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THE ROARING 20'S
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1
A flapper was
a person who supported suffrage for all citizens
the most popular dance of the 1920's
the name of the plane flown by Admiral Byrd
The new, liberalized woman of the 1920's
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Other than the automobile what item was most desired by consumers during the 1920's?
Vacuum
Radio
Bicycle
Refrigerator
3
The first male heartthrob of American film.
Douglas Fairbanks
Charlie Chaplin
Rudolph Valentino
Lon Chaney
4
Trumpeter and composer known for his scat singing- one of the most influential jazz musicians.
Cab Calloway
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Billy Strayhorn
5
The first radio broadcast was from
WPXI in Pittsburgh
KDKA in Pittsburgh
WTAE in Pittsburgh
WQED in Pittsburgh
6
The Attorney General who conducted a series of "raids" to round up suspected reds were called
Capone Raids
Red Rider Raids
Bomber Raids
Palmer Raids
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The 1920's can be summarized by the following theme?
little change
status quo
limited consumer goods
challenging boundaries
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What was NOT a cause of the Great Migration?
the ability to gain political power in the north
WWI created a huge labor shortage
Escape of harsh segregation laws
Job opportunities in the urban north
9
The famous defense attorney who was able to save the lives of Leopold and Loeb.
John Scopes
F. Lee Bailey
William Jennings Bryan
Clarence Darrow
10
What amendment repealed prohibition?
21st
20th
19th
18th
11
Why did Leopold and Loeb committed their heinous crime?
it was merely an accident
to collect ransom money
to commit the perfect crime
12
Two Italian immigrants who were convicted and executed during the Red Scare of the 20's.
Sacco and Vanzetti
Darrow and Bryan
Leopold and Loeb
Smith and Jones
13
The act that spelled out the enforcement of Prohibition.
Volstead Act
Siegfried Act
Butler Act
Browning Act
14
Sacco and Vanzetti were
convicted and fined $100
found not guilty
found guilty and sentenced to life
executed
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The "it" girl of the silent film era--the face of the decade.
Clara Bow
Lilian Gish
Mary Pickford
Greta Garbo
16
Those in favor of Prohibition believed all of the following EXCEPT
Families would be strengthened
Crime would increase
Crime rates would drop
The national character would be strengthened
17
The explosion of African American literature and art during the 1920's is called
the harlem renaissance
the rebirthing
the funk in your face
the haiti renaissance
18
During the 1920's the amount of goods purchased on credit
quadrupled
quintupled
tripled
doubled
19
What event debated the subjects of evolution and creationism and their place in education?
The Sacco and Vanzetti case
the Leopold and Loeb case
The Lindbergh Baby kidnapping
The Scopes case
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The first feature length talkie.
Robin Hood
The Sheik
Nosferatu
The Jazz Singer
21
The Scopes trial tested a law that banned the
sale of liquor
teaching of evolution
teaching of creationism
Ku Klux Klan
22
The most successful golfer of the 20's--he founded Augusta National Golf Club.
Tiger Woods
Bobby Jones
Walter Hagan
Gene Sarazen
23
What amendment established prohibition?
18th
19th
20th
21st
24
Which of the following was NOT illegal during prohibition?
Distribution of intoxicating liquors
Consumption of intoxicating liquors
Sale of intoxicating liquors
Manufacture of intoxicating liquors
25
Puttingmoney down and paying the balance in installments is called buying on
interest
time
credit
finance
26
The heavyweight boxing champion from 1919-1926--responsible for the first million dollar gate.
Gene Tunney
Max Baer
Rocky Marciano
Jack Dempsey
27
What was the Great Migration?
Butterflies migrating south
Birds flying south for the winter
elephants searching for a waterhole
6 million African Americans move north from the south
28
The first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Wilbur Wright
Orville Wright
Charles Lindbergh
Admiral Byrd
29
The invention that arguably had the greatest impact upon society in the 1920's was the
refrigerator
automobile
dishwasher
television
30
The majority of movies produced during the 1920's were
colorized
very inexpensive to make
over two hours in length
silent
31
The impact of prohibition was
people reduced drinking or stopped drinking altogether
more taxes for government spending
more crime and drinking
less crime and less drinking
32
Arguably, the most prolific author of the Harlem Renaissance.
W.E.B. DuBois
Langston Hughes
Marcus Garvey
Countee Cullen
33
Prohibition was known as the
Cultural Conflict
Noble Experiment
Wasted Experiment
The Guardian of Morality
34
The most popular female blues singer of the 20's and 30's.
Etta James
Bessie Smith
Aretha Franklin
Tina Turner
35
An illegal location to purchase and consume alcohol during the 1920's was called
a bar
a speakeasy
a dive
a saloon
36
What baseball player became a national hero in the 1920's?
Babe Ruth
Cy Young
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Lou Gehrig