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