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1
The collective work of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla led to the 20s inventions below except:
Toaster Ovens
Refridgeration
Cars
Electric Chair
2
To expand in the 20s, the KKK did all of the following
except:
encouraging white women to join
blaming national problems on immigrants
playing on people's fears of political radicals
allowing members to profit by recruiting new members
3
The immigration policies of the 1920s limited immigration from all
EXCEPT:
Japan
Mexico
Italy
England
4
Who was The Famous Jazz artist During the Jazz age?
Duke Ellington
Still Unknown to this day
Elvis Presley?...
McCully Colcon
5
Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, & Countee Cullen were _____ during the Harlem Renaissance.
Actors
Singers
Dancers
Writers
6
What was the Dawes Plan of 1924?
called for Britain reduce German reparation payments.
designed to help England and France make their debt payments
All these answers are correct.
US lent money to Germany to meet its reparation payments.
7
The Great Migration was the movement of African Americans to:
Liberia, Africa
None of the above
Northern cities
Western cities
8
The Harlem Renaissance was a black cultural movement that featured the talents of all EXCEPT:
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Al Kelly
Bessie Smith
9
Fundamentalists believed that:
prohibition should be repealed
the bible should be taken literally
drinking alcohol was acceptable
evolution and creationism could coincide
10
Calvin Coolidge said…
Hope
vote for Harding
Lets go back to the future
America's business is business
11
Which of the following is NOT true of women in the 1920s
Their bosses were likely men
assembly line jobs were available
they could earn as much as men
most paid workers were still men
12
What was the red scare?
A contagious blood disease
A fear of communism spreading to America
The fear of republicans
The fear of the color red
13
Composer who merged traditional elements of music with American jazz
George Gershwin
Jack Dempsey
Georgia O'Keefe
Ernest Hemingway
14
The Roaring Twenties redefined _____________.
pets
childhood
womanhood
manhood
15
to obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as:
Speakeasies
tea rooms
penthouses
tenements
16
He was a mega-celebrity; pilot; son abducted; invented heart transplant procedure
George Gershwin
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Amelia Earheart
Charles Lindberg
17
The main factor causing urban sprawl in the 1920s was:
the use of electricity
change in the birthrate
the automobile
growth in industry
18
Prohibition was really a women's issue, with women from
this group
leading the charge:
Mobsters' wives
Women's Christian Temperance Union
National Women's Suffrage Association
Mormons
19
The Palmer Raids went after this type of person:
immigrants
communists
union members
all of the above
20
Which of these people was a jazz player?
Lance Armstrong
Billie Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
21
The Harlem Renaissance refers to:
a struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP
Program to promote African American businesses
celebration of African American culture in literature & art
population increase in Harlem
22
Who is Marcus Garvey?
The founder of the NAACP
My Jamaican Neighbor
The founder of UNIA
The man who sang "What's going on"
23
Which of the following facts about women's home lives in the 1920s was NOT true?
they were usually expected to work outside the home
their children spend most of their days at school
more ready-made food and clothing was available
traditional housework chores were more important than ever
24
The Roaring 20's and the Jazz Age ended when the _____ ______ began.
Modern Era
Great depresion
Black Tuesday
Prosperity Era
25
Invented the car
Henry Ford
Diamler Chrysler
Mercedes Benz
None of these
26
The Great Gatsby was a novel about the "Roaring 20s" by:
Zora Neale Hurston
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
Dorothy Parker
27
What is modernism ?
school
philosophical & art movement
dance
literary device
28
This famous gangster was known for his work on the black market during Prohibition
Al Pacino
Al Jolson
Alvin York
Al Capone
29
The roaring twenties is also known as the jazz age.
True
False
30
As President Warren G. Harding...
Abolished all regulations on business.
Took no action on economic matters.
Reduced regulations on business put in place by Progressives
Strengthened reg. on business put in place by Progressives
31
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were charged with, and convicted of:
treason
receiving bribes
Anarchy
robbery and murder
32
What movement was Langston Hughes most notably a part of?
The Unemployed Workers Movement
The Harlem Renaissance
The Civil Rights Movement
Women's Rights
33
The car created jobs in all of the following areas except:
Gas stations
Railroad industry
car repair
Highway construction
34
This entrepreneur was known for paying his workers well and using the assembly line.
None of the above
Upton Sinclair
Henry Ford
Orville Wright
35
Marcus Garvey led a movement to
create new African American homelands in Africa
unionize African American workers
segregate African Americans in northern cities
build up African-American self-respect and economic power
36
The Prohibition movement sought to ban the sale of
Alcohol
cars
Guns
Rotten meat
37
The Teapot Dome scandal centered on:
high tariffs
union members
gold mines
oil-rich lands
38
How did the assembly line change production of goods?
Made goods cheaper/more accessible and created menial jobs
Made goods more expensive, catering to the rich
Slowed production for higher quality, locally sourced goods
Made production great again
39
Wounded in WWI, this writer criticized the glorification of war
Sinclair Lewis
Jack Dempsey
Charles Lindberg
Ernest Hemingway
40
The use of
this
allowed people to buy more than they could afford in the 20s
credit cards
installments plans
layaway
None of the above
41
John T. Scopes challenged a TN law the forbade the teaching of:
evolution
creationism
fundamentalism
biology
42
double standard refers to:
stricter social and moral standards for women than men
fact that women worked outside home and did all housekeeping
lower wages for women than men
43
Who fueled the thirst of the Roaring Twenties?
Mobsters
Arnold Rothstien
Barry Allen
President Franklin
44
To protect their own interests, employers often accused striking workers of being:
communists
spies
bigots
nativists
45
What Jazz Club did he play at?
Cotton Club
Lenox Club
Savoy Ballroom
Plantation Inn
46
Advocated for equal rights for all citizens through the court system; Headed by WEB DuBoise
Niagara Movement
National Association for Advancement of Colored People
None of the above
Universal Negro Improvement Assocation
47
Due to a fear of immigrants from S. and E. Europe,
this
was instituted in 1924:
Quota System
Anarchy
Dawes Plan
Ku Klux Klan
48
Attorney General Palmer believed that he needed to protect the American people from :
political radicals
corruption and fraud
big business
labor union members
49
The Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928
was an alliance between France and the US against Japan.
stated that an attack on one nation was an attack on all.
was an agreement not to use war to solve disputes
was an alliance between France and the US against Germany.
50
What were the so famous Roaring Twenties?
A time with very little crime
A time of great depression
A time of partying
A time of wealth and much prosperity
51
What caused the Roaring Twenties to take place?
The U.S. industry had been boosted by WWI.
Republican government’s policy of laissez faire.
Hire Purchase – people could buy on credit.
Mass production – cars, radios, refrigerators etc.
52
Was a member of the "Lost Generation;" married to iconic socialite/flapper
Ernest Hemingway
George Gershwin
Charlie Chaplin
F. Scott Fitzgerald
53
This woman was known for her soulful singing
Bessie Smith
Zora Neale Hurston
Helen Wills
Zelda Fitzgerald
54
The US took on this foreign policy since it was tired of foreign entanglements after WWI:
Interventionism
Nativism
Isolationism
Anarchism
55
Who was the president after Harding?
Calvin Coolidge
Thomas Jefferson
Herbert Hoover
James Madison
