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Chapter 24 The Roaring Twenties
Chapter 24 The Roaring Twenties
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1
Who did Calvin Coolidge appoint to top government positions when he became president?
His friends from Ohio
<p>Business leaders</p>
African Americans from the South
Former soldiers from WWI
2
How did Calvin Coolidge become President?
The people elected him because they were tired of war
He was the Vice President when Harding died in office
Warren G. Harding was impeached and removed from office
He won in a landslide victory over Harding
3
Women of the 1920s who rebeled by wearing short dresses, cutting their hair & listening to jazz
Flappers
Mobsters
Expatriots
Divas
4
Which U.S. city is most associated with the creation of Jazz music?
New York City
Chicago
New Orleans
Harlem
5
Which word best decribes the ban on the sale, production, & transportation of alcohol in the US
Prohibition
Renaissance
Imperialism
Isolationism
6
What did teacher John T. Scopes get in trouble for teaching his students in the 1920s?
The idea that men and women are equally intelligent
The theory of human evolution from apes
To protest laws that they thought were unfair
Poetry by African American authors focused on inequality
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What was the greatest impact of the Harlem Renaissance?
It inspired the Civil Rights Movement
It helped end the Great Depression
It led to World War II
It helped women gain the right to vote
8
Two expatriots who wrote about their disgust with war and 1920s society are:
John T. Scopes and William Jennings Bryan
Ernest Hemingway and F.Scott Fitzgerald
Charles Lindbergh and Babe Ruth
Sacco and Venzetti
9
Which of the following was not a reason for economic growth during the 1920s?
Workers' incomes were higher during this time</p>
Millions of soldiers came home from the WWI looking for jobs
People began buying on credit</p>
A lot of new products were invented and advertised</p>
10
What accomplishment led to the heroic fame of Charles Lindberg
He passes a law that ended Prohibition
He made the first solo flight from NY to Paris
He was the starring actor in the first Hollywood film
He was the first baseball player to pitch a perfect game
11
This is the nickname given to the fear that Communism would spread to the U.S.
The Red Scare
White Supremacy
Agent Orange
Yellow Jounalism
12
The movement to increase African American pride through music, art, and literature is known as
The Harlem Renaissance
The Great Awakening
Manifest Destiny
The Industrial Revoluion
13
These were the WWI soldiers who were disgusted with 20s society & left the US & moved to Europe
Expatriots
The Wright Brothers
The Rough Riders
Communists
14
What was the Teapot Dome Scandal all about?
Selling illegal alcohol to gangsters
Allowing oil companies to drill on government land
Selling tea to countries allied with Germany
<p>Stealing money from the Veteran's Bureau</p>
15
Which of the following is most associated with the paranoia of the Red Scare?
The Scopes Trial
The Harlem Renaissance
Warren G. Harding's heart attack
Sacco and Venzetti being executed
16
What is the nickname given to Pres. Harding's friends who were involved in scandals?
The "Ohio Gang"
The "Boston Bunch"
The "Red Tails"
The "Harlem Hellfighters"
17
Which of the following did not lead to the Model-T Ford's affordability?
Advertisements of the Model-T
Assembly line production
They were all made in one color, black
They all had the same interchangeable parts
18
He used poetry to describe the struggles of African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance
Langston Hughes
Herbert Hoover
Martin Luther King Jr.
John T. Scopes
19
This is the nickname given to illegal institutions that sold alcohol when it was banned
whiskey cabins
flappers
speakeasies
banned-bars
20
What was the name of Charles Lindbergh's famous airplane that flew from NY to Paris
The Spirit of St. Louis
The Falcon of Phoenix
The Bullet of Baltimore
The Glory of Gainsville
21
What was the Great Migration?
Immigrants coming through Ellis Island for processing
The movement of settlers to the midwest for farmland
Many African Americans moving north for jobs during WWI
The movement Native Americans onto reservations
22
Of the following people, who is most associated with pioneering the unique rhythms of Jazz?
John T. Scopes
Louis Armstrong
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Langston Hughes
23
Why was there a rise in K.K.K. membership during the 1920s?
Segregation had become illegal
They no longer limited their hate to only blacks
Their leader had been assassinated by a former slave
<p>To stop women from gaining the right to vote</p>
24
Which of the following people had the most influence on the decline of the railroad industry
Thomas Edison
John Deere
Calvin Coolidge
Henry Ford
25
Which of the following industries did not see an economic "boom" during the 1920s
automobiles, airplanes, steel, & gasoline
furniture, appliances, paper, & glassware
jewelry, clothing, shoes, & perfume
Railroads, coal, textiles, & farming
