7th Grade Social Studies Final Exam

During the 1920s, a vibrant African American culture grew in

• the South.

• Harlem.

• Paris.

• Washington, D.C.

Who claimed credit for the economic prosperity of the 1920s?

• the Democrats

• the Quakers

• the Republicans

• the Catholics

What became widespread due to Prohibition?

• respect for the law

• immigration from Canada

• organized crime and violence

• immigration from the Caribbean

What became a symbol of a 1920s woman?

• the flapper

• the women voters

• the female wartime factory workers

• female jazz singers

The northward movement of African Americans in the 1920s was called

• the Roaring 20s.

• the Great Migration.

• the United Negro Improvement Association.

• the Lindy Hop.

For what is "installment buying" another term?

• theft

• trade

• charity giving

• buying on credit

Who was famous for his deeds as a pilot?

• Johnny Weissmuller

• Bobby Jones

• Charles Lindbergh

• Jack Dempsey

Which group was treated most favorably by 1920s immigration laws?

• people from the Americas

• eastern Europeans

• southern Europeans

• Asians

What was Teapot Dome?

• a Harding-era scandal named after an oil reserve in Wyoming

• a Coolidge-era scandal named after a bribery scheme in Idaho

• a scandal involving bribery in the Veterans' Bureau

• the name of Harding's federal budget-slashing program

What innovation resulted in cheaper automobiles?

• chains of gas stations

• the assembly line

• improved methods of auto repair

• the growth of suburbs