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1
The main factor causing urban sprawl in the 1920s was:
growth in industry
change in the birthrate
the automobile
the use of electricity
2
According to Bartolomeo Vanzetti, he and Nicola Sacco were guilty of:
None of the above
committing robbery
being anarchists/radicals
committing murder
3
Which of the following facts about women's home lives in the 1920s was NOT true?
more ready-made food and clothing was available
their children spend most of their days at school
traditional housework chores were more important than ever
they were usually expected to work outside the home
4
Which of the following is NOT true of women in the 1920s
most paid workers were still men
they could earn as much as men
Their bosses were likely men
assembly line jobs were available
5
Attorney General Palmer believed that he needed to protect the American people from :
political radicals
labor union members
big business
corruption and fraud
6
Advocated for equal rights for all citizens through the court system; Headed by WEB DuBoise
Universal Negro Improvement Assocation
National Association for Advancement of Colored People
Niagara Movement
None of the above
7
I invented the car
Diamler Chrysler
Mercedes Benz
None of these
Henry Ford
8
Prohibition was really a women's issue, with women from
this group
leading the charge:
National Women's Suffrage Association
Mobsters' wives
Mormons
Women's Christian Temperance Union
9
Fundamentalists believed that:
evolution and creationism could coincide
prohibition should be repealed
drinking alcohol was acceptable
the bible should be taken literally
10
The collective work of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla led to the 20s inventions below except:
Refridgeration
Electric Chair
Toaster Ovens
Cars
11
double standard refers to:
fact that women worked outside home and did all housekeeping
stricter social and moral standards for women than men
lower wages for women than men
12
This entrepreneur was known for paying his workers well and using the assembly line.
Orville Wright
Upton Sinclair
Henry Ford
None of the above
13
Was a member of the "Lost Generation;" married to iconic socialite/flapper
Ernest Hemingway
George Gershwin
Charlie Chaplin
F. Scott Fitzgerald
14
He was a mega-celebrity; pilot; son abducted; invented heart transplant procedure
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Charles Lindberg
Amelia Earheart
George Gershwin
15
To expand in the 20s, the KKK did all of the following
except:
blaming national problems on immigrants
allowing members to profit by recruiting new members
encouraging white women to join
playing on people's fears of political radicals
16
The Palmer Raids went after this type of person:
communists
all of the above
union members
immigrants
17
to obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as:
tenements
penthouses
tea rooms
Speakeasies
18
Due to a fear of immigrants from S. and E. Europe,
this
was instituted in 1924:
Ku Klux Klan
Anarchy
Quota System
Dawes Plan
19
John T. Scopes challenged a TN law the forbade the teaching of:
evolution
fundamentalism
creationism
biology
20
The Harlem Renaissance was a black cultural movement that featured the talents of all EXCEPT:
Bessie Smith
Duke Ellington
Al Kelly
Louis Armstrong
21
The Great Gatsby was a novel about the "Roaring 20s" by:
Ernest Hemingway
Dorothy Parker
Zora Neale Hurston
F. Scott Fitzgerald
22
Advertisers rebranded
t
his cleaning product
in the 20s by convincing people they had a problem
Pledge
Baking Soda
Lysol
Listerine
23
Wounded in WWI, this writer criticized the glorification of war
Jack Dempsey
Ernest Hemingway
Sinclair Lewis
Charles Lindberg
24
The Teapot Dome scandal centered on:
union members
high tariffs
oil-rich lands
gold mines
25
This invention led to a more efficient postal service:
Airplianes
Assembly line
Advertising
Refridgeration
26
Composer who merged traditional elements of music with American jazz
George Gershwin
Ernest Hemingway
Jack Dempsey
Georgia O'Keefe
27
The car created jobs in all of the following areas except:
Railroad industry
Highway construction
Gas stations
car repair
28
The Great Migration was the movement of African Americans to:
Northern cities
Liberia, Africa
None of the above
Western cities
29
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were charged with, and convicted of:
receiving bribes
treason
Anarchy
robbery and murder
30
The US took on this foreign policy since it was tired of foreign entanglements after WWI:
Nativism
Interventionism
Anarchism
Isolationism
31
This woman was known for living the flapper lifestyle
Zelda Fitzgerald
Bessie Smith
Zora Neale Hurston
Helen Wills
32
The immigration policies of the 1920s limited immigration from all
EXCEPT:
Italy
Mexico
England
Japan
33
to obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as:
Speakeasies
tenements
penthouses
tea rooms
34
The Prohibition movement sought to ban the sale of
Guns
Alcohol
Rotten meat
cars
35
This woman was known for her soulful singing
Helen Wills
Zora Neale Hurston
Zelda Fitzgerald
Bessie Smith
36
Gov. of MA during Boston Police strike who called in National Guard and fired cops:
A Mitchel Palmer
John L. Lewis
Louis Armstrong
Calvin Coolidge
37
This famous gangster was known for his work on the black market during Prohibition
Al Pacino
Alvin York
Al Jolson
Al Capone
38
To protect their own interests, employers often accused striking workers of being:
spies
nativists
communists
bigots
39
He was the leader of the successful 1919 Coal Mine strike- more money, unionization, & less hrs
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G Harding
John L. Lewis
40
The use of
this
allowed people to buy more than they could afford in the 20s
installments plans
None of the above
credit cards
layaway
41
The Harlem Renaissance refers to:
celebration of African American culture in literature & art
Program to promote African American businesses
a struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP
population increase in Harlem