The Roaring 20s

Question 1

What made racial tensions worse in the 20s was...

Accepted Answer

The embracing of racism by the U.S. government

Question 2

The Lost Generation was made up of...

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WWI Veterans

Question 3

During the 1920s, this group saw a rise in membership and political influence.

Accepted Answer

The KKK

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an activity you would likely see a Flapper Girl participating in?

Accepted Answer

Sewing

Question 5

Many people had major issues with Prohibition because they felt that it....

Accepted Answer

Violated personal liberties

Question 6

The Lost Generation was plagued by which of the following?

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Alcoholism, Depression, Lack of Purpose

Question 7

Which of these is undeniably the most famous athlete of the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

Babe Ruth

Question 8

Jazz was very popular among the young during the 20s and is noted for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Appealing to both major races in the U.S.

Question 9

The Flapper Girl Movement was a social statement emphasizing which of the following things?

Accepted Answer

The assertion of a woman's freedom and individuality

Question 10

Which of the following demonstrated a rejection by embracing the consumption of alcohol?

Accepted Answer

Jazz, Flapper Girls, The Lost Generation

Question 11

During the Red Summer, many black Americans were murdered in the South. Southerners claimed...

Accepted Answer

That the victims were communists

Question 12

Fundamentalism can be defined as...

Accepted Answer

Literal interpretation of the Bible

Question 13

The banning of alcohol in the U.S. caused issues in major cities by directly leading to...

Accepted Answer

Organized Crime

Question 14

The Scopes/Monkey Trial was a legal case that turned into a battle between...

Accepted Answer

Science and Religion

Question 15

Sports became popular in the 20s because people found themselves with more...

Accepted Answer

Time for leisurely activities like watching sports

Question 16

The Flapper Girl Movement had what relationship with Prohibition?

Accepted Answer

Rejected Prohibition outright as women drank despite norms

Question 17

The Lost Generation is known to us today because of...

Accepted Answer

Works of literature describing their lives and mental states

Question 18

Racial problems only existed in the South during this time. The North was peaceful.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

During the 20s, which sports was "THE" American sport to watch and be in love with?

Accepted Answer

Baseball

Question 20

Jazz emerged from a much larger black cultural movement in the 20s. What was that movement?

Accepted Answer

The Harlem Renaissance

Question 21

Jazz music was rejected by politicians & legal authorities because of its relationship with...

Accepted Answer

Alcohol

Question 22

Mass Consumption of goods, combined with the Mass Advertising of goods that people want lead to

Accepted Answer

Mass Production

Question 23

Mass production & advertising of goods exploited which of these in order to reach more people?

Accepted Answer

Sports and the ease of recognition of major athletes

Question 24

Who was the famous Fundamentalist lawyer in this trial?

Accepted Answer

William Jennings Bryan

Question 25

Which of the following people was the living embodiment of the Lost Generation?

Accepted Answer

Ernest Hemingway

Question 26

Causing the Scopes/Monkey Trial, Tennessee passed a law doing what?

Accepted Answer

Banning the teaching of evolution

Question 27

Prohibition was legally asserted in the U.S. by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

The 18th Amendment

Question 28

What is one way Flapper Girls altered their appearance to be different from the mainstream?

Accepted Answer

Wore clothing that was revealing and showed a lot of skin, Had their hair cut short into a "bob"

Question 29

Sports and major athletes were used for which other major change in the 20s?

Accepted Answer

Mass Production/Advertising

Question 30

Jazz was extremely different from other forms of music in that it was....

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Energetic & dynamic w/ sudden loudness & soothing vocals, Paced differently to encourage new provocative dancing

Question 31

During the 20s, people's demands for goods and services, compared to the old days,....

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Skyrocketed as they demanded more and more each day

Question 32

Which of the following was an innovation that revolutionized industrial production methods?

Accepted Answer

Automobile

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