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Test review for Waco High U.S. History unit on the 1920s
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1
How did Ford’s assembly line affect U.S. consumer culture?
Allowed more products to be affordable for consumers
Over-speculation in the stock market led to the crash
Everyone had a Ford
Assembly line led to fewer skilled workers
2
Which leader was responsible for the "Back to Africa" movement of the 1920s?
Louis Armstrong
Booker T. Washington
Marcus Garvey
W.E.B. DuBois
3
The availability of electricity led to growth in manufacturing of _____________
Telegraphs
Cars
Appliances
Oil
4
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
21st
19th
18th
20th
5
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 tested the commitment of some Americans to ______________
The stock market
Fundamentalism
Charles Darwin
Alcohol
6
How did stock investments in the 1920s contribute to economic prosperity?
Everyone loves money so whatever
Investing money in the stock market is based on risk
Prohibition eliminated the sale of alcohol
Provided money for businesses to expand
7
How did the U.S.’ economic position change after World War I?
America moved from a debtor nation to a creditor nation
America's economy crashed in 1929 because of debts
America owed money to Germany
Germany vowed revenge for the Treaty of Versailles
8
Why did cheap labor decrease after 1921?
Many followed Marcus Garvey's "Back to Africa" movement
Immigration quotas were adopted
The stock market crashed, causing unemployment
Spread of communism kept immigrants from coming to the USA
9
Jazz music is most closely associated with which historical period?
Harlem Renaissance
Spanish-American War
Brooklyn Renaissance
World War 1
10
What is Charles Lindbergh most famous for?
First solo trans-Atlantic flight
Created the "Back to Africa" movement
Executed following the Red Scare of the 1920s
1920s bootlegger
11
Which writer portrayed the excesses of the 1920s in
The Great Gatsby
?
Duke Ellington
Jeffrey D. Bagwell
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Langston Hughes
12
What created temporary prosperity (wealth) in the 1920s?
The Great Migration
Assembly lines
Prohibition
Speculative investments
13
What cultural contribution did African-American artists & performers help develop in the 1920s?
Assembly Lines
Jazz
Communism
Baseball
14
What was a main consequence of the 18
th
Amendment (Prohibition)?
Growth of jazz
Crash of the stock market
Increase in organized crime
Growth of northern cities
15
Which of the following happened as a result of the Red Scare of the 1920s?
U.S. entry into World War 1
Prohibition
Crash of the stock market
The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti
16
How did the assembly line affect American workers?
Workers became less skilled
Workers went on strike
Workers made less money
Businesses made more money
17
How did the Ford Motor Company affect U.S. businesses?
They persuaded the government to reduce regulations
They stopped immigrants from coming to the USA
They invested heavily in the stock market
Mass production was adopted to increase production
18
How did the mass-produced automobile affect transportation in the U.S.?
Cars were more expensive in the 1920s
Travel became more affordable
Everyone's car looked the same
Businesses exploit our insecurities for profit
19
When did the stock market crash in the 1920s?
1917
1920
1914
1929
20
How would you describe the economic policies of Presidents Harding and Coolidge?
Large shift of population to northern cities
Decreased regulation of business (laissez-faire)
Heavily invested in the stock market
High crime rates
21
What was the point of Wilson's "Fourteen Points?"
Embracing socialism
A lasting, simplified peace
22
Why was the 1920 presidential election significant?
Teddy Roosevelt won electoral votes as a 3rd party candidate
It was the first election where women could vote
Herbert Hoover said the end of poverty was near
It was the first election after World War 1
23
How did the American people respond to the Teapot Dome Scandal in the early 1920s?
People wanted to sell alcohol
People began to distrust their elected officials
People wanted to punish Germany
People began to invest in the stock market
24
Why did the U.S. deport immigrants in the 1920s?
They wanted to make America great again
Fear of the spread of Islam
Fear that the stock market would crash
Fear that communists were infiltrating the U.S.
25
Which group was in favor of the continuing the Chinese Exclusion Act?
Prohibitionists
Democrats
Nativists
Women
26
Which aspect of 1920s American culture became popular in many other societies around the world?
Jazz
Democracy
Baseball
Stock Markets
27
Which of the following caused the Red Scare of the 1920s?
Stock Market Crash
Jazz
Prohibition
Fear of communism
28
The Harlem Renaissance coincided with an increase in African American ____________________
Founding of the NAACP
"Back to Africa" movement
Crime
Political influence in northern cities
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Why did the U.S. government break up strikes in the 1920s?
To prohibit the sale of alcohol
To promote economic growth
To punish Germany for World War 1
To stop the spread of communism
