1Copy of Stock Exchange/Roaring Twenties Quiz

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An increase in the number of gas stations, tourist cabins and restaurants was a result of:

• The Harlem Renaissance
• The 19th amendment
• The Growth of the Auto Industry

“There were, Attorney General Palmer asserted, 60,000 Communists at large – enough, if unchecked, to bring the republic down.” This quote expresses the fear which led to:

• the alliance system
• the return of the Ku Klux Klan
• Nativism
• the red scare

Presidents Harding and Coolidge believed that the prosperity of all Americans depended upon:

• American Business
• importing goods from different countries
• passage of the 18th amendment
• an end to immigration

The Sacco and Vanzetti Trail and the actions of the KKK demonstrated that:

• Americans still blamed Germany for World War I
• A strong fear of immigrants existed in America
• Less discrimination against African Americans existed in the North
• City people were more agreeable to change than farmers

The Harlem Renaissance refers to

• A re-brith of Greek and Roman classics
• A program to promote Latino culture
• A celebration of African American culture in literature and art.
• The oldest baseball field in America.

He gave the famous “Cross of Gold” speech and later served as a prosecutor in the Scopes Trial.

• Clarance Darrow
• William Jennings Bryan
• Teddy Roosevelt
• Warren Harding

The Quota System was established to:

• stop anyone from leaving the United States
• increasing immigration from Mexico
• set limits on immigration
• help foreigners assimilate more easily

What impact did the Roaring Twenties have on American history and culture?

• It marked a break from the past and ushered in a more modern era.
• It led to a decline in cultural advancement and social unrest.
• It resulted in a fabled national innocence.
• None of the above.