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1
The fear of immigrants coming in and taking our jobs is known as what?
Xenophobia
Nationalism
Nativism
Isolationism
2
What constitutional amendment made alcohol legal again?
21
20
19
18
3
Because of the invention of barbed wire, the American frontier closed in 1890
False
True
4
Who was the most famous actor of the time?
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Brown
Charlie Sheen
Charlie Chan
5
Close minded individuals who do not like change are known as what
Liberals
Conservatives
6
What color did Americans call communists, anarchists, and radicals?
Whites
Reds
Blues
Blacks
7
What was the name given to homemade alcohol?
Toilet Vodka
Bathtub Gin
Couch Whiskey
Basin Brandy
8
Which president led America through WWI?
Harding
Coolidge
Wilson
Roosevelt
9
The idea of buying on credit is to do what?
Get into debt
Buy now, Pay later
Use cards
Buy now, Pay now
10
What was the name of his plane that crossed the Atlantic Ocean?
The Enola Gay
The Spirit of St. Louis
The Concorde
The Ronald Reagan
11
What was the most popular music of the 1920s?
R&B
Jazz
Ragtime
Country
12
What were nightclubs called that sold alcohol illegally?
Quiet Bar
Hush Pub
Silent Spot
Speakeasy
13
What political party are they most associated with?
None of these
Tea party
Republicans
Democrats
14
Calvin Coolidge's nickname in office was "Do Nothing Cal"
False
True
15
Who was the star of "Steamboat Willie"?
Mighty Mouse
Walt Disney
Mickey Mouse
Donald Duck
16
What president said "The business of America is business?"
Roosevelt
Wilson
Coolidge
Harding
17
Who developed the assembly line to help with mass production?
John Rockefeller
Eli Whitney
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Ford
18
Warren G. Harding was a former teacher from Ohio who eventually became president
False
True
19
What president received women's votes for the first time?
Roosevelt
Coolidge
Wilson
Harding
20
The 1920s were a transition from rural to urban lifestyle.
False
True
21
What was the name given to the first sound movies?
Flicker shows
Talkies
Musicals
Soundies
22
Who was considered the greatest of all heroes in the 1920s?
Charles Lindbergh
Woodrow Wilson
Babe Ruth
Henry Ford
23
What is the name for young, unconventional women of the 1920s?
Floppers
Flommers
Flippers
Flappers
24
What was the problem with Hoover's presidency?
Appeared insensitive
He was busy creating a new vacuum cleaner
Poor timing
Said government wouldn't help
25
Who suffered the most in the 1920s?
Whites
Women
Blacks
Farmers
26
What happened to the stock market in 1929 because of buying stock with no backing?
Leveled off
Nothing
Boomed
Crashed
27
What amendment outlawed the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol?
18th
17th
20th
19th
28
What is the name of someone who produces and provides alcohol illegally?
Prohibitionist
Suffragist
Bootlegger
Fundamentalist
29
The original name for radio was called wireless
True
False
30
Who was the most famous baseball player of the decade?
Lou Gehrig
Pee Wee Reese
Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
31
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to swim the English Channel
True
False
32
Sacco and Vanzetti were German born immigrants who were executed for money laundering
False
True
33
Investing in stocks with only 10% down is called buying on what?
Margin
Credit
Time
Line
34
After WWI, America wanted to...
Spread Democracy
Trade with Mexico
Remain Isolated
Stay Militarily Active
35
Urban areas were more attractive for their laid back lifestyle
False
True
36
What year did the 19th amendment (women's right to vote) get passed?
1919
1918
1920
1921
37
What 1920s president was nicknamed "Boy Wonder" because he became a young millionaire?
Harding
Wilson
Hoover
Coolidge
38
One of the biggest scandals in American history was called Coffee Pot Dome
True
False
39
What is the economic theory where you give money to the and it will get to the workers?
Capitalism
Socialist economic theory
Trickle down economics
Market economy
40
The slang term for a car in the 1920s was "Tin Lizzy"
True
False
