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This quiz covers information that my United States History discussed during the 1920s unit.
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1
The Red Scare and the National Origins Act are examples of negative attitudes toward
labor union leaders
immigrants
African Americans
business leaders
2
What famous gangster is commonly associated with the city of Chicago?
Mickey Cohen
Al Capone
Jacob Berenstein
Mickey York
3
This act limited the number of immigrants based upon ethnicity
Emergency Quota Act
Nativist Act of 1921
Mexican Labor Laws
Immigration Restriction Quota
4
What was the name of the movement of African Americans from the south to the industrial north?
Harlem Rennissance
Trail of Tears
Great Migration
Manifest Destiny
5
The state of Tennessee outlawed the teaching of evolution with the passage of the
anti-evolution bill
Volstead Act
ACLU legislation
Butler Act
6
During the Harlem Renaissance, African American authors and artists used literature and art to
urge voters to elect more African Americans
promote affirmative action programs
end segregation of public facilities
celebrate the richness of their heritage
7
The Scopes trial of 1925 illustrated the
conflict between Protestant fundamentalism and science
disire for new voting rights laws
need for better private schools
effects of theRed Scare on the legal system
8
The Teapot Dome Scandal involved a gov't official taking bribes leasing US oil reserves
True
False
9
The new dance that became popular in the 1920s was the
Charleston
dabb
two-step
boogie-woogie
10
He believed he could increase the number of automobiles sold by lowering the price
Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
George Westinghouse
Wilbur Wright
11
Conservative fiscal policy favored low taxes to encourage growth in the economy.
True
False
12
These women dressed provocatively and shocked mainstream society with their behavior
Pink Panthers
Blazers
suffragettes
Flappers
13
Many farmers failed to share in the general prosperity of the 1920s mainly because they
received low prices for crops due to overproduction
lacked new farm machinery to increase
had to pay high wages to their workers
did not have sufficient numbers of farm laborers
14
During the 1920, Congress passed a series of immigration laws that were primarilly designed to
expand workforce for the growing economy
limit immigration from southern and eastern Europe
prohibit immigration from Latin America
increase immigration from Asia
15
The Disney character which appeared in the 1920s as Steamboat Willie became
Trixy Mouse
Donald Duck
Mickey Mouse
Walter Mouse
16
Which of the following was not developed during the 1920s?
washer/dryer
Refrigerator
Band-aid
Television
17
What amendment to the constitution banned the sale, distribution, and manufacturing of alcohol?
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17
18
18
The use of this technique increased the production of the automobile.
conveyor system
assembly line
assembly cycle
factory line production
19
The homerun king of the 1920s.
Hank Aaron
Harmon Killabrew
Lou Gehrig
Babe Ruth
20
Who was placed on trial for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school?
Warren Harding
Homer Plessy
John Sacco
John Scopes
21
Prohibition actually cost the federal government millions and led to organized crime.
False
True
22
"Return to Normalcy" was the slogan used by
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Warren G Harding
23
The idea of buying luxury items on credit became popular during the 20s.
True
False
24
Besides baseball the most popular sport of the 1920s was
basketball
football
golf
boxing
25
The reliability of airplane technology was demonstrated by
U.S. Airforce
the Wright brothers
Charles Lindbergh
Boeing Airlines
26
"Lassiez Faire" is a hands-on government approach.
False
True
27
Mass production and advertising in the 1920s led to the development of
automobile
stock market
consumerism
the assembly line
28
The Golden Age of Hollywood began with the release of the first movies with sound called?
Sing-a-longs
Soundies
Talkies
Wordies
29
The name given to Harding's friends whom he named to important government positions was
Black Cabinet
Ohio Gang
Kitchen Cabinet
Capone Gang
30
What genre of music became popular during the 1920s?
Gospel
Jazz
Rock and Roll
Blues
31
Following WWI, many Americans wanted to become a(n) __________nation.
interventionist
isolationist
imperialistic
self-determined
32
What invention really took off during the 1920s?
Radio
Television
Computer
Telegram
33
Who were the Italian immigrants who were found guilty based upon ethnicity and anarchy ideas?
Sabbo and Vanzetti
Sacco and Vanzetti
Sacco and Valentine
Sajo and Vanzanatti
34
What is another name for prohibition?
Homestead Act
Volstead Act
Dry America Act
Temperance Act
35
Prohibition ended with the ratification of the 21st Amendment.
True
False
36
The name of a popular New York nightclub that featured many African American musicians.
The Paradise Club
21 Club
Copacabana
Cotton Club
37
The migration of African Americans to northern states was known as
Great Renaissance
Exodus
Back to Africa Movement
Great Migration
38
What New Orleans musician was one the most influential in jazz music?
Duke Ellingtion
Louis Armstrong
George Gershwin
Billie Holiday
39
Calvin Coolidge became president upon the death of ...
Abraham Lincoln
Warren G. Harding
Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley
40
The flowering of the African American culture in the 1920s was known as
Great Migration
Harlem Renaissance
Great Awakening
The Renaissance
