Roaring Twenties Review

1. Which of these was NOT part of the Roaring Twenties?

• jazz music

• the Harlem Renaissance

• trench warfare

• Prohibition

2. Henry Ford is best known for:

• inventing the automobile

• using the assembly line to mass produce the manufacturing of the Model T Ford

• being the first person to hit 60 home runs in a baseball season

• supporting Prohibition

3. How much did it cost to go see a nickelodeon (movie)?

• 5 cents

• 25 cents

• 1 dollar

• 5 dollars

4. The 18th Amendment called for:

• equal rights

• child labor laws

• Women's suffrage

• A ban on the sale, manufacturing, and transporting of alcohol

5. One problem with Prohibition was:

• alcohol manufacturers went out of business

• cars became less expensive

• it led to an increase in violent crime

• people moved to the suburbs

6. In the 1920s, many farmers were going bankrupt because:

• the boll weevil was destroying crops

• locusts ate all of the crops

• they had a surplus of crops after WW1 (more supply than demand)

• there was a major drought

7. Which of these musical genres were popular during the 20s?

• jazz

• hiphop

• K-pop

• techno

8. In the 1920s, African Americans began to thrive in some parts of the US for the first time. This is known as:

• Reconstruction

• The Harlem Renaissance

• Jazz

• Civil Rights

9. What effect did the radio have on families in the 1920s?

• People could enjoy listening to music, sports, and news together.

• People could watch the new TV shows.

• Spies could communicate their plans secretly.

• People could move to the suburbs.

Poet of the Harlem Renaissance:

• Amelia Earhart

• Charles Lindbergh

• Louis Armstrong

• Babe Ruth

• Langston Hughes