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Unit 5- The Roaring 20's
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1
Which accomplishment do Glenn Curtiss and Charles Lindbergh have in common?
They were both involved in theScopes Trial.
They were both pilots in the U.S.Navy.
They were both pioneers inaviation.
They were both senators fromtheir states.
2
The works of Harlem Renaissance artists such as Langston Hughes focused on issues related to —
discrimination suffered by women
shifting demographics in New England states
class conflict caused by economic prosperity
racial pride in the African American community
3
How did the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment affect American society in the 1920’s?
Church attendance increased
Demand for alcohol decreased
Women took on new roles
Crime rates rose drastically
4
Which aspect of US culture in the 20’s became popular in many other societies around the world?
Flapper clothing styles
Art-deco architecture
Jazz music
Movie theaters
5
What is a defining characteristic of society in the US during the Red Scare of the 1920s?
Spread of communism
Increasing rights for minority groups
Anti-immigration sentiment
Yellow journalism
6
One of the few groups to successfully gain political rights during the 1920's was
Immigrants with passage of the National Origins Quota Act
religious groups with the ratification of the 18th Amendment
Blacks with the introduction of culture studies in college
women with the adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment
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How did Henry Ford’s pictured innovation affect American society?
Women joined the workforce to meet the demand for cars
Cars replaced railroads as the primary mode of transport
U.S. agriculture declined as more men worked in factories
Urbanization increased because people could travel cheap
8
The Teapot Dome Scandal tarnished the Harding administration and resulted in
the impeachment of a U.S. President
the conviction of a cabinet member
the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment
the limitation on number of presidential terms
9
Marcus Garvey made a lasting impact on the lives of African Americans in the United States by —
advocating for the passage of the 18th and 19th amendments
contributing to the culture of the Harlem Renaissance
cofounding the Universal Negro Improvement Association
organizing the Pan-African Congress with W.E.B. DuBois
10
The events of the 1920s listed in the box reflect the influence of —
civil rights leaders
prohibition
growing nativism
organized crime
11
Which of the following accounts for the decrease in cheap labor after 1921?
The onset of economic recession
The beginning of the Red Scare
The adoption of immigration quotas
The end of the First World War
12
One characteristic of the U.S. economy in the 1920s was
greater financial dependency on credit cards
repeated labor uprisings that limited industrial output
all-time high production levels of consumer goods
increasing government regulations on businesses
13
What practice became popular in the 1920s and that contributed to the stock market crash?
Paying only cash for stock purchases
Selling stocks in very rapid succession
Buying stocks with only a down payment
Sharing insider information on stock trades
14
The debate between Darrow and Bryan in the Scopes Trial illustrated how 20's society portrayed
tension between traditional values and modern views
demands to reform the public education system
changing attitudes about the role of women
clashes between ethnic minority groups
15
How did the events on this time line affect U.S. businesses?
Monopolistic practices were abolished by federal legislation
Retirement plans were guaranteed to factory workers
Mass-manufacturing was adopted to maximize production
Profit sharing became a standard practice for corporations
16
Which sequence correctly lists the U.S. presidents of the 1920’s in chronological order?
2
3
1
4
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One contribution to American culture made by artists of Tin Pan Alley was the
introduction of the flapper look
promotion of African American culture
distribution of sheet music of popular songs
creation of musical theatre
18
Which demographic pattern resulted from the Great Migration?
The black population in the South outnumbered whites
African Americans moved to the western United States
African American populations grew in urban areas.
The number of African American owned farms increased
19
Based on the information in the excerpt, jazz music was popular in the 1920’s because it
spread from cities like New Orleans
reflected the changes in American society
emphasized traditional American culture
appealed to a broad section of Americans
20
Improved mass-production techniques affected the American economy of the 1920s by
decreasing the need for workers
raising the costs for agricultural production
lowering the quality of most products
reducing the prices of consumer goods
21
Which of the following is NOT anaccurate cause-effect relationship?
Red Scare – deportation ofcommunists
Social Darwinism – eugenics
nativism – birth of KKK
eugenics – increased immigration
22
Which year did the stock market crash occur, signaling the beginning of the Great Depression?
1929
1928
1927
1930