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This quiz covers information that my United States History discussed during the 1920s unit.
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1
Conservative fiscal policy favored low taxes to encourage growth in the economy.
True
False
2
The flowering of the African American culture in the 1920s was known as
Great Migration
Great Awakening
The Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance
3
The Teapot Dome Scandal involved a gov't official taking bribes leasing US oil reserves
False
True
4
The migration of African Americans to northern states was known as
Back to Africa Movement
Exodus
Great Migration
Great Renaissance
5
The state of Tennessee outlawed the teaching of evolution with the passage of the
Volstead Act
ACLU legislation
Butler Act
anti-evolution bill
6
What amendment to the constitution banned the sale, distribution, and manufacturing of alcohol?
18
19
17
20
7
"Return to Normalcy" was the slogan used by
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Warren G Harding
Calvin Coolidge
8
What was the name of the movement of African Americans from the south to the industrial north?
Trail of Tears
Harlem Rennissance
Great Migration
Manifest Destiny
9
Following WWI, many Americans wanted to become a(n) __________nation.
imperialistic
isolationist
interventionist
self-determined
10
What famous gangster is commonly associated with the city of Chicago?
Al Capone
Jacob Berenstein
Mickey York
Mickey Cohen
11
These women dressed provocatively and shocked mainstream society with their behavior
Pink Panthers
Flappers
suffragettes
Blazers
12
During the 1920, Congress passed a series of immigration laws that were primarilly designed to
increase immigration from Asia
limit immigration from southern and eastern Europe
prohibit immigration from Latin America
expand workforce for the growing economy
13
Which of the following was not developed during the 1920s?
Television
washer/dryer
Refrigerator
Band-aid
14
Besides baseball the most popular sport of the 1920s was
golf
basketball
football
boxing
15
What is another name for prohibition?
Temperance Act
Dry America Act
Homestead Act
Volstead Act
16
Who were the Italian immigrants who were found guilty based upon ethnicity and anarchy ideas?
Sacco and Valentine
Sabbo and Vanzetti
Sajo and Vanzanatti
Sacco and Vanzetti
17
The Golden Age of Hollywood began with the release of the first movies with sound called?
Sing-a-longs
Soundies
Talkies
Wordies
18
During the Harlem Renaissance, African American authors and artists used literature and art to
end segregation of public facilities
celebrate the richness of their heritage
promote affirmative action programs
urge voters to elect more African Americans
19
Prohibition actually cost the federal government millions and led to organized crime.
True
False
20
The reliability of airplane technology was demonstrated by
U.S. Airforce
the Wright brothers
Charles Lindbergh
Boeing Airlines
21
The Disney character which appeared in the 1920s as Steamboat Willie became
Donald Duck
Walter Mouse
Trixy Mouse
Mickey Mouse
22
Calvin Coolidge became president upon the death of ...
William McKinley
Abraham Lincoln
Warren G. Harding
Woodrow Wilson
23
The name given to Harding's friends whom he named to important government positions was
Kitchen Cabinet
Ohio Gang
Capone Gang
Black Cabinet
24
This act limited the number of immigrants based upon ethnicity
Nativist Act of 1921
Immigration Restriction Quota
Emergency Quota Act
Mexican Labor Laws
25
The new dance that became popular in the 1920s was the
Charleston
boogie-woogie
two-step
dabb
26
Mass production and advertising in the 1920s led to the development of
consumerism
stock market
the assembly line
automobile
27
The Red Scare and the National Origins Act are examples of negative attitudes toward
immigrants
African Americans
business leaders
labor union leaders
28
The idea of buying luxury items on credit became popular during the 20s.
True
False
29
The use of this technique increased the production of the automobile.
assembly cycle
factory line production
conveyor system
assembly line
30
Who was placed on trial for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school?
John Sacco
Homer Plessy
Warren Harding
John Scopes
31
"Lassiez Faire" is a hands-on government approach.
False
True
32
He believed he could increase the number of automobiles sold by lowering the price
Thomas Edison
George Westinghouse
Henry Ford
Wilbur Wright
33
What New Orleans musician was one the most influential in jazz music?
Louis Armstrong
George Gershwin
Billie Holiday
Duke Ellingtion
34
The name of a popular New York nightclub that featured many African American musicians.
Cotton Club
The Paradise Club
21 Club
Copacabana
35
Many farmers failed to share in the general prosperity of the 1920s mainly because they
did not have sufficient numbers of farm laborers
received low prices for crops due to overproduction
had to pay high wages to their workers
lacked new farm machinery to increase
36
What genre of music became popular during the 1920s?
Rock and Roll
Blues
Jazz
Gospel
37
The homerun king of the 1920s.
Hank Aaron
Harmon Killabrew
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
38
What invention really took off during the 1920s?
Radio
Telegram
Computer
Television
39
The Scopes trial of 1925 illustrated the
need for better private schools
conflict between Protestant fundamentalism and science
effects of theRed Scare on the legal system
disire for new voting rights laws
40
Prohibition ended with the ratification of the 21st Amendment.
True
False
