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1
____ prosecuted John T. Scopes for teaching evolution.
Amiee McPherson
Billy Sunday
William Jennings Bryan
Clarence Darrow
2
The series of mail bombings in 1919 led to the development of what would eventually become...
the Central Intelligence Agency
the Secret Service
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
the Department of Homeland Security
3
_____ is the author of "The Great Gatsby", coined the phrase "The Jazz Age", and is the most famous writer of era.
Edna St. Vincent Millay
T.S. Eliott
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
4
Which of the following is a mass-circulation magazine that was founded in the 1920s?
Sports Illustrated
People
National Geographic
Time
5
John T. Scopes was found ______.
guilty and sentenced to 5 years in prison
guilty and fined $100
guilty and ordered to perform community service
innocent
6
Which of the following is NOT one of the theories of how Harding died?
He died from exhaustion due to his travels
His wife poisoned him
natural causes
suicide
7
Which of the following was one of Ford's major competitors by the 1920s?
Chrysler
Chevolet
Toyota
Dodge
8
The National Origins Act was an immigration law designed in a way that favored ____ Europeans.
southeast
northwest
northeast
southwest
9
____ was the first "talkie", released in 1927.
The Jazz Singer
Singing in the Rain
The Wizard of Oz
The Sound of Music
10
Jack Dempsey was apart of a fight nicknamed the ______.
Long Count
Big Shot
Fight Down Under
Rumble in the Jungle
11
Which of the following is a FALSE statement about Louis Armstrong?
He is one of the major innovators of jazz.
He was a member of the Hot Five.
He was born in New Orleans.
He was known as the King of the Blues.
12
What was the nickname for Harding's cabinet?
the Good Ole' Boys
the Ohio Gang
Harding's Boys
the Poker Pals
13
Which of the following is a FALSE statement about Al Capone?
He made alcohol a billion dollar business.
He served 8 years in Alcatraz.
He ran the Chicago mob.
He was convicted of bootlegging.
14
The fear of Communism in America became known as the ____.
Red Scare
Fascist Fear
Lenin Scare
Soviet Hysteria
15
What document stated that all nations would abandon war and settle disputes peacefully?
Air Commerce Act
Kellogg-Braind Pact
Hippie Treaty
Dawes Plan
16
Ford's system for making cars increased efficiency by ______.
assigning a team to each car
dividing the job into simple tasks
training workers to do every task
reducing the number of car parts
17
The biggest concern of the Fundamentalists was ____.
alcohol consumption
murder rates
the teaching of evolution
the changes in courtship
18
Calvin Coolidge's nickname was ______.
Cool Coolidge
C Cool
Chattery Cal
Silent Cal
19
What was a flapper?
a mobster that named names
a scandalous women that defied cultural norms
a bootlegger
a teacher that taught evolution
20
The first public broadcast in history over the radio was the news of ______.
Woodrow Wilson's stroke
the end of World War I
the end of the Boston Police Strike
Warren Harding's presidential victory
21
Harding won the presidency by appealing to Americans desire to ______.
return to normalcy
repeal Prohibition
reform society
become a world power
22
What was the purpose of the Washington Conference?
to discuss tariffs
to discuss disarmament
to abolish warfare
to establish the laws of war
23
____ was a pseudo-science with the aim of improving the genetic quality of the human species through selective breeding.
Social Darwinism
Eugenics
Nativism
Anglo-Saxonism
24
The ____ Strike was the most famous strike of 1919.
Coal Miners'
Steel Mill
Homestead
Boston Police
25
The worst race riot of the Red Summer was in ____.
Detroit
New York City
Chicago
Boston
26
___ has been credited for saving the National Football League.
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Bobby Jones
Red Grange
27
Who was the first cabinet member to go to jail due to the Teapot Dome Scandal?
Harry Daugherty
Charles Forbes
Andrew Mellon
Albert Fall
28
Before the 1920's, what was considered shameful?
Buying luxury items
Buying items on credit
Buying a car
Buying items on lay away
29
The ____ Amendment started Prohibition.
19th
20th
18th
17th
30
The ___ Amendment ended Prohibition.
18th
20th
19th
21st
31
______ was a civil rights leader that supported segregation and wanted to relocate black Americans to Liberia.
Marcus Garvey
W.E.B. Du Bois
James Weldon Johnson
Booker T. Washington
32
Ford's first commonly sold vehicle was the ______.
Model A
F-150
Model T
Model F
33
____ was a prominent African American neighborhood in Manhattan.
Harlem
Queens
The Bronx
Brooklyn
34
The drop in birth rates were partly due to the birth control movement led by ____.
Amiee McPherson
Zelda Fitzgerald
Sigourney Weaver
Margaret Sanger
35
Why was the Prohibition Bureau doomed from the start?
It was set up under the Department of Treasury.
It was run by corrupt men.
It was underfunded.
They could not detain suspects without warrants.
36
____ produced the first animated film with sound.
Jim Henson
Walt Disney
Hanna Barbara
Dr. Suess
37
There was a development of two trends in America in the year 1919; ____ and ____.
progressivism and expansionism
nativism and isolationism
Anglo-Saxonism and nationalism
imperialism and militarism
38
Which of the following statements about the Dawes Plan is FALSE?
Germany would use loans to help pay for war reparations.
The plan failed.
Germany would receive loans from a Swiss bank.
The plan was conceived by American banker Charles Dawes.
39
Who made the first successful, non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean?
Charles Lindbergh
Wilbur Wright
Amelia Earhart
Glenn Curtiss
40
Which of the following is a FALSE statement about Babe Ruth?
He led the league in homeruns for 12 seasons.
He never won a World Series.
He was recently voted the most popular player in MLB history.
He set the all-time home run record.
