US History Quiz on the 1920s

What transformation did the US experience during the 1920s?

• Declining cultural values and economic depression

• Changing cultural values and economic prosperity

• Stable cultural values and economic stagnation

• Improving cultural values and economic decline

What was the First Red Scare in the US during the 1920s a reaction to?

• Fear of anarchists from Italy

• Fear of communists from the Soviet Union

• Fear of capitalists from the United States

• Fear of monarchists from Germany

What was the Palmer Raids a response to?

• A series of unexplained bombings in 1919

• The election of Warren Harding

• The Teapot Dome Scandal

• The rise of nativism

Who were Sacco and Vanzetti?

• Two American politicians involved in the Teapot Dome Scandal

• Two Italian immigrants convicted of murder during a robbery

• Leaders of the Ku Klux Klan

• Cabinet members who leased oil-rich government lands

Which group was hostile to immigrants, Catholics, and Jews in addition to African Americans during the 1920s?

• The Palmer Raids

• The Teapot Dome Scandal

• The Ku Klux Klan

• The League of Nations

What economic policies did Presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover support during the 1920s?

• Keynesian economic policies

• Laissez-faire economic policies

• Socialist economic policies

• Protectionist economic policies

What did Warren Harding promise Americans during the Election of 1920?

• To join the League of Nations

• To return to normalcy after a decade of turmoil

• To enforce strict antitrust laws

• To increase government interference in the economy

What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?

• A scandal involving the deportation of immigrants

• A scandal where Cabinet members leased oil-rich government lands for bribes

• A scandal related to the rise of nativism

• A scandal involving the Ku Klux Klan

What innovation did Henry Ford introduce that made cars more affordable in the 1920s?

• Disposable income

• The assembly line

• Installment plans

• Labor-saving devices

What was a result of the introduction of labor-saving devices like washing machines and vacuums in the 1920s?

• Increased speculation

• More leisure time for people

• The Dawes Plan

• Uneven concentration of wealth