The Twenties (new)

Question 1

The economic boom of the 1920s was caused by

Accepted Answer

the assembly line and new consumer goods

Question 2

The Cotton Club...

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allowed Black artists to perform, but not attend

Question 3

During the 1920s, electrification changed American lives in all the ways except

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made farms more efficient

Question 4

What did high tariffs do in the 1920s?

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Made foreign goods more expensive and helped US manufacturing

Question 5

The Harlem Renaissance started because many African Americans were moving to which city?

Accepted Answer

New York City

Question 6

What forms of electrification changed U.S. lives in urban and suburban areas during the '20s?

Accepted Answer

Radio and lighting

Question 7

All of the following are negative effects of Prohibition except-

Accepted Answer

the Great Migration

Question 8

Increased reliance on installment buying led to

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increasing consumer debt

Question 9

This person was a famous band leader and piano player during the 1920s and 1930s

Accepted Answer

Duke Ellington

Question 10

Which of the following was not a reason for the Great Migration

Accepted Answer

Desire for religious freedom

Question 11

Why did farmers struggle during the 1920s?

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All of these.

Question 12

Which is NOT an example of a labor saving product?

Accepted Answer

Wireless radio

Question 13

During the 1920s, how did advertising and installment buying change American purchase habits?

Accepted Answer

People purchased things they couldn't afford

Question 14

When soldiers returned home from WWI, what was life like?

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 15

All of the following were changing developments in US communication during the 1920s except-

Accepted Answer

increased availability of television

Question 16

Which Amendment banned the manufacture, transport, and distribution of alcohol?

Accepted Answer

18th

Question 17

The Republican presidents of the 1920s (Harding, Coolidge & Hoover) were ...

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pro-big business and isolationist

Question 18

What is a tariff?

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A tax on foreign (imported) goods.

Question 19

Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Bessie Smith are examples of -

Accepted Answer

jazz and blues musicians from the Harlem Renaissance

Question 20

What is the significance of the vacuum cleaner?

Accepted Answer

It was labor saving which freed up time for women.

Question 21

This painting showing people during the Great Migration was by whom?

Accepted Answer

Jacob Lawrence

Question 22

Which of the following characterized the economy of the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

the production of consumer goods and use of credit

Question 23

Why were more people able to own cars starting in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

Cars were cheaper due to assembly line manufacturing

Question 24

By the end of the 1920s, what had become the nation's largest industry?

Accepted Answer

automobiles

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