Chapter 8 Study Guide (Roaring Twenties)

The major issue debated in the Scopes Trial was the teaching of …

• African American History

• Women's History

• Evolution

• Nativism

Which of the following was NOT part of the Harlem Renaissance? 

• Music

• Novels and Short Stories

• African American Shared experience and culture

• The Liberian independence movement

What was the Red Scare?

• American overreaction to the threat of communism.

• The measles pandemic of 1925-1926.

• The extreme lack of blood donations following World War I

• A beef shortage in 1923 caused by the "red" cattle disease in the West.

Which of the following resulted in speakeasies? 

• Woman's Suffrage

• Immigration Quotas

• The Red Scare

• Prohibition

Which of the following was directly related to the Red Scare? 

• The establishment of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC).

• The Scopes Trial

• The murder trial of Sacco and Vanzetti

• Prohibition

The Volstead Act...

• Established the Veterans Administration to support soldiers returning from WWI.

• Led to the collapse of the League of Nations

• • Carried out the ban on manufacturing, selling and distribution of alcohol during Prohibition.

• Established the "Cash & Carry" policy to support America's allies in war.

Who was the most popular American celebrity of the 1920s?

• Lillian Gish

• Babe Ruth

• Orville Wright

• Little Orphan Annie

The Harlem Renaissance refers to...

• A women's basketball team

• A population increase in Harlem in the 1920s.

• A program to promote Latino culture.

• A celebration of African-American culture in literature and art.

A person who provided illegal alcohol was often called a...

• bootlegger

• flapper

• cheater

• big cheese

An "underground" bar or nightclub where liquor was sold illegally. 

• Moonshiner Club

• Speakeasy

• Flapper

• White Lightning