Roaring Twenties / Modernism & Antimodernism

A nickname given to the 1920s because of the decade’s prosperity, technological advances, and cultural boom.

• roaring twenties

• silent twenties

• Jazz age

• Great Depression

Which of these does NOT represent the 1920s?

• a time of war & chaos

• a decade of cultural change

• increased freedom and dancing

• increased wealth

Which of these helped create popular culture throughout the United States?

• the radio

• prohibition

• women's suffrage

• the KKK

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

How did Prohibition contribute to the growth of organized crime?

• by making it easier for bootleggers to branch into other types of illegal activity

• by forcing police to enforce anti liquor laws

• by forcing farmers to grow grain for the production of alcohol

Presidents Harding and Coolidge favored policies that

• supported the growth of business

• encouraged activism

• brought about social reform

• discouraged laissez faire

At its heart, the Scopes Trial was a clash between

• religion and science

• biology and science

• evolution and science

How was Henry Ford able to reduce the sale price of the Model T?

• with the use of the assembly line

• changing locations

• importing all raw materials

• increasing the wages of his workers

Which of these limited immigration during the 1920s?

• National Origins Act

• KKK

• Scientific Management

The demand for automobiles in the 1920s

• stimulated growth in many other industries

• led to a nationwide recession

• brought about the collapse of the suburbs

The literature of the Harlem Renaissance

• explored the pains and joys of being black in America

• explored the origins of jazz

• argued for the separation of races