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Early 20th c. culture
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1
The Teapot Dome scandal centered on:
high tariffs
gold mines
oil-rich lands
union members
2
To protect their own interests, employers often accused striking workers of being:
spies
bigots
communists
nativists
3
He was a mega-celebrity; pilot; son abducted; invented heart transplant procedure
Amelia Earheart
George Gershwin
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Charles Lindberg
4
Attorney General Palmer believed that he needed to protect the American people from :
big business
political radicals
labor union members
corruption and fraud
5
According to Bartolomeo Vanzetti, he and Nicola Sacco were guilty of:
committing murder
being anarchists/radicals
None of the above
committing robbery
6
Advocated for equal rights for all citizens through the court system; Headed by WEB DuBoise
Universal Negro Improvement Assocation
Niagara Movement
National Association for Advancement of Colored People
None of the above
7
This entrepreneur was known for paying his workers well and using the assembly line.
Henry Ford
Upton Sinclair
None of the above
Orville Wright
8
The immigration policies of the 1920s limited immigration from all
EXCEPT:
Italy
Japan
Mexico
England
9
The Prohibition movement sought to ban the sale of
Guns
Alcohol
cars
Rotten meat
10
This woman was known for her soulful singing
Zora Neale Hurston
Helen Wills
Zelda Fitzgerald
Bessie Smith
11
This invention led to a more efficient postal service:
Airplianes
Refridgeration
Assembly line
Advertising
12
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were charged with, and convicted of:
Anarchy
robbery and murder
receiving bribes
treason
13
The collective work of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla led to the 20s inventions below except:
Refridgeration
Cars
Toaster Ovens
Electric Chair
14
The use of
this
allowed people to buy more than they could afford in the 20s
installments plans
credit cards
None of the above
layaway
15
Which of the following facts about women's home lives in the 1920s was NOT true?
more ready-made food and clothing was available
they were usually expected to work outside the home
traditional housework chores were more important than ever
their children spend most of their days at school
16
The car created jobs in all of the following areas except:
Railroad industry
car repair
Highway construction
Gas stations
17
He was the leader of the successful 1919 Coal Mine strike- more money, unionization, & less hrs
John L. Lewis
Warren G Harding
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
18
The Harlem Renaissance refers to:
Program to promote African American businesses
a struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP
population increase in Harlem
celebration of African American culture in literature & art
19
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
encouraging white women to join
playing on people's fears of political radicals
20
The Palmer Raids went after this type of person:
immigrants
union members
communists
all of the above
21
The main factor causing urban sprawl in the 1920s was:
the use of electricity
the automobile
growth in industry
change in the birthrate
22
The US took on this foreign policy since it was tired of foreign entanglements after WWI:
Interventionism
Nativism
Isolationism
Anarchism
23
Gov. of MA during Boston Police strike who called in National Guard and fired cops:
A Mitchel Palmer
Calvin Coolidge
John L. Lewis
Louis Armstrong
24
Wounded in WWI, this writer criticized the glorification of war
Charles Lindberg
Jack Dempsey
Sinclair Lewis
Ernest Hemingway
25
John T. Scopes challenged a TN law the forbade the teaching of:
biology
fundamentalism
evolution
creationism
26
The Great Migration was the movement of African Americans to:
None of the above
Liberia, Africa
Northern cities
Western cities
27
The Harlem Renaissance was a black cultural movement that featured the talents of all EXCEPT:
Al Kelly
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Bessie Smith
28
to obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as:
tea rooms
penthouses
Speakeasies
tenements
29
Was a member of the "Lost Generation;" married to iconic socialite/flapper
Charlie Chaplin
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
George Gershwin
30
This famous gangster was known for his work on the black market during Prohibition
Al Jolson
Al Capone
Alvin York
Al Pacino
31
The Great Gatsby was a novel about the "Roaring 20s" by:
Zora Neale Hurston
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
Dorothy Parker
32
Composer who merged traditional elements of music with American jazz
George Gershwin
Jack Dempsey
Georgia O'Keefe
Ernest Hemingway
33
This woman was known for living the flapper lifestyle
Bessie Smith
Zelda Fitzgerald
Zora Neale Hurston
Helen Wills
34
I invented the car
Henry Ford
None of these
Mercedes Benz
Diamler Chrysler
35
Which of the following is NOT true of women in the 1920s
most paid workers were still men
they could earn as much as men
Their bosses were likely men
assembly line jobs were available
36
to obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as:
Speakeasies
tenements
tea rooms
penthouses
37
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
38
Due to a fear of immigrants from S. and E. Europe,
this
was instituted in 1924:
Quota System
Ku Klux Klan
Dawes Plan
Anarchy
39
Advertisers rebranded
t
his cleaning product
in the 20s by convincing people they had a problem
Lysol
Listerine
Baking Soda
Pledge
40
Prohibition was really a women's issue, with women from
this group
leading the charge:
Mobsters' wives
National Women's Suffrage Association
Mormons
Women's Christian Temperance Union
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Fundamentalists believed that:
drinking alcohol was acceptable
the bible should be taken literally
evolution and creationism could coincide
prohibition should be repealed