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America in the 1920s
America in the 1920s
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1
What was the Great Migration?
A great movement of Bootleggers from the east to the west
None of These
A great movement of African Americans from the north to the south
A great movement of African Americans from the south to to north
2
The 1925 trial of John Scopes reflected the conflict between
Traditional roles and new roles for women
Isolation and international involvement
Prohibition and organized crime
Science and Religion
3
In the 1920s, farmers had economic problems because
there were too few farmers.
prices for farm products were rising.
the demand for farmer products was rising.
there was an oversupply of farm products on the market.
4
Who had a multi-million dollar crime operation in Chicago?
John Dilinger
Al Capone
Pretty Boy Floyd
Babyface Nelson
5
As attorney general, he sent government agents on illegal raids to hunt down radicals
Warren G Harding
Calvin Coolidge
John Lewis
A Mitchell Palmer
6
This established the maximum number of immigrants who were allowed into the United States from each foreign country
Quota System
Anarchists
Ku Klux Klan
isolationism
7
The immigration policies of the 1920s limited immigration from all of the following countries EXCEPT
Japan
England
Mexico
Italy
8
What big event had just ended causing joy and celebration during the Roaring Twenties?
Construction of a skyscraper
World War I
World War II
Spanish American War
9
People began using ____________ to buy new items.
Checks
Cash
Credit
Gold Coins
10
Women of the 1920s
Rejected the idea of women's right to vote
Embraced their traditional family roles
Challenged establish social norms
Began to prefer more modest fashions
11
Which invention allowed news and entertainment to reach large audiences in a very short amount of time in the 1920's?
the radio
the television
the mail
the newspaper
12
During the Harlem Ren who was an African American writer who expressed the hard times and struggles for black Americans?
Louis Armstrong
Langston Hughes
Paul Robeson
Claude Mckay
13
As president of the United Mine Workers, he led the miners on a strike that resulted in a wage increase
John Lewis
George Costanza
Samuel Gompers
Salman Rushdie
14
Which of the following BEST describes a flapper?
A women who thought men should stay home and women should dominate the work
A woman who campaigned for the legalization of the "Moral Gown"
A rebellious woman who wanted to drink, smoke, and have a good time
A modest women who obeyed her parents
15
The main factor causing urban sprawl in the 1920s was
the use of electricity
a change in the birthrate
the automobile
growth in industry
16
Attorney general A Mitchell Palmer believed that he needed to protect the American people from
political radicals
labor union members
big business
corruption and fraud
17
As governor of Massachusetts during the police strike he opposed the strike and called out the National Guard
Theodore Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Warren G Harding
William McKinley
18
This is an economic and political system based on single party government and dictatorship
Communism
Oligarchy
Democracy
Anarchy
19
Which is true of the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti?
It dealt with nativist fears of foreign influence in the United States
It was a public reaction against organized crime
It was started by concern that the United States would sink into a depressi
It was a grassroots movement to gain equal rights for minorities
20
What was a bootlegger?
Criminals who brought clothing made in other countries into the U.S.
Criminals who immigrated to the U.S.
Criminals who brought guns made in other countries into the U.S.
Criminal who sold alcohol in the United States during Prohibition
21
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Cultural Explosion of African Americans
Social Explosion of African Americans
Artistic Explosion of African Americans
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22
Opposed all forms of government which led to arrests and deportations during the Red Scare
Democrats
Republicans
Communists
Anarchists
23
Why did African Americans Migrate?
All of these
To live in a big city
To Escape Discrimination and Look for Better Jobs
To Escape the Winter
24
The Red Scare was a period of
Severe economic depression
Widespread support for group promoting international anarchy
Persecution of people suspected of holding anti-American political views.
Great growth in art, literature and music
25
Its membership increased due to the Red Scare but its power declined due to racial violence
Ku Klux Klan
Sacco and Vanzetti
Anarchists
NATO
26
Most Americans who OPPOSED the Ku Klux Klan embraced what notion?
That the races should remain separate
That David Stephenson should be elected President
That America was a “melting pot”
That immigrants should be deported
27
During the 1920s, the Red Scare, the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti and the rise of nativism were all signs of
The return of normalcy
The start of the Great Depression
A rising fear of foreigners
The benefits of new technologies
28
To expand its membership in the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan engaged in all of the following except
blaming national problems on immigrants.
encouraging white women to join the organization
playing on people's fear of political radicals
allowing members to profit from recruiting new members
29
This is a policy of abstaining from involvement in world affairs
Quota System
Ohi Day
Isolationism
Neutrality
30
What was the condition of America’s economy following World War I?
There was immediate nationwide prosperity
There was a brief recession, followed by economic growth
There was a long, gradual decline in America’s economy
There was a long recession
31
Favoring people born in the United States...
Isolationism
Prohibition
Nativism
Urban Sprawl
32
The first practical peacetime use of airplanes was for
carrying mail
crop-dusting
carrying passengers
weather forecasting
33
What was the driving cause of rising crime in the 1920's and 30's?
World War I
Booming economy
Prohibition
Taxes
34
Communism appealed to this group of people...
Poor
Rich
Men
Women
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The demand for automobiles in the 1920s
Brought about the collapse of the suburbs
Stimulated growth in many other industries
Closed down the steel industry
Led to a nationwide recession
