The Roaring Twenties

Question 1

Urged people to reduce or stop drinking alcohol & pressured the government to make restrictions

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Temperance movement

Question 2

Finish the Quote: "Dad, I wish you'd shut your BIG...

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Yapper!

Question 3

First pilot to fly nonstop from NYC to Paris in a single-engine plane

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Charles Lindbergh

Question 4

This is a portion of shared ownership in a corporation.

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stock

Question 5

Was passed with the amendment to verify which "intoxicating liquors" were excluded or included

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Volstead Act

Question 6

A labor surplus occurs when...

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there are MORE workers than jobs to fill

Question 7

Can you guess the celebrity?

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Chris Evans

Question 8

Who contributed to the development of "prairie style homes?"

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Frank Lloyd Wright

Question 9

Which is a appropriate description of a flapper?

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they wore loose-fitted skirts and transparent hosiery

Question 10

Potential savings that result from running a large-scale operation (like Ford Motor Company)

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Economics of scale

Question 11

Which Bear is better?

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Black Bears Eat Beets

Question 12

A financial institution that allows people to buy & sell stocks & bonds

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stock market

Question 13

A labor surplus usually means...

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lower wages for ALL workers

Question 14

Which vice president took office following the death of President Warren G. Harding?

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Calvin Coolidge

Question 15

What was another HUGE change that was time and energy savers for homemakers?

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prepackaged & prepared foods

Question 16

Which one of these retail chains created the Thanksgiving Day parade in NYC as a marketing tool

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Macy's

Question 17

These were suppliers of illegal liquor to speakeasies

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bootleggers

Question 18

The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was

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when Al Capone had 7 men killed in the streets of Chicago

Question 19

In 1929, American households owed how much for consumer goods?

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8.6 billion

Question 20

Banned the sale AND production of alcohol

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Eighteenth Amendment

Question 21

Which affected the US economy after WWI?

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US supplemented supplies to Europe to help them out

Question 22

The focus on buying and selling

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Consumerism

Question 23

In 1932, Amelia Earhart was the first woman to...

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fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic

Question 24

Permitted consumers to pay the full price of the expensive item over time in small payments

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Installment plans

Question 25

John T. Scopes got into trouble when he lectured his students about what?

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teaching evolution

Question 26

These two forms of alcohol were NOT banned under the Volstead Act

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wine for religion & ethanol for medicine

Question 27

New technology such as electricity and gas reduced the demand for...

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coal

Question 28

This is the face of someone who...

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listens to a conversation between Lilly & Abigail

Question 29

These were popular leisure activities that promoted spectator entertainment

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professional sports & movies

Question 30

Some Americans were upset by which of these changes the country had been through

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changes in women's' roles & advances in science

Question 31

Which of these flourished during the 1920s?

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higher-skilled workers

Question 32

The goal of Prohibition was to guide people back to...

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traditional values & clean lifestyles

Question 33

Which is a benefit of Mechanization?

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producing goods became more efficient allowing pay raises

Question 34

Bootleggers brought high profits which helped enable...

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gangsters & organized criminal gangs

Question 35

The Scope Trial pitted who against who?

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religious fundamentalists against scientists

Question 36

This means purchasing stock with borrowed money

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buy on margin

Question 37

These individuals felt strongly that something was wrong, but did not know what to do about it.

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Lost Generation

Question 38

When Prohibition began, drinking went underground to secret bars called

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speakeasies

Question 39

This president's 1924 presidential campaign was the first to use radio to connect with voters

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Calvin Coolidge

Question 40

Highest number of immigrants came from these countries in the 1920s:

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Germany, England, Ireland

Question 41

Which factor helped the U.S. economic grow during the early 1920s?

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high demand from foreign country markets

Question 42

These were laws that restricted the number of immigrants who could enter the U.S. annually.

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Johnson-Reed Act

Question 43

Which jobs saw decreases in their earnings following WWI?

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farmers and coal miners

Question 44

Which of these was NOT an upcoming retail chain during the 1920s?

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Wal Mart

Question 45

Which factor MOST contributed to increasing consumer demands during the 1920s?

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use of the assembly line in factories

Question 46

Private group supported industry by weeding out the WORST offenders of dishonesty & fraudulence

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Better Business Bureau

Question 47

These were some incentives used to attract skilled workers & to discourage forming labor unions

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healthcare plans, insurance plans & bonuses

Question 48

Which statement explains the importance of flappers during the 1920s?

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they challenged traditional women's roles with their fashion

Question 49

What became widely available to urban homes in the 1920s?

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electricity

Question 50

Expatriates are...

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citizens residing in a foreign country

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