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1
What is the name of the belief that one's land needs to be protected against immigrants?
racism
nativism
isolationism
foreignism
2
What was the 18th amendment?
Woman can vote
Right to search and siezure
Separate but equal
Prohibition
3
In 1930, about _______% Americans went to the movies once a week
29
9
75
60
4
Which of the following were not targets of the Palmer Raids?
Isolationists
Communists
Socialists
Anarchists
5
After WWI, most Americans wanted to avoid future wars by
disbanding the League of Nations
excluding Germany from the League of Nations
forbidding Germany to rebuild its armed forces
avoiding involvement in world affairs
6
became the highest paid black artist/musician in the world in 1927
Bessie Smith
Louis Armstrong
Langston Hughes
"Duke" Ellington
7
How did prohibition contribute to the growth of organized crime?
By forcing farmers to sell alcohol
By giving bootleggers opportunity to branch into other illegal activity
By making it harder to find criminals
By enforcing the law
8
Why did more families move to the suburbs in the late 1920s?
Cars allowed working people to commute to town for work
There was no more room in the town for poeple to live
Suburbs provided for safer living conditions for families
All of the above
9
He was elected to the presidency in 1924
Franklin D Roosevelt
James Weldon Johnson
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Cooldige
10
In the first "Talkie", what words were spoken and by whom?
"You ain't heard nothing yet" / Al Jolson
"You ain't seen nothing yet" / Groucho Marx
"You ain't seen nothing yet" / Al Jolson
"You ain't heard nothing yet" / Groucho Marx
11
Leader of the "Back to Africa" movement
Duke Ellington
Langston Hughes
Marcus Garvey
Charles Lindbergh
12
A major element of new morality was
an increase in stay at home mothers
an increase in traditional values in marriage
an increase in support for women's independence
a decrease in the use of automobiles
13
The final result of the Scopes trial was
TN put evolution back in schools
scopes was found guilty and fined $100
scopes was found guilty and imprisoned for 1 year
teaching of evolution was now legal in schools
14
What was the moniker given to Calvin Coolidge?
Boisterous buddy
Silent Cal
Cool man Coolidge
loud Cal
15
Charles Lindbergh was responsible for the 1st nonstop flight across the _______
Pacific Ocean
English Channel
Atlantic Ocean
United States
16
Coolidge believed that part of his job was to make sure the government
participated regularly in world affairs
became involved in social reform
interfered with business and industry as little as possible
regulated big business in order to stabilize the economy
17
Which of the following was not a belief of fundamentalists of the 20s?
evolution and creation should be taught as theories
Rejected the theory of evolution
a firm belief in creation
literal interpretation of the Bible
18
Which of the following was NOT a problem following WWI?
reconstruction of war countries
nuclear weapons
war debts
arms control
19
Sacco and Vanzetti were charged and convicted of
spying
bribery
treason
robbery and murder
20
The Ohio Gang was a
nickname for the Veteran's Bureau
group of notorious bank robbers
group of Harding's friends
powerful crime network
21
arrangement when a consumer agrees to buy now and pay later (takes product at time of purchase)
price supports
speculation
credit
buying on margin
22
What was the Great Migration? Moving...
everyone in the U.S. began migrating West in search for Gold
Caucasians out of the cities and to the suburbs
African Americans→urban Northeast, East, + Midwestern states
African Americans→urban East, North, + Southern states
23
This is when the stock market is going up
Free Market
Badger Market
Bull Market
Bear Market
24
The emergence of mass media helped make which baseball star a national hero?
Jack Dempsey
Bill Tilden
Red Grange
Babe Ruth
25
The Emergency Quota Act did not apply to Canada and ...
Russia
Germany
Serbia
Mexico
26
prohibitionists believed alcohol was _____
a personal freedom
a major cause of abuse
economically important
a good way to enjoy life
27
The 21st Amendment...
set the voting age to 18
allowed African Americans to vote
abolished liquor
repealed the 18th amendment
28
At the Washington Naval Conference, world powers agreed to
Prevent the Germans from creating a navy
Expand naval power to protect trade
Limit the size and power of warships
Ban the future use of Uboats
29
Attempted to outlaw war
Anti-War Pact
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Power Naval Limitation Treaty
reparations
30
The first "Talkie" was called
The Bombastic Blues Singers
The Marx Brothers Comedy Hour
The Jazz Singer
The Cotton Club
31
What naval supply was transferred to another governmental dept. and sold privately for profit?
Kerosene
Gasoline
ships
Oil
32
Al Capone was a notorious
flapper
speakeasy
farmer
bootlegger
33
Which amendment passed Prohibition?
19th
17th
21st
18th
34
a speakeasy was a(n)
prohibitionist
smuggler of alcohol from foriegn countries
anti-war group
underground or hidden bar that served alcohol illegally.
35
Following the Great Migration the largest black community was located in
Chicago
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Harlem
36
paying a small % of a stocks price as a down payment and borrowing the rest
buying on margin
price supports
speculation
credit
37
Frederick Taylor created this to help companies improve their efficacy.
Time and Motion studies
Robots
New production line
Three levels of management
38
Albert Fall is known for what scandal?
Daugherty Scandal
Fall Scandal
Teapot Dome Scandal
Forbes Scandal
39
The Great Migration was a period of time when African Americans moved from the
North to the South
West to the East
South to the North
East to the West
40
Most well-known poet of the Harlem Renaissance
Bessie Smith
Langston Hughes
Louis Armstrong
"Duke" Ellington
41
The Warren G. Harding administration was known for its...
scandals
pioneering
taxes
leadership
42
The literary and artistic movement that celebrated African American culture as
Prohibition movement
Great Awakening
Temperance movement
Harlem Renaissance
43
Warren G. Harding won the presidency by appealing to Americans' desire to
become a world power
repeal prohibition
reform
return to life as it was before the war
44
What is the Scopes trial most commonly called?
Ape trial
Evolution Trial
Monkey Trial
Darwin Trial
45
Who was the first American politician to be convicted of a felony while in a cabinet post?
Warren Harding
Albert Fall
Calvin Coolidge
Mitchell Palmer
46
All of these were 1920s inventions
EXCEPT
...
Vacuum Cleaners
Refrigerators
The Radio
Super Glue
47
John T. Scopes was put on trial for
being a leader of the KKK
teaching evolution when it was illegal to do so
violating prohibition laws
accepting bribes
48
In 1922, the NAACP's lobbying efforts influenced the House of Representatives to pass
anti-segregation legislation
anti-lynching legislation
equal opportunity legislation
voting rights legislation
49
built by the Ford company from 1908 to 1927
Model T
Model A
Taurus
Model C
50
This is when the stock market is dropping in value
deep market
Bull market
Bear market
underground market
51
What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
None of these
Government officials bribed the mafia for liquor.
Government officials accepted bribes for cake.
Government officials accepted bribes in exchange for oil.
52
The 19th amendment gave
women the right to vote
power to the people to select a president
men of any race the right to vote
the power to the electoral college to select a president
53
To create consumers for their new products, manufacturers turned to
advertising
newspaper and magazine articles
mass production
television
54
Women who began using a new type of independent fashion in the 1920s were referred to as...
flyers
bootleggers
speakeasies
flappers
55
as the 1920s continued, what happened to farmers' incomes?
they went up and down almost daily
they declined
The rose a little bit
They stayed the same