One characteristic of a consumer economy is

b. people buy large numbers of products.

The main result of Prohibition was

d. crime organizations grew rich selling alcohol.

How did women's roles in society change in the 1920's?

b.Women were elected to state and national governments.

Books by authors of the Lost Generation encouraged many young Americans to

c. rebel against popular culture.

One major danger sign that the American economy was in trouble in the 1920's was

a. the increase of personal debt.

A major demographic change in the 1920's was

a. the movement from rural to urban areas.

The rise of the mass media led to the

a. development of a national culture.

The 1920's was called the Jazz Age because

c. Americans from all walks of life embraced jazz music.

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1920's Quiz

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The 1920's: A Time of Changes and Developments

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1
One characteristic of a consumer economy is
b. people buy large numbers of products.
d. only the rich can afford modern products.
c. most people work at home.
a. people make everything they need.
2
In the 1920's, most African Americans moved to northern cities because they wanted
c. less discrimination.
a. jobs.
d. higher wages.
b. better schools.
3
The main result of Prohibition was
d. crime organizations grew rich selling alcohol.
a. the crime rate fell in most cities.
c. most Americans in cities stopped drinking.
b. the sale of alcohol rose in rural areas.
4
How did women's roles in society change in the 1920's?
d. Fewer women went to work.
a. Women began earning higher pay than men.
c. Women began to hold more jobs than men.
b.Women were elected to state and national governments.
5
During the Red Scare, many Americans blamed labor strikes on
a. Communists.
b. high rent.
d. Republicans.
c. the shortage of workers.
6
Books by authors of the Lost Generation encouraged many young Americans to
c. rebel against popular culture.
d. become more religious.
b. seek jobs in the government.
a. want to become rich.
7
The symbol of the 1920's woman was a
b. maid.
a. housewife.
c. flapper.
d. worker.
8
One major danger sign that the American economy was in trouble in the 1920's was
a. the increase of personal debt.
d. a rise in immigration.
c. the growth of industry.
b. the demand for more jobs.
9
A major demographic change in the 1920's was
a. the movement from rural to urban areas.
d. the movement to ban alcohol.
b. the movement of women into politics.
c. the growth of the suffrage movement.
10
Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen were leaders of the
b. Lost Generation.
a. labor movement.
c. Harlem Renaissance.
d. Prohibition movement.
11
The rise of the mass media led to the
c. mass migration to rural areas.
d. decline of the automobile industry.
b. decline of newspaper sales.
a. development of a national culture.
12
The 1920's was called the Jazz Age because
b. poetry and art was filled with jazz.
d. George Gershwin played jazz music.
c. Americans from all walks of life embraced jazz music.
a. people only went to jazz dance halls and dance clubs.

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