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Module 8 American History The 1920s
Module 8 American History The 1920s
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1
Charles A. "Lucky Lindy" Lindbergh is famous for ___________________________.
swimming the English Channel
being the first to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic
inventing the movie projector
writing newspaper articles about corrupt politicians
2
How did high schools change in the 1920s?
They were no longer just for college-bound students.
They were now for boys and girls.
Driver's Ed was added.
They offered co-ed sports teams.
3
One unintended consequence of Prohibition was the growth of ___________________in nearly every major city.
urban literacy
homelessness
organized crime
settlement houses
4
____________________smuggled alcohol into the U.S. from Canada, Cuba, and the West Indies.
Moonshiners
Tequila Traders
Bootleggers
Whiskey Peddlers
5
Which was the
third
biggest city in the U.S. in the 1920s?
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
6
James Weldon Johnson, Marcus Garvey, and W.E.B. DuBois were all__
writers of the Harlem Renaissance
African American leaders
jazz musicians
corrupt NYC politicians
7
Louis Armstrong and "Duke" Ellington were famous ____________
civil rights leaders
jazz musicians
silent film stars
writers
8
The Red Scare of 1919 was an extreme reaction to the fear of ________________in the U.S.
nativism
militarism
isolationism
communism
9
Which is
NOT
true about the Great Migration?
By the end of the 1920s, over 40% of African Americans lived in cities.
African Americans were welcomed warmly in the cities in the North.
there were over 25 urban race riots due to racial tensions in the cities.
100k African Americans moved from the South to the cities of the North.
10
Charlie Chaplin was known for____.
being a jazz musician
writing novels
acting in silent films
singing
11
Religious fundamentalists rejected the ___________________ and believed that everything in the Bible was literal.
income tax
Constitution
theory of evolution
authority of the government
12
_________________from Ohio became president in 1920 and promised "normalcy".
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
Warren Harding
Teddy Roosevelt
13
Helen Wills was a famous
swimmer
writer
singer
tennis player
14
Richmond Barthé, Palmer Hayden, and James Van Der Zee were famous
visual artists
actors
writers
jazz musicians
15
Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, Claude McKay were all_____________
jazz musicians
silent film stars
writers of the Harlem Renaissance
corrupt politicians
16
In 1921, a__system was started to limit the number of immigrants to the U.S. from eastern and southern Europe and Japan.
quota
apportionment
limitation
restriction
17
After Harding, _____________________was president and said "the chief business of the American people is business".
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
William Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
18
In 1928, 15 nations signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact, which renounced _______as a national policy.
war
apartheid
mercantilism
feudalism
19
Which statement about Prohibition is
NOT
correct?
The government did not provide enough funding to enforce Prohibition
Support for Prohibition came mostly from the rural South and West
Prohibition was popular nationwide and people were sorry when it ended.
Reformers thought liquor led to crime and wife and child abuse
20
People flocked to hidden saloons and nightclubs called _______________________in order to drink illegally.
alehouses
taverns
speakeasies
pubs
21
Gertrude Ederle was a famous
swimmer
singer
actress
tennis player
22
Which of the following was NOT a result of the impact of the automobile?
houses with garages, carports, or driveways
people living in densely packed inner cities
paved roads
gasoline stations, motels, traffic signals
23
Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and "Rube" Foster were famous
football players
tennis players
baseball players
swimmers
24
1920s young women who wore short dresses and short hair and smoke and drank in public were known as _________________.
flappers
red hot mamas
bobby soxers
bootleggers
25
Sacco and Vanzetti were Italian________who were charged with the robbery and murder of a factory paymaster.
bakers
anarchists
politicians
steel workers
26
In January 1920, the __________Amendment started Prohibition.
18th
14th
13th
21st
27
George Gershwin is known for____.
singing
writing novels
composing music
acting
28
Josephine Baker, Paul Robeson, and Bessie Smith were known for___________.
fashion design
being political leaders
writing novels
singing and/or dancing
29
How did the availability of radios affect American culture?
Teens could hear the latest pop music hits first.
Americans had shared experiences, like listening to the World Series live.
Housewives learned new recipes and household tips.
Children could now hear bedtime stories from the radio.
30
Red Grange was famous for
tennis
golf
football
baseball
31
F. Scott Fitzgerald was known for_____.
writing novels
being a politician
composing music
acting
32
Georgia O'Keefe is known for____.
painting
acting
singing
playing tennis
33
The KKK (Ku Klux Klan) targeted all of these groups EXCEPT__________.
protestants
Jews
catholics
Blacks
34
In Dayton, Tennessee, John_______ was a teacher who was being put on trial for teaching the theory of evolution.
Scopes
Evans
Lewis
Bryan