Unit 5- The Roaring 1920s

What sports figure won 13 majors in his career including the Masters, British Open, and U.S. Open while playing as an amateur?

• Gertrude Ederle

• Bobby Jones

• Red Grange

• Jack Dempsey

The outcome/importance of the Scopes Trial was:

• Prohibition was a violation of your individual freedoms.

• Even though John T. Scopes was guilty, more Americans embraced scientific theories as fact.

• The Defense, led by Clarence Darrow, was humiliated and the scientific movement ended in the 1920s.

• Child Labor was outlawed and businesses were required to pay a minimum wage.

Who were the new targets of the KKK in the 1920s?

• Jews

• Catholics

• The Modern Woman

• All of the Above

What amendment outlawed the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of alcohol in the U.S. from 1918-1933?

• 16th Amendment

• 17th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

What did the Presidents of the 1920s all have in common?

• Liberal beliefs and progressive ideas

• Stronger government regulations and higher taxes

• Democratic party candidates and supported lower tariffs

• Conservative beliefs and laissez-faire politics

During the 1920s, controversies concerning the Scopes trial, national Prohibition, and the behavior of “flappers” were all signs of disagreement over

• The return to normalcy

• Traditionalist values versus modern scientific based beliefs

• Causes of the Great Depression

• The benefits of new technology

The Harlem Renaissance was a period when African Americans

• Used civil disobedience to fight segregation in the South

• Migrated to the North in search of better paying jobs

• Created noteworthy works of art and literature

• Left in large numbers to move to Africa

The 1920’s are sometimes called the roaring 20’s because

• Foreign trade prospered during WWI

• The U.S. became the greatest military in the world after WWI.

• Political reforms made government more efficient.

• Widespread social and economic changes occurred in the U.S.

Margaret Sanger was significant to American social and cultural life in the 1920s as a promoter of

• temperance

• mandatory elementary education

• birth control movement

• civil rights for African Americans

“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”

The above quote, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, discusses disillusionment, chaos after the war and its effect on citizens in the 1920s. What group would Fitzgerald have likely been a part of in the 1920s?

• Beat Generation

• Lost Generation

• Harlem Renaissance

• Progressive Movement