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1
What year did the 19th amendment (women's right to vote) get passed?
1920
1921
1919
1918
2
Who developed the assembly line to help with mass production?
Henry Ford
Eli Whitney
John Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
3
Who was the star of "Steamboat Willie"?
Mickey Mouse
Mighty Mouse
Walt Disney
Donald Duck
4
One of the most loved athletes of the 1920s was boxer __________.
Jack Dempsey
Charlie Chaplin
Charles Lindberg
Mike Tyson
5
Who was the most famous baseball player of the decade?
Pee Wee Reese
Ty Cobb
Lou Gehrig
Babe Ruth
6
What is the name for young, unconventional women of the 1920s?
Floppers
Flippers
Flommers
Flappers
7
What was the name given to homemade alcohol?
Bathtub Gin
Couch Whiskey
Basin Brandy
Toilet Vodka
8
What color did Americans call communists, anarchists, and radicals?
Blacks
Blues
Whites
Reds
9
What was the name given to the first sound movies?
Musicals
Talkies
Soundies
Flicker shows
10
The Scopes Monkey Trial (1925) was about the teaching of __________ in public schools.
Abortion
Scientific Inquiry
Birth Control
Evolution
11
After WWI, America wanted to...
Spread Democracy
Stay Militarily Active
Trade with Mexico
Remain Isolated
12
What amendment outlawed the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol?
20th
18th
17th
19th
13
Name the economic theory: tax breaks are given to the wealthy and it will get to the workers.
Socialist economic theory
Market economy
Trickle down economics
Capitalism
14
This man was the first to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean
Woodrow Wilson
Henry Ford
Charles Lindbergh
Babe Ruth
15
What was the name of his plane that crossed the Atlantic Ocean?
The Spirit of St. Louis
The Ronald Reagan
The Enola Gay
The Concorde
16
What happened to the stock market in 1929 because of buying stock with no backing?
Boomed
Crashed
Leveled off
Nothing
17
Investing in stocks with only 10% down is called buying on what?
Margin
Credit
Time
Line
18
The slang term for a car in the 1920s was "Tin Lizzy"
True
False
19
Farmers were experiencing hardships through most of the 1920s?
False
True
20
The fear of immigrants coming in and taking our jobs is known as what?
Nationalism
Xenophobia
Nativism
Isolationism
21
Which president led America through WWI?
Coolidge
Roosevelt
Wilson
Harding
22
What is the name of someone who produces and provides alcohol illegally?
Prohibitionist
Suffragist
Fundamentalist
Bootlegger
23
What was the problem with Hoover's presidency?
Appeared insensitive
He was busy creating a new vacuum cleaner
Said help for poor should come from organizations/charities NOT GOVERNMENT
Poor timing
24
Who was the most famous actor of the time?
Charlie Brown
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Sheen
Charlie Chan
25
What was the most popular music of the 1920s?
R&B
Country
Jazz
Ragtime
26
The idea of buying on credit is to do what?
Buy now, Pay later
Use cards
Buy now, Pay now
Get into debt
27
The original name for radio was called wireless
True
False
28
The 1920s were a transition from rural to urban lifestyle.
False
True
29
What were nightclubs called that sold alcohol illegally?
Quiet Bar
Silent Spot
Hush Pub
Speakeasy