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Unit 7: The 1920's Review
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1
Immediately after WWI, US factories cut back production, so what happened to the jobs?
women received most jobs
the US government regulated all the jobs
more jobs were created
many jobs were cut
2
Which of the following individuals won the Presidential election of 1920?
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Warren Harding
3
In 1927, The Jazz Singer was the first film to have …
color
spoken dialogue
an "R" rating
An all African American cast
4
All of the following were ways President Harding tried to help the economy except?
Reduce money owed by the government
Tax cuts for the wealthy
Provided government money to Unions
Limit government involvement in the economy
5
What was the first commercial radio station?
CBS
WPI
WTKR
KDKA
6
A time when 1.6 million African Americans left the South to take jobs in the North and Midwest.
The Great Migration
Harlem Renaissance
The Big Journey
The Southern Exodus
7
Which of the following was an automobile which was both reliable and affordable?
Volkswagen Beatle
Model Z
Model T
F-150
8
Due to segregation in Major League Baseball, African American players formed..
the Major League Baseball of African Americans
Anti-White Leagues
The Black Baseball Conference
Negro Leagues
9
This was an agreement which outlawed war. Eventually 62 nations signed it.
The Kellogg-Briand Pact
The Treaty of Versailles
The Cease Fire Agreement
The League of Nations
10
On November 2, 1920, what was the first event broadcast on the radio station KDKA?
The results for the Presidential Election of 1920
The Reading of the Treaty of Versailles
The Heavyweight Boxing Championship
The World Series
11
_____________________was the illegal business of producing and transporting illegal alcoholic beverages.
Bootlegging
Liquor Sprinting
Alcohol Racing
Whiskey Running
12
Whose nickname was “Duke”, and he was a conductor and composer of jazz music?
Langston Hughes
Jacob Lawrence
Edward Ellington
Louis Armstrong
13
What famous event did Jacob Lawrence depict in his art?
The Roaring 20's
The Jazz Age
The Great Migration
The Harlem Renaissance
14
During which Presidency did the Teapot Dome Scandal occur?
Barack Obama
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
Warren Harding
15
Which US Amendment granted women the right to vote?
22nd
18th
21st
19th
16
_________ = was a sculptor during the Harlem Renaissance.
Augusta Savage
Georgia O'Keeffe
Bessie Smith
Jacob Lawrence
17
Who was the Empress of the Blues
Bessie Smith
Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong
Whitney Houston
18
What is the name for a secret establishment which sold alcohol illegally during Prohibition?
a saloon
a lock and key bar
a speakeasy
a basement bar
19
In the 1920s, most workers made around $2 a day. How much did Henry Ford pay his workers a day?
$10.00
$6.50
$7.25
$5.00
20
Who wrote poems, plays, and novels which used African American slang and jazz rhythms?
Louis Armstrong
Langston Hughes
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Bessie Smith
21
All of the following were famous Major League Baseball players during the 1920's except...
Babe Ruth
Hank Aaron
Ty Cobb
Lou Gehrig
22
Which US Amendment ban the sale, transportation, and production of alcohol?
19th
17th
18th
15th
23
Which President fired every official who was involved in scandals during Harding’s Presidency?
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
William Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
24
What were the two famous styles of music which developed in the 1920s?
Jazz & Rap
Rock & Rap
Jazz & Blues
Rock & Jazz
25
Which term best describes a period of African American artistic accomplishment?
The New York Renaissance
The Liberation
The Harlem Renaissance
The Great Migration
26
__________ was a famous artist who painted urban cities, southwestern landscapes, and flowers.
Jacob Lawrence
Georgia O'Keeffe
Augusta Savage
Edward Ellington
27
- a new breed of women who wore short skirts, cut their hair short, and listened to jazz music.
Vixens
Flappers
Preppies
Hipsters
28
Who was the Mafia boss of Chicago from 1925 to 1931?
Al Capone
Lucky Luciano
John Torrio
Nucky Thompson