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1
________ were Italian anarchists accused of murder and executed
DeNiro and Scorcese
Mario and Luigi
Caprietti and Fellini
Sacco and Vanzetti
2
People used___ to buy expensive new technology like cars and radios
the internet
taxes
installment plans (credit)
factory jobs
3
The economy of the 1920s____
was very good for poor and minorities
had many problems
collapsed quickly
grew rapidly
4
______ was the leader of the "Back to Africa" movement
W.E.B Dubois
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcom X
Marcus Garvey
5
What was the most popular form of Mass entertainment in the 1920s?
speakeasies
radio
television
concert tours
6
Star of the first "talkie" called the jazz singer
Clarence Birdseye
Brian Fritz
Hunter Sheltonn
Al Jolson
7
John T. Scopes was put on trial for
being a leader of the kkk
teaching evolution
teaching creationism
violating prohibition laws
8
Writer who became leading voice of African American experience in the US
F Scott Fitzgerald
Duke Ellington
Bessie Smith
Langston Hughes
9
The National Origins Act of 1924
banned Mexican immigrants from entering the US
allotted a large portion of the quota to immigrant from mex
allotted a small portion of the quota to immigrants from Mex
exempted Mexicans from the quota act
10
One reason Prohibition failed was
soldiers in WWI wanted to drink
people got less religious
alcohol manufacturers bribed politicians
too difficult to enforce
11
The ___ Amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote
20th
19th
17th
18th
12
Louis Armstrong, Count Baise, and Duke Ellington were all famous
businessmen
athletes
musicians
actors
13
The rebellious young women of the 1920s were known as
flappers
sufferagettes
thespians
feminists
14
_____ made the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean (New York to Paris)
Amelia Erhart
Bruno Huaptmann
Charles Lindberg
Manfred von Richtoven
15
The KKK hated
Jews
all of the above
Catholics
African-Americans
16
The Teapot Dome scandal was caused by
Paying bribes to get Government jobs
Lease of Naval Oil Reserves
Sale of Government Land
Harding's Affair (caught at the Teapot Dome Hotel)
17
The increasing availability of ____ helped encourage people to buy new technology and machines
cars
credit cards
radios
electricity
18
The growth and popularity of the automobile led to
all of the above
new industries and businesses
people moving to the suburbs
more factory jobs
19
What was NOT an effect of prohibition
fewer people drink
government gets more taxes
crime increases
co ed drinking becomes more popular
20
Defending attorney in scopes trial
William Jennings Bryan
Louis Armstrong
Ernest Hemmingway
Clarence Darrow
21
Prosecuting attorney of scopes trial
WIlliam Jennings Bryan
Clarence Darrow
Herbert Hoover
Brian Fritz
22
The target of the Palmer Raids was
communists
anarchists
immigrants
all of the above
23
Calvin Coolidge stated the business of America is business
true
fase
24
Warren G Hardings Presidential slogan
Return to Normalcy
Back to the Good Ole days
Keep Cool with Coolidge
The Business of America is Businesss
25
What style of music gained popularity during the 1920s?
rhythm and blues
western swing
folk
jazz
26
Which group benefitted the MOST from the economic growth in the 1920s
factory workers
business owners
farmers
african americans
27
Presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover could all be described as
corrupt
pro-regulation
pro-business
civil rights supporters
28
Developer of Frozen Food
Hunter Shelton
Louis Armstrong
Ernest Hemingway
Clarence Birdseye
29
Famous Boxer of the 1920s
Bill Tilden
Red Grange
Babe Ruth
Jack Dempsey
30
pseudo-science that deals with the improvement of hereditary trait (to create a supreme race)
Red Scare
eugenics / evolution
Speakeasies
Big Bang Theory
31
Purpose of the Volstead Act was to
prohibit lynching
ban the teaching of evolution
enfore prohibition
limit immigration
32
Composer, pianist, and bandleader whose sound was a blend of improvisation and orchestratio.
Rudolph Valentino
Duke Ellington
Charlie Chaplin
Lon Chaney
33
The ___ Amendment to the Constitution outlawed "intoxicating beverages"
18th
19th
17th
20th
34
The NAACP was an organization devoted to
helping farmers
organizing unions
fighting communists
civil rights
35
"The Sheik was the first "talking" picture
true
false
36
W.E.B. Dubois was a leader of the ___ movement
anti-war
women's sufferage
civil rights
prohibition
37
An establishment that served illegal alcohol was called a
speakeasy
underground
cotton club
tavern
38
The National Origin Act in 1924 restricted immigration from
Southern and Eastern Europe
Everywhere
Mexico and Latin America
Asia
39
Some of the lost generation after WWI became disillusioned with society
FALSE
TRUE
40
Golden Age of Hollywood began in 1927 with the release of
first animated film
first motion picture
first motion picture with sound
feature full length film
41
Which innovation in manufacturing did Henry Ford first develop
Unionized Factories
Assembly Line
Vertical Integration
Interchangeable Parts
42
Langston Hughes, Zora Neal Hurston, and James Weldon Johnson were leaders of
the Prohibition movement
the Harlem Renaissance
the KKK
Organized Crime (mafia)
43
Cotton Club was
a fictitious Chicago nightclub featured in the famous movie
Harlem nightspot where African American entertainers began
a Hollywood nightspot
a Chicago speakeasy where gangsters went
44
One of the first commercial radio broadcast in history, listeners of station KDKA in Pittsburgh
amos n andy show
Dempsey-Tunney title fight
news of teh fist successful transatlantic flight.
new of warren g hardings victory in the presidential elec.
45
President during the end of the 1920s and start of Great Depression
Harding
Roosevelt (FDR)
Hoover
Coolidge
46
What was the term for someone who made or sold illegal alcohol?
jive turkey
flapper
hepcat
bootlegger
47
American foreign policy in the 1920s was
isolationist
aggresive
pacifist
interventionist
48
man of a thousand faces starred in Hunchback of Norte Dame: Horror film
Al Capone
Lon Chaney
Langston Hughes
Jack Dempsey
49
President marred by scandals; cabinet known as the Ohio Gang
Harding
Washington
Hoover
Coolidge
50
The 1st "Red Scare" in the US was mainly caused by
The Palmer Raids
The Russian Revolution
all of the above
World War 1
51
Thomas Edison was responsible for the founding of General Electric Company
false
true
52
What nativist group became popular during the 1920s?
John Birch Society
NAACP
Know-Nothing Party
KKK
53
Many believed Sacco & Vanzetti were guilty because they were immigrants and had anarchists beliefs
false
true
54
It girl of the 20s
Bessie Smith
Mary Pickford
55
Singer who seemed to symbolize soul: empress of blues
Lillian Gish
Rosie Cheik
Duke Ellington
Bessie Smith