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THE ROARING 20'S
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1
What amendment repealed prohibition?
21st
18th
19th
20th
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Which of the following was NOT illegal during prohibition?
Sale of intoxicating liquors
Distribution of intoxicating liquors
Consumption of intoxicating liquors
Manufacture of intoxicating liquors
3
The Scopes trial tested a law that banned the
teaching of creationism
sale of liquor
Ku Klux Klan
teaching of evolution
4
The invention that arguably had the greatest impact upon society in the 1920's was the
automobile
refrigerator
dishwasher
television
5
The "it" girl of the silent film era--the face of the decade.
Greta Garbo
Mary Pickford
Lilian Gish
Clara Bow
6
The 1920's can be summarized by the following theme?
limited consumer goods
challenging boundaries
little change
status quo
7
Sacco and Vanzetti were
convicted and fined $100
found not guilty
found guilty and sentenced to life
executed
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During the 1920's the amount of goods purchased on credit
tripled
quintupled
doubled
quadrupled
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The first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Orville Wright
Charles Lindbergh
Admiral Byrd
Wilbur Wright
10
The impact of prohibition was
more taxes for government spending
less crime and less drinking
more crime and drinking
people reduced drinking or stopped drinking altogether
11
Those in favor of Prohibition believed all of the following EXCEPT
The national character would be strengthened
Families would be strengthened
Crime rates would drop
Crime would increase
12
The Attorney General who conducted a series of "raids" to round up suspected reds were called
Palmer Raids
Capone Raids
Bomber Raids
Red Rider Raids
13
What was the Great Migration?
Birds flying south for the winter
elephants searching for a waterhole
Butterflies migrating south
6 million African Americans move north from the south
14
What was NOT a cause of the Great Migration?
Job opportunities in the urban north
WWI created a huge labor shortage
the ability to gain political power in the north
Escape of harsh segregation laws
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The heavyweight boxing champion from 1919-1926--responsible for the first million dollar gate.
Gene Tunney
Rocky Marciano
Max Baer
Jack Dempsey
16
The first feature length talkie.
The Jazz Singer
Robin Hood
The Sheik
Nosferatu
17
A flapper was
the name of the plane flown by Admiral Byrd
The new, liberalized woman of the 1920's
a person who supported suffrage for all citizens
the most popular dance of the 1920's
18
The explosion of African American literature and art during the 1920's is called
the harlem renaissance
the rebirthing
the haiti renaissance
the funk in your face
19
The first radio broadcast was from
WPXI in Pittsburgh
WQED in Pittsburgh
WTAE in Pittsburgh
KDKA in Pittsburgh
20
What event debated the subjects of evolution and creationism and their place in education?
The Sacco and Vanzetti case
the Leopold and Loeb case
The Lindbergh Baby kidnapping
The Scopes case
21
Other than the automobile what item was most desired by consumers during the 1920's?
Radio
Refrigerator
Vacuum
Bicycle
22
Prohibition was known as the
Cultural Conflict
Noble Experiment
Wasted Experiment
The Guardian of Morality
23
Puttingmoney down and paying the balance in installments is called buying on
credit
interest
finance
time
24
Arguably, the most prolific author of the Harlem Renaissance.
W.E.B. DuBois
Langston Hughes
Marcus Garvey
Countee Cullen
25
Two Italian immigrants who were convicted and executed during the Red Scare of the 20's.
Leopold and Loeb
Sacco and Vanzetti
Darrow and Bryan
Smith and Jones
26
What amendment established prohibition?
19th
21st
18th
20th
27
The famous defense attorney who was able to save the lives of Leopold and Loeb.
John Scopes
F. Lee Bailey
William Jennings Bryan
Clarence Darrow
28
The first male heartthrob of American film.
Charlie Chaplin
Lon Chaney
Rudolph Valentino
Douglas Fairbanks
29
Why did Leopold and Loeb committed their heinous crime?
to collect ransom money
it was merely an accident
to commit the perfect crime
30
An illegal location to purchase and consume alcohol during the 1920's was called
a speakeasy
a bar
a dive
a saloon
31
What baseball player became a national hero in the 1920's?
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Lou Gehrig
Cy Young
Babe Ruth
32
The most popular female blues singer of the 20's and 30's.
Aretha Franklin
Etta James
Bessie Smith
Tina Turner
33
The most successful golfer of the 20's--he founded Augusta National Golf Club.
Tiger Woods
Bobby Jones
Walter Hagan
Gene Sarazen
34
The majority of movies produced during the 1920's were
very inexpensive to make
colorized
over two hours in length
silent
35
The act that spelled out the enforcement of Prohibition.
Volstead Act
Butler Act
Browning Act
Siegfried Act
36
Trumpeter and composer known for his scat singing- one of the most influential jazz musicians.
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Billy Strayhorn
Cab Calloway