The Roaring 20's Flashcards

1

Which is not true about the 1920's

Americans spent more money
Urbanization took place
We had a lot of war debt to pay
We had more interest in aviation

2

What are taxes on imports called ?

tariffs
interest
imports taxes
debt

3

What was the quote "the greatest thing to come out of the war" referring to?

labor unions
installment buying
women voting
urbanization

4

Many writers of this time wrote about social problems. Who wrote the "Great Gatsby "?

Langston Hughes
F.Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
Edward Hopper

5

Some immigrants were accused of

sneaking into our country
not knowing how to read
stealing jobs
being "Reds"

6

Earhart and Lindbergh helped boost

aviation
land sales
sales of automobiles
consumer buying

7

Suffrage means

suffering from war
voting rights
painful rights
civil rights

8

Real estate or a land boom took place in

Florida
New York
Georgia
Colorado

9

What amendment was repealed or taken back?

20
19
15
18

10

To purchase something you can't pay for all at one time and making monthly payments is known as

credit cards
installment buying
purchasing power
interest payments

11

Who was a famous composer?

Holiday
Earhart
Gershwin
Hemingway

12

Radios helped sell goods because of

entertainment
news
advertising
music

13

Woodrow Wilson wanted us to

stop all strikes in the USA
stay isolated
blame Germany for WWI
join the League of Nations

14

What most relates to Harlem in New York City?

Urbanization and new jobs
Cars and installment buying
African Americans and arts
Prohibition and gangs

15

What is another name for the 1920's

The Mechanization Age
The Jazz Age
The Good Times
The Reconstruction Age

16

Duke Ellington was a famous

writer
conductor
composer
actor

The Roaring 20's

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The Roaring 20's

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