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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of these does NOT represent the 1920s?
a time of war & chaos
a decade of cultural change
increased freedom and dancing
increased wealth
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of these helped create popular culture throughout the United States?
the radio
prohibition
women's suffrage
the KKK
- 3. Multiple Choice
How did Prohibition contribute to the growth of organized crime?
by making it easier for bootleggers to branch into other types of illegal activity
by forcing police to enforce anti liquor laws
by forcing farmers to grow grain for the production of alcohol
by strengthening respect for the law
- 4. Multiple Choice
Presidents Harding and Coolidge favored policies that
supported the growth of business
encouraged activism
brought about social reform
discouraged laissez faire
- 5. Multiple Choice
At its heart, the Scopes Trial was a clash between
religion and science
biology and science
evolution and science
education and science
- 6. Multiple Choice
How was Henry Ford able to reduce the sale price of the Model T?
with the use of the assembly line
changing locations
importing all raw materials
increasing the wages of his workers
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of these limited immigration during the 1920s?
National Origins Act
KKK
Scientific Management
The Great Migration
- 8. Multiple Choice
The demand for automobiles in the 1920s
stimulated growth in many other industries
led to a nationwide recession
closed down the steel industry
brought about the collapse of the suburbs
- 9. Multiple Choice
The literature of the Harlem Renaissance
explored the pains and joys of being black in America
explored the origins of jazz
was written by Marcus Garvey
argued for the separation of races
- 10. Multiple Choice
Involved transferring oil reserves from the Interior Department to private companies for profit
Teapot Dome Scandal
Scopes Trial
Great Migration
Jazz Age
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of these best describes the "New Woman" of the 1920s?
They wore shorter skirts, bobbed their hair, and went to speakeasies
They stayed home and cooked and cleaned
They rejected the idea of suffrage
They preferred the same fashions as their parents
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which 1920s president is best known for scandals and corruption?
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Trump
- 13. Multiple Choice
Change in the constitution which prohibited the making, selling and transportation of alcohol.
18th Amend.
19th Amend.
21st Amend.
1st Amend.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Change in the constitution which gave women the right to vote.
19th Amend
18th Amed
21st Amend
1st Amed
- 15. Multiple Choice
Italians convicted of murder mainly because they were foreigners.
Sacco & Vanzetti
Scopes & Darrow
Bryan & Darrow
Mario & Luigi
- 16. Multiple Choice
A nickname given to the 1920s because of the decade’s prosperity, technological advances, and cultural boom.
roaring twenties
silent twenties
Jazz age
Great Depression
- 17. Multiple Choice
Period in the 1920s when suspected communists and other radicals were arrested due to the fear of the spread of communism.
Red Scare
Teapot Dome Scandal
Scopes Trial
KKK
- 18. Multiple Choice
This increased because of the radio, advertisements, and use of credit.
consumerism
national debt
immigration
education
- 19. Multiple Choice
Disillusioned poets and novelists who wrestled with the meaning of war and life.
Lost Generation
Harlem Renaissance
flappers
The Great Gatsby
- 20. Multiple Choice
Secret organization that hated African Americans, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants.
Ku Klux Klan
Kool Kids Klub
Kit Kat Kandy
Anti-Defamation League
- 21. Multiple Choice
What type of economy did the US have in the 1920s?
laissez faire capitalism
socialsim
communism
command economy
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