Roaring 20s

What was a major result of Prohibition in the United States during the 1920s?

• restriction of immigration

• growth of communism

• destruction of family values

• increase in organized crime

The works of Duke Ellington and Langston Hughes reflected the

• expanding role of women in the 1920s

• achievements of the Harlem Renaissance

• architectural innovations of the 1930s

• influence of southern European immigrant groups

The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s can best be described as

• an organization created to help promote African-American businesses

• a movement that sought to draw people back to the inner cities

• a relief program to provide jobs for minority workers

• a period of great achievement by African-American writers, artists, and performers

The 1925 trial of John Scopes reflects the conflict between

• science and religion

• isolation and international involvement

• traditional roles and new roles for women

• Prohibition and organized crime

The 1920's are often called the "Roaring Twenties because the decade was noted for

• changing cultural values

• economic depression

• political reform

• overseas expansion

A study of the "flappers" of the 1920's would indicate that

• some women rejected traditional feminine roles

• many women were elected to national political office

• women were fired from traditionally male occupations

• the earning power of women was equal to that of men in the same occupation

Which is an accurate statement about American society during the 1920's?

• The public expressed great interest in sports heroes and movie stars.

• Social attitudes were the same as those of earlier decades.

• Politicians were widely praised as role models.

• Achieving equal opportunity for minorities became a major social goal.

Automobiles, radio, motion pictures, and television are technological advances of the 20th century. These inventions affect American life because they

• are less popular than had been anticipated

• tend to standardize American culture, creating a popular culture

• have little effect on traditional and values

• are generally too expensive for ordinary working people

Which major trend characterized the 1920's and continues today?

• retail buying on installment credit

• legal discrimination against eastern European immigrants

• the steadily increasing power of established churches

• the mass migration of northern blacks to southern rural areas

Places in which men and women would go to drink during prohibition were called

• brewpubs.

• speakeasies

• saloons

• alehouses