Roaring Twenties

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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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

• by strengthening respect for the law

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

The literature of the Harlem Renaissance

• explored the pains and joys of being black in America

• explored the origins of jazz

• was written by Marcus Garvey

• argued for the separation of races

Which of these best describes the "New Woman" of the 1920s?

• They wore shorter skirts, bobbed their hair, and went to speakeasies

• They stayed home and cooked and cleaned

• They rejected the idea of suffrage

• They preferred the same fashions as their parents

Change in the constitution which gave women the right to vote.

• 19th Amend

• 18th Amed

• 21st Amend

• 1st Amed

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

This increased because of the radio, advertisements, and use of credit.

• consumerism

• national debt

• immigration

• education

Who invented the assembly line and made production more efficient?

• FDR
• Thomas Edison
• Eli Whitney
• Henry Ford