1920s Quiz

What was the primary goal of Prohibition during the Roaring 20s?

• To stimulate the economy

• To reduce crime and corruption

• To increase government revenue

• To promote beer consumption

Which event is associated with the first Red Scare in the United States?

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The Palmer Raids

• The founding of the United Nations

• The Boston Tea Party

The Scopes Trial was a legal battle over the teaching of what in public schools?

• Evolution

• Creationism

• Sex education

• Foreign languages

What term describes the new, liberated woman of the 1920s who embraced new fashions and urban attitudes?

• Suffragettes

• Flappers

• Debutantes

• Matrons

Which Harlem Renaissance figure is known for his jazz poetry?

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Claude McKay

• Langston Hughes

• Louis Armstrong

What was the main purpose of immigration quotas established in the 1920s?

• To encourage diversity

• To limit immigration from specific countries

• To increase the population

• To promote tourism

During Prohibition, what were illegal bars that sold alcohol called?

• Cafeterias

• Speakeasies

• Brewpubs

• Taverns

What was the main reason for the Palmer Raids during the first Red Scare?

• To find and deport communists

• To arrest bootleggers

• To dismantle labor unions

• To capture bank robbers

In the context of the Scopes Trial, who was John T. Scopes?

• A high school teacher

• A prosecuting attorney

• A defense attorney

• A judge

What was one of the major impacts of the changing roles of women in the 1920s?

• Decrease in women's participation in the workforce

• Increase in women attending colleges and universities

• Decrease in women's voting rights

• Increase in women's average age at marriage