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Early 20th c. culture #isolationism #roaring20s #harlemrenaissance #heroes
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Which of the following is NOT true of women in the 1920s
most paid workers were still men
Their bosses were likely men
assembly line jobs were available
they could earn as much as men
2
Wounded in WWI, this writer criticized the glorification of war
Ernest Hemingway
Charles Lindberg
Jack Dempsey
Sinclair Lewis
3
Which of the following facts about women's home lives in the 1920s was NOT true?
their children spend most of their days at school
more ready-made food and clothing was available
they had more leisure time due to new appliances
the majority of housewives became flappers
4
Advocated for equal rights for all citizens through the court system; Headed by WEB DuBoise
Niagara Movement
None of the above
National Association for Advancement of Colored People
Universal Negro Improvement Assocation
5
What is a period of rising stock prices called?
Farmer's Market
Stock Market
Bear Market
Bull Market
6
The main factor causing urban sprawl in the 1920s was:
growth in industry
change in the birthrate
the use of electricity
the automobile
7
Composer who merged traditional elements of music with American jazz
Ernest Hemingway
Jack Dempsey
Georgia O'Keefe
George Gershwin
8
The collective work of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla led to the 20s inventions below except:
Electric Chair
Refrigeration
Cars
Toaster Ovens
9
Which process allowed a consumer to buy in payments?
buying on margin
installment buying
consumer revolution
bull market
10
The US took on this foreign policy since it was tired of foreign entanglements after WWI:
Isolationism
Nativism
Interventionism
Anarchism
11
According to Bartolomeo Vanzetti, he and Nicola Sacco were guilty of:
None of the above
committing robbery
committing murder
being anarchists/radicals
12
double standard refers to:
fact that women worked outside home and did all housekeeping
lower wages for women than men
stricter social and moral standards for women than men
13
This famous gangster was known for his work on the black market during Prohibition
Al Pacino
Alvin York
Al Jolson
Al Capone
14
Who made the car affordable for the public?
Henry Ford
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Langston Hughes
Charles Lindbergh
15
Prohibition was really a women's issue, with women from
this group
leading the charge:
Mobsters' wives
Women's Christian Temperance Union
National Women's Suffrage Association
Mormons
16
To protect their own interests, employers often accused striking workers of being:
spies
communists
bigots
nativists
17
The car created jobs in all of the following areas except:
Gas stations
Railroad industry
Highway construction
car repair
18
The Palmer Raids went after this type of person:
all of the above
immigrants
union members
communists
19
What was the most popular music from this era?
Ragtime
Jazz
Blues
Drake
20
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were charged with, and convicted of:
robbery and murder
treason
receiving bribes
Anarchy
21
John T. Scopes challenged a TN law the forbade the teaching of:
fundamentalism
biology
creationism
evolution
22
He was a mega-celebrity; pilot; son abducted; invented heart transplant procedure
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Charles Lindberg
George Gershwin
Amelia Earheart
23
What Amendment ended Prohibition?
There is no amendment ending this
21st
16th
18th
24
How ling did it take to make the Model T?
4 hours
90 hours
25 minutes
90 minutes
25
What were people who illegally sold alcohol called?
bootleggers
the mob
"keep quiets"
Kanye West
26
This entrepreneur was known for paying his workers well and using the assembly line.
Orville Wright
Upton Sinclair
None of the above
Henry Ford
27
This invention led to a more efficient postal service:
Assembly line
Advertising
Airplanes
Refrigeration
28
What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact?
a Cereal Company
enabled problems
arranged U.S. loans
An attempt to prevent war
29
The Harlem Renaissance refers to:
celebration of African American culture in literature & art
Program to promote African American businesses
a struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP
population increase in Harlem
30
Organization that defends the liberties of all Americans. Founded in response to the Red scare
NAACP
ACLU
NAWSA
ADL
31
The Prohibition movement sought to ban the sale of
Guns
cars
Rotten meat
Alcohol
32
The use of
this
allowed people to buy more than they could afford in the 1920s
None of the above
credit cards
installment plans
layaway
33
The immigration policies of the 1920s limited immigration from all
EXCEPT:
Japan
Mexico
China
Italy
34
to obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as:
penthouses
Speakeasies
tea rooms
tenements
35
The Harlem Renaissance was a black cultural movement that featured the talents of all EXCEPT:
Al Kelly
Louis Armstrong
Langston Hughes
Bessie Smith
36
The Teapot Dome scandal centered on:
oil-rich lands
union members
high tariffs
gold mines
37
What was President Harding's pledge to the people?
give African Americans rights
return to normalcy
strengthen the laissez-faire
hire him for president
38
Who was NOT a famous athlete of the 1920s?
Johnny Weismuller
Sinclair Lewis
Babe Ruth
Gertrude Ederle
39
The Great Migration was the movement of African Americans to:
None of the above
Northern cities
Western cities
Liberia, Africa
40
Who was "The Little Tramp?"
Charlie Chaplin
Babe Ruth
Charles Lindbergh
Mary Pickford
41
Who wrote The Great Gatsby?
Ernest Hemingway
Gertrude Stein
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Sigmund Freud
42
Attorney General Palmer believed that he needed to protect the American people from :
political radicals
labor union members
corruption and fraud
big business
43
To expand in the 20s, the KKK did all of the following
except:
allowing members to profit by recruiting new members
blaming national problems on immigrants
playing on people's fears of political radicals
encouraging white women to join
44
Was a member of the "Lost Generation;" married to iconic socialite/flapper
Charlie Chaplin
F. Scott Fitzgerald
George Gershwin
Ernest Hemingway
45
Fundamentalists believed that:
prohibition should be repealed
the bible should be taken literally
evolution and creationism could coincide
drinking alcohol was acceptable
46
Due to a fear of immigrants from S. and E. Europe,
this
was instituted in 1924:
Quota System
Ku Klux Klan
Dawes Plan
Anarchy