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