Roaring 20s

Which 1920 event resulted in the deportation of over 500 suspected anarchists and leftists?

• the Red Score

• the Palmer Raids

• the Espionage Act

• the Communist Purge

What activity saw radicals being rounded up all over America by government agents in the early 1920s?

• Palmer Raids

• Sedition Act

• Espionage Acts

• Coolidge Raids

The "Great Migration" of 1910-1920 refers to the movement of ___________.

• immigrants from Europe to America

• people from rural areas and towns to large cities

• African Americans from the United States to Africa

• African Americans from the South to northern cities

Which of the following was a major contribution to American popular culture made by African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance?

• classical music

• jazz music

• rock n roll music

• country western music

A celebration of African-American culture, arts, literature, and music.

• The Italian Renaissance

• The Great Migration

• The Great Awakening

• The Harlem Renaissance

Why are the 1920s sometimes called the "Roaring Twenties"?

• Voting reforms gave more people a voice in government.

• Immigrants brought new ideas and inventions to the country.

• Many people lost their jobs and blamed it on the government.

• There were many social and cultural changes during the decade.

What was a negative impact of the 18th Amendment (Prohibition)

• Rise of nativist attitudes.

• Decrease of prosperity.

• Rise of organized crime

What trial pitted science versus religion in the 1920s?

• Sacco & Vanzetti Trial

• The Scopes Trial

• The Teapot Dome Trial

• The Garvey Trial

What is a "flapper"?

• something that is blowing in the wind

• a sound-producing machine that uses records

• a young woman, who during the 1920s, behaved and dressed in a way that shocked society

• a style of dance music

The rise of speakeasies was a result of

• the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment

• the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment

• the popularity of talking pictures.

• the popularity of labor unions.