Roaring 20's

The creation of Prohibition had the unintentional effect of

• creating a network of organized crime that illegally supplied people with alcohol.

• causing people to turn to ‘harder’ drugs such as heroin and cocaine.

• causing increased popularity of radical groups such as the Ku Klux Klan.

• increasing the popularity of television and motion pictures.

Answer explanation

The era of the ‘gangsters’ came about during the 1920s, creating a network of organized crime that illegally supplied people with alcohol. Popular criminals such as Al Capone and ‘Bugs’ Moran rose to infamy in the day.

Henry Ford's most noteworthy contribution to industry is the

• innovation of "interchangeable parts."

• perfection of the assembly line process of production.

• invention of buying cars on credit.

• invention of the computer.

Answer explanation

Henry Ford is responsible for the perfection of the assembly line process of production. He got the idea by watching a cow being ‘disassembled’ in a meat processing plant. It revolutionized the way cars, and most other goods, were manufactured.

"Tin Pan Alley" refers to

• the popular music industry controlled by New York City.

• the state of urban decay during the Great Depression.

• a literature movement in the 1930s American south.

• American architectural styles of the 1920s.

Answer explanation

In the late 1800s and early 1900s,”Tin Pan Alley” referred to the the popular music industry controlled by New York City. The popularity of the works of the music writers was more widespread with the advent of radio.

Louis Armstrong rose to fame in the 1920s as a(n)

• actor.

• baseball player.

• author.

• jazz musician.

Answer explanation

Louis Armstrong rose to fame in the 1920s as a famous jazz musician. Nicknamed "Satchmo," Armstrong's ability playing the trumpet earned him worldwide acclaim, lasting through his death in 1971 into the current era.

Which of these best describes the term "flapper" in U.S. history?

• women who worked in factories during World War II

• women who campaigned for the abolition of slavery

• women who wore the new bathing suits to American beaches; referencing how the suits flapped in the wind.

• women of the 1920s who listened to jazz, wore short hair and skirts, and challenged standards of behavior for women

Answer explanation

The term "flapper" is best described as women of the 1920s who listened to jazz, wore short hair and skirts, and challenged standards of behavior for women. Many historians consider them a kind of "women's liberation movement," focusing mainly on social behaviors rather than political empowerment

In what is known as The Great Migration, large numbers of African Americans moved from the rural south to northern cities, beginning in the early twentieth century. What motivated this large-scale movement?

• competition for jobs from immigrants moving into southern states

• job openings due to industrial growth in northern cities

• the opportunity to serve in the military in World War I

• the Emancipation Proclamation

Answer explanation

Job openings due to industrial growth in northern cities drew African Americans away from the rural south where their living conditions had often not changed dramatically since the Civil War.

Like Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey believed Blacks in the United States should

• leave the country and set up colonies in Africa.

• educate themselves to be successful citizens and people.

• rise up violently against those who would deny them rights.

• look to Rastafarianism for their answers to life's problems.

Answer explanation

Both Garvey and Washington believed Blacks in the United States should educate themselves to be successful citizens and people. In fact, it was Washington's autobiography- Up from Slavery- that convinced Garvey of that sentiment.

The increase in consumer spending during the 1920s was fueled in part by

• higher taxes.

• unemployment.

• decreased land values.

• overreliance on credit.

Answer explanation

An overreliance on credit was one of the reasons behind the increase in consumer spending during the 1920s. People assumed that their positive financial situation would continue as long as the stock market continued to rise, and they overextended themselves with credit without having the actual funds to cover their costs.

1920s Innovations

automobiles

radios

motion pictures

national magazines

The 1920s innovations above BEST show a trend toward

• inflation.

• gentrification.

• independence.

• consumerism.

Answer explanation

People spent a lot of money during the 1920s, sometimes more money than they had. This shows a trend toward consumerism. People rejected the conservative values of the past during this time. However, the Great Depression ended this way of thinking.

During World War I, many American women helped gain support for the suffrage movement by

• lobbying for child-care facilities.

• working in wartime industries.

• joining the military service.

• protesting against the war.

Answer explanation

During World War I, many American women helped gain support for the suffrage movement by working in wartime industries. Women would go on to use their wartime effort as leverage to earn the right to vote.