Roaring Twenties STAAR Review

Who likely made this statement? “I wear bobbed hair and powder my nose. I wear fringed short skirts and bright-colored sweaters with low-heeled shoes. I adore smoking, drinking, and dancing.”

• A post-World War II subordinate
• A Roaring Twenties flapper
• A Depression-era homemaker
• A Gilded Age feminist

The first commercial radio broadcasts, a predominantly bull stock market, and the emergence of surrealism and art deco were features of which decade?

• 1890’s
• 1910’s
• 1920’s
• 1930’s

With which of the following are Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes most closely associated?

• Great Depression
• Harlem Renaissance
• Women’s Suffrage
• World War II

Which development most contributed to the increasing social independence of Americans in the early twentieth century?

• Rise of the Populist movement
• Emergence of Victorian ideals
• Improved telecommunications
• Greater access to automobiles

This person helped increase interest in airplanes and air travel with their first flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

• Charles Lindbergh
• Langston Hughes
• Charles Chaplin
• Henry Ford

The ________Amendment started Prohibition.  

• 10th 
• 19th 
• 20th 
• 18th 

Which Amendment allowed American women the right to vote?

• 15th Amendment
• 19th Amendment
• 16th Amendment
• 18th Amendment

Which invention allowed news and entertainment to reach large audiences in a very short amount of time in the 1920's?

• the newspaper
• the radio
• the television
• the mail

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

• Rock and Roll
• Jazz
• Rap
• Country

Which Amendment repealed (canceled) Prohibition?

• 17th Amendment
• 18th Amendment
• 19th Amendment
• 21st Amendment