a fear that communists would take over the U.S.

What was the primary goal of the quota system?

to limit the number of people entering America from foreign countries

How did prohibition negatively impact American society?

It corrupted the police, politics, and the court system.

What crime was committed in the Teapot Dome Scandal?

government officials accepted bribes from oil companies

What is the "lost generation"?

the authors who lived inEurope instead of America

a style of design and architecture

Everyday Americans were able to afford an automobile because

the assembly line made them faster and easier to produce

What was the Great Migration?

Movement of African Americans from the South to North

Why did the United States outlaw the consumption of alcohol?

Religious people blamed alcohol for the crime in America.

Why was the Kellogg-Briand Pact considered useless?

it provided no means of enforcing the "no war" agreement

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1
Who was Ernest Hemingway?
War documenter
American novelist
World War survivor
an American singer
2
He was the best known poet of the Harlem Renaissance.
Paul Robeson
Langston Hughes
Marcus Garvey
Bessie Smith
3
During the 1920s, African Americans
all of these
moved North to escape persecution
still faced segregation
still faced racism
4
The Red Scare was
a fear that communists would take over the U.S.
none of these
a fear that communists would take over Russia
a fear that Republicans would always remain president
5
Saloons and nightclubs that sold alcohol illegally were known as speakeasies.
False
True
6
What was the primary goal of the quota system?
to provide Native Americans with U.S. citizenship
to limit the number of people entering America from foreign countries
to completely end immigration in America
to prevent African Americans from getting good jobs
7
_______________________ is based on a literal interpretation of theBible.
Fundamentalism
Secularism
Diesm
Judaism
8
The Volstead Act was passed to help enforce what?
the 18th Amendment
women's rights
the Harlem Renaissance movement
fundamentalism
9
How did prohibition negatively impact American society?
People did not drink alcohol in any way for nearly 10 years.
all of these
It did not have any negative effects.
It corrupted the police, politics, and the court system.
10
Attorney General and former Progressive that led an anti-Communist campaign.
Calvin Coolidge
A. Mitchell Palmer
Henry Ford
Charles Evan Hughes
11
True or False: The Scopes Trial was for a teacher who was teaching the Theory of Evolution?
True
False
12
What crime was committed in the Teapot Dome Scandal?
government officials regulated oil companies
government officials accepted bribes from oil companies
oil companies stole money from the government
representatives of oil companies received money
13
The rebirth of African American culture and pride was known as
The Harlem Movement of Artistic Expression
The Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance
The Bronx Renaissance
14
What is the "lost generation"?
the authors who lived inEurope instead of America
none of the above
the generation of soldiers lost in WWI
the generations of women not able to vote before the 1920s
15
A flapper was
visited speakeasies and challenged traditional values
all of these
someone who usually had short hair and wore short skirts
the nickname given to modern and rebellious women
16
Production system in which an item being built moves along a conveyor belt to workstations.
Welfare Capitalism
Share Our Wealth program
Productivity
assembly line
17
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were charged with and convicted of
treason
anarchy
receiving bribes
robbery and muder
18
What is "Art Deco"?
a decorative art form
art Basel
a style of design and architecture
the art of showing decorum to women
19
Everyday Americans were able to afford an automobile because
the assembly line made them faster and easier to produce
they were built by families in their own homes
the assembly line was slow and inefficient
they earned more money and could afford expensive cars
20
What was the Great Migration?
Movement of Native Americans from the South to North
Movement of African Americans out West
Movement of African Americans from the South to North
Movement of Native Americans out West
21
Who was the first woman pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean?
Zora Neale Hurston
Bessie Smith
Aimee McPherson
Amelia Earhart
22
What was the 18th Amendment to the Constitution?
none of these
Prohibition
African Americans' Right to Vote
Women's Right to Vote
23
Why did the United States outlaw the consumption of alcohol?
Most Americans didn't like alcohol.
Religious people blamed alcohol for the crime in America.
Law enforcement used shady tactics to pass it into law.
none of these
24
What was the music of the 1920s?
Pop
Salsa
Jazz
Opera
25
Who is the most famous prohibition gangster?
C. Louis Campagna
Frank Capone
Bugs Moran
Al Capone
26
Why was the Kellogg-Briand Pact considered useless?
it failed to include several of the strongest military powers
it didn't prevent war, it only punished countries that started wars
it provided no means of enforcing the "no war" agreement
it made the process of repaying war debts too easy

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