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Unit 6 Review : Turning Points
Unit 6 Review : Turning Points
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1
Bars that sold illegal alcohol during the 1920's were called
speakeasies
vamps
bootlegging establishments
flappers
2
People who illegally made & sold liquor in the US during Prohibition were known as
mobsters
criminals
smugglers
bootleggers
3
The end of the Prohibition era came with the
arrest of Al Capone
start of the Great Depression
21st Amendment
passage of the Volstead act
4
_______________ were young women who rebelled against traditional ways of thinking and acting.
Scats
Expatriates
Jazzers
Flappers
5
Who was one of the most famous baseball players during the 1920's?
Babe Ruth
Amelia Earhart
Gertrude Ederle
Derek Jeter
6
The Great Depression
was deeper and longer than any depression before it.
was short and didn't affect many people.
the only time we had an economic depression.
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Prohibition was started in 1920 by which amendment?
17
19
18
21
8
During the 1920s people's lives changed because they began listening to the what?
movies
music
radio
mass media
9
What was the symbol of feminine change in the 1920s?
Flapper
Bootlegger
Musician
Immigrant
10
What was Prohibition?
A complete ban on the sale of alcohol
A complete ban on the sale of food
A complete ban on the sale of cars
A complete ban on the sale of clothes
11
The New Deal brought people's faith back into the banking system and created jobs by:
All of the above
job programs such as the CCC and WPA
helped with unemployment.
having a bank holiday and deposit insurance.
12
What were the most popular types of music in the 1920’s.
Rap
Jazz and Blues
Country
Classical
13
The federal law that actually put Prohibition into effect was called the
Volstead Act
National Origins Act
Emergency Quota Act
Dawes Act
14
hich music genre was created in the 20s?
Bluegrass
Jazz
Hip Hop
R&B
15
The 1920s were characterized by
none of the above
Economic Prosperity
Economic depression
Wars
16
The director of the FBI during the 1920's was
Elliot Ness
John Dillinge
Enoch Johnson
J. Edgar Hoover
17
One of the most famous criminals in U.S. History. He was rumored to have made $60 million a year during Prohibition?
George Harris
Al Capone
James Jones
Baby Face Nelson
18
President Hoover believed that direct economic relief was not an answer to the Great Depression because
relief should come from state and local governments
it would hurt the American spirit.
All of the above
government should keep a balanced budget.
19
Which of these was NOT a characteristic of Prohibition in the US?
Congressmen all refrained from drinking alcohol
Americans frequently ignored the law & drank anyway
police were bribed to look the other way
violators of the law were either fined or imprisoned
20
During the Great Depression people who were able to keep their jobs found that
as prices dropped, their money could buy more.
they had no products to buy because stores closed.
prices of items rose.
21
During the 1920s people's lives changed because they began listening to the what?
radio
music
movies
mass media
22
Farmers left the Dust Bowl states during the 1930s because
they wanted to be movie stars in California.
they were unable to farm the land.
they wanted to go find gold.
23
The most well-known gangster of 1920s was
Baby Face Nelson
John Dillinger
Al Capone
Bugs Moran