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Who was the 1921 Heavyweight of the World?
The Red Scare was in response to______.
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1
The Red Scare was in response to______.
Teapot Dome Scandal
Prohibition
Flappers
Fear of communism and anarchy
2
Who was the 1921 Heavyweight of the World?
Al Jolson
Louis Armstrong
Jack Dempsey
Benny Goodman
3
Who brought Jazz to northern cities?
African Americans from the south
Jazz fairy
WWI Veterans
Older Americans
4
Who was the Attorney General preoccupied with hunting Reds?
Albert Fall
Herbert Hoover
A. Mitchell Palmer
Jeff Sessions
5
Which of the following men had nothing to do with the Scopes Trial?
John Scopes
Clarence Darrow
F. Scott Fitzgerald
William Jennings Bryan
6
Who was the governor of MA who helped end the Boston Police Strike?
Herbert Hoover
John Lewis
Calvin Coolidge
Warren Harding
7
Who was the first woman to swim the English Channel?
Gertrude Ederle
Bessie Smith
Amelia Earhart
Serena Williams
8
Who was known as the "King of Swing"?
Benny Goodman
Jack Dempsey
Tupac Shakur
Freddie Mercury
9
What was the new innovation in movies in the 1920s?
Introduction of color
Sound
Use of advertising
3-D
10
Who would have supported prohibition?
Traditionalists
Modernists
11
What is the term for someone who brings alcohol into the country illegally?
Wine Bringer
Bootlegger
Booze-Footer
Sockhopper
12
Who would have supported flappers?
Traditionalists
Modernists
13
Advertisements in the 1920s focused on_____
Product location
Quantity
Consumer image
Quality
14
Which of the following was not a new invention of the 1920s?
Automobile
Microwave
Refrigerator
Washing machine
15
What was the famous dance that many of the flappers and hip cats of the 1920s were dancing?
The Charleston
The hustle
The dab
The waltz
16
The automobile changed society in the 1920s in all of the following ways, EXCEPT:
GPS
Gas stations
Auto Repair Stations
Paved roads
17
What is the political and economic system that involves equal distribution of wealth?
Fundamentalism
Communism
Imperialism
Capitalism
18
The 1925 Scopes Trial was a debate over teaching _____.
Stoichiometry
Law
World War I
Evolution
19
What was the term for a 1920s woman who is free and embraces new fashions and trends?
Flaunter
Harlot
Progressive
Flapper
20
Who were the two Italian immigrants who were accused of robbery and murder?
Sacco and Vanzetti
Lenin and Marx
Scopes and Darrow
DeNiro and Pacino
21
Who made the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in the Spirit of St. Louis?
Fred Noonan
Jim Thorpe
Amelia Earhart
Charles Lindbergh
22
Who would have supported and listened to Jazz?
Traditionalists
Modernists
23
Who would have supported teaching evolution in schools?
Traditionalists
Modernists
24
What city becomes the center of the entertainment industry?
Memphis
Seattle
Hollywood
Detroit
25
What happened in the Tea Pot Dome Scandal?
Sec of the Interior took bribes for selling federal land
Sec of State was fired for selling weapons to Germany
Illegal alcohol was sold in speakeasies
Harding sold spoiled tea to the British
26
All of the following are distinguishing features of flappers, EXCEPT:
Longer straight hair
The Bob
Shorter dresses
Strings of beads
27
Which of the following was not an impact of prohibition?
Increase in organized crime
Rise of alcoholism
Need for more law enforcement
End to Fundamentalist Christianity
28
Which of the following gained fame as a football and baseball star?
Jack Dempsey
Babe Ruth
Jim Thorpe
Charles Lindbergh
29
Harding's administration was plagued with_______.
Scandals
The Flu
Labor strikes
A potential war with Mexico
30
Who was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic and the first woman to fly from CA to HI?
Barbara Bush
Bessie Smith
Gertrude Ederle
Amelia Earhart
31
Who did the new KKK target?
Police officers and city officials
Gamblers and gangsters
White Christian Fundamentalists
Catholics, African Americans and immigrants
32
What president was known as "President Hardly"?
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
Warren Harding
33
One of the reasons that the economy of grew in the 1920s is because consumers were_______.
Conserved electricity
Ignoring advertisements
Began to buy goods on credit
Increase in sale of government bonds
34
Which of the following is not someone associated with the 1920s Jazz Scene?
Neil Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Bessie Smith
Duke Ellington
35
What is the name of the hate group that re-emerged in the 1920s?
Santa's Elves
Far Left
Ku Klux Klan
Nazis
36
What is the term for an illegal nightclub/bar that served alcohol in the 1920s?
Bootlegger
Speakeasy
Hootch
Flapper
37
Which of the following does not go along with Republican policies during the 1920s?
High taxes
High tariffs
Low taxes
Deregulation of businesses
38
Why did some states begin ban the teaching of evolution?
The theory contradicted the Bible's teaching of Creationism
The theory violated the Constitution
The theory was unknown to teachers
The theory challenged scientific beliefs
39
A. Mitchell Palmer engaged in his raids against groups who______.
Bought items on credit
Had meetings in secret
Upset Coolidge
Posed a danger to the country
40
Who was the "Little Tramp" and starred in many silent films?
Mickie Mouse
Walt Disney
Jim Thorpe
Charlie Chaplin
41
Who would have supported the immigration quotas?
Modernists
Traditionalists
42
Who was known as the "Sultan of Swat" and set a record for 60 home runs in a season?
Jack Dempsey
Satchel Paige
Charlie Chaplin
Babe Ruth
43
What is the term for the outpouring of creativity from African American artists and musicians?
Roaring Twenties
Jazz Age
Back to Africa Movement
Harlem Renaissance
44
Why did the KKK reemerge in the 1920s?
Increase in immigration
Race riots
Changes in the family
Decrease in immigration
45
What invention allowed for the national experience of hearing news and sports?
Model T
Phonograph
Internet
Radio
46
What is the term for a numerical limit?
Quota
Literacy
Limitation
Numerical
47
Who starred in the first "talkie"?
Jack Dempsey
Tom Hardy
Al Jolson
Benny Goodman
48
What is the term for the period in history when people were afraid of communists?
Communist Manifesto
Red Scare
Red Flag
Red Rage
49
The first films were ____.
CGI
Action films
In color
Silent
50
What president died in office in 1923?
William Taft
Herbert Hoover
Warren Harding
Calvin Coolidge
51
What is the term for the banning of alcohol in the 1920s?
Quota
Publication
Prostitution
Prohibition
52
What problem did the government face with prohibition?
How to enforce it while intoxicated
How to pay for enforcing it
How to get alcohol for parties if it is illegal
How to tax the illegal booze
53
In what city does Jazz originate?
New Orleans
Nashville
Salt Lake City
New York
54
What city was Al Capone from?
Kansas City
Atlanta
Chicago
Philadelphia
55
Who was the famous Gangster out of Chicago in the 1920s?
Al Capone
Vito Corleone
Billy Porrini
Niccolo Vanzetti
56
What trumpet player was nicknamed "Satchmo"?
Bessie Smith
Lance Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
57
The new immigration quotas were based on_____.
Age
Nation of origin
Literacy
Gender
58
What was the first "talkie"?
The Jazz Singer
Singing in the Rain
Birth of a Nation
Gone With the Wind
59
Henry Ford wanted to sell car that were____.
Came in many colors
Ordinary people could afford
Had moon roofs
Could go over 100 mph
60
The labor strikes in the 1920s were because of communist infiltration.
True
False
61
Which of the following would not be an activity that a flapper engaged in?
Talking openly about relationships
Drinking alcohol
Smoking cigarettes
Spitting on the sidewalk
62
Which of the following aligns with the Republican Presidents' policies of the 1920s?
Buildup of armaments and weapons
Business regulation
Decrease in immigration quotas
Isolationism
63
In which city was there a major police strike?
Baltimore
Atlanta
Chicago
Boston
64
What was the name of Henry Ford's popular automobile in the 1920s?
Thunderbird
Model T
Prius
Jeep
65
Who would have supported the verdict in the Scopes Trial?
Traditionalists
Modernists
