The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 set up a quota system that did what?

set a maximum number of people that could enter the US

prejudice against foreign born people

How did post war feelings in America influence the election of 1920?

people needed a president they felt would deal w/ the issues

What is the Harlem Renaissance ?

A rebirth of African American culture during the 1920's

Which of the following is not true about the use of the automobile?

only the rich elite & people who lived far away needed one

Movies in the 1920's can best be described as what?

new technology used to entertain

What bad thing happened during Prohibition?

Organized crime increased and got more power

What was the Red Scare ?

a panic that Communist revolutionaries were taking over

How did most Americans feel after World War 1 ?

exhausted and weary of worldly affairs

What was one big reason anarchists emerged in 1919?

the Red Scare pushed people to rebel

The Emergency Quota Act did NOT include who?

immigrants pouring in from Mexico

Which of the following is NOT true about Warren G. Harding

had good relations with major world powers

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Unit 4: The Roaring 1920's

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1
Law passed by Congress in 1921; kept immigrants from certain countries out of the US.
Scopes Act
Immigrant Exclusion Act
Jones Act
Emergency Quota Act
2
What was a main reason flappers dressed the way they did?
as an image for rebellion
it was comfortable
they felt sexy
to impress men
3
The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 set up a quota system that did what?
set a maximum number of people that could enter the US
established a limit on traded goods that could enter the US
it cut out all immigration opportunities for 5 years
the police were sent to arrest all illegal immigrants
4
Another name for a movie star is what?
dumb dora
celebrity
flapper
hooker
5
Who led the revolution in Russia and created the USSR ?
Joseph Stalin
Ku Klux
Vladimir Lenin
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
6
This established the maximum number of people who could enter the US from each foreign country
The Emergency Quota Act
foreign policy
The Immigration Act
The Expulsion Act
7
What is nativism?
single party ideology
pulling away from involvement in foreign affairs
prejudice against foreign born people
communism
8
this group used anti communism as an excuse to harass other people different then them
Boston Police
KKK
Roman Catholics
Reds
9
Anger against foreigners is called . .
prejudice
patriotism
isolationism
nativism
10
What is the reduction of armed forces and weapons of war called?
disarmament
disamendment
artillery reduction movement
nuclear disinvolvment
11
How did post war feelings in America influence the election of 1920?
people needed a president they felt would deal w/ the issues
they needed someone to make them feel patriotic again
they needed someone to focus on women's suffrage
Americans wanted a man that would keep the KKK in check
12
banned the manufacturing, sale, and transportation of liquor in the US
prohibition
Red Scare
Liquor Act of 1920
bootleggers
13
Both Harding and Coolidge had great admiration for what?
isolationism
teaching evolution
big business
elite military
14
2 radical immigrants found guilty of a crime & sentenced to death w/o real supportive evidence
KKK
The Mistrial of 1919
Benito & Mussolini
Sacco & Vanzetti
15
Which invention sparked the creation of appliances such as stoves, refrigerators, and mixers?
heat coils
the spark plug
bull market
electricity
16
After the 19th amendment passed women began to ....
impact political candidates
riot in the streets
run for president
drink alcohol
17
Films in the 1920's often expressed what?
promiscuity
passion and social conformity
war
propaganda
18
President after Harding, economy grew, consumer goods grew
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
19
What enticed consumers to buy products in the twenties?
electricity
propaganda
bull markets
advertising
20
Who were the young women in the 20s who rebelled against traditional ways of thinking & acting?
League of Women Voters
prohibitionists
bootleggers
flappers
21
What is the Harlem Renaissance ?
A combination of West African rhythms and European harmonies
fashion that was taken up w/great passion for a short period
The time in the 1920s when people were afraid of immigrants
A rebirth of African American culture during the 1920's
22
Who were the biggest supporters of prohibition?
bootleggers
gangsters
entrepreneurs
small town residents
23
Which of the following is NOT true about automobiles?
commuting distance of jobs increased
church attendance increased
the government started building roads
consumer borrowing increased
24
Which Amendment created Prohibition?
18th
21st
17th
19th
25
Which of the following is not true about the use of the automobile?
workers could live farther from their jobs
only the rich elite & people who lived far away needed one
the automobile factory created a lot of jobs
liberated isolated rural families
26
Which group intensely supported Americanism?
Sacco and Vanzetti
League of Women Voters
flappers
KKK
27
What guy was one of the first advertisers to use radio for advertising?
Charles Lindbergh
George Carver
Henry Ford
Bruce Barton
28
Who was the first pilot to fly nonstop from New York to Paris?
Charlie Chaplin
George Washington Carver
Amelia Earhart
Charles Lindberg
29
Which person made the assembly line work really well?
Charles Lindbergh
Lucy Ricardo
Henry Ford
Louis Armstrong
30
Movie Stars became key figures in the emergence of celebrities in 1920's pop culture?
false
true
31
What is communism?
single party system
no private property
government owns businesses
all of these
32
Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th
18th
10th
2nd
33
Movies in the 1920's can best be described as what?
new technology used to entertain
state of the art digital showcases
plays with no sound
America's pasttime
34
What bad thing happened during Prohibition?
The economy almost crashed; main cause of The Depression
night life completely died and people became depressed
Organized crime increased and got more power
interest rates skyrocketed
35
Gertrude Ederle was known for her contribution to what?
sports
art and literature
medical care
music
36
The name of a famous movie comedian in the 1920's
Alice Cooper
Carrie Chapman Catt
Adolph Hitler
Charlie Chaplin
37
Which of the following groups gained power due to anti immigrant feelings?
The KKK
Congress
Communists
The European Nation
38
What was the Red Scare ?
A brand all communist leaders had on their upper back
the abolishment of communism in America
an epidemic returning soldiers brought from Europe
a panic that Communist revolutionaries were taking over
39
How did most Americans feel after World War 1 ?
content and happy to be home
angry and ready to fight
excited and patriotic
exhausted and weary of worldly affairs
40
In what year was Herbert Hoover elected president?
1920
1928
1926
1924
41
What was F. Scott Fitzgerald best known for?
writing the Great Gatsby
abstract paintings of close up flowers
first to swim across the English Channel
"Athlete of the Century"
42
What was one big reason anarchists emerged in 1919?
America lost the War
to fight for women's suffrage
it was an anti immigrant movement
the Red Scare pushed people to rebel
43
The time in the 1920s when people were afraid of immigrants
anarchism
Harlem Renaissance
communism
the Red Scare
44
The Emergency Quota Act did NOT include who?
people from Japan
none of these
immigrants pouring in from Mexico
Irish Steel workers
45
Which of the following is NOT true about Warren G. Harding
had good relations with major world powers
he had poor judgment
presidential looking
considered good natured
46
The 1920 election had far less votes than other elections b/c women couldn't vote yet.
True
False
47
Margaret Sanger didn't support women's suffrage because of her husband was in politics.
true
false
48
This person won himself a scholarship at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania for his poetry.
Langston Hughes
George O'Keeffe
The Great Gatsby
Jim Thrope
49
What was the name of the treaty in which 62 countries declared war to be illegal?
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Teapot Dome Revolution
International Peace Treaty
Equal Rights Amendment
50
In the 20's this invention began to be used to broadcast events, news, and comedies.
telegrams
postal system
radio
television
51
Which Amendment allowed women their right to vote?
20th
19th
18th
21st
52
Paved roads, bridges, and tunnels were built due to what?
give immigrants enough work
creativity sparked by the Harlem Renaissance
the need to move military equipment
the widespread accessibility of the automobile
53
Which Amendment ended Prohibition?
21st
22nd
19th
18th
54
Bars that operated illegally during the time of Prohibition were called what?
bootlegs
speakeasies
prohibitionists
underground bar system
55
The time in the 1920's when people were afraid of immigrants and Communists.
The Holocaust
Isolation Era
The Recession
The Red Scare
56
Post WW1 a wave of nativism swept America. What does that mean?
Native Americans were stripped of their lands across the US
American people felt prejudice against foreigners
Native Americans bean fighting for rights
The US wanted to pull away from involvement in world affairs
57
29th President of the United States, pro business, & died in office.
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Warren G Harding
58
People who oppose any form of government are called what?
bigots
KKK
communists
anarchists
59
The founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association.
Alfred E. Smith
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Langston Hughes
Marcus Garvey
60
Who was not associated with the Jazz Age?
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Bessie Smith
F. Scott Fitzgerald
61
Who was Charles A. Lindbergh?
A writer who best captured the mood of the 1920's
A brilliant African American musician who helped create jazz
Most famous baseball player of the 1920s
First person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone
62
The person who founded the League of Women Voters
Marie Ann Chaplin
Langston Hughes
Carrie Chapman Catt
Alice Cooper
63
The trial of a Tennessee schoolteacher who taught evolution in science class.
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
Langston Hughes Trial
Church vs. John T. Trial
Scopes Trial
64
The law in 1917 that made Puerto Ricans US citizens
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Sugar Act
Jones Act
Scopes Trial
65
What good thing happened during Prohibition?
Organized crime decreased and got less power
Alcoholism and liver diseases went down
Tobacco use also decreased
the economy was positively impacted
66
paying for things in installments
credit
speakeasies
stocks
bull market
67
Sec. of the Interior took bribes from oil company executives & gave them the use of gov't land
Teapot Dome Scandal
installment buying
Kellogg-Briand Scandal
Jones Scandal
68
What music influenced jazz?
Mexican
all of these
Indian
African
69
Which Massachusetts governor became a Republican president in the 1920's?
William Douglas
John L. Bates
Calvin Coolidge
Samuel McCall
70
This person was know as the "Empress of the Blues"
Bessie Smith
Gertrude Ederle
Alice Paul
Louis Armstrong
71
What was the temperance movement?
pre prohibition effort to reduce alcohol consumption
early hippy movement to spread peace
movement that urged fundamentalist ideas
the first attempt women made to acquire equal rights
72
Who were Sacco and Vanzetti?
communist revolutionaries
victims of prejudice after the Red Scare
immigrant socialists
alcohol smugglers
73
The name of an organization that works to educate voters
Equal Rights for Voters (ERV)
League of Women Voters
Democratic Party
Voters for Equality
74
when it was illegal to manufacture, sell or distribute alcohol
substance suffrage movement
communism
prohibition
speakeasy season
75
Buying something on credit during the 1920's was called what?
installment buying
interest
stocks
bull markets

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