The Roaring Twenties, Great Depression & New Deal

The ________Amendment started Prohibition.  

• 10th 

• 19th 

• 20th 

• 18th 

Answer explanation

The 18th Amendment, ratified in 1919, prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States, marking the start of Prohibition.

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

Answer explanation

The radio revolutionized communication in the 1920s, allowing news and entertainment to be broadcast to large audiences almost instantly, unlike newspapers or mail, which took longer to disseminate information.

During the Great Migration, African Americans moved from ____ to _______ for better job opportunities and to escape Jim Crow laws.

• South to West

• East to West

• South to North

• North to South

Answer explanation

During the Great Migration, African Americans moved from the South to the North to seek better job opportunities and escape the oppressive Jim Crow laws prevalent in the South.

Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover - the 3 Republican presidents of the 1920s - practiced ___________ economic policies.

• Aggressively interventionist

•  Mercantilist

• Keynesian 

• Laissez-faire

Answer explanation

Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover implemented laissez-faire economic policies, promoting minimal government intervention in the economy, which was characteristic of the Republican approach during the 1920s.

A major effect of the prohibition (18th amendment!) of alcohol in the United States was ________________

• Less drinking

• More drinking

• Growth of Police Forces

• Growth of Organized Crime

Answer explanation

The prohibition of alcohol led to a rise in organized crime as illegal production and distribution of alcohol became lucrative. Criminal organizations filled the void left by legal alcohol sales, resulting in increased violence and corruption.

The Palmer Raids, which targeted radicals and communists, was driven by __________________.

• Hatred of Germany

• Fear of the Russian Revolution and radical immigrants

• Laissez-faire economics

• Fundamentalism

Answer explanation

The Palmer Raids were driven by fear of the Russian Revolution and the influx of radical immigrants, as the U.S. government sought to suppress perceived threats to national security and stability during the post-war period.

The flowering of African American culture in 1920’s New York City was known

• Reconstruction

• Harlem Renaissance

• New York Avant Garde

• Great Awakening  

Answer explanation

The flowering of African American culture in 1920’s New York City is known as the Harlem Renaissance, a significant cultural movement that celebrated Black art, literature, and music, distinguishing it from other historical events.

The United States followed the policy of ______________ in the 1920s, declining to join the League of Nations so they could stay out of wars.

•  Laissez-faire 

• Isolationism

• Adventurism

• Mercantilism

Answer explanation

The United States adopted isolationism in the 1920s, choosing not to join the League of Nations to avoid entanglement in foreign conflicts and wars, which aligns with the correct answer.

Who was arrested for teaching the theory of evolution in a public school, challenging the idea of creationism?

• Lincoln 

• Smith

• Coolidge

• Scopes

Answer explanation

The question refers to John Scopes, who was arrested in 1925 for teaching evolution in Tennessee, challenging the state's anti-evolution law and the idea of creationism. Thus, the correct answer is Scopes.

_______ illustrate the anti-immigration feelings of the 1920's because they were executed for a robbery on very, very thin evidence and did not receive a fair trial because of NATIVISM.

• Sacco and Vanzetti

• Laurel and Hardy

• Rogers and Hammerstein

• Hansel and Gretel

Answer explanation

Sacco and Vanzetti were Italian immigrants executed in the 1920s for robbery and murder, despite weak evidence and a biased trial influenced by nativism, highlighting the era's anti-immigration sentiments.