was:
the use of electricity
the automobile
growth in industry
change in the birthrate
24
According to Bartolomeo Vanzetti, he and Nicola Sacco were guilty of:
None of the above
committing murder
committing robbery
being anarchists/radicals
25
Due to a fear of immigrants from S. and E. Europe,
this
was instituted in 1924:
Dawes Plan
Anarchy
Quota System
Ku Klux Klan
26
double standard refers to:
stricter social and moral standards for women than men
lower wages for women than men
fact that women worked outside home and did all housekeeping
27
The US took on this foreign policy since it was tired of foreign entanglements after WWI:
Anarchism
Isolationism
Nativism
Interventionism
28
to obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as:
tea rooms
tenements
Speakeasies
penthouses
29
The Teapot Dome scandal centered on:
union members
gold mines
high tariffs
oil-rich lands
30
The use of
this
allowed people to buy more than they could afford in the 20s
installments plans
None of the above
layaway
credit cards
31
Which of the following facts about women's home lives in the 1920s was NOT true?
their children spent most of their days at school
more ready-made food and clothing was available
traditional housework was seen as more important than ever
they had new opportunities to work outside the home
32
Which of the following is NOT true of women in the 1920s
Their bosses were likely men
most paid workers were still men
they could earn as much as men
assembly line jobs were available
33
F. Scott Fitzgerald described the 1920s as the
Prohibition Age`
Jazz Age
Roaring Twenties
Harlem Renaissance
34
The Palmer Raids went after this type of person:
communists
union members
all of the above
immigrants
35
This invention led to a more efficient postal service:
Refridgeration
Airplanes
Assembly line
Advertising
36
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were charged with, and convicted of:
Anarchy
treason
robbery and murder
receiving bribes
37
To expand in the 20s, the KKK did all of the following
except:
blaming national problems on immigrants
allowing members to profit from recruiting new members
playing on people's fears of political radicals
encouraging African-Americans to join their organization
38
The Harlem Renaissance was a black cultural movement that featured the talents of all EXCEPT:
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Bessie Smith
Al Kelly
39
Prohibition was really a women's issue, with women from
this group
leading the charge:
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Mobsters' wives
National Women's Suffrage Association
Mormons
40
Religious fundamentalists believed that:
prohibition should be repealed
drinking alcohol was acceptable
evolution and creationism could coincide
the bible should be taken literally
41
This famous gangster was known for his work on the black market during Prohibition
Alvin York
Al Capone
Al Pacino
Al Jolson
42
The collective work of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla led to the 20s inventions below except:
Electric Chair
Cars
Toaster Ovens
Refrigeration
43
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
18th
20th
19th
21st