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prohibition should be repealed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