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Ch 22 The Roaring Twenties
Ch 22 The Roaring Twenties
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1
Why was Prohibition repealed?
people were mad
Canada suffered economically
it discouraged orgainized crime
it encouraged organized crime
2
What helped Coolidge win the election of 1924?
The Teapot Dome Scandal
He was super cool
the Red Scare
the economy prospered in the 1920s
3
Prominent author of the Harlem Renaissance who wrote about prejudice faced by African Americans?
F. Scot Fitzgerald
Langston Hughes
Jack Dempsey
Edgar Allen Poe
4
Industry began to boom in part due to...
prohibition
the recession
disarmament
installment buying
5
Which presidential candidate used the slogan, "a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage"?
Woodrow Wilson
Alfred E. Smith
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
6
The booming stock market in the 1920s encouraged people to...
save money in the bank
go on vacation
borrow money to buy stocks
borrow money to buy
7
Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted and executed due to solid evidence against them.
False
True
8
Prohibition began as a way to conserve grain during the war.
False
True
9
Who was the first person to fly nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean?
Calvin Coolidge
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Sheen
Charles Lindbergh
10
In which election did American women first vote?
1820 election
1920 election
1924 election
1916 election
11
Which amendment allowed women to finally vote?
18th
16th
2nd
19th
12
Because of the Red Scare immigration into the U.S. became easier.
True
False
13
The threat of communism caused...
improved employment
increase in immigration
limits to immigration
recession
14
Which invention encouraged tourism and created a new business in the 1920s?
the stock market
the radio
the automobile
the silent film
15
Which campaign slogan did Warren Harding use to get him elected president?
a return to "normalcy"
a return to "greatness"
a return to "justice"
a return to "prosperity"
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Who went troops to Nicaragua to protect American business interests?
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
Sinclair Lewis
Babe Ruth
17
Which athlete was a celebrated baseball player in the 1920s?
Mike Schmidt
Bobby Jones
Babe Ruth
Jack Dempsey
18
What led to the quick spread of jazz music?
it sounded neato!
the Great Migration
The Universal Negro Improvement Association
The Charleston
19
Which novel portrayed the emptiness of rich people's lives?
"A Farewell to Arms"
"The Great Gatsby"
"Babbitt"
"The Outsiders"