The Roaring Twenties USH.5 Pre-Test

The decade of 1920 to 1929 is referred to as?

• Age of Imperialist

• Roaring Twenties

• Gilded Age

• Great Depression

America's economy grew by what percentage during the twenties?

• 10%

• 75%

• 40%

• 100%

What did companies in America begin to do following the end of WWI?

• raise wages

• lower wages

• move to bigger cities

• shut down because of the economical crisis

Americans feared these groups would take over the country due to labor disputes after WWI and early 1920s: socialists, anarchists and _____________

• bootleggers

• Klu Klux Klan

• progressives

• communists

Select one factor associated with communism - ______________

• No social classes; everyone is equal

• Government has limited control

• Private ownership of property is allowed

• Citizens can keep their wages earned from their jobs with sufficient tax deductions

What were the Palmer Raids?

• Series of raids conducted by the United States Department of Justice to arrest and deport suspected radical right-wingers, conservatives, and capitalists
• Gang members operating with other criminals to take over America which included a series of raids conducted by the United States Department of Justice to arrest and deport suspected criminals and gang members

• The fear of an immigration overflow in American, which were a series of raids conducted by the United States Department of Justice to arrest and deport suspected aliens and immigrants

• The fear of a communist revolution in American, which were a series of raids conducted by the United States Department of Justice to arrest and deport suspected radical leftists, anarchists, and communists

What led to a climate of fear and mistrust of immigrants during the 1920s?

• The Red Scare

• lower wages

• anarchists and communists ordering deportation

• bootleggers controlling urban communities

Who were Sacco and Vanzetti?

• Co-authored a famous novel during the 1920s

• Bootleggers who were found guilty and executed

• Immigrants and anarchists found guilty and eventually executed

• Opened an Italian restaurant that became a well-known chain among the nation

What form of entertainment became popular to the American public during the 1920s?

• radio
• video games
• internet
• television

How did mass media affect the culture of the 1920s?

• Mass media created a mass culture with common speech and behavior

• Mass media allowed the development of more speakeasies

• The culture of the 1920s encouraged more development of the jazz age industry

• The culture was not impacted during the 1920s