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US History 1920s Quiz
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1
What was the first mass produced vehicle in the US made by Henry Ford?
Model-T
Model-A
Ferrari
X-Wing
2
Who was the first American to fly nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean?
Marcus Garvey
Glenn Curtiss
Charles Lindbergh
Warren G. Harding
3
Which of the following forms of music became popular in the 1920s?
Rock & Roll
Blues
Dubstep
Jazz
4
How did radio and movies help shape American life in the 1920s?
It made it difficult to save money
It gave African Americans a new sense of pride
It encouraged the purchase of automobiles
It created a new national popular culture
5
Which of the following social movements advised blacks to be proud of their African heritage?
The Harlem Renaissance
Communism
Nativism
NAACCP
6
Which of the following amendments led to women having more of an impact on politics?
19th
18th
20th
17th
7
Nativists would most likely support which of the following groups of people?
Bootleggers
Communists
Ku Klux Klan
Suffragists
8
What was NOT a result of the conservative economic agendas of Harding, Coolidge & Hoover?
Increased union membership
Businessmen taking jobs in the government
Increased government support of big business
Tax cuts for the wealthy & big businesses
9
Who was a national hero for flying from NYC to Paris in his plane "The Spirit of St. Louis"?
Clarence Darrow
Marcus Garvey
Charles Lindbergh
Amelia Earhart
10
Who promoted a "Back to Africa" movement along with racial separatism and black racial pride?
Marcus Garvey
Langston Hughes
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
11
President Calvin Coolidge's support of the free enterprise system would most likey benefit...
Poor farmers
Nativists
Big businesses
Immigrants
12
Which of the following groups were angry at the increased diversity of America?
Immigrants
Big businesses
Harlem poets
Ku Klux Klan
13
Clarence Darrow is best known for what?
Defending John Scopes for teaching the theory of evolution
Advocating for women's suffrage
Defending a literal interpretation of the bible
Flying across the Atlantic Ocean in a nonstop flight
14
What did Henry Ford create that revolutionized manufacturing in the U.S.?
Electricity
Assembly line
Vertical integration
Quality control
15
Who was famous for writing poems that protested racism during the Harlem Renaissance?
Louis Armstrong
Zora Neale Hurston
Langston Hughes
Marcus Garvey
16
Which political party was in control of the U.S. presidency during the 1920s?
Socialist
Democratic
Green Party
Republican
17
Which of the following was NOT an effect of increased automobile ownership?
Increased glass & rubber sales
An increase in African-American poetry
More gas stations & motels
Paved roads
18
Which of the following amendments to the Constitution banned alcohol in America?
20th
17th
18th
19th
19
Which of the following events led to the growth of suburbs of America?
The end of WWI
The mass production of the automobile
A mass movement of blacks from the South to the North
Tax cuts on wealthy Americans
20
The increase in automobile ownership led to the growth of what?
Electric appliances
The suburbs
Stock investments
Anti-immigrant attitudes
21
What were the "flappers" best known for?
Supporting evolution being taught in the classrooms
Supporting prohibition
Selling alcohol illegally
Challenging traditional expectations for female behavior
22
Who was found guilty of teaching evolution in his classroom?
Charles Lindbergh
Marcus Garvey
Sacco & Vanzetti
John Scopes
23
Prohibition led to which of the following events?
The rise of organized crime
An increase in support for women's suffrage
A decrease in court cases
A decrease in support for WWI
24
The enforcement of prohibition in the United States was a complete success...
False
True
25
Susan B. Anthony is best known for supporting what?
Prohibition
Teaching evolution
Nativism
Women's suffrage
26
What movement promoted the idea that only the "fit classes" should have children?
Nativism
Prohibition
Eugenics
Social Darwinism
27
Whose trial became a symbol of anti-immigrant attitudes in the 1920s?
OJ Simpson
Sacco & Vanzetti
Charles Lindbergh
John Scopes
28
Which president promoted the "return to normalcy" in social affairs and foreign policy?
Warren G. Harding
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
29
What was one of the main causes of the Red Scare in the 1920s?
The sinking of the Lusitania
The invasion of Belgium by Germany
The stock market crash
The Communist revolution in Russia
30
Bootleggers are best known for what?
Teaching evolution
Talking about sex
Dancing to jazz music
Illegally smuggling alcohol
