1920s Social Studies Quiz

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution started Prohibition?

• 16th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 21st Amendment

The Harlem Renaissance was primarily a cultural movement in which field?

• Politics

• Literature

• Science

• Economics

Which amendment granted women the right to vote in the United States?

• 15th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 21st Amendment

The Great Migration was the movement of African Americans from which area to which area?

• North to South

• South to North

• East to West

• West to East

What was one of the main reasons for the Great Migration?

• To find better educational opportunities

• To escape Jim Crow laws

• To participate in the gold rush

• To join the tech industry

In what year did the stock market crash, leading to the Great Depression?

• 1925

• 1929

• 1933

• 1935

Which term describes the illegal bars where alcohol was served during Prohibition?

• Speakeasies

• Brewpubs

• Cafeterias

• Saloons

Who was a prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance, known for his poetry and social activism?

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Langston Hughes

• Booker T. Washington

• Marcus Garvey

What was the primary goal of the women's suffrage movement?

• To improve working conditions for women

• To gain the right to vote for women

• To promote educational opportunities for women

• To achieve equal pay for women

Which event marked the end of Prohibition in the United States?

• The signing of the Volstead Act

• The ratification of the 19th Amendment

• The ratification of the 21st Amendment

• The passing of the New Deal