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Early 20th c. culture #isolationism #roaring20s #harlemrenaissance #heroes
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1
Prohibition was really a women's issue, with women from
this group
leading the charge:
Mobsters' wives
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Mormons
National Women's Suffrage Association
2
Advertisers rebranded
t
his cleaning product
in the 20s by convincing people they had a problem
Baking Soda
Listerine
Pledge
Lysol
3
According to Bartolomeo Vanzetti, he and Nicola Sacco were guilty of:
being anarchists/radicals
None of the above
committing murder
committing robbery
4
The immigration policies of the 1920s limited immigration from all
EXCEPT:
England
Japan
Italy
Mexico
5
The Harlem Renaissance refers to:
celebration of African American culture in literature & art
Program to promote African American businesses
population increase in Harlem
a struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP
6
To protect their own interests, employers often accused striking workers of being:
bigots
communists
spies
nativists
7
to obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as:
tenements
Speakeasies
tea rooms
penthouses
8
The Palmer Raids went after this type of person:
communists
union members
immigrants
all of the above
9
Gov. of MA during Boston Police strike who called in National Guard and fired cops:
Louis Armstrong
A Mitchel Palmer
Calvin Coolidge
John L. Lewis
10
The Great Migration was the movement of African Americans to:
Western cities
None of the above
Northern cities
Liberia, Africa
11
The use of
this
allowed people to buy more than they could afford in the 20s
credit cards
installments plans
layaway
None of the above
12
double standard refers to:
stricter social and moral standards for women than men
lower wages for women than men
fact that women worked outside home and did all housekeeping
13
This invention led to a more efficient postal service:
Assembly line
Airplianes
Refridgeration
Advertising
14
Which of the following is NOT true of women in the 1920s
Their bosses were likely men
assembly line jobs were available
they could earn as much as men
most paid workers were still men
15
This entrepreneur was known for paying his workers well and using the assembly line.
None of the above
Henry Ford
Upton Sinclair
Orville Wright
16
John T. Scopes challenged a TN law the forbade the teaching of:
evolution
creationism
biology
fundamentalism
17
Was a member of the "Lost Generation;" married to iconic socialite/flapper
George Gershwin
Ernest Hemingway
Charlie Chaplin
F. Scott Fitzgerald
18
The Harlem Renaissance was a black cultural movement that featured the talents of all EXCEPT:
Al Kelly
Bessie Smith
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
19
to obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as:
tenements
tea rooms
Speakeasies
penthouses
20
This woman was known for living the flapper lifestyle
Zora Neale Hurston
Helen Wills
Bessie Smith
Zelda Fitzgerald
21
This famous gangster was known for his work on the black market during Prohibition
Al Pacino
Al Capone
Al Jolson
Alvin York
22
Due to a fear of immigrants from S. and E. Europe,
this
was instituted in 1924:
Dawes Plan
Ku Klux Klan
Anarchy
Quota System
23
He was a mega-celebrity; pilot; son abducted; invented heart transplant procedure
George Gershwin
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Charles Lindberg
Amelia Earheart
24
This woman was known for her soulful singing
Zora Neale Hurston
Bessie Smith
Helen Wills
Zelda Fitzgerald
25
Composer who merged traditional elements of music with American jazz
Ernest Hemingway
Jack Dempsey
Georgia O'Keefe
George Gershwin
26
Wounded in WWI, this writer criticized the glorification of war
Ernest Hemingway
Sinclair Lewis
Charles Lindberg
Jack Dempsey
27
The collective work of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla led to the 20s inventions below except:
Toaster Ovens
Cars
Electric Chair
Refridgeration
28
The Great Gatsby was a novel about the "Roaring 20s" by:
Ernest Hemingway
Dorothy Parker
Zora Neale Hurston
F. Scott Fitzgerald
29
Fundamentalists believed that:
drinking alcohol was acceptable
the bible should be taken literally
evolution and creationism could coincide
prohibition should be repealed
30
The Teapot Dome scandal centered on:
high tariffs
union members
oil-rich lands
gold mines
31
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were charged with, and convicted of:
receiving bribes
robbery and murder
treason
Anarchy
32
Advocated for equal rights for all citizens through the court system; Headed by WEB DuBoise
National Association for Advancement of Colored People
Universal Negro Improvement Assocation
None of the above
Niagara Movement
33
Which of the following facts about women's home lives in the 1920s was NOT true?
more ready-made food and clothing was available
their children spend most of their days at school
they were usually expected to work outside the home
traditional housework chores were more important than ever
34
He was the leader of the successful 1919 Coal Mine strike- more money, unionization, & less hrs
John L. Lewis
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
Warren G Harding
35
The main factor causing urban sprawl in the 1920s was:
growth in industry
change in the birthrate
the use of electricity
the automobile
36
To expand in the 20s, the KKK did all of the following
except:
encouraging white women to join
playing on people's fears of political radicals
blaming national problems on immigrants
allowing members to profit by recruiting new members
37
I invented the car
Mercedes Benz
None of these
Henry Ford
Diamler Chrysler
38
The car created jobs in all of the following areas except:
Gas stations
car repair
Railroad industry
Highway construction
39
The Prohibition movement sought to ban the sale of
Rotten meat
Guns
cars
Alcohol
40
The US took on this foreign policy since it was tired of foreign entanglements after WWI:
Isolationism
Interventionism
Anarchism
Nativism
41
Attorney General Palmer believed that he needed to protect the American people from :
big business
labor union members
political radicals
corruption and fraud