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US History #highschool #ushisory #roaring1920s
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1
What was NOT an effect of prohibition
fewer people drink
co ed drinking becomes more popular
crime increases
government gets more taxes
2
________ were Italian anarchists accused of murder and executed
Sacco and Vanzetti
DeNiro and Scorcese
Caprietti and Fellini
Mario and Luigi
3
One of the first commercial radio broadcast in history, listeners of station KDKA in Pittsburgh
news of teh fist successful transatlantic flight.
Dempsey-Tunney title fight
new of warren g hardings victory in the presidential elec.
amos n andy show
4
The economy of the 1920s____
grew rapidly
collapsed quickly
had many problems
was very good for poor and minorities
5
The 1st "Red Scare" in the US was mainly caused by
World War 1
The Russian Revolution
all of the above
The Palmer Raids
6
Many believed Sacco & Vanzetti were guilty because they were immigrants and had anarchists beliefs
false
true
7
Singer who seemed to symbolize soul: empress of blues
Lillian Gish
Duke Ellington
Rosie Cheik
Bessie Smith
8
Star of the first "talkie" called the jazz singer
Al Jolson
Clarence Birdseye
Brian Fritz
Hunter Sheltonn
9
Thomas Edison was responsible for the founding of General Electric Company
false
true
10
Presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover could all be described as
pro-business
corrupt
civil rights supporters
pro-regulation
11
_____ made the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean (New York to Paris)
Amelia Erhart
Bruno Huaptmann
Manfred von Richtoven
Charles Lindberg
12
Defending attorney in scopes trial
Ernest Hemmingway
William Jennings Bryan
Louis Armstrong
Clarence Darrow
13
______ was the leader of the "Back to Africa" movement
Marcus Garvey
W.E.B Dubois
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcom X
14
pseudo-science that deals with the improvement of hereditary trait (to create a supreme race)
eugenics / evolution
Big Bang Theory
Red Scare
Speakeasies
15
An establishment that served illegal alcohol was called a
speakeasy
underground
cotton club
tavern
16
Louis Armstrong, Count Baise, and Duke Ellington were all famous
athletes
actors
businessmen
musicians
17
The growth and popularity of the automobile led to
all of the above
new industries and businesses
people moving to the suburbs
more factory jobs
18
Golden Age of Hollywood began in 1927 with the release of
first motion picture
first animated film
feature full length film
first motion picture with sound
19
The rebellious young women of the 1920s were known as
sufferagettes
thespians
flappers
feminists
20
Composer, pianist, and bandleader whose sound was a blend of improvisation and orchestratio.
Lon Chaney
Rudolph Valentino
Duke Ellington
Charlie Chaplin
21
What was the term for someone who made or sold illegal alcohol?
flapper
hepcat
jive turkey
bootlegger
22
"The Sheik was the first "talking" picture
false
true
23
President marred by scandals; cabinet known as the Ohio Gang
Harding
Washington
Coolidge
Hoover
24
What nativist group became popular during the 1920s?
John Birch Society
Know-Nothing Party
KKK
NAACP
25
The ___ Amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote
18th
20th
17th
19th
26
Langston Hughes, Zora Neal Hurston, and James Weldon Johnson were leaders of
the KKK
the Harlem Renaissance
the Prohibition movement
Organized Crime (mafia)
27
Developer of Frozen Food
Louis Armstrong
Ernest Hemingway
Clarence Birdseye
Hunter Shelton
28
The NAACP was an organization devoted to
civil rights
fighting communists
helping farmers
organizing unions
29
What was the most popular form of Mass entertainment in the 1920s?
television
concert tours
radio
speakeasies
30
Cotton Club was
a Hollywood nightspot
Harlem nightspot where African American entertainers began
a Chicago speakeasy where gangsters went
a fictitious Chicago nightclub featured in the famous movie
31
President during the end of the 1920s and start of Great Depression
Roosevelt (FDR)
Harding
Hoover
Coolidge
32
The KKK hated
all of the above
African-Americans
Catholics
Jews
33
Purpose of the Volstead Act was to
enfore prohibition
ban the teaching of evolution
limit immigration
prohibit lynching
34
The increasing availability of ____ helped encourage people to buy new technology and machines
credit cards
cars
electricity
radios
35
W.E.B. Dubois was a leader of the ___ movement
prohibition
women's sufferage
anti-war
civil rights
36
One reason Prohibition failed was
soldiers in WWI wanted to drink
too difficult to enforce
alcohol manufacturers bribed politicians
people got less religious
37
Writer who became leading voice of African American experience in the US
Bessie Smith
F Scott Fitzgerald
Duke Ellington
Langston Hughes
38
Some of the lost generation after WWI became disillusioned with society
TRUE
FALSE
39
man of a thousand faces starred in Hunchback of Norte Dame: Horror film
Jack Dempsey
Lon Chaney
Langston Hughes
Al Capone
40
American foreign policy in the 1920s was
pacifist
isolationist
aggresive
interventionist
41
What style of music gained popularity during the 1920s?
folk
rhythm and blues
jazz
western swing
42
People used___ to buy expensive new technology like cars and radios
installment plans (credit)
factory jobs
the internet
taxes
43
It girl of the 20s
Bessie Smith
Mary Pickford
44
The National Origins Act of 1924
allotted a large portion of the quota to immigrant from mex
allotted a small portion of the quota to immigrants from Mex
banned Mexican immigrants from entering the US
exempted Mexicans from the quota act
45
Famous Boxer of the 1920s
Bill Tilden
Babe Ruth
Red Grange
Jack Dempsey
46
The ___ Amendment to the Constitution outlawed "intoxicating beverages"
20th
18th
17th
19th
47
Which innovation in manufacturing did Henry Ford first develop
Assembly Line
Interchangeable Parts
Unionized Factories
Vertical Integration
48
The National Origin Act in 1924 restricted immigration from
Asia
Southern and Eastern Europe
Mexico and Latin America
Everywhere
49
Warren G Hardings Presidential slogan
Return to Normalcy
Keep Cool with Coolidge
The Business of America is Businesss
Back to the Good Ole days
50
Prosecuting attorney of scopes trial
Clarence Darrow
Herbert Hoover
Brian Fritz
WIlliam Jennings Bryan
51
Which group benefitted the MOST from the economic growth in the 1920s
business owners
farmers
factory workers
african americans
52
John T. Scopes was put on trial for
teaching creationism
violating prohibition laws
teaching evolution
being a leader of the kkk
53
The target of the Palmer Raids was
communists
immigrants
anarchists
all of the above
54
The Teapot Dome scandal was caused by
Paying bribes to get Government jobs
Harding's Affair (caught at the Teapot Dome Hotel)
Sale of Government Land
Lease of Naval Oil Reserves
55
Calvin Coolidge stated the business of America is business
true
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