Unit 9 Review - Roaring Twenties

The science of controlling breeding to create a stronger population is called-

• Eurthymics

• Phrenology

• Eugenics

The Scopes Trial was about the conflict between-

• creationism v evolution

• traditionalism vs modernism

• religion vs science

• all of these answers are correct.

The writer whose depiction of the black experience was essential to the Harlem Renaissance. 

• Clarence Darrow
• Marcus Garvey
• Langston Hughes

Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge both-

• believed in a laissez faire approach to the economy and government

• believed government intervention was important to a successful economy.

• had administrations riddled with scandal.

What type of music was popular in speakeasies during the 1920’s?

• Rock and Roll
• Jazz
• Country

The 1920s were characterized by-

• Economic depression

• Wars

• Economic Prosperity

Which political scandal marked Warren Harding's presidency and caused increased distrust of the government?

• Teapot Dome

• Haymarket Square

• Burr Conspiracy

The National Origins Act of 1924 put permanent restrictions on immigrants especially from?

• Eastern and Southern Europe

• Northern and Western Europe

• Asia and Mexico

The Ohio Gang were-

• a scandalous group of immigrants

• notorious organized crime syndicate

• friends and allies of Warren Harding

The Volstead Act-

• created Prohibition

• made speakeasies illegal

• enforced Prohibiiton