In the United States, the 1920s were characterized by the population by what?

Increased consumer borrowing and spending

Langston Hughes wrote about what main topic?

African American culture as well as their hardships

Which of the following is a true statement about the Red Scares of the 1920s?

It jeopardized the rights of individuals on suspicion

What was the objective of the Red Scare during the 1920s?

Protect nation from Communism or an overthrow of the govt.

What was the goal of most literature from the Harlem Renaissance?

Emphasizing the origins and pride of Jazz

Why did 'Consumer Culture' rise in the 1920s?

Adverts & installment payments (credit) became popular

What were the most prolific social & economic movements of the 1920s?

Women's Suffrage and Prohibition

What were Bootleggers and Speakeasies?

Those who were in the illegal business of selling alcohol

What was a result of the sense of identity created by the Harlem Renaissance?

Formed a basis for later progress for African Americans

What do the Scopes Trial and Prohibition have in common?

Conflict between traditionalists and new thinkers

Why did the 1920s economic boom occur?

Increased ownership of automobiles in every home

The culture of Suburbia forming in the US increased which of the following?

Widespread ownership of vehicles

Why was the economic growth in the 1920s so rapid?

Development of many new home consumer goods like the fridge

Langston Hughes, Bessie Smith, and Zora Neale Hurston all participated in...

Promoting cultural identity of African Americans through art

What were President Harding and Coolidge's most defining policies?

Laissez-Faire approach to businesses that allowed a big boom

Why was the boom of the automobile industry so important?

Creation of a mobile society allows other industries to boom

Which of the following was the direct result of Harlem Renaissance?

Increased recognition of African-American culture and music

What did the rise of Flappers show about the 1920s?

Women were willing to reject Victorian 'good girl' values

People who have hostile feelings for those not born in US

How did Prohibition end up working out?

Respect for the law was abysmal

Prohibition failed extensively, but at least led to public awareness of...

How laws against public wishes are difficult to enforce

What defined Jazz as such a unique new musical art form?

Blended several different music forms

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1
In the United States, the 1920s were characterized by the population by what?
Increased consumer borrowing and spending
Reform in national labor laws
Willing to encourage more immigration
Involving ourselves further in European affairs
2
Langston Hughes wrote about what main topic?
How African Americans should return back to Africa
African American culture as well as their hardships
How African Americans are actually superior to other races
New jazz musicians in his New York Times columns
3
Which of the following is a true statement about the Red Scares of the 1920s?
Occurred during times of economic depression
It led the imprisonment of ethnic minorities during WWI
it addressed the issue of govt bureaucracy after WWI
It jeopardized the rights of individuals on suspicion
4
An arrangement where purchasers buy first on borrowed money and pay it back overtime?
The Bear Market
The Bull Market
Buying on margin
Stock market speculation
5
The Immigration Act of 1924 mostly targeted which of the following groups?
Northwestern Europeans
Native Americans
South & Eastern Europeans
Mexicans
6
What was the objective of the Red Scare during the 1920s?
To put a cap on immigration rates
Expose social and economic strife
Protect nation from Communism or an overthrow of the govt.
Secure civil rights for minorities
7
The movement African Americans made from the rural South to the urban North is called what?
The Harlem Renaissance
The Long Walk North
The Great Migration
The Temperance Movement
8
The unofficial capital of African American culture and activism in the United States was...
Detroit
Cincinnati
Chicago
Harlem
9
What was the goal of most literature from the Harlem Renaissance?
To show the pain and joy of being African American in the US
Argued for the separation of races
Largely doesn't matter today (What even is this answer?)
Emphasizing the origins and pride of Jazz
10
Why did 'Consumer Culture' rise in the 1920s?
Adverts & installment payments (credit) became popular
'Trust busting' slowed down businesses from monopolizing
The fear of communism encouraged patriotic hard work
Federal govt. was empowering the worker and unions
11
What were the most prolific social & economic movements of the 1920s?
Repealing Prohibition and Rise of Communism
Civil Rights and Buying on Credit
Women's Suffrage and Prohibition
Unemployment Aid and Rising Farm Prices
12
What were Bootleggers and Speakeasies?
Advocates spreading new scientific ideas over creationism
Advocates who spread women's suffrage propaganda
Creators of the NAACP
Those who were in the illegal business of selling alcohol
13
What was a result of the sense of identity created by the Harlem Renaissance?
Enabled African Americans to form their own sovereign nation
Formed a basis for later progress for African Americans
Ended all discrimination against African Americans in the US
Culture was lost by the end of the 1920s
14
What do the Scopes Trial and Prohibition have in common?
Conflict between traditionalists and new thinkers
The KKK was involved with both
My head hurts already. Ugh.
Conflict between industrialists and communists
15
Why did the 1920s economic boom occur?
Increased ownership of automobiles in every home
The federal govt. waged war on organized crime
Govt. started to subsidize farmers to aid them
Tariffs on foreign goods were rolled back across the board
16
The culture of Suburbia forming in the US increased which of the following?
Emigration from the United States
Widespread ownership of vehicles
Economic reliance upon agriculture
Economic opportunities in rural towns
17
Why was the economic growth in the 1920s so rapid?
Repealed import taxes allowed more imported goods
National Defense spending allowed more prosperity
Development of many new home consumer goods like the fridge
Prosperity by American farmers allowed city growth
18
Langston Hughes, Bessie Smith, and Zora Neale Hurston all participated in...
Establishing the NAACP
Fighting discrimination in the criminal justice system
Expanding the Back to Africa movement
Promoting cultural identity of African Americans through art
19
What were President Harding and Coolidge's most defining policies?
'Trust busting' and rolling back big business power
Encouraged activism among blue collar workers
Bringing about social reform for African Americans and Women
Laissez-Faire approach to businesses that allowed a big boom
20
What group of people was most targeted by immigration policies in the 1920s?
Southern and Eastern Europeans
Middle-Easterners
South Americans
Mexicans
21
Which of the following was NOT a new home invention marketed in the 1920s?
Electric Washing Machines
Color Television
The Model A Automobile
Electric Refrigerators
22
Why was the boom of the automobile industry so important?
Creation of a mobile society allows other industries to boom
Govt. industries suffered as a result of their boom
Sunday makes me anxious because all I think about is Monday
Increased amount of railroad traffic
23
Which of the following was NOT a social change made in the 1920s?
Plessy v Ferguson
Scopes "Monkey" Trial
Prohibition
Harlem Renaissance
24
Which of the following was the direct result of Harlem Renaissance?
Segregation laws were repealed
African Americans began to hold public office
Increased recognition of African-American culture and music
Restoring the infrastructure of New York City
25
What did the rise of Flappers show about the 1920s?
Women were willing to reject Victorian 'good girl' values
Women were now being elected to public office
Women are barred from male jobs
Women were equal to men in the workforce
26
What are Nativists?
Those who encourage immigration for cheap labor
People who aware that Native Americans were poorly treated
New ideas of art and literature on the rise in the 20s
People who have hostile feelings for those not born in US
27
How did Prohibition end up working out?
Religious tolerance grew
Respect for the law was abysmal
Racial prejudiced increased
Women's Suffrage was rolled back
28
This person was leader of the Chicago mob and lead bootlegger nicknamed Scarface…
Charles Lindbergh
Al Capone
Louis Armstrong
Satchmo
29
Attorney General's house was targeted by a bomb, so he led a raid against alleged communists...
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
A.Mitchell Palmer
Warren Harding
John Scopes
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Which of the following was NOT a symbol of cultural/ethnic intolerance in the 1920s?
The Sacco and Venzetti Trial
The Red Scare
Resurgence of the KKK
Harlem Renaissance
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Prohibition failed extensively, but at least led to public awareness of...
How laws against public wishes are difficult to enforce
How crime rates decline when sale of alcohol is banned
How geography can affect law enforcement
Economic prosperity encourages social conformity
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What defined Jazz as such a unique new musical art form?
Depending on every note plotted in advance
Blended several different music forms
Relied on classical melodic structures adapted from Europe
Had clearly defined rules

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