What happened on October 29, 1929?

The stock market began to crash

What was the Ku Klux Klan?

A secret group that use violence to stop freedmen from using their rights.

The booming stock market in the 1920s

encouraged people to borrow money to buy stocks

The Nineteenth Amendment

allowed American women to vote.

What made Admiral Byrd famous?

said he was the first man to fly over the north pole

What did the term the "New Negro," mean during the Harlem Renaissance?

embracing assertiveness and a refusal to submit to racial prejudice.

How did radio change American life in the 1920s?

It exposed the U.S. to information and entertainment.

Charles Lindbergh was the first person to

fly a plane solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

In the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, William Jennings Bryan believed

A.evolution contradicted creationism

Clarence Darrow, William Jennings Bryan, and the Scopes Trial represent the-

Modernism v Traditionalism, Evolution v Fundamentalism

the day that marks the beginning of the Great Depression

used terror and violence to intimidate African Americans

Why did some Americans dislike jazz music?

They thought jazz encouraged frivolity and undermined morals

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1
What innovation resulted in cheaper automobiles?
chains of gas stations
improved methods of auto repair
the growth of suburbs
the assembly line
2
What happened on October 29, 1929?
World War I ended
Alcohol was prohibited
Steinbeck published Cup of Gold
The stock market began to crash
3
In which presidential election did American women first vote?
1916
1920
1924
1928
4
Who was Duke Ellington?
A famous jazz musician
A novelist in the 1930's
Competed in track and field in the 1936 Berlin Olympics
A baseball player
5
What happened to the American economy in the mid-1920s?
Unemployment disappeared.
It sank further into recession.
The economy boomed.
Unemployment increased.
6
What was the Ku Klux Klan?
A group that helped freedmen.
A secret group that use violence to stop freedmen from using their rights.
A group of social club.
An secret organization that protected freedmen.
7
Speakeasy
to whisper
Underground wrestling competition
to speak loudly
Underground bar/club
8
What is another term “installment buying”?
charity
theft
buying on credit
trade
9
What was the name of Charles Lindbergh's plane?
The Silver Streak
The Soul of New York
The Flying Eagle
Spirit of St. Louis
10
The booming stock market in the 1920s
encouraged people to borrow money to buy stocks
made most Americans wealthy
ended unemployment in the United States
discouraged people from borrowing money to buy stocks
11
During the 1920s, a vibrant African American Culture grew in
Atlanta
Harlem
Detroit
Paris
12
What side was Clarence Darrow on during the Scopes Trial?
Scopes trial
Bible
ACLU
God
13
Which novel portrayed the emptiness of rich people’s lives?
A Farewell to Arms
The Great Gatsby
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Babbitt
14
What form of advertising appeared in the 1920s due to the advent of the automobile?
television
radio
movies
billboards
15
The Nineteenth Amendment
made making, selling, or transporting alcohol illegal.
allowed American women to vote.
allowed African Americans to vote.
brought Prohibition to an end.
16
What made Admiral Byrd famous?
said he was the first man to fly over the north pole
first President of Canada
first man to eat whale meat
he made a treaty with Russia
17
Which President served the longest during the 1920's
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Wilson
18
Which president promised “a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage”?
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Roosevelt
19
Who claimed credit for the economic prosperity of the 1920s?
Anarchist
Catholics
Democrats
Republicans
20
What did the Ku Klux Klan oppose?
Catholics and Jews
African Americans and immigrants
unions and women's suffrage
all of the above
21
What did John Scopes do?
Ran for president
Break into people's houses
Taught evolution
committed homicide
22
What did the term the "New Negro," mean during the Harlem Renaissance?
the first generation of African-Americans born outside of slavery
changing to become what society said they should be.
embracing assertiveness and a refusal to submit to racial prejudice.
becoming a new Woman or Man.
23
This was the name given to the New Negro Movement characterized by an artistic reaction to Jim Crow.
Brooklyn Rebirth
Chicago Resurrection
Harlem Renaissance
Southside Surge
24
How did radio change American life in the 1920s?
It increased racial and religious tensions.
It exposed the U.S. to information and entertainment.
It made it easier for families to move to the suburbs.
It gave people a public voice.
25
What happened on October 29, 1929?
Versailles Treaty signed
US Stock Market crashed
Germany Deutsche marks became worthless.
Germany leaves the League of Nations
26
What did flappers and vamps do to rebel against traditional ways?
All of the above
Drank alcohol and smoked
Wore makeup and short skirts/dresses
Bobbed their hair
27
Who was famous for his deeds as a pilot?
Charles Lindbergh
Babe Ruth
Bobby Jones
Jack Dempsey
28
Which athlete was a celebrated baseball player in the 1920s?
Babe Ruth
Bobby Jones
Jim Thorpe
Jack Dempsey
29
Which invention encouraged tourism and created new businesses in the 1920s?
Moving Pictures
Automobile
Air Conditioning
Radio
30
What was Babe Ruth's real name?
George Herman Ruth
John Fitzgerald Ruth
William Henry Ruth
Louis Henry Ruth
31
Charles Lindbergh was the first person to
go into space and orbit around the moon.
build a railroad across the United States.
bring jazz music to the United States.
fly a plane solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
32
What became a symbol of a 1920s woman?
the slapper
women voters
Rosie the Riveter
the flapper
33
Who was president when the stock market crashed to end the Roaring 20s?
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Warren Harding
Franklin Roosevelt
34
what made Louis Armstrong......Louis Armstrong
singing
jazz and trumpet
comedy
acting
35
In the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, William Jennings Bryan believed
A.evolution contradicted creationism
A.biology was too controversial to be taught in high school
A.scientific theories about evolution could not be proven.
A.Scopes should teach both Evolution and Creationism
36
Post World War I, the United States dealt with
Terror attacks
All of the above
Red Scare
Strikes
37
Clarence Darrow, William Jennings Bryan, and the Scopes Trial represent the-
Segregation v Integration, mixing public schools
fight between State and Federal governments
Modernism v Traditionalism, Evolution v Fundamentalism
the fight against Prohibition policies
38
What became widespread due to Prohibition?
immigration from Canada
organized crime and violence
immigration from the Caribbean
respect for the law
39
Black Tuesday is the
day after Thanksgiving
the day that marks the end of the Great Depression
the day that marks the beginning of the Great Depression
day that will live on in history
40
The Ku Klux Klan
used terror and violence to intimidate African Americans
helped newly freed slaves go to school
helped African Americans find jobs
helped newly freed slaves find housing
41
Why did some Americans dislike jazz music?
They could not find jazz clubs in smaller cities
They thought jazz encouraged frivolity and undermined morals
They thought jazz was too slow and lacked rhythm
recordings of jazz were expensive
42
Some writers were so disillusioned with America that they went to
Berlin
Canada
London
Paris
43
The Scopes Trial is also referred to as the
Babadook Trial
Monkey Trial
Trial of Evolution
Horse Trial

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