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1
"If today you can take a thing like evolution and make it a crime to teach in public schools next will be private school
Clarence Darrow
William Jennings Bryan
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People who sold and distributed alcohol illegally were called
bootleggers.
volsteaders.
speakeasies.
smugglers.
3
The 1920s policy depicted in the cartoon was a direct response to the feelings that
immigrants would get welfare and raise taxes
fears immigrants were radicals and take jobs
government play a smaller role in regulating immigration
immigrants would establish a multicultural America
4
WSM Radio is located in _____________ and is known for ___________ music.
Memphis; jazz
Memphis; country
Nashville; country
Nashville; jazz
5
How did the radio change popular culture in the 1920s
allowed Americans to have shared experience
allowed Americans to communicate with people in foreign countires
stopped reading newspapers
stopped going to movies because the radio was more fun
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. Louis Armstrong
blues singer
Harlem Renaissance author; Lift Every Voice and Sing.
jazz musician
birth control activist
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Duke Ellington
first to complete a solo trans-Atlantic flight.
jazz musician and composer.
grocer who revolutionized the way Americans purchased food
former baseball player turned preacher. Against alcohol
8
Risky schemes to buy and sell stock to get rich as quickly as possible is known as
speculation.
profit-taking.
living on credit
installment plans.
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It is for the jury to decide whether this attack on Christianity shall be permitted in public schools in Tennessee
Clarence Darrow
William Jennings Bryan
10
What was one factor that led to ratification of 21st Amendment in 1933?
surge in crime related to alcohol sales
growing legalization of alcohol by local governments
the rising costs of making alcohol purchases
increae in alcohol use among certain groups
11
The Grand Ole Opry influenced the popularity of country through
book signings.
television.
radio programming.
the internet.
12
Harlem Renaissance refers to
a program to promote African-American owned businesses.
celebration of African-American culture in literature/art.
a struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP.
a population increase in Harlem in the 1920s.
13
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a traditional society
deeply religious
Rural
change occurs slowly
willing to buy on credit
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Margaret Sanger
She was a birth control activist.
Harlem Renaissance author; Lift Every Voice and Sing
jazz musician
popular blues singer of the 1920s from Tennessee
15
Babe Ruth
Basketball
Boxing
Soccer
Baseball
16
Bessie Smith
Blues singer from Tennessee
Harlem Renaissance author wrote Thier Eyes were Watching God
Harlem Renaissance author wrote Lift Every Voice and Sing
Jazz musician
17
What was the IMMEDIATE outcome of the Scopes Trial
Darrow got charges against Scopes dropped
Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution and fined
Tennessee allowed evolution to be taught
jury was unable to reach a verdict
18
Why did the US pass the Immigration Quota Acts?
wanted government to play smaller role
thought immigrants would get welfare
immigrants were dangerous and taking jobs
would help establish multicultural and diverse us
19
Which of the following is NOT true of the 1920s?
electricity increased availability electronic appliances.
Airplane travel was opening a new transportation industry.
People purchased radios and electronic devices on credit.
Television ownership became common in most American homes.
20
W.C. Handy
first to complete a solo trans-Atlantic flight.
former baseball player turned preacher.
often referred to as “father of the blues” from St. Louis
jazz musician and composer.
21
The sector of the economy that prompted growth in many other industries was
aviation
Radio
automobile
stock market
22
Consumerism encompassed all the following except
Mass advertising
flying commercially
installment plans
Expansion of buying on credit
23
In 1933, Congress repealed Prohibition with the
Twentieth Amendment
Eighteenth Amendment.
Nineteenth Amendment
Twenty-First Amendment.
24
Sacco and Vanzetti case and the rise of the KKK reflected
increased racism in north due to Great Migration
growing lawlessness as a result of 18th amendment
decreased influence of fundamental religious groups
fear and resentment of southern and eastern European immigrants
25
The Flapper came to symbolize
the sale of illegal alcohol during the 1920’s.
revolution in manners and morals took place in the 1920’s.
political instability in the United States during the 1920’s
females conforming to morals of the previous generations.
26
Zora Neale Hurston
blues singer of the 1920s from Tennessee.
Harlem Renaissance author; Lift Every Voice and Sing.
birth control activist.
Harlem Renaissance author; Their Eyes Were Watching God.
27
Charles Lindburgh
African-American composer and a leader in blues music
former baseball player turned preacher.
first to complete a solo trans-Atlantic flight.
jazz musician and composer.
28
Why were advertisements such as this common in the 1920s
govt limited how often celebrities could advertise products
celebrities were thought to be unfamiliar with products
sales increased due to endorsement of celebrities
consumers judged products on quality not celebrity
29
From 1900-1921 which groups were the largest immigrants?
Russian and Germans
Italians and Irish
Italians and Poles
French and Germans
30
Henry Ford did all of the following except
using scientific management to improve business efficiency
production of standardized, affordable automobile
developed the first automobile
paying workers more and giving weekends off
31
How did the consumer economy and products of the 1920s affect the lives of women?
made life more difficult for housewives
made life easier for working women
made life easier for housewives
made life easier for rural women
