Borrowing money in order to buy stocks

What was one positive influence of jazz in America?

Increased African American cultural and artistic expression

An African American poet during the Harlem Renaissance

A young airplane pilot who flew across the Atlantic in 1927

A period of rising stock prices

Who were Sacco and Vanzetti?

Immigrants who were convicted of murder with little evidence

What did the 18th Amendment do?

Banned the selling and drinking of alcohol

Which of the following was an effect of radio on America in the 1920s?

Americans were informed faster about sports and politics

Liquor smugglers who made profits importing illegal alcohol

What does the term "The Great Migration" refer to?

Millions of Af. Americans moved from the South, to the North

The reduction or limitation of military armaments

A popular music in the 1920s, created by African Americans.

What was one reason that African Americans moved out of the south during the Great Migration?

The KKK threatened and attacked African Americans.

Using credit cards, buying on credit. Paying monthly

Illegal taverns that served liquor

Which statement is true of the 1920s US economy?

With a strong economy, more people invested in stocks

People who oppose all organized government

A total ban on alcoholic drinks

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1
Buying on Margin
The opposite of selling on the margin
Borrowing money in order to buy stocks
Buying more than what you need
Buying on the side
2
What was one positive influence of jazz in America?
Increased African American cultural and artistic expression
Karl Malone
Segregation in jazz clubs
It was very influential
3
Langston Hughes
A famous actor in the 1920s
A famous baseball player in the 1920s
A Spanish conquistador
An African American poet during the Harlem Renaissance
4
Charles Lindbergh
A young airplane pilot who flew across the Atlantic in 1927
The inventor of limburger cheese
My friends call me Chuck
A bootlegger who made money selling illegal alcohol
5
What did the 19th Amendment do?
Created a good law
Gave African American men the right to vote
Made alcohol illegal
Gave women the right to vote
6
Bull Market
A bull in a china shop
A period of rising stock prices
Grabbing the bull by the horns
A period of falling stock prices
7
Who were Sacco and Vanzetti?
Members of a Las Vegas show who tamed a siberian tiger
Supreme Court justices in the 1920s
Immigrants who were convicted of murder with little evidence
Dudes that ate tacos and spaghetti
8
Which of the following was a negative regarding products bought on credit?
Lower prices
A new car
Credit created more debt
People went to more rodeos
9
Which of the following was an effect that the mass production of cars had on the economy?
Gas stations were created
fuel sales decrease
"Fast and Furious 1" was created
I like cake
10
What did the 18th Amendment do?
Gave women the right to vote
Gave African American men the right to vote
Banned the selling and drinking of alcohol
Declared that Rebecca Black as the best singer of all time
11
Which of the following was an effect of radio on America in the 1920s?
Americans were informed faster about sports and politics
People watched less TV
Radio was cool then, but now its the interwebs
People stopped going outside
12
Which of the following represented an advancement for women in the 1920s?
Men couldn't do anything anymore
Women gained the right to vote
Women got paid more than men
Women were able to eat hamburgers
13
Bootlegger
Liquor smugglers who made profits importing illegal alcohol
A dance move in the 1920s
A long boot worn by flappers
Tyrone is my favorite Backyardigan
14
What does the term "The Great Migration" refer to?
Millions of Af. Americans moved from the South, to the North
Immigrants from other countries faced challenges
Sharecropping
Hundreds of Native Americans moving west
15
Disarmament
The reduction or limitation of military armaments
To declare war
To call a truce
Taking off both arms
16
Jazz
A popular music in the 1920s, created by African Americans.
A dance made popular in the 1920s
A basketball team starring Karl Malone
It's the bee's knees!
17
What was one reason that African Americans moved out of the south during the Great Migration?
The KKK threatened and attacked African Americans.
Backyardigans remix
African Americans wanted to drive their new cars north
Segregation in jazz clubs
18
Who was an African American poet during the Harlem Renaissance?
James Harden
Phil Hughes
Edgar Allen Poe
Langston Hughes
19
Installment buying
Buying horse stalls
Buying everything
Paying the whole price up front
Using credit cards, buying on credit. Paying monthly
20
Speakeasy
The name of a new phone
Illegal taverns that served liquor
Cave where the cavern dwellers live
A secret that you're not supposed to tell anyone
21
Which statement is true of the 1920s US economy?
Farmers were no longer in debt
Agriculture was becoming the most profitable industry
With a strong economy, more people invested in stocks
Slavery provided free labor to the south
22
Anarchist
People who oppose all organized government
A communist
People who always go to the same restaurant
People who believe in a socialist government
23
Prohibition
To stop
An executive order
A total ban on alcoholic drinks
Professional exhibition
24
Which of the following is a positive regarding products bought on credit?
Credit created more debt
Stock values increased
Less people could afford to buy cars
Country music

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