Duplicate of Neff's 5th Grade Roaring 20s Quiz!

Question 1

Many people began to increase _____________ in order to spend more money.

Accepted Answer

borrowing

Question 2

Many African Americans moved North for:

Accepted Answer

better jobs

Question 3

What was the name given to the period in United States history that banned alcohol?

Accepted Answer

Prohibition

Question 4

A share in a comany is known as a(n):

Accepted Answer

stock

Question 5

Who did NOT have a good decade in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

farmers

Question 6

During the Harlem Renaissance, which areas of culture flourished?

Accepted Answer

art, music, and writing

Question 7

What did the 21st Amendment do?

Accepted Answer

Repealed the 18th Amendment

Question 8

Which of the following was new invention that many Americans used in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

radio

Question 9

Who moved from the South to the North during "The Great Migration?"

Accepted Answer

African Americans

Question 10

Borrowing money = buying ____________________.

Accepted Answer

on credit

Question 11

Who was "last hired and first fired?"

Accepted Answer

African Americans

Question 12

What was the 19th Amendment?

Accepted Answer

Gave women the right to vote

Question 13

What did the 18th Amendment do?

Accepted Answer

banned alcohol

Question 14

The idea that people born in the US are better than those who moved here is called:

Accepted Answer

nativism

Question 15

What was the name given to young women who cut their hair short and wore short skirts?

Accepted Answer

flappers

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