U4C1 Test: Roaring 20s (8th Grade)

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Why was the decade of the 1920s called the "Roaring Twenties"?

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The economy and culture of the United States were booming

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Which of the following had the most impact in creating a common national popular culture in the United States in the 1920s?
Options: radio, television, newspapers, the suffrage movement

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radio

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The Great Migration is most closely associated with which of the following? the Eighteenth Amendment, the Harlem Renaissance, the Lost Generation, the Nineteenth Amendment

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the Harlem Renaissance

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Use the image to answer the question. Which statement is best supported by the image? Options: The Harlem Renaissance ended most racial segregation in the United States., During the 1920s, the United States became an increasingly rural society., The Harlem Renaissance helped introduce African American culture to the wider American population., The 1920s is the decade when the most popular movie actors began to be called “stars.”

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The Harlem Renaissance helped introduce African American culture to the wider American population.

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Why were some American writers of the 1920s called the “Lost Generation”?

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They expressed feelings of deep alienation from American society.

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The new mass entertainment culture of the Roaring Twenties was made possible by_______?

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new technologies like the radio

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The individual in the image was campaigning for which of the following? the Eighteenth Amendment, the Nineteenth Amendment, the Fourteenth Amendment, the Twenty-First Amendment

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the Nineteenth Amendment

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Who was one of the most famous baseball players during the 1920s?

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Babe Ruth

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Who became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928?

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Amelia Earhart

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Young women in the 1920s who broke tradition were called

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flappers