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The Roaring 1920s
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The history and culture of American during the 1920s.
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Who is Charles A. Lindbergh?
An baseball star who was also the New York Yankees slugger
America's hero who made the first nonstop solo flight
First American to win a Nobel Prize and an critic
A painter who was famous for her paintings of the Southwest
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Which allowed people to buy goods over time without paying as much initially?
Credit cards
Installment plan
Interest rates
Debt
3
Which of the following had the most visual impact on the American city landscapes in the 1920s?
Automobiles
Airplanes
Electrical Conveniences
Roads
4
Who was an infulencial poet during the Harlem Renaissance?
Socrates
Langston Hughes
Emily Dickinson
Edgar Allan Poe
5
Which one is NOT the result of the fear of Communists in the U.S?
The Red Scare
Sacco and Vanzetti
Palmer Raids
Steel Mill Strike
6
Which trial was about whether teaching evolution in schools should be banned or not?
Marbury vs. Madison
Dred Scott vs. Sanford
Commonwealth vs. Hunt
Scopes Trial
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Which one was NOT considered common behavior for women in the 1920's?
Began to smoke cigarettes and dirnking in public
Feared of being seen as a wallflower or "ironsides"
Assertive and rebellious
Embraced new fashion trends and ideas
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How was marriage viewed in the 1920s?
Marriage should uphold traditional values
Marriage should be arranged by parents
Marriage was seen as a equal partnership
Marriage should occur because of need for financial support
9
Where did the race riots in the 1920's start?
Dallas
Chicago
Portland
Los Angeles
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What struggles did women face in the 1920s?
An increase in double standards between men and women
Women struggled with rebellious adolescents
There was more complex labor for women in the household
Marriage was still seen as a traditional responsibility
11
The literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture.
The Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance
The Great Migration
The Great Depression
12
Who served as the special prosecutor in the Scopes trial?
William Jennings Bryan
John T. Scopes
A.T. Stewart
Clarence Darrow
13
Who had a major role in causing the Teapot Dome scandal?
Herbert Hoover
Albert B. Fall
Andrew Mellon
Charles Evans Hughes
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Which is NOT a belief of Fundamentalism?
Being skeptical of scientific knowledge
Tolerable of different symbolic interpretations of the Bible
The Bible was inspired by God and all the stories are true
All important knowledge should be found in the Bible
15
Which one was NOT an improvement in schools?
Rebellious adolescents
More teachers and school administrators
Mandatory attendance
Teaching immigrants to be literate
16
The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 excluded all BUT...
Japan
Southern Europe
Eastern Europe
The whole Western Hemisphere
17
Which was one of the reasons why membership in labor unions declined?
Immigrants were more willing to work in poor conditions
Workers started to gain more worker rights
Miners and others received a 27% wage increase
Shorter working hours and satisfactory conditions
18
What sort of music was attributed by the Harlem Renaissance?
Polka
Classical
Jazz
Blues
19
Which business item was NOT as popular in the 1920s?
Mail-order catalogues
Airplanes
Electrical conveniences
Automobiles
20
What was the major result of the advancements in automobiles?
People started to buy automobiles from overseas
The prices of automobiles decreased
The prices of automobiles increased
A rapid constructions of automobile shops and services
21
What changed in women's behavior during the time period?
Dresses got shorter
Smoking and drinking was normalized
They felt pressure and the need to get married
Hair got shorter
22
Which of the one was NOT an effect of the Prohibition?
Establishment of speakeasies and bootleggers
Generated mass disrespect for the law
Violence rates decreased
Organized crime grew considerably
23
Which author was the best-known expatriate author and criticized on glorifying war?
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Sinclair Lewis
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
