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The Roaring Twenties wasn't roaring for everyone.
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1
Farmers were having a tough time post WWI because...
there was too much land to farm
prices of their goods was too high
prices of their goods was too low
aliens invaded and started to make crop circles
2
African American writers styles during the Harlem Renaissance...
showed a new sense of pride
showcased a new defiance amongst the black community
said all white people were evil
had a contempt for racism
3
Secret bars in which patrons could get illegal alcohol during the 20s became known as...
down low tavern
low key pubs
bar incognito
speakeasies
4
The banning of alcohol by the 18th amendment became known as...
evolution
speakeasy
prohibition
admission
5
How did the NAACP impact federal politics in the 1920s?
got a Supreme Court Justice appointed
helped get women the right to vote
started an initiative to protect voting rights
got a Supreme Court Justice blocked
6
What industries expanded because of the mass production of the automobile?
asphalt
glass
oil
rubber
7
Form of music originating from African American spirituals; noted for is melancholy sound is...
jazz
blues
rock-and-roll
hip-hop
8
Which president appointed his buddies to important positions resulting in scandal & corruption?
Taft
Roosevelt
Hoover
Harding
9
Musical style derived from blues & ragtime; based of improvisation.
dub step
R & B
rock-and-roll
jazz
10
Bootleggers...
made leggings and jeggings
made boots and bootstraps
made illegal street racing cars
made money off illegal alcohol
11
Rapidly manufacturing a large amount of goods is referred to as...
mass on Sundays
mass media
mass communication
mass production
12
The first affordable automobile was...
the Corvette
the Model A
the Model T
the Studebaker
13
Nickname for the American writers & artists who didn't follow conventional
signs
in their works
The Lost Generation
The Bohemian Generation
The Beatniks
The Found Generation
14
Flowering of African American culture stemming from the upper-West side of NYC post-WWI was...
the Queens Renaissance
the Harlem Renaissance
the Manhattan Renaissance
the Brooklyn Renaissance
15
The Scopes "Monkey" Trial was...
about teaching chemistry in public schools
about teaching history in public schools
about teaching algebra in public schools
about teaching evolution in public schools
16
An anarchist...
believes in all forms of government
thinks religion should dictate laws
thinks the wealth of a nation should be shared equally
does not believe in any form of government
17
The idea that America needed to be protected from immigrants is known as...
nativism
militarism
nationalism
racism
18
A law passed in 1924 that placed permanent restrictions on immigration.
National Origins Act
Indiana Removal Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
Selective Service Act
19
Cutting business taxes so they'll invest to create jobs and the gov't can get more income tax.
supply-side economics
business-side economics
consumer-side economics
buyer-side economics
20
What happens if you are careless with easy credit?
you don't get to vote
you go into debt
the mob breaks your thumbs
everything is awesome
21
System in which a final product is manufactured station by station by laborers repeating tasks
Assembly Line
Labor Line
Manufacturing Line
Business Line
22
Who was the conservative president elected in 1924?
Hoover
Harding
Wilson
Coolidge
23
Cooperative individualism was...
Coolidge asking business leaders to self regulate
beating a video game with another player or players
Hoover asking business leaders to self regulate
working together to make more money
24
The idea that African Americans should separate from white society & build up their own nation.
black repatriation
white separatism
white nationalism
black nationalism
25
What contributed to baseball becoming an
American pastime
during the 1920s?
laborers had more disposable income for entertainment
mass production of the radio
laborers had a shorter work day
electricity & lights used to play at night
26
A form of communication intended for a huge audience is...
Bohemian media
lost media
mass media
mass production
27
The belief that a high power made current life on Earth the way it is presently.
evolution
nativism
isolationsim
creationism
28
What new technology allowed all Americans to listen to the same news & entertainment in the 20s
Television
Telegram
VCR
Radio
29
The U.S. loaning money to Germany to help pay of reparations was part of the...
National Origins Act
Dawes Plan
Washington Conference
Prohibition
30
Americans wanting to stay out of world affairs is an idea known as...
isolationism
nativism
Dawes Plan
cooperativism
