Which of these things DID NOT happen in the 1920s?

Prohibition made playing cards in public illegal.

there was a boom in the US economy

What trend of the 1920s is illustrated by prohibition, the Scopes trial, and women working?

conflict between new and old values

In the US, the decade of the 1920s was characterized by

increased consumer borrowing and spending

What did the 18th Amendment do?

Banned the making and selling of alcohol.

What was the effect in Harlem of the African American migration?

Music, art, and writing flourished.

The economic boom of the 1920s was primarily caused by

development of new consumer goods industries

The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s was a period when African Americans

created noteworthy works of art and literature

What was the main cause of the the migration of African Americans to the north after WWI?

availability of new factory jobs

In 1933, the repeal of Prohibition showed the government that:

Laws that people did not agree with are difficult to enforce

Prohibition was passed in order to

to control the immigrant population's drinking

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1
Which did NOT improve the standard of living in the 1920s?
automobiles
radios
stagecoach wagon
airplanes
2
What event best support the image of the 1920's as a decade of nativist feelings?
the growth of the auto industry
the passage of women's suffrage
the rise of the Ku Klux Klan
the growth of sports
3
Which of these things DID NOT happen in the 1920s?
Babe Ruth became a famous baseball player.
People were buying washing machines.
Women were wearing shorter skirts
Prohibition made playing cards in public illegal.
4
After WWI ended,
the US grew weaker
there was a boom in the US economy
most people could not afford to buy homes
people did not want to spend money
5
What trend of the 1920s is illustrated by prohibition, the Scopes trial, and women working?
unhappiness of groups toward minorities
conflict between new and old values
trends toward mass consumption of goods
debate over the role of the government in the economy
6
In the US, the decade of the 1920s was characterized by
major reforms with unions
the active involvement of the US in Europe
increased consumer borrowing and spending
a willingness to encourage immigration to the U.S.
7
What did the 21st amendment do?
gave women the right to vote
banned the sale and consumption of alcohol
ended Prohibition
freed slaves
8
How did mass production affect consumers?
Henry Ford made a lot of money
prices decreased
People could fly across the Atlantic
people worked less hours
9
The 1920s was not a good time for which group?
doctors
teachers
politicians
sharecroppers and farmers
10
What did the 18th Amendment do?
Banned the making and selling of alcohol.
Required Americans to be 18 to purchase alcohol.
Said that alcohol could only be sold by the government.
Said that only alcohol from foreign countries could be sold.
11
What was the effect in Harlem of the African American migration?
Prejudice Ended
Music, art, and writing flourished.
People moved back to farms to sharecrop
Cities became poor and people homeless
12
What did the 19th amendment do?
freed slaves
gave women the right to vote
ended Prohibition
banned the sale and consumption of alcohol
13
The economic boom of the 1920s was primarily caused by
the decline of the stock market
the rise of labor unions
development of new consumer goods industries
free trade with other nations
14
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s was a period when African Americans
left the US in large numbers to settle in Nigeria
used violence to fight segregation in the military.
created noteworthy works of art and literature
migrated to the West in search of land and jobs.
15
What was the main cause of the the migration of African Americans to the north after WWI?
availability of new factory jobs
impact of programs to help African Americans
Success of military desegregation
efforts of the civil rights movement
16
In 1933, the repeal of Prohibition showed the government that:
Laws that people did not agree with are difficult to enforce
Crime rates had fallen to record low levels
The government should lower the drinking age
Alcohol consumption was not socially acceptable
17
Prohibition was passed in order to
to control the immigrant population's drinking
allow people the freedom to say out later at night
deny immigrants the right to return to their country
allow the government to lower the drinking age

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