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Early 20th c. culture #isolationism #roaring20s #harlemrenaissance #heroes
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1
The collective work of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla led to the 20s inventions below except:
Electric Chair
Toaster Ovens
Cars
Refridgeration
2
According to Bartolomeo Vanzetti, he and Nicola Sacco were guilty of:
committing robbery
being anarchists/radicals
None of the above
committing murder
3
I invented the car
Henry Ford
Diamler Chrysler
Mercedes Benz
None of these
4
The immigration policies of the 1920s limited immigration from all
EXCEPT:
Japan
Mexico
Italy
England
5
This entrepreneur was known for paying his workers well and using the assembly line.
Orville Wright
Upton Sinclair
Henry Ford
None of the above
6
Gov. of MA during Boston Police strike who called in National Guard and fired cops:
Louis Armstrong
A Mitchel Palmer
Calvin Coolidge
John L. Lewis
7
Advocated for equal rights for all citizens through the court system; Headed by WEB DuBoise
Universal Negro Improvement Assocation
Niagara Movement
National Association for Advancement of Colored People
None of the above
8
The US took on this foreign policy since it was tired of foreign entanglements after WWI:
Anarchism
Nativism
Isolationism
Interventionism
9
This invention led to a more efficient postal service:
Advertising
Airplianes
Assembly line
Refridgeration
10
Prohibition was really a women's issue, with women from
this group
leading the charge:
Women's Christian Temperance Union
National Women's Suffrage Association
Mormons
Mobsters' wives
11
John T. Scopes challenged a TN law the forbade the teaching of:
biology
evolution
fundamentalism
creationism
12
The Harlem Renaissance was a black cultural movement that featured the talents of all EXCEPT:
Louis Armstrong
Bessie Smith
Duke Ellington
Al Kelly
13
The use of
this
allowed people to buy more than they could afford in the 20s
installments plans
credit cards
layaway
None of the above
14
The Great Gatsby was a novel about the "Roaring 20s" by:
Zora Neale Hurston
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
Dorothy Parker
15
to obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as:
tenements
penthouses
tea rooms
Speakeasies
16
to obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as:
Speakeasies
tea rooms
penthouses
tenements
17
The main factor causing urban sprawl in the 1920s was:
growth in industry
change in the birthrate
the automobile
the use of electricity
18
The Harlem Renaissance refers to:
a struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP
population increase in Harlem
Program to promote African American businesses
celebration of African American culture in literature & art
19
Attorney General Palmer believed that he needed to protect the American people from :
political radicals
labor union members
big business
corruption and fraud
20
Advertisers rebranded
t
his cleaning product
in the 20s by convincing people they had a problem
Baking Soda
Listerine
Pledge
Lysol
21
He was a mega-celebrity; pilot; son abducted; invented heart transplant procedure
Charles Lindberg
George Gershwin
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Amelia Earheart
22
This woman was known for her soulful singing
Zelda Fitzgerald
Zora Neale Hurston
Bessie Smith
Helen Wills
23
Wounded in WWI, this writer criticized the glorification of war
Ernest Hemingway
Sinclair Lewis
Charles Lindberg
Jack Dempsey
24
The Great Migration was the movement of African Americans to:
Northern cities
Liberia, Africa
Western cities
None of the above
25
The Palmer Raids went after this type of person:
immigrants
communists
all of the above
union members
26
The Teapot Dome scandal centered on:
gold mines
high tariffs
union members
oil-rich lands
27
Was a member of the "Lost Generation;" married to iconic socialite/flapper
Charlie Chaplin
George Gershwin
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
28
The car created jobs in all of the following areas except:
Gas stations
Railroad industry
Highway construction
car repair
29
Fundamentalists believed that:
prohibition should be repealed
the bible should be taken literally
evolution and creationism could coincide
drinking alcohol was acceptable
30
This woman was known for living the flapper lifestyle
Zora Neale Hurston
Bessie Smith
Helen Wills
Zelda Fitzgerald
31
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were charged with, and convicted of:
receiving bribes
robbery and murder
treason
Anarchy
32
Which of the following facts about women's home lives in the 1920s was NOT true?
their children spend most of their days at school
traditional housework chores were more important than ever
more ready-made food and clothing was available
they were usually expected to work outside the home
33
double standard refers to:
lower wages for women than men
stricter social and moral standards for women than men
fact that women worked outside home and did all housekeeping
34
Due to a fear of immigrants from S. and E. Europe,
this
was instituted in 1924:
Anarchy
Ku Klux Klan
Dawes Plan
Quota System
35
This famous gangster was known for his work on the black market during Prohibition
Alvin York
Al Capone
Al Pacino
Al Jolson
36
Composer who merged traditional elements of music with American jazz
George Gershwin
Ernest Hemingway
Jack Dempsey
Georgia O'Keefe
37
The Prohibition movement sought to ban the sale of
Rotten meat
Alcohol
cars
Guns
38
To expand in the 20s, the KKK did all of the following
except:
encouraging white women to join
blaming national problems on immigrants
allowing members to profit by recruiting new members
playing on people's fears of political radicals
39
Which of the following is NOT true of women in the 1920s
assembly line jobs were available
most paid workers were still men
Their bosses were likely men
they could earn as much as men
40
He was the leader of the successful 1919 Coal Mine strike- more money, unionization, & less hrs
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
John L. Lewis
Warren G Harding
41
To protect their own interests, employers often accused striking workers of being:
nativists
bigots
spies
communists