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The Roaring 20s
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Focus was the glitz & glamor of the 1920s, as well as disillusionment with life in the post-war era
The Lost Generation
The Flapper Generation
Existentialism
The Harlem Renaissance
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The end of child labor allowed more children to
Go to war
Get jobs
Travel the world
Graduate from high school
3
Mass media, fads of the time, relevant to the youth
Lost Generation
Mass culture
Youth culture
Pop culture
4
In the 1920s, flight changed in all the following ways except
Charles Lindberg & Amelia Earhart were flying celebs
Flights over longer distances, times
Fun, commercial flights more available
Flight attendants joined the AFL union
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Why did the older generation censor books & movies and enforce dress codes to discourage skimpy clothing?
To restore segregation in the American south
To reinforce gender roles
To restore morality in younger generation
To keep evolution out of schools
6
The trial of ----------- set off protests around the world & raised questions about American legal equality & rights
Leopold & Loeb
Fatty Arbuckle
Beulah Annan
Sacco & Vanzetti
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How were marriages affected by the increasing freedoms for women in the 1920s?
Men wanted subservient wives
Women wanted subservient husbands
Marriages per year nearly doubled
Divorces per year nearly doubled
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Which president had the economic policy of "associationalism" to eliminate poverty by allowing businesses to prosper?
Hoover
Wilson
Coolidge
Harding
9
Cultural clash of the 1920s was between
Republicans & Democrats
Flappers & Hippies
Fundamentalists & Modernists
Traditionalists & Modernists
10
What innovation in film occured in the 1920s?
Cartoons
Sound
Subtitles
Color
11
After the 19th amendment was passed, women voters (2 correct)
Were not yet a unique voting block
Voted with the Leauge of Women Voters
Were a powerful voting block
Tended to vote the same as the men in their lives
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Court case that questioned whether a state can ban the teaching of evolution in a public school
Leopold & Loeb
Schenck v. United States
Saccoo & Vanzetti
Scopes Trial
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What criticism did Marcus Garvey have of the NAACP & Du Bois?
Discouraged & undermined African American pride & self confidence
Didn't support African American economic success
Didn't provide legal assistance for African Americans
Didn't support African American literature
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The outpouring of creativity among African American poets, writers, artists, & musicians in the 1920s
The Roaring 20s
Back-to-Africa movement
The Jazz Age
Harlem Renaissance
15
Popular club for jazz music in the 1920s
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
Connie's Inn
Vaudeville Hall
Cotton Club
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Created a shared culture in the 1920s; broke down barriers separating urban & rural America
Radio
Automobiles
Literature
Movies
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What was the importance of the Volstead Act?
Provided federal enforcement of Prohibition
Provided federal enforcement of the 19th amendment
Banned prayer from public schools
Set quotas for immigration
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All of the following were illegal under Prohibition except
Manufacturing alcohol
Drinking alcohol
Selling alcohol
Transporting alcohol
19
President who economized the White House, eliminated unneccessary spending in the budget, & cut taxes
Hoover
Taft
Harding
Coolidge
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Which demographic did not like jazz because its fast rhythms contributed to a loosening of morals
Older Americans
Young Americans
Asian Americans
Mexican Americans
21
Common themes of Harlem Renaissance literature
Hope; Religious overtones of freedom
Hope; definance of/reistance to white prejudice
Dread & fear; Religious overtones of vengence
Existentialism; disillusionment with the future
22
Babe Ruth, Gertrude Ederle, & Jim Thorpe were all known for their achievements in
Flying
Literature
Sports
Music
23
Politics of 1920s; trickle-down, supply-side economics
Democratic era
Fiscal era
Republican era
Libertarian era
24
A grassroots organization formed in the 1920s to educate citizens on public issues
League of Women Voters
ACLU
ADL
National Women's Party
25
1920s women rebelled against Victorian parents by
Moving from urban centers to rural towns
Cutting their hair into short bobs & wore shorter dresses
Burning corsets
Bootlegging when alcohol became illegal
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Many people turned to ---------- in response to the uncertainty of cultural changfes
Modernism
Traditionalism
Ku Klux Klan
Fundamentalism
27
Which industry did Amelia Earhart & Charles Lindberg help to change forever?
Warfare
Flights, airlines
Music, jazz
Literature, novels
28
President who wanted a "return to normalcy"
Wilson
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
29
What did the Emergency Immigration Act & Immigration Act of 1923 do to limit immigration?
Banned immigration outright
Established a quota system for immigration
Banned immigration from South & Eastern Europe
Only allowed immigration from Canada & Mexico
30
What was the purpose of the Palmer Raids?
To round up suspected suversives
To end the wave of postwar strikes
To stop governmental abuses of civil iberties
To spark a Communist revolution
31
Victorians courted before marriage, while the youth of the 1920s
Went steady
Courted
Dated
Had arranged marraiges
32
Culture in the 1920s can be defined by one term
Normalcy
Function
Fundamentalism
Movement
33
The US economy after WWI
Low interest rates & increasing tariffs caused economic growth
Rapid deflation & high employment caused a depression
High inflation & unemployment caused a recession
High interest rates & decreasing tariffs caused a stagflation
34
Which economic achievement is Harding famous for?
GDP dropped by 7%
Inflation dropped from 5% to 3%
Unemployment dropped from 12% to 2%
GDP grew by 7%
35
How did Calvin Coolidge's presidency end?
He served his term limit
He was impeached
He died in office
He decided not to run for re-election
36
Fears after the Russian Revolution lead to the
Russian Panic
Red Fever
Red Scare
Socialist Crackdown
37
Which of the following groups were most likely to join the KKK?
Urban white workers, farmers, & small business owners
Rural white pastors and teachers
Rural white workers, farmers, & small business owners
Urban white professionals like lawyers & doctors
38
Which did NOT increase racial tensions after WWI?
Resurgence of the KKK
The Great Migration to northern cities
Asian Americans banned from owning land
Removal of the immigration quota system
39
The Kellogg-Briand Pact was created to
Improve relations with the government of Mexico
Help Germany repay its war debts
Create an international court of justice
Outlaw war as an instrument of national policy
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Innovation that most contributed to a mass pop culture in the 1920s
Newspapers
Radios
Airplanes
Automobiles
