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Early 20th c. culture
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1
The US took on this foreign policy since it was tired of foreign entanglements after WWI:
Nativism
Interventionism
Anarchism
Isolationism
2
The Harlem Renaissance refers to:
Program to promote African American businesses
population increase in Harlem
a struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP
celebration of African American culture in literature & art
3
Which of the following facts about women's home lives in the 1920s was NOT true?
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
more ready-made food and clothing was available
4
Wounded in WWI, this writer criticized the glorification of war
Ernest Hemingway
Jack Dempsey
Sinclair Lewis
Charles Lindberg
5
I invented the car
None of these
Mercedes Benz
Diamler Chrysler
Henry Ford
6
The Prohibition movement sought to ban the sale of
Alcohol
Guns
Rotten meat
cars
7
The car created jobs in all of the following areas except:
Railroad industry
car repair
Highway construction
Gas stations
8
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
assembly line jobs were available
Their bosses were likely men
9
This invention led to a more efficient postal service:
Airplianes
Refridgeration
Advertising
Assembly line
10
The Great Gatsby was a novel about the "Roaring 20s" by:
Dorothy Parker
Zora Neale Hurston
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
11
The Great Migration was the movement of African Americans to:
Liberia, Africa
Western cities
Northern cities
None of the above
12
to obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as:
tenements
tea rooms
Speakeasies
penthouses
13
The main factor causing urban sprawl in the 1920s was:
change in the birthrate
the automobile
growth in industry
the use of electricity
14
This entrepreneur was known for paying his workers well and using the assembly line.
Orville Wright
None of the above
Upton Sinclair
Henry Ford
15
This famous gangster was known for his work on the black market during Prohibition
Al Capone
Alvin York
Al Jolson
Al Pacino
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He was a mega-celebrity; pilot; son abducted; invented heart transplant procedure
Charles Lindberg
Amelia Earheart
George Gershwin
F. Scott Fitzgerald
17
The immigration policies of the 1920s limited immigration from all
EXCEPT:
Mexico
Japan
Italy
England
18
The use of
this
allowed people to buy more than they could afford in the 20s
None of the above
installments plans
layaway
credit cards
19
To expand in the 20s, the KKK did all of the following
except:
allowing members to profit by recruiting new members
playing on people's fears of political radicals
encouraging white women to join
blaming national problems on immigrants