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Test review for Waco High U.S. History unit on the 1920s
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1
Why did the U.S. government break up strikes in the 1920s?
To punish Germany for World War 1
To stop the spread of communism
To promote economic growth
To prohibit the sale of alcohol
2
How did the assembly line affect American workers?
Workers became less skilled
Workers went on strike
Workers made less money
Businesses made more money
3
What was the point of Wilson's "Fourteen Points?"
A lasting, simplified peace
Embracing socialism
4
How did Ford’s assembly line affect U.S. consumer culture?
Over-speculation in the stock market led to the crash
Assembly line led to fewer skilled workers
Everyone had a Ford
Allowed more products to be affordable for consumers
5
The Harlem Renaissance coincided with an increase in African American ____________________
Political influence in northern cities
Founding of the NAACP
"Back to Africa" movement
Crime
6
Why did cheap labor decrease after 1921?
Many followed Marcus Garvey's "Back to Africa" movement
The stock market crashed, causing unemployment
Spread of communism kept immigrants from coming to the USA
Immigration quotas were adopted
7
Jazz music is most closely associated with which historical period?
Spanish-American War
Harlem Renaissance
World War 1
Brooklyn Renaissance
8
What was a main consequence of the 18
th
Amendment (Prohibition)?
Growth of northern cities
Crash of the stock market
Growth of jazz
Increase in organized crime
9
How would you describe the economic policies of Presidents Harding and Coolidge?
Heavily invested in the stock market
High crime rates
Large shift of population to northern cities
Decreased regulation of business (laissez-faire)
10
Why was the 1920 presidential election significant?
It was the first election after World War 1
Herbert Hoover said the end of poverty was near
Teddy Roosevelt won electoral votes as a 3rd party candidate
It was the first election where women could vote
11
Which of the following happened as a result of the Red Scare of the 1920s?
Prohibition
Crash of the stock market
U.S. entry into World War 1
The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti
12
How did the mass-produced automobile affect transportation in the U.S.?
Travel became more affordable
Cars were more expensive in the 1920s
Everyone's car looked the same
Businesses exploit our insecurities for profit
13
When did the stock market crash in the 1920s?
1917
1914
1920
1929
14
Which aspect of 1920s American culture became popular in many other societies around the world?
Baseball
Democracy
Jazz
Stock Markets
15
Which writer portrayed the excesses of the 1920s in
The Great Gatsby
?
Duke Ellington
Langston Hughes
Jeffrey D. Bagwell
F. Scott Fitzgerald
16
What created temporary prosperity (wealth) in the 1920s?
Prohibition
Assembly lines
The Great Migration
Speculative investments
17
Which of the following caused the Red Scare of the 1920s?
Fear of communism
Jazz
Prohibition
Stock Market Crash
18
What is Charles Lindbergh most famous for?
1920s bootlegger
Executed following the Red Scare of the 1920s
First solo trans-Atlantic flight
Created the "Back to Africa" movement
19
Which group was in favor of the continuing the Chinese Exclusion Act?
Democrats
Prohibitionists
Nativists
Women
20
Which leader was responsible for the "Back to Africa" movement of the 1920s?
W.E.B. DuBois
Marcus Garvey
Louis Armstrong
Booker T. Washington
21
What cultural contribution did African-American artists & performers help develop in the 1920s?
Communism
Jazz
Assembly Lines
Baseball
22
How did the Ford Motor Company affect U.S. businesses?
They invested heavily in the stock market
They persuaded the government to reduce regulations
Mass production was adopted to increase production
They stopped immigrants from coming to the USA
23
Why did the U.S. deport immigrants in the 1920s?
Fear that communists were infiltrating the U.S.
Fear that the stock market would crash
They wanted to make America great again
Fear of the spread of Islam
24
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
18th
20th
21st
19th
25
How did stock investments in the 1920s contribute to economic prosperity?
Provided money for businesses to expand
Prohibition eliminated the sale of alcohol
Investing money in the stock market is based on risk
Everyone loves money so whatever
26
How did the American people respond to the Teapot Dome Scandal in the early 1920s?
People wanted to punish Germany
People began to invest in the stock market
People wanted to sell alcohol
People began to distrust their elected officials
27
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 tested the commitment of some Americans to ______________
The stock market
Fundamentalism
Alcohol
Charles Darwin
28
How did the U.S.’ economic position change after World War I?
America's economy crashed in 1929 because of debts
Germany vowed revenge for the Treaty of Versailles
America owed money to Germany
America moved from a debtor nation to a creditor nation
29
The availability of electricity led to growth in manufacturing of _____________
Telegraphs
Cars
Oil
Appliances
