ASA Roaring Twenties #1

In the 1920`s what was the most popular musical form which was influenced by African american music?

• blues 
• pop
• jazz
• hip hop 

Movies without sound were called _______.

• Talkies
• Motion pictures
• Silent movies
• Features

Movies with sound were called ______.

• features
• talkies
• pictures
• films

The women's movement asking for the right to vote was called "Women's _________" .

• suffrage
• right
• goal
• American duty

The establishment of speakeasies in the 1920's 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.

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

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

At its heart, the Scopes Trial was a clash between

• religion and science

• biology and science

• evolution and science

• education and science