Day 1 Part 2 USH A Quiz: "The Roaring Twenties"

The developments on this list contributed to what development of the 1920s and 1930s?

• African American painters of the Hudson River School focused on the beauty of nature.

• African American architects created the Neoclassical style based on Roman and Greek models.

• African American artists and writers celebrated their culture in a movement called the Harlem Renaissance.

• African American musicians developed rock and roll music based on African rhythms and beats.

How did Marcus Garvey MOST impact African Americans in the early 1900s?

• By desegregating schools and urban neighborhoods

• By urging blacks to accept low-paying jobs and social inequality

• By promoting black cultural pride and economic independence

• By supporting the use of violence to overthrow government and win reforms

What was a major influence on the popularity of the flapper during the 1920s?

• A decline in the number of women working in urban factories

• A shift away from the traditional roles of women

• An increase in the use of credit and installment plans

• A decrease in crime associated with prohibition

Which action did the U.S. government take in 1924 to expand the rights of American Indians?

• Granting citizenship to American Indians

• Establishing private schools for American Indian children

• Providing retirement benefits to American Indians

• Guaranteeing jobs for American Indians in urban areas

How does this excerpt reflect a significant turning point in American history?

• It depicts the reaction to victory in the Spanish-American War.

• It portrays the changing social norms of the Jazz Age.

• It describes the experiences of immigrant workers during the Gilded Age.

• It details the industrial progress of the post–World War I era.

How did the process shown in this photograph enhance the automobile industry?

• By speeding up production of automobiles at lower costs

• By requiring only licensed workers to produce the automobiles

• By ensuring high-quality automobiles for consumers at higher prices

• By developing new designs to test automobile safety standards

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.

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

Which of the following was a major contribution of the Harlem Renaissance to U.S. culture?

• It led to the increased popularity of vaudeville stage performers.

• It brought the most significant beat poets together.

• It established jazz as a prominent musical form.

• It focused attention on the antiwar literary genre.