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prohibition should be repealed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