The Roaring Twenties

6A- Prohibition, established by the 18th Amendment, stated that- 

• only imported alcoholic beverages could be sold
• the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was banned
• Americans must by 18 years old to purchase alcoholic beverages
• alcoholic beverages could be sold only in government-run stores

6A- During the 1920s, Congress passed a series of immigration laws that were primarily designed to- 

• increase immigration from Asia
• expand the workforce for the growing economy
• limit immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe
• prohibit immigration from Latin America

25B- Which development in the 1920's was inconsistent with much of the racial and ethnic intolerance of the decade?

• Red Scare
• revival of the Ku Klux Klan
• Harlem Renaissance
• trial of Sacco and Vanzetti

6A- Which event represented an expression of nativism during the 1920s?

• trial of John Scopes for teaching evolution
• adoption of a quota system to limit immigration 
• Charles Lindbergh's solo transatlantic flight
• the rise in popularity of spectator sports

26D- What was Frances Willard's contribution to American society?

• She helped overturn the 18th Amendment.
• She spoke out against the introduction of eugenics.
• She fought for women's rights and a ban on the sale of alcohol.
• She spearheaded importnat innovations in manufacturing.

6A- What was an important result of Prohibition during the 1920s?

• Respect for the law decreased
• Woman's suffrage was restricted
• Racial prejudice increased
• Religious tolerance grew

6A- What would a study of the "flappers" of the 1920s indicate?

• Some women rejected traditional restrictions.
• Many women were elected to national political office.
• Women were barred from traditionally male occupations.
• The earning power of women equaled that of men in most occupations. 

6B- Which individual encouraged African Americans to own their own businesses and once said that, "A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots"?

• Charles Lindbergh
• Marcus Garvey
• Glenn Curtiss
• William Jennings Bryan

16A- What did President Harding mean when he introduced the phase a "return to normalcy" after World War I?

• increased US involvement in Europe
• no longer selling liquor in the US
• going back to a peacetime economy
• restoring a Democratic president to power

25B- Which aspect of the 1920s is most closely identified with the emergence of Tin Pan Alley?

• the printing and distribution of Prohibition pamphlets
• the successful flight of the first hydroplane in North Carolina
• the location of the music publishing industry in New York City
• the repeal of the Twenty-first Amendment