40 questions
Which of the following two events increased competition for jobs and housing?
Prohibition
19th amendment
The Great Migration
Flappers and Equal Rights Amendment
Which of the following was a result of the Red Scare hysteria?
Immigration restrictions and quotas were enacted against those from eastern and southern Europe
Farmers migrated for the South to the North
Women began to take a larger role in politics
Americans began to fear that Capitalism would overthrow our Communist society
Which of these statements best summarizes the situation of American farmers in the 1920s?
Government loans helped many farmers buy land
High crop yields increased most farmers' incomes
Falling crop prices drove many farmers into bankruptcy
Demand for crops was so high that most farmers could not meet it
What was the purpose of the Palmer Raids?
to spark a communist revolution
to round up suspected radicals, communists, and immigrants.
to end the wave of postwar strikes
to stop governmental abuse of civil liberties
How did changes in education and mass media affect Americans’ knowledge of world affairs?
Americans could learn about world affairs much more easily, as educational opportunities and information from mass media became more widely available.
Americans could learn about the affairs of Donald Trump much more easily as information from mass media became more widely available.
Americans could learn about fake reality lives much more easily, as educational opportunities became more widely available.
Americans could learn about educational opportunities and mass media became more widely available.
How did nationwide radio broadcasts help create a national culture in the United States?
Since radio broadcasts reached large audiences, many Americans listened to the same music, programs, and ads. People also heard news reports about other states. These shared experiences helped unite them as Americans.
Since radio broadcasts did not exist, many Americans listened to music, programs, and heard news reports about other states from friends.
Since radio broadcasts reached small audiences, many Americans did NOT listen to the same music, programs, and ads. These shared experiences did not unite them as Americans.
Since radio broadcasts reached large audiences due to the internet, many Americans listened to the same music, programs, and ads. People also heard news reports about other states.
What were some of the ways MOST Americans spent their leisure/relaxing time in the 1920s?
playing games, shopping, following sports and the adventures of American heros like Charles Lindbergh.
partying, exercising, following sports and the adventures of American heros like Charles Lindbergh.
playing video games, shopping online, following sports and the adventures of American heros like Charles Lindbergh
playing music, writing poetry, following Jazz musicians and the adventures of Langston Hughes
George Gershwin was:
A composer whose famous piece Rhapsody in Blue showed the impact of jazz music on the 1920s.
American artist; she gained fame for her paintings of New Mexico and of flowers in extreme close-up. Her works were representative of modernism during the 1920s.
American songwriter; he gained popularity during the 1920s for such compositions as “White Christmas.”
An American pilot who became the first to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.
Georgia O'Keeffe was:
an American artist; she gained fame for her paintings of New Mexico and of flowers in extreme close-up. Her works were representative of modernism during the 1920s.
American songwriter; he gained popularity during the 1920s for such compositions as “White Christmas.”
Composer whose famous piece Rhapsody in Blue showed the impact of jazz music on the 1920s.
a 20th-century artistic movement that contended that traditional art was outdated and no longer meaningful in the new, industrialized, urban world.
Modernism is:
based on subjective reactions presented unsystematically.
a 14th-century artistic movement that contended that traditional art was outdated and no longer meaningful in the new, industrialized, urban world.
a 20th-century artistic movement that contended that traditional art was outdated and no longer meaningful in the new, industrialized, urban world.
the process by which large numbers of people become permanently concentrated in relatively small areas, forming cities.
Edna St. Vincent Millay
American writer famous for his novels and stories, such as The Great Gatsby, capturing the mood of the 1920s. He gave the decade the nickname the “Jazz Age.”
American writer; he introduced a simplified style of writing. His novels The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms criticized the glorification of war.
American songwriter; he gained popularity during the 1920s for such compositions as “White Christmas.”
American poet and playwright; her work celebrated youth and a life of independence.
The leisure culture that developed during the 1920s stimulated the arts, including the newest art form ________.
youtube videos that are completely idiotic and make you dumber if you watch them.
radio shows
motion pictures/movies
modernism
Painters appealed to Americans by recording an America of _________ and the contrasting _____________.
dreams
realities
biases
nightmares
Several writers of the 1920s saw action in World War I, and their early books ___________________ war.
denounced or criticized
celebrate
never mention
imitate
Black Americans of the 1920s began to voice _________ in their heritage, and black artists and writers revealed the richness of ____________ __________ culture. Also known as the __________________ __________________.
pride
African American
New Negro
Harlem Renaissance
Although major magazines and newspapers reached big audiences, _________ was the most powerful communications medium to emerge in the 1920s.
television
radio
the internet
telephone
In 1922 the NAACP was successful in getting congress to create _______?
Anti-Discrimination Laws
Anti-Lynching Laws
Anti-Segregation laws
Anti-Poll tax Laws
All of the following were famous musical artists during the jazz age EXCEPT
Langston Hughes
Bessie Smith
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
When the Great Migration occurred, what happened as a result politically?
heightened racism and Civil War
falling literacy and a moral decline
It gave way to rising literacy and the formation of civil rights groups like the NAACP
Race riots took place all across America.
What was occurring nationally at the same time as the 18th Amendment was being enforced?
Prohibition
Harlem Renaissance
Civil War
Civil Rights Movement
Why did U.S. President Warren G. Harding reduce taxes on the richest Americans during the 1920s?
To encourage people to save more money.
To increase the amount of money the government received.
To expand business and increase economic growth.
to help balance the federal budget and decrease government debt.
Which of the following facts were warning signs that the prosperity/good times of the 1920s in the U.S. might not continue into the 1930s?
The price of food was expensive for most workers who earned poverty level wages.
People took on more debt than they could afford.
The income/wealth gap increased even more between workers and business owners.
The level of production in the U.S. increased.
What challenges did Americans face after World War I ended?
The return of soldiers who now needed jobs.
The rise of nativism and racism after the Great Migration
The rise of women and their changing roles within U.S. society.
The rise in political and corporate/business corruption as America grew richer.
What fears drove the Red Scare, Palmer Raids, and the arrest /trial/execution of Sacco and Vanzetti?
a fear of Communists
a fear of Socialists
a fear of immigrants
All of these are correct.
What challenges faced African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants who sought equal rights in the U.S. during the Roaring 20s?
An increase in KKK violence.
Attempts to limit their right to vote.
The development of quota system to limit immigration.
All of these are correct.
What were Americans MOST scared of during the Red Scare of the 1920s?
a Communist takeover of America like the one they saw in Russia.
the elimination of ALL forms of government.
an end to the system of socialism and communism.
the creation of Trump Tower in NYC.
What are some ways that urban/city and rural/country life differed?
Small towns were based around traditional morals, hard work, and close ties to friends, family and religion.
City life had more options because of the large populations, cultural variety, and an increase in tolleration.
Prohibition was supported by people who lived in the city.
Prohibition was supported by rural interests and protested against by people living in the cities.
How was life different for women after WWI?
They had new job opportunities in office work, factories, and other jobs that were considered only for men.
There was an increase in equality within a marriage.
Women rejected the attitudes of previous generations, where men made all the rules and women were expected as well as told to follow them.
Life was no different for women after WWI than it was before WWI.