Roaring 20s Quiz

With the increase in the US economy after World War I how did the average American now spend their time and money?

• Many began to save as much as they could for fear of a future depression.

• The young, working class, began buying cars, going to sporting events, attending nightclubs, and living a life full of entertainment.

• Many people began traveling internationally on steamships since airplanes were not yet invented.

• People continued to stay home and only socialize with their friends and families.

The Harlem Renaissance

• started in Africa and was brought to America by slaves who began to develop new music such as rap.

• was the time when bluegrass music was first invented in Chicago.

• was the development of new African American music and literature that largely influenced both black and white culture.

• is considered not influential as the African Americans advances of the time only stayed within the African American community.

How did the Great Migration affect American society?

• African American people created a new urban culture in the North.

• The South promoted progressive laws and economic opportunities supporting African Americans.

• Racism and prejudice were less prevalent across the United States.

• The African American population increased in southern coastal cities.

What could have been the rallying cry of the Prohibitionists?

• Abolish slavery

• Down with monopolies

• Eliminate alcohol

• No taxation without representation

Public disregard for Prohibition and laws prohibiting gambling show that

• movies influence the public

• checks and balances don't work

• legislating public morality is resisted

• Americans don't respect laws

A major result of Prohibition during the 1920s was

• increased restrictions on immigration

• spread of communism

• destruction of family values

• rise of organized crime

The women's suffrage movement dealt with what?

• voting rights

• employment rights

• property rights

• education rights

The Scopes Trial was about a conflict between ________.

• science and religion

• isolationism and international issues

• traditional roles and new roles for women

• Prohibition and organized crime

Flapper was the name for a ________.

• jazz musician during the Harlem Renaissance

• member of a racist group started after the Civil War

• secret club where people would go to drink during Prohibition

• new fashion icon for women in the 1920s

Why did supporters of Prohibition want to outlaw alcohol?

• to make Americans healthier

• to get rid of immoral behavior

• because alcohol manufacturers were making too much money

• because alcohol manufacturers were racist