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Early 20th c. culture
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1
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were charged with, and convicted of:
receiving bribes
robbery and murder
Anarchy
treason
2
Advocated for equal rights for all citizens through the court system; Headed by WEB DuBoise
Universal Negro Improvement Assocation
Niagara Movement
National Association for Advancement of Colored People
None of the above
3
To protect their own interests, employers often accused striking workers of being:
nativists
communists
spies
bigots
4
The use of
this
allowed people to buy more than they could afford in the 20s
installments plans
None of the above
credit cards
layaway
5
Composer who merged traditional elements of music with American jazz
Ernest Hemingway
Georgia O'Keefe
George Gershwin
Jack Dempsey
6
Gov. of MA during Boston Police strike who called in National Guard and fired cops:
A Mitchel Palmer
Calvin Coolidge
Louis Armstrong
John L. Lewis
7
Advertisers rebranded
t
his cleaning product
in the 20s by convincing people they had a problem
Lysol
Pledge
Listerine
Baking Soda
8
Prohibition was really a women's issue, with women from
this group
leading the charge:
Mormons
Mobsters' wives
Women's Christian Temperance Union
National Women's Suffrage Association
9
Which of the following is NOT true of women in the 1920s
assembly line jobs were available
most paid workers were still men
Their bosses were likely men
they could earn as much as men
10
The US took on this foreign policy since it was tired of foreign entanglements after WWI:
Nativism
Interventionism
Isolationism
Anarchism
11
double standard refers to:
stricter social and moral standards for women than men
fact that women worked outside home and did all housekeeping
lower wages for women than men
12
The Palmer Raids went after this type of person:
communists
immigrants
union members
all of the above
13
John T. Scopes challenged a TN law the forbade the teaching of:
evolution
biology
creationism
fundamentalism
14
The Great Migration was the movement of African Americans to:
Western cities
Liberia, Africa
None of the above
Northern cities
15
The car created jobs in all of the following areas except:
Gas stations
Highway construction
car repair
Railroad industry
16
This invention led to a more efficient postal service:
Refridgeration
Airplianes
Advertising
Assembly line
17
The main factor causing urban sprawl in the 1920s was:
the use of electricity
the automobile
change in the birthrate
growth in industry
18
I invented the car
None of these
Henry Ford
Diamler Chrysler
Mercedes Benz
19
Was a member of the "Lost Generation;" married to iconic socialite/flapper
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Charlie Chaplin
George Gershwin
20
The Teapot Dome scandal centered on:
gold mines
high tariffs
oil-rich lands
union members
21
The immigration policies of the 1920s limited immigration from all
EXCEPT:
Italy
England
Mexico
Japan
22
To expand in the 20s, the KKK did all of the following
except:
encouraging white women to join
playing on people's fears of political radicals
blaming national problems on immigrants
allowing members to profit by recruiting new members
23
The Harlem Renaissance refers to:
Program to promote African American businesses
a struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP
celebration of African American culture in literature & art
population increase in Harlem
24
The collective work of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla led to the 20s inventions below except:
Refridgeration
Toaster Ovens
Electric Chair
Cars
25
This famous gangster was known for his work on the black market during Prohibition
Al Jolson
Alvin York
Al Pacino
Al Capone
26
Wounded in WWI, this writer criticized the glorification of war
Sinclair Lewis
Ernest Hemingway
Jack Dempsey
Charles Lindberg
27
According to Bartolomeo Vanzetti, he and Nicola Sacco were guilty of:
None of the above
being anarchists/radicals
committing robbery
committing murder
28
Which of the following facts about women's home lives in the 1920s was NOT true?
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
they were usually expected to work outside the home
29
This woman was known for living the flapper lifestyle
Bessie Smith
Zelda Fitzgerald
Zora Neale Hurston
Helen Wills
30
The Great Gatsby was a novel about the "Roaring 20s" by:
Dorothy Parker
Zora Neale Hurston
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
31
This entrepreneur was known for paying his workers well and using the assembly line.
Upton Sinclair
None of the above
Henry Ford
Orville Wright
32
to obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as:
penthouses
tenements
tea rooms
Speakeasies
33
The Harlem Renaissance was a black cultural movement that featured the talents of all EXCEPT:
Al Kelly
Duke Ellington
Bessie Smith
Louis Armstrong
34
He was a mega-celebrity; pilot; son abducted; invented heart transplant procedure
George Gershwin
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Amelia Earheart
Charles Lindberg
35
The Prohibition movement sought to ban the sale of
cars
Guns
Rotten meat
Alcohol
36
Fundamentalists believed that:
prohibition should be repealed
drinking alcohol was acceptable
evolution and creationism could coincide
the bible should be taken literally
37
Attorney General Palmer believed that he needed to protect the American people from :
corruption and fraud
big business
political radicals
labor union members
38
Due to a fear of immigrants from S. and E. Europe,
this
was instituted in 1924:
Ku Klux Klan
Quota System
Anarchy
Dawes Plan
39
He was the leader of the successful 1919 Coal Mine strike- more money, unionization, & less hrs
Warren G Harding
John L. Lewis
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
40
This woman was known for her soulful singing
Zelda Fitzgerald
Helen Wills
Bessie Smith
Zora Neale Hurston
41
to obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as:
Speakeasies
penthouses
tea rooms
tenements