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Roaring 1920s
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1
Which of the following was NOT a reason Henry Ford’s Model T was so popular?
It was the most expensive car on the market.
It was a low cost car.
It was fast to manufacture.
It was easy to maintenance.
2
Who was the President responsible for the Immigration Act of 1924?
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Warren G. Harding
Woodrow Wilson
3
Who is NOT well-known jazz musician from the 1920s?
Bessie Smith
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Woodrow Wilson
4
Which is NOT a popular household invention from the 1920s?
Washing Machine
Radio
Internet
Electric Iron
5
Which is NOT a way that the automobile changed the lives of Americans?
Roads were improved
It created many new jobs.
Farmers had to carry their crops to the market.
People moved farther from their jobs.
6
Why did they nickname romantic dramas “soap operas”?
They were often paid for by the soap companies.
Most people watched them at the laundromat.
They encouraged people to go to the opera.
They were often paid for by the opera companies
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What is Prohibition?
Policy in which a nation prefers to remain neutral.
Complete ban on the making, and selling of alcohol.
Musical form that began in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Government limiting of the amount of food a person could buy
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What is NOT a way the automobile changed American industry?
The moving Assembly line
Improved the oil and steel industry.
Slowed down the process of producing things
Mass Production
9
What is NOT a way that the radio changed the live of Americans?
People could listen to the news, sports, and entertainment.
It brought families closer together.
Most Americans purchased radios by the end of the 1920’s.
Families could only listen one hour a day.
10
How did mass media make athletes popular in the 1920s?
Many athletes starred in radio dramas.
Many newspaper articles were paid for by sport teams.
Radio made it possible for fans to listen to sports games.
Most movies were about sports.
11
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
Movement of millions of African Americans to the northern US
Art movement based around an African American neighborhood.
Period of severe economic hardship in the U.S.
Patriotic resurgence. Love of one's country.
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Who is NOT well-known person from the Harlem Renaissance?
Langston Hughes
Gerald Ford
Jacob Lawrence
Zora Neal Hurston
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Why did Prohibition fail?
Police had little success in stopping bootleggers.
People moved to Europe, where they could still buy alcohol.
Many bootleggers moved their businesses to Canada.
People spent money on their families instead of on alcohol.