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1
When the US entered _________________, many men had to leave their jobs.
The Vietnam War
The Korean War
World War I
World War II
2
Professional ______________ became popular during the 1920's, because people could listen to games on the radio.
sports
chef's
magazines
jobs
3
In 1919, Mussolini organized the _____________ Party in Italy.
Fascist
Capitalist
Communist
Socialist
4
F. Scott Fitgerald wrote ___________, which portrayed the negative side of 1920's extravagant living.
The Gilded Age
The Great Gatsby
A Seperate Peace
A Farewell to Arms
5
___________________'s Nazi political party, rose to power in Germany in 1933.
Hitler
Roosevelt
Churchill
Mussolini
6
The crash of the Hindenburg, a Japanese airship, in New Jersey was broadcast as it occured.
True
False
7
The first movies with sound were released in _______________.
1920
1927
1925
1921
8
Women who did work outside the home often held jobs in "women's professions" such as _________________ or domestic work.
medicine
teaching
construction
civil service
9
With the economic boom of the 1920's, ___________ no longer needed to have jobs.
animals
children
men
women
10
Stalin took over after the death of Vladimir ________________________.
Smith
Spillet
Lenin
Eisenhinder
11
_____________________'s, KDKA was the first commercial radio station in the US, and it went on air in 1920.
Pittsburg
Tampa
New York
Springfield
12
________________'s roles in the United States before 1920 were very traditional.
women
nurses
children
men
13
Harlem became the world's largest black community in the 1920's.
False
True
14
Baseball became America's favorite pastime in the _______________.
1940's
1910's
1930's
1920's
15
Every adult held in a ___________________ internment camp was required to answer a loyality questionnaire.
Japanese
Italian
Russian
German
16
The Roaring 20's came to halt when the stock market crashed on ______________.
Green Friday
Manic Monday
Orange Saturday
Black Tuesday
17
Teenagers in the 1920's had more freedom than previous generations because they were able to ___________________.
drive
sleep in
work
go to school
18
Movies, sports and radio remained popular forms of entertainment during the Civil War.
True
False
19
____________________ was the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Paris in 1927.
John Washington
Winston Churchill
Rudolph Valentino
Charles Lindbergh.
20
Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim across the ________________ in 1926, at the age of 19.
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
English Channel
Mississippi River
21
In the 1920's people went to dance marathons and danced to _____________ music for hours.
opera
classical
jazz
rock and roll
22
__________________, were secret clubs that served alcohol during Prohibition.
Bars
Speakeasies
Sororities
Fraternities
23
On December 7, 1941 __________________ attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Germany
The Ottoman Empire
Italy
Japan
24
The US entered the Great _________________ in the 1930's.
War
Elation
Depression
Salutation
25
Joseph Stalin was a part of the _______________ Revolution in Russia.
Western European
Stallengrad
Bolshevik
Asian
26
African Americans voicing pride in their heritage and embracing their culture is known as the _____________ Renaissance.
Chelsea
Soho
Brooklyn
Harlem
27
After World War I Germany was in chaos, its new government the _________________, signed the Treaty of Versailles.
Prussia Republic
The Finnish Empire
Weimer Republic
The USSR
28
_________________ danced in jazz clubs and engaged in behaviors associated with men.
Ballerinas
Artists
Flappers
Athletes
29
The Grapes of Wrath detailed the difficult lives of Oklahomans leaving for California during the ________________.
Dust Bowl
Hurricane Ivan
Orange Bowl
Rose Bowl
30
_________________ were important to Americans, because they could listen to current events and news.
telegrams
telegraphs
radios
televisions
31
Helen Wells dominated women's __________ by winning Wimbledon eight times.
fencing
soccer
golf
tennis
32
Women began to assert their independence & called for the same freedoms as men, resulting in the "______" of the 1920's.
flapper
old laws
new laws
New Woman
33
Some of the ________________ work programs supported artists and many were paid to create public murals and teach art.
New Deal
Early Deal
Late Deal
Old Deal
34
President Franklin D. Roosevelt held ___________________ to speak directly to the American people to keep them informed.
public barbaques
television broadcasts
seaside vacations
fireside chats
35
Americans were listening, watching, reading, & buying the same things, resulting in a time of ___________.
mass culture
producing culture
consumer culture
art culture
36
From 1914-1926, the number of children enrolled in high school rose from 1 million to ___________________.
3 million
5 million
2 million
4 million
37
New _______________________ made household chores less time consuming.
laws
organizations
technologies
computers
38
Hundreds of thousands of African Americans moved from the South to the North to escape _______________ laws.
Joe Wren
Jim Crow
John Smith
James Bird
39
The __________________ dominated baseball with greats such as Babe Ruth,, Lou Gehrig, and Joe DiMaggio.
Chicago White Sox
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
40
The USS ______________ suffered a bomb through its decks causing it to sink in minutes with 1300 sailors on board.
Indianapolis
Michigan
Arizona
California
41
Ernest Hemingway was wounded in World War 1 and he wrote novels criticized the glorification of war.
True
False
42
Jazz began in the early 1900's in ___________________________.
Boston, Massachusetts
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
New Orleans, Louisiana
New York City, New York
43
Russia was transformed into the ________________ after the revolution in 1917.
URRT
PSSR
USSS
USSR
44
The Harlem Renaissance started in __________________________'s Harlem neighborhood.
Miami
New York City
Chicago
Seattle
45
The movement of African Americans to the North from the South is known as the Great _________________.
Movement
Migration
Hibernation
Celebration
46
George Gershwin was a musical composer.
True
False
47
___________________ women usually stayed home,while their husbands worked in a job outside the home.
employed
single
married
educated
48
The ____ Amendment, ratified in 1920, gave women the right to vote.
19th
18th
16th
17th
49
Women were held to a stricter set of standards for behaviors than ________, in the 1920's.
employers
men
politicians
children
50
_______________________ became America's favorite pastime.
Basketball
Juggling
Football
Baseball