STAAR EOC US History Questions: Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties were characterized by —

• Internment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of an atomic bomb.

• Bank failures, the New Deal, and bread lines.

• Installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers.

• Brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containment.

The establishment of speakeasies in the 1920s was an unintended consequence of which federal government action?

• The taxation of imported luxury goods.

• The deportation of suspected communist sympathizers.

• The prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages.

• The implementation of immigration restrictions.

Which inference about the 1920s is supported by this illustration?

• Women confronted discrimination in employment and education.

• Women challenged traditional attitudes and social norms.

• Reform organizations targeted women’s issues.

• Mass media reflected trends popular in rural communities.