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Review for the USH 1920s Test
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1
Who was the famous trumpet player of Jazz?
King Oliver
Louis Armstrong
Edward Kennedy Ellington
Langston Hughes
2
What was the book by Zora Neal Hurston?
The Ego and the Id
This Side of Paradise
Their Eyes Were Watching God
The Sun Also Rises
3
A period of rising stocks is what kind of market?
Whale
Hawk
Bear
Bull
4
What iconic NYC skyscraper was started in the 20s?
Baxter Building
Chrysler Building
Stark Building
Empire State Building
5
Who was the automobile innovator that helped aid the booming economy of the 1920s?
Charlie Chaplin
Warren G. Harding
John Scopes
Henry Ford
6
What group emphasized Christian teachings?
Capitalism
Communism
Fundamentalism
Modernism
7
The more progressive liberal ideas can be called what?
Modernism
Capitalism
Communism
Fundamentalism
8
Transporters and sellers of illegal alcohol were nicknamed what?
Drys
Bootleggers
Scofflaws
Teetotalers
9
Who was Harding's Secretary of the Interior?
Babe Ruth
Harry Daugherty
Albert Fall
Calvin Coolidge
10
Who was the comedic actor of the silent film era?
Bobby Jones
Charles Lindbergh
Rudolf Valentino
Charlie Chaplin
11
What organization worked with Scopes to challenge the evolution law?
NAACP
AETN
NCAA
ACLU
12
Who was the famous psychologist of the era?
Salvador Dali
Bobby Jones
Sigmund Freud
Rene Magritte
13
Who became POTUS after the death of Harding?
Albert Fall
Calvin Coolidge
Babe Ruth
Harry Daugherty
14
What was the modern art style that emerged in the 20s?
Cubism
Dadaism
Surrealism
Realism
15
What was the early Mickey Mouse cartoon with sound?
Modern Times
The Jazz Singer
Steamboat Willie
The Circus
16
What was the name of Ellington's nightclub?
Club Harlem
Cotton Club
Paradise Club
Club Indigo
17
Who was the Chicago gangster who built his empire during prohibition?
Al Capone
Michael Corleone
Warren G. Harding
John Scopes
18
What were the writers who lost faith in this era called?
Great Generation
Lost Generation
War Generation
Jazz Generation
19
What was the name of Lindbergh's plane?
Spirit of St. Louis
Spirit of Los Angeles
Spirit of Detroit
Spirit of New York
20
In addition to the Red Scare, what event led to unease in the 20s?
World War II
The Great Depression
World War I
The Palmer Raids
21
What law was passed to enforce prohibition?
Ness Act
Ford Act
Harding Act
Volstead Act
22
Who was one of the best Jazz vocalist of the era?
Zelda Fitzgerald
Bessie Smith
Sadie Adler
Zora Neal Hurston
23
What is taking a loan to buy stocks called?
Installment Buying
Buying on Margin
Investment Buying
24
What team did the Babe Ruth get traded to the Yankees from?
Dodgers
Cardinals
Red Sox
White Sox
25
A small down-payment followed by monthly payments is known as what?
Buying on Margin
Installment Buying
Investment Buying
26
Who wrote
The Great Gatsby
?
Salvador Dali
Langston Hughes
Ernest Hemmingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
27
What movement celebrated African American culture and experiences in the 1920s?
New York Renaissance
Jazz Renaissance
Brooklyn Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance
28
TRUE or FALSE. The banning of alcohol is known as Prohibition.
True
False
29
What was Calvin Coolidge's nickname?
Cal the Quiet
Cool as a Cucumber
Silent Cal
Cool Beans
30
What amendment started prohibition?
18th
5th
21st
17th
31
Who was the poet of the Harlem Renaissance known for his jazz poetry?
Langston Hughes
Salvador Dali
Ernest Hemmingway
Zora Neal Hurston
32
What was the nickname of Harding's advisers who took advantage of their positions?
Pennsylvania Ave. Boys
The Ohio Gang
Cool and the Gang
Harding's Boys
33
What was the affordable automobile Ford produced?
Model U
Model X
Model A
Model T
34
The movement of southern Blacks to northern cities was know as what?
Grand Immigration
Grand Excursion
Great Movement
Great Migration
35
Who was the defense attorney for Scopes?
Clarence Darrow
Arthur Morgan
Calvin Coolidge
William Jennings Bryan
36
What was Edward Kennedy Ellington's nickname?
King
Bishop
Prince
Duke
37
What amendment repealed prohibition in 1933?
23rd
32nd
21st
20th
38
Who wrote
The Sun Also Rises
?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemmingway
Langston Hughes
Salvador Dali
39
What was book Sigmund Freud Wrote
This Side of Paradise
The Interpretation of Dreams
The Great Gatsby
Their Eyes Were Watching God
40
What actor was the heartthrob of the silent film era?
Charles Lindbergh
Rudolf Valentino
Charlie Chaplin
Bobby Jones
41
Who made the first solo transatlantic flight?
Calvin Coolidge
Salvador Dali
Bobby Jones
Charles Lindbergh
42
What was the nickname of the trial of John Scopes?
Bear Trial
Bull Trial
Monkey Trial
Frog Trial
43
Warren G. Harding's Campaign slogan was "A Return to..." What?
Relevance
Greatness
Normalcy
Republicanism
44
The bribery and access to US oil reserves became known as what scandal?
The Teapot Dome Scandal
The Coolidge Scandal
The Fall Scandal
The Ohio Scandal
45
What city was the birthplace of Jazz?
New Orleans
Los Angeles
New York
Chicago
46
What Florida writer wrote about the Black female experience?
Zelda Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong
Zora Neal Hurston
Ernest Hemmingway
47
What film was the first "talkie"?
Modern Times
The Circus
The Jazz Singer
Steamboat Willie
48
Who did Tennessee bring in as the special prosecutor in the Scopes Trial?
Calvin Coolidge
William Jennings Bryan
Arthur Morgan
Clarence Darrow
49
When suburbs and urban areas grow and connect it is known as what?
Urban Decay
Urban Spread
Urban Expansion
Urban Sprawl
50
Who was biggest baseball star of the 1920s?
Charles Lindbergh
Bobby Jones
Al Jolson
Babe Ruth