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1
What is the term for the rebirth of African-American culture, centered in New York?
Jim Crow Laws
Great Migration
Harlem Renaissance
Prohibition
2
The economic prosperity that developed in the 1920s led to _____.
an increase only in share prices for railroads and steel
everybody becoming rich
people buying on credit and being financially irresponsible
more people putting money into savings
3
Who wrote
The Great Gatsby?
Langston Hughes
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Leonardo DiCaprio
A. Mitchell Palmer
4
All of the following relate to anti-immigrant sentiments
except
:
Rebirth of the KKK
The Trial of Sacco and Vanzetti
The Emergency Quota Act of 1921
The Scopes Monkey Trial
5
Which of the following is *NOT* true about the Great Migration?
It led to the Harlem Renaissance
African Americans moved to cities in the North and Midwest
African Americans found job opportunities
There was no discrimination against African Americans
6
Which president's father made his family fortune as a bootlegger?
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Bill Clinton
7
The popularity of the automobile led to a decline in which industry?
Rubber
Oil
Highway construction
Railroads
8
Which person said he didn't know if Prohibition worked because it was never actually enforced?
Lucky Luciano
Al Capone
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Fiorello LaGuardia
9
What was the name of the attorney who prosecuted John Scopes?
Langston Hughes
Fiorello LaGuardia
William Jennings Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
10
A. Mitchell Palmer is most associated with ____________.
Harlem Renaissance
The Red Scare
Chicago Race Riots
Baseball
11
What was a "talkie"?
A movie with sound
An invention of RCA
Someone who talks too much
A walkie-talkie
12
Automobiles,radios, and motion pictures ___________.
had little to no impact on traditional values
were luxuries only rich people could afford
were less popular than anticipated
contributed to standardization of American life
13
What do Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington have in common?
Baseball Players
Civil Rights Activists
Poets
Jazz Musicians
14
These Italian immigrants received the death penalty for a crime that may not have committed.
Sinatra and Como
Corleone and LaGuardia
Sacco and Vanzetti
Soprano and Gualtieri
15
Which invention contributed to the standardization of American accents?
Radio
Automobiles
Airplanes
Telephones
16
Who is this? "The Lone Eagle"
Jelly Roll Morton
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ty Cobb
Charles Lindbergh
17
What is depicted in this cartoon?
Rebirth of KKK
An early radio
Immigration Quotas
World War I
18
What is the term for a fast and growing stock market?
Super Market
Bear Market
Pig Market
Bull Market
19
Who designed the house "Falling Water"?
A. Mitchell Palmer
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Frank Lloyd Wright
Nicola Sacco
20
What is one reason that Prohibition was repealed?
Rebirth of the KKK
there was an increase in crime
The Teapot Dome Scandal
immigrants opposed it
21
The Palmer Raids were designed to arrest people suspected of _______.
Radicalism
KKK membership
Nativism
Isolationism
22
Who made the most money during Prohibition?
Federal government
Farmers
Bootleggers & the Mafia
Local Police Officers
23
What had the greatest effect on mass culture in the 1920s?
television
newspapers
radio
internet
24
Themurder of a rival gang by Al Capone’s gangsters in February 1929 was called
Massacre at Wounded Knee
Ludlow Massacre
Valentine's Day Massacre
Bloody Sunday
25
The development of the assembly line caused ________.
The stock market to crash
The Harlem Renaissance
The price of automobiles to skyrocket
Car prices to drop, and most families could afford a car
26
Who was the first person to complete a solo transatlantic flight, flying from NY to Paris?
Langston Hughes
Amelia Earhardt
Duke Ellington
Charles Lindbergh
27
Who is this?
Satchel Paige
Langston Hughes
Babe Ruth
Charlie Chaplin
28
Where did illegal drinking take place during Prohibition?
U-Boats
Speakeasies
Saloons
the streets
29
The 18
th
Amendment ___.
made alcoholic beverages legal
gave women the right to vote
banned alcoholic beverages
limited immigration
30
What was John Scopes put on trial for teaching?
US History II
Communism
How to make moonshine
Darwinian Evolution
31
The Red Scare was a fear of _______.
Communists
Democrats
Republicans
Populists
32
Immigration quotas most strongly restricted immigrants from _______.
Germany
Italy
The British Isles
Scandinavia
33
This automaker developed the assembly line
Louis Chevrolet
Louis Durant
Henry Ford
Robert Lexus
34
Which of the following was
not
true about flappers?
they challenged tradition
they could vote
they were women
they wore their hair longer
35
The1920s “Flapper Girls” were known for all the following EXCEPT
smoking cigarettes
long hair
scandalous modes of dress
heavy makeup
36
The Teapot Dome Scandal involved which industry?
Oil
Automobiles
Railroads
Radios
37
What was the most NEGATIVE effect of the spread of the automobile?
Durant Motors stock price fell
Rise of the suburbs
Cars were too expensive to afford
High number of deaths due to car accidents
38
Who is most associated with the Harlem Renaissance?
Charles Lindbergh
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Babe Ruth
Langston Hughes
39
Al Capone's headquarters were located in which city?
Chicago
New York
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
40
What dance was named after Charles Lindbergh?
Charles-mania
Lindy Hop
Charleston
Lindy Trot
41
The largest incident of racial violence in American history occured in 1921 in:
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Harlem, New York
New Orleans, Louisiana
Selma, Alabama
42
Which is NOT a new electrical appliance of the 1920s?
Microwave
Refrigerator
Washing machine
Radio
43
How did prices of the Model T change over time?
$850 in 1920; $290 in 1925
$290 in 1920; $850 in 1925
44
What is a tax the government collects on alcohol sales?
tariff
flat tax
income tax
excise tax
45
Jazz music was first developed _________.
by Latino immigrants
by white teenagers in New York
by the Chicago black community
by African-Americans in New Orleans
46
Someone who supported Prohibition was called a _____.
dry
wet
savage
flapper
47
Another term for taking out a loan to buy stock:
Buying on margin
Moonshine Buying
Credit Card
Bootlegging
48
Who is this famous New York Yankee?
Jay Gatsby
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
Duke Ellington
49
What was the biggest problem with homemade alcohol, such as bathtub gin?
Too expensive to make
Low alcohol content
Way too strong, could sometimes kill people
Too expensive to purchase
50
Which groups were new targets of the KKK in the 1920s?
Baptists & Catholics
Presbyterians & Evangelicals
Jewish immigrants & Methodists
Catholics & Jews