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The Jazz Age 1920-1929
The Jazz Age 1920-1929
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This is a Florida U.S. history unit review that covers the Jazz Age, 1920-1929.
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1
_____ _____ was a great writer of the 1920s who wrote about "heroic antiheroes" in World War I.
Ernest Hemmingway
Edith Wharton
Zelda Fitzgerald
Langston Hughes
2
What exerted a great deal of influence on modernist American art movements in the 1920s?
cubism
European movements
consumerism
rural American life
3
What group of Americans found themselves let go from factory positions when servicemen returned from war?
Native Americans
African Americans
Irish Americans
Chinese Americans
4
What fact about the Sacco-Vanzetti case prejudiced the jury into convicting them for murder?
There were several eyewitnesses who also happened to be veterans.
Sacco and Vanzetti were immigrant anarchists.
Both men had protested American involvement in World War I.
The gun evidence against them was compelling.
5
What was the main focus of Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel,
The Age of Innocence
?
upper-class ignorance and pretensions
the absurdities of small town life
the superficiality of the consumer society
the rights of women and their role in America
6
Attorney General Harry Daugherty was accused of accepting bribes in order to...
release German spies captured during World War I
sell government land in the West to chemical and mining operations
transfer ownership of a German-owned chemical company seized during WWI
get the Supreme Court to hear particular cases
7
Consumerism led to which of the following changes in views on debt and borrowing?
Most consumers paid off their installment plans more quickly.
Americans only borrowed what their incomes would allow.
More Americans found it acceptable to use consumer credit for purchases.
Fewer Americans wanted to make use of borrowing for big purchases.
8
What did the 1924 National Origins Act do?
It restricted immigration in a way that favored NW European countries.
It restricted immigration by closing Ellis Island and imposing regulations.
It called for a new census and based immigration quotas on the results.
It levied special taxes against immigrants, halting immigration in the 20s.
9
What was the primary result of the Great Migration?
African American writers wrote about Southern themes.
African American artists moved west in search of racial equality.
Northern factories were understaffed.
Northern cities became key centers of African American culture.
10
What was the significance of the movie
The Jazz Singer
?
It was the first talking movie.
It was the first movie broadcast over the radio.
It was the first movie starring a female lead.
It was the first movie made in Hollywood.
11
Mellon's principle of cutting tax rates in order to stimulate the economy is known today as ...
supply-side, or "trickle down," economics
the principle of regulated taxation
supply and demand economics
command, or "prosperity" economics
12
How did the "new morality" of the 1920s change traditional views of marriage?
Women helped pass legislation making divorce easier.
Men sought women who retained a pre-1920s attitude about traditional roles.
Women became more resistant to getting married.
The ideals of romantic love and friendship became more important.
13
What consumer product of this era changed American life more than any other?
make-up
indoor plumbing
the automobile
the electric razor
14
Why did Henry Ford double his factory workers' pay while decreasing their hours?
to build company loyalty and counteract unionization of the workers
because the Model T was so profitable
to compete with other car companies who were doing the same thing
to comply with new federal laws governing workplace safety and management
15
The 1920s movement that believed the Christian Bible was literally true and denied the theory of evolution was...
the Charismatic Movement
the Darrow Movement
the Creationists Movement
the Fundamentalist Movement
16
What distinguished Carl Sandburg from other writers before him?
He used common speech to glorify the Midwest.
He used ancient rhymes and meters in his poetry.
He used made-up words and unusual rhythms in his writing.
He focused his topics on life in the Deep South.
17
Anger against immigrants and emerging racial tensions over jobs led to the rise of which previously defunct group?
Wu-tang Clan
Knights of the Round Table
the Ku Klux Klan
the Aryan Brotherhood
18
Which famous scandal involved the secretary of the interior taking bribes to lease oil reserves to private interests?
the Justice Department Scandal
the Forbes Scandal
the Ohio Gang Scandal
the Teapot Dome Scandal
19
Fundamentalists were active in which social movement that pushed for the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment?
Prohibition
Darwinism
Nativism
Isolationism
20
Louis Armstrong developed an early form of this style of music, which combined Dixieland blues and ragtime, called
jazz.
syncopation.
improvisation.
soloism.
21
What process, first adopted by Henry Ford, allowed the price of products to be reduced while volume of sales increased?
shorter work week
the tin lizzy
company loyalty
moving assembly line
22
Who was the first cabinet official in U.S. history to go to prison?
Andrew Mellon
Albert Fall
Henry Daugherty
Charles Forbes
23
The belief that one's homeland needs to be protected from immigrants is called...
racism
nativism
isolationism
culturalism
24
How was Marcus Garvey successful in influencing African American culture?
He founded the NAACP in order to promote African American policies.
He inspired a sense of pride in African American culture and heritage.
He was a key promoter and supporter of the Harlem Renaissance.
He helped African Americans return to Africa.
25
For women of the 1920s, new fashions represented...
their new social, economic, and intellectual freedoms
their traditional values
the new wonders of industrialism
the nation's growing urbanism
26
What technological advancement in industry allowed for shorter workweeks for factory workers?
the cotton gin
the automobile
computers
mass production
27
One of the striking features of African American writing in the 1920s, as exemplified in Claude McKay's work, was...
a desire for a return to the South.
a bitter contempt for racism.
an attitude of acceptance of African American roles in 1920s society.
a longing for an African American cultural revolution.
28
The unconventional way in which many writers and artists lived during the 1920s was referred to as...
the temperance movement
the modernist movement
the bohemian lifestyle
the existential lifestyle
29
What was the result of the Kelly Act, passed by Congress in 1925?
It offered wartime grants for the production of war planes.
It created the Federal Aviation Administration.
It made Charles Lindbergh famous.
PO Dept boosted commercial airlines by contracting them to carry airmail
30
During the Forbes Scandal, what was Colonel Charles Forbes accused of doing?
allowing private drilling in national forest preserves
convincing Harding to replace Coolidge with another Ohio friend as VP
accepting bribes from German businessmen
selling scarce medical supplies from veterans' hospitals for personal gain
31
Pulitzer Prize winner Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote about...
the wealthy lifestyle of people in the 1920s
social issues and their causes
women's equality and women's inner lives
life in the Great Plains
32
What was the success of the Washington Conference?
It lent money to the former Allied Forces so that they could rebuild.
several countries agreed to a moratorium on the construction of warships.
It caused Japan to become a naval superpower.
It lowered the war debts owed by Germany to France and England.
33
What position did Herbert Hoover hold in the Coolidge administration?
secretary of the navy
secretary of state
secretary of commerce
attorney general
34
How did African Americans influence politics in the 1920s?
Their numbers in Northern cities made them a powerful voting bloc.
They were able to get laws passed that favored minorities and immigration.
They managed to elect the first African American mayor of Chicago.
They lobbied for veterans' benefits that were denied to them.
35
What new type of products changed the lives of homemakers in the 1920s?
cotton blend clothing
cosmetics
electric appliances
television
36
How did the Harlem Renaissance transform African American society?
It created a desire among African Americans to protest Northern racism.
It brought international fame and spurred political activism.
It helped end segregation in the North.
It enlivened a mostly flat American cultural landscape.
37
He was a prolific and original writer, became a leading voice on the African American experience in America.
Langston Hughes
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
Louis Armstrong
38
President Harding's cabinet appointments, including his friends from Ohio, were referred to as...
The Forbes Group
The Ohio Gang
The Kitchen Cabinet
Teapot Dome
39
Women who wore makeup, drank prohibited liquor, and smoked cigarettes in the 1920s were called...
troublemakers
flappers
bobbers
independents
40
The explosion of African American arts, music, and political activity in the 1920s became known as...
the Great Migration.
the Harlem Renaissance.
the Jazz Age.
the Blues movement.
41
What entertaining pastime rose to new heights of popularity because of the mass media?
sports
plays
concerts
comics
42
Why did the mass media help unify Americans?
It informed the public of national affairs and made them feel more secure.
It entertained everyone with the same shows.
It propagated societal stereotypes.
It exposed millions of people to the same information and ideas.
