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Review for the USH 1920s Test
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1
Who was Harding's Secretary of the Interior?
Babe Ruth
Albert Fall
Calvin Coolidge
Harry Daugherty
2
The bribery and access to US oil reserves became known as what scandal?
The Fall Scandal
The Ohio Scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal
The Coolidge Scandal
3
Who did Tennessee bring in as the special prosecutor in the Scopes Trial?
William Jennings Bryan
Clarence Darrow
Calvin Coolidge
Arthur Morgan
4
Who wrote
The Sun Also Rises
?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemmingway
Langston Hughes
Salvador Dali
5
Who was the comedic actor of the silent film era?
Charles Lindbergh
Charlie Chaplin
Rudolf Valentino
Bobby Jones
6
What was the modern art style that emerged in the 20s?
Dadaism
Surrealism
Realism
Cubism
7
What Florida writer wrote about the Black female experience?
Zelda Fitzgerald
Zora Neal Hurston
Ernest Hemmingway
Louis Armstrong
8
What was the affordable automobile Ford produced?
Model T
Model A
Model U
Model X
9
A small down-payment followed by monthly payments is known as what?
Buying on Margin
Installment Buying
Investment Buying
10
What was the book by Zora Neal Hurston?
The Sun Also Rises
Their Eyes Were Watching God
This Side of Paradise
The Ego and the Id
11
A period of rising stocks is what kind of market?
Bear
Whale
Hawk
Bull
12
What organization worked with Scopes to challenge the evolution law?
NAACP
NCAA
ACLU
AETN
13
Who was the automobile innovator that helped aid the booming economy of the 1920s?
Charlie Chaplin
John Scopes
Henry Ford
Warren G. Harding
14
What was the name of Lindbergh's plane?
Spirit of Los Angeles
Spirit of St. Louis
Spirit of New York
Spirit of Detroit
15
Who was the poet of the Harlem Renaissance known for his jazz poetry?
Zora Neal Hurston
Langston Hughes
Ernest Hemmingway
Salvador Dali
16
What city was the birthplace of Jazz?
New Orleans
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
17
Who was the famous trumpet player of Jazz?
Louis Armstrong
Edward Kennedy Ellington
King Oliver
Langston Hughes
18
What actor was the heartthrob of the silent film era?
Charlie Chaplin
Charles Lindbergh
Rudolf Valentino
Bobby Jones
19
What amendment started prohibition?
17th
5th
21st
18th
20
What is taking a loan to buy stocks called?
Installment Buying
Investment Buying
Buying on Margin
21
In addition to the Red Scare, what event led to unease in the 20s?
World War I
World War II
The Great Depression
The Palmer Raids
22
What was Calvin Coolidge's nickname?
Cal the Quiet
Cool as a Cucumber
Silent Cal
Cool Beans
23
Who was one of the best Jazz vocalist of the era?
Zora Neal Hurston
Sadie Adler
Zelda Fitzgerald
Bessie Smith
24
Who made the first solo transatlantic flight?
Calvin Coolidge
Salvador Dali
Charles Lindbergh
Bobby Jones
25
What film was the first "talkie"?
The Jazz Singer
The Circus
Steamboat Willie
Modern Times
26
Who was biggest baseball star of the 1920s?
Bobby Jones
Al Jolson
Babe Ruth
Charles Lindbergh
27
What movement celebrated African American culture and experiences in the 1920s?
New York Renaissance
Brooklyn Renaissance
Jazz Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance
28
What were the writers who lost faith in this era called?
Lost Generation
War Generation
Jazz Generation
Great Generation
29
Who wrote
The Great Gatsby
?
Langston Hughes
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemmingway
Salvador Dali
30
The more progressive liberal ideas can be called what?
Communism
Modernism
Fundamentalism
Capitalism
31
What law was passed to enforce prohibition?
Ness Act
Volstead Act
Ford Act
Harding Act
32
What was Edward Kennedy Ellington's nickname?
Bishop
Prince
King
Duke
33
What team did the Babe Ruth get traded to the Yankees from?
White Sox
Red Sox
Cardinals
Dodgers
34
Who was the Chicago gangster who built his empire during prohibition?
Michael Corleone
Warren G. Harding
John Scopes
Al Capone
35
The movement of southern Blacks to northern cities was know as what?
Grand Immigration
Great Movement
Grand Excursion
Great Migration
36
Who was the famous psychologist of the era?
Sigmund Freud
Rene Magritte
Bobby Jones
Salvador Dali
37
Transporters and sellers of illegal alcohol were nicknamed what?
Bootleggers
Scofflaws
Teetotalers
Drys
38
What was the name of Ellington's nightclub?
Paradise Club
Cotton Club
Club Indigo
Club Harlem
39
Warren G. Harding's Campaign slogan was "A Return to..." What?
Republicanism
Greatness
Relevance
Normalcy
40
What was the early Mickey Mouse cartoon with sound?
Modern Times
The Jazz Singer
The Circus
Steamboat Willie
41
What iconic NYC skyscraper was started in the 20s?
Stark Building
Baxter Building
Empire State Building
Chrysler Building
42
When suburbs and urban areas grow and connect it is known as what?
Urban Decay
Urban Expansion
Urban Sprawl
Urban Spread
43
What amendment repealed prohibition in 1933?
20th
32nd
21st
23rd
44
What was book Sigmund Freud Wrote
The Interpretation of Dreams
The Great Gatsby
Their Eyes Were Watching God
This Side of Paradise
45
What group emphasized Christian teachings?
Modernism
Communism
Capitalism
Fundamentalism
46
Who was the defense attorney for Scopes?
Arthur Morgan
William Jennings Bryan
Clarence Darrow
Calvin Coolidge
47
Who became POTUS after the death of Harding?
Albert Fall
Babe Ruth
Harry Daugherty
Calvin Coolidge
48
What was the nickname of the trial of John Scopes?
Bear Trial
Monkey Trial
Bull Trial
Frog Trial
49
TRUE or FALSE. The banning of alcohol is known as Prohibition.
False
True
50
What was the nickname of Harding's advisers who took advantage of their positions?
Harding's Boys
Cool and the Gang
Pennsylvania Ave. Boys
The Ohio Gang
