1920s Our Century

Question 1

The 1920s was a decade of great opportunity- by what % did the # of millionaires increase?

Accepted Answer

400%

Question 2

What is true of life in the Mid-Western parts of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A much more conservative life based on religious tradition

Question 3

Give the name of the great baseball player who caused the Boston Red Sox to suffer a a curse

Accepted Answer

Babe Ruth

Question 4

What term/phrase best describes life in Harlem New York City in the 1920s:

Accepted Answer

Renaissance

Question 5

We see very clearly that the future of the United States beginning in the 1920s was

Accepted Answer

the big cities, in particular New York

Question 6

What did governments, at all levels, do in response to the rapid increase in the number of cars

Accepted Answer

they financed the building of miles of new roads

Question 7

What did the 19th Amendment do that was a serious step towards greater Democracy?

Accepted Answer

gave women the right to vote in all states

Question 8

What was a really significant change for most homes in the U.S. during the 1920s

Accepted Answer

the electrification of homes

Question 9

What was the American musical genre that came into existence in the 20s and defined the decade?

Accepted Answer

Jazz

Question 10

In the big cities, what is true based on ideas presented in the documentary

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 11

Broadway, a famous street in New York, symbolized what?

Accepted Answer

the performing arts district - theater and musicals

Question 12

What was an unintended or unexpected consequence of prohibition in the 1920s

Accepted Answer

there was a rise in organized crime

Question 13

What was the trial of the century that exposed the divide between religion and secularism

Accepted Answer

Scopes v. Tennessee

Question 14

The Amendment that made the production and sale of alcohol illegal

Accepted Answer

18

Question 15

The anxiety and uneasiness of the 1920s is best symbolized by which of the following

Accepted Answer

the resurgence of the KKK

Question 16

What effect did advertising have on U.S. society in the 1920s

Accepted Answer

it fueled the rapid rise of consumer desire and spending

Question 17

What was the response of the American people to prohibition in the 1920s

Accepted Answer

widespread non-compliance

Question 18

What did the automobile represent for Americans in the 1920s

Accepted Answer

greater freedom

Question 19

What were the places Americans went to drink alcohol called in the 1920s

Accepted Answer

speakeasies

Question 20

What was the most important symbol of modern life in the cities

Accepted Answer

skyscrapers

Question 21

What best captures the reality of Harlem in the 1920s

Accepted Answer

social and cultural activity

Question 22

The 1920s saw the creation of a unified national culture due to which of the following:

Accepted Answer

the radio

Question 23

What was the role of sports and in particular athletes in the culture of the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

the athletes became heroes who were adored and glorified

Question 24

The 1920s is important in the history of the U.S. for the following reason

Accepted Answer

it was the beginning of modern life in the US

Question 25

The flood of consumer goods and consumerism in the 1920s was made possible by

Accepted Answer

the availability of easy credit - buy now pay later

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