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1
The most popular and fastest growing form of media in the 1920s was
newspapers
radio
magazines
none of the above
2
What was NOT a change seen in the 1920s
increased Mexican immigration
increased immigration from southern and eastern Europe
the growth of the suburbs
more women in the workforce
3
The event that marked the clash between "traditionalists" and "modernists" was the...
Scopes trial
none of the above
Schenck v. U.S.
Sacco and Vanzetti trial
4
Marcus Garvey's Back to Africa movement inspired...
racial pride among African Americans
a decline in KKK membership
the Red Scare
the Great Migration
5
Due to the Great Migration, by the end of the 1920s, the majority of blacks lived in the north.
false
true
6
Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Babe Ruth, and Gertrude Ederle were all...
Hollywood movie stars
heroes of the 1920s
radio personalities
Harlem Renaissance writers and artists
7
Speakeasies were bars that operated legally.
false
true
8
The symbol of the 1920s was...
none of the above
the flapper
jazz
both the flapper and jazz
9
Improvements in transportation contributed to the growth of...
barrios
the rural-urban split
southern cities
suburbs
10
The 1920s was also called the...
Soaring Twenties
none of the above
Jazz Age
Decade of Conflict
11
The most famous writer of the Harlem Renaissance was...
Gertrude Stein
none of the above
Langston Hughes
Earnest Hemingway
12
The biggest, most harmful failure of Prohibition was the creation of organized crime.
true
false
13
In order to avoid future wars, Harding encouraged...
none of the above
involvement in the League of Nations
disarmament
low tariffs
14
The group of writers who rejected materialism and American popular culture were called...
the Lost Generation
the Last Generation
none of the above
the Harlem Renaissance
15
What contributed to the spread of jazz throughout the nation?
the radio
the Great Migration
none of the above
the Great Migration and the radio
16
Spending was encouraged by...
higher wages
new products
advertising
all of the above
17
Harding and Coolidge's foreign policy was one of...
interventionism
expansionism
imperialism
isolationism
18
What was not a goal of Prohibition?
to get rid of saloons, where vice thrived
to increase absenteeism and on the job injuries
to eliminate drunkenness and domestic abuse
to prevent on the job injuries
19
The "jazz spirit" influenced...
poetry
all of the above
painting
other music forms
20
When women got the right to vote with the 19th Amendment, women flocked to polls.
false
true
21
The Great Migration contributed to...
the revival of the KKK
the Harlem Renaissance
all of the above
the Red Summer
22
Famous Lost Generation writers included...
Langston Hughes
Herman Melville
all of the above
F. Scott Fitzgerald
23
Urban areas...
...were more "modern" in their manners and morals
...were experiencing an economic boom
all of the above
...provided greater access to education
24
Term used to describe a new type of young woman -rebellious, energetic, fun-loving, and bold.
demographics
Gibson girl
barrio
flapper
25
The scandal in which Sec. of State gave oil-drilling rights on gov't land to private companies.
the Teapot Dome scandal
the Kellogg-Briant Pact
none of the above
the Harding scandal
26
The KKK carried out crimes against...
Jews
African Americans
Catholics
all of the above
27
Which was the Prohibition amendment?
the Seventeenth
the Sixteenth
the Eighteenth
the Nineteenth
28
The rebirth of African American culture was called...
the Lost Generation
the Harlem Renaissance
the Last Generation
none of the above
29
In the 1920s, buying on credit became socially acceptable through the development of the...
radio commercial
installment plan
credit card
new products
30
What was NOT A CAUSE of the Red Scare?
the Bolshevik Revolution
the rash of strikes in America after WWI
immigrants with radical ideas
the Sacco and Vanzetti trial
31
What act provided a system for enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment?
none of the above
the Prohibition Enforcement Act
the Volstead Act
the Voltron Act
32
The Red Scare was...
a summer of race riots in northern cities
the fear of communists and other radical ideas
WWI
the Bolshevik Revolution
33
Advertising in the 1920s, targeted...
none of the above
the product
foreign markets
the consumer
34
Henry Ford "democratized" the automobile by
inventing the assembly line
making the assembly line more efficient
none of the above
creating a monopoly and increasing the cost of automobiles
35
A consumer economy depends upon...
service sector jobs such as jobs in health and education
spending
low production of goods
an agricultural economy
36
Which of the following undermined Prohibition?
organized crime
all of the above
speakeasies
bootleggers
37
Bootleggers were suppliers of illegal alcohol.
false
true
38
The Fordney-McCumber tariff...
none of the above
increased foreign trade
hurt foreign trade
aided European recovery
39
Which of the following was not a Republican president of the 1920s
Harding
Hoover
Roosevelt
Coolidge
40
What contributed to the rise of fundamentalism in the 1920s?
some scholars were saying the Bible was written by humans
science and technology were playing a larger role in life
all of the above
war and widespread problems of modern society
41
Mass media of the 1920s contributed to
increased regionalism
a less informed America
a national culture
a less united United States
42
The National Origins Act of 1924...
discriminated against western European immigrants
allowed immigration from Japan
reduced the immigration quota to 2% based on the 1890 census
reduced the immigration quota to 3% based on the 1910 census
43
Nativism increased after WWI due to...
all of the above
problems in cities
job competition
the Red Scare
44
Which of the following was an event of the Red Scare?
the Sacco and Vanzetti trial
the NY States Assembly's refusal to seat elected Socialists
the Palmer Raids
all of the above
45
President Coolidge was pro-business, so he supported...
all of the above
high tariffs
laissez-faire
lower taxes
