Unit 5 Review: The Roaring 1920's

Question 1

The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s was a period when African Americans ____.

Accepted Answer

created noteworthy works of art and literature

Question 2

With US returning to Laissez Faire and immigration returning to the same quota as 1890, what era did the 20's look like?

Accepted Answer

Gilded Age

Question 3

The contributions of Langston Hughes and Duke Ellington illustrate the importance of the Harlem Renaissance to ___.

Accepted Answer

the creative arts

Question 4

The term suffrage is defined as the ___.

Accepted Answer

Right to vote

Question 5

A major goal of the immigration acts of the 1920's was to ___.

Accepted Answer

use quotas to limit immigration from southern and eastern Europe

Question 6

Which events best support the image of the 1920’s as a decade of nativist sentiment?

Accepted Answer

the passage of the Emergency Quota Act and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan

Question 7

During the 1920's, differences over the Scopes trial, Prohibition, & the behavior of flappers were signs of disagreement

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traditional (old) values and new lifestyles

Question 8

A result of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's was the _____.

Accepted Answer

increased recognition of African-American writers and musicians

Question 9

The Red Scare and the verdict in the Sacco and Vanzetti trial are examples of negative American attitudes toward ___.

Accepted Answer

immigrants and socialists

Question 10

In the United States, the decade of the 1920’s was characterized by _____.

Accepted Answer

increased consumer credit and spending on the stock market

Question 11

A place where people buy and sell stocks is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

Stock Market

Question 12

The 1920’s are sometimes called the "Roaring Twenties" because ____.

Accepted Answer

there were many cultural changes in the US

Question 13

A business owned by multiple people is known as a ____.

Accepted Answer

Corporation

Question 14

The economic boom of the 1920's was primarily caused by the ____.

Accepted Answer

development of the assembly line and credit

Question 15

Who was the four time failed Democratic presidential candidate and prosecuting against John Scopes?

Accepted Answer

William Jennings Bryan

Question 16

Which combination of factors contributed most to the start of the Great Depression of the 1930’s?

Accepted Answer

over speculation on the stock market and the excessive use of credit

Question 17

What new technology of the 1920's greatly changed American life for news and entertainment?

Accepted Answer

Radio

Question 18

The 1925 trial of John Scopes reflects the conflict between ____.

Accepted Answer

science and religion

Question 19

What was a major result of Prohibition in the United States during the 1920's?

Accepted Answer

increase in criminality and organized crime

Question 20

Which American author was part of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's?

Accepted Answer

Langston Hughes

Question 21

What scandal was Harding implicated in over government oil funds?

Accepted Answer

Teapot Dome

Question 22

National Prohibition, as authorized by the 18th amendment, stated that ___.

Accepted Answer

the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was banned

Question 23

“The business of America is business.” By making this statement, President Coolidge was expressing his support for ___.

Accepted Answer

Laissez-faire system

Question 24

When the stock market is doing poorly, it is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

Bear Market

Question 25

Who was the first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean from New York, NY to Paris, France?

Accepted Answer

Charles Lindbergh

Question 26

Which situation helped cause the stock market crash of 1929?

Accepted Answer

excessive speculation and buying on margin

Question 27

Owning a small piece of a company is known as a _____.

Accepted Answer

Stock

Question 28

• Teapot Dome Scandal • Harlem Renaissance • Scopes trial: When did these occur?

Accepted Answer

1920's

Question 29

The failure of national Prohibition led to a public awareness that ___.

Accepted Answer

unpopular laws are difficult to enforce

Question 30

Prohibition of alcohol in the United States was established by _____.

Accepted Answer

a constitutional amendment

Question 31

Who was the most famous Gangster of the 1920's?

Accepted Answer

Al Capone

Question 32

To obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as ____.

Accepted Answer

Speakeasies

Question 33

When the stock is doing well and thriving, it is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

Bull Market

Question 34

What sport appeared as a result of Prohibition (roughly 30 years later)

Accepted Answer

NASCAR

Question 35

Buying when stuff is cheap and selling stuff when it is expensive is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

Speculation

Question 36

The works of Duke Ellington and Langston Hughes reflected the ____.

Accepted Answer

achievements of the Harlem Renaissance

Question 37

What was one effect of the Bolshevik (Communist) Revolution on the United States?

Accepted Answer

Nativism increased, leading to the Red Scare.

Question 38

The changing image of women during the 1920's was symbolized by the ___.

Accepted Answer

popularity of the flappers and their style of dress

Question 39

Sharing a company is known as ____.

Accepted Answer

Share

Question 40

Buying stocks with a loan is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

Margin

Unit 5 Review: The Roaring 1920's

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Unit 5 Review: The Roaring 1920's

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