APUSH - The Roaring Twenties
Authored by Rickey Lindsey
History
KG - University
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This quiz comprehensively covers the major themes and events of 1920s America, focusing on the cultural, social, economic, and political transformations that defined the Roaring Twenties. The questions assess students' knowledge of key historical figures like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Charles Lindbergh, Henry Ford, and Marcus Garvey, while examining pivotal events such as the Scopes Trial, Teapot Dome Scandal, and the causes of the 1929 Stock Market Crash. Students need to understand the interconnected nature of this decade's developments, including the tensions between traditional values and modernization, the impact of Prohibition on American society, the cultural flowering of the Harlem Renaissance, and the nativist backlash reflected in immigration restrictions and cases like Sacco and Vanzetti. The complexity of these questions, which require analysis of cause-and-effect relationships and understanding of historical significance, makes this appropriate for 11th-grade students in Advanced Placement U.S. History courses. Created by Rickey Lindsey, a History teacher in the US who teaches grades K through University. This quiz serves as an excellent review tool for students preparing for the AP U.S. History exam, specifically targeting the period from 1920-1929 that represents a significant portion of the curriculum. Teachers can utilize this assessment for multiple instructional purposes: as a diagnostic tool at the beginning of the unit to gauge prior knowledge, as guided practice during instruction to reinforce key concepts, or as a summative review before unit tests or AP exam preparation. The quiz effectively supports formative assessment by allowing teachers to identify areas where students need additional instruction, particularly in understanding the complex social tensions and economic factors that characterized the decade. This assessment aligns with NCSS Standards for Historical Thinking and supports AP U.S. History Learning Objectives 7.1-7.3, which focus on students' ability to explain the causes and effects of economic, social, and cultural developments in the 1920s.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
______ wrote The Great Gatsby which symbolizes the 1920's spirit of money, jazz, speakeasies and post-WWI degenerate fun.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What caused the stock market to crash in 1929 which ended the The Roaring Twenties and kicked off the Great Depression?
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Emergency Quota Act and National Origins Act were designed to ________.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
_______ illustrate the anti-immigration feelings of the 1920's because they were executed for a robbery on very, very thin evidence.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a bootlegger?
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The ________Trial symbolizes the desire by some to return to religious fundamentalism in the 1920's as the speakeasies, flappers, jazz music, and easy money seemed to defy morality and religion.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
________ was THE superstar of the 1920's by flying an airplane solo across the Atlantic Ocean in about 33 hours.
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