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WorksheetsThe Roaring 20's
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
The 18th Amendment is also known as
a)
Prohibition
b)
Neutrality
c)
Abolition of Slavery
d)
Enfranchisement
2.
The "P" in LACKPANTS stands for
a)
Partial involvement in WWI
b)
Political Stablility
c)
Position of the U.S. in the war
d)
Police Brutality
3.
Prohibition led to all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
a rise in organized crime
b)
the growth of speakeasies
c)
more profits for bootleggers
d)
a decrease in the amount of alcohol consumed by Americans
4.
The 19th Amendment did which of the following things?
a)
Gave women the right to vote
b)
Outlawed the manufacture and sale of alcohol
c)
Guaranteed citizenship for African Americans
d)
Repealed the 18th Amendment
5.
The 1920's is also known as
a)
The Democratic Decade
b)
The Republican Decade
c)
The Roaring Decade
d)
The Happy Decade
6.
the "L" in LACKPANTS was a belief of all presidents in the 1920's. The "L" refers to:
a)
lazy government
b)
lasseiz-faire
c)
liability for businesses
d)
labelling of consumer goods
7.
The Teapot Dome Scandal occurred during the term of which president?
a)
Warren Harding
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Calvin Coolidge
8.
Young women in the 1920's who broke tradition were called
a)
hep-cats
b)
flappers
c)
ladies
d)
bobbers
9.
"Return to Normalcy" can best be described as"
a)
a desire to get involved in foreign affairs
b)
a desire to limit immigration
c)
a desire to return to life before the war
d)
a desire to normalize relations with feuding countries.
10.
The period in the 1920's when African Americans created important works of art and literature is known as
a)
The Red Scare
b)
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
c)
The Roaring 20's
d)
The Harlem Renaissance
11.
The East St. Louis Riots, the Tulsa Riots, the re-birth of the Ku Klux Klan, and the formation of African American Associations are all a result of :
a)
a rise in organized crime
b)
the ratification of the prohibition amendment
c)
increased racial tensions
d)
the spread of equality throughout the U.S.
12.
Examples of the fears of Americans during the 1920's include all of the following EXCEPT
a)
Sacco & Vanzetti Trial
b)
The ratification of the 19th amendment
c)
The Espionage & Sedition Acts
d)
The Palmer Raids
13.
Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Bessie Smith are all examples of
a)
Harlem Renaissance musicians
b)
Harlem Renaissance poets
c)
Harlem Renaissance writers
d)
Sports Heroes
14.
The "T" in LACKPANTS stands for which of the following?
a)
treaty of versailles
b)
trust in the economy
c)
tariffs, which are taxes on American-made goods.
d)
tariffs, which are taxes on imported goods
15.
The "N" in LACKPANTS stands for
a)
neutrality
b)
new consumer goods
c)
new technologies
d)
no government in business
16.
People in the 1920's had confidence in the economy, which made them invest more. This is known as:
a)
lasseiz faire
b)
tariffs
c)
credit
d)
share confidence
17.
Which of the following is not one of the advertising techniques used in the 1920's?
a)
nostalgia
b)
illiteration
c)
humor
d)
bandwagon
18.
The term "pair in the chair" refers to which of the following?
a)
Sacco & Vanzetti
b)
The Palmer Raids
c)
The Red Scare
d)
The Russian Revolution
19.
Which of the following was NOT an impact of Henry Ford's use of the assembly line?
a)
cars became more affordable
b)
more people moved to suburbs
c)
increased productivity
d)
less people bought cars
20.
This political cartoon reflects which of the following?
a)
Prohibition
b)
The Red Scare
c)
Isolationism
d)
The Teapot Dome Scandal
21.
How is the woman in the picture able to remove the rope that is restricting her?
a)
the 18th amendment
b)
the 19th amendment
c)
installment buying
d)
the spread of mass media and popular culture
22.
What caused the spread of the KKK as depicted in this political cartoon?
a)
World War I
b)
the Alien & Sedition Acts
c)
Increased racial tensions
d)
Economic Opportunities in the North
23.
The Red Scare led to which of the following?
a)
The ratification of the 19th amendment
b)
a demand for limits on immigration
c)
the start of the Great Depression
d)
the repeal of the 18th amendment
24.
Prices are highest when which of the following conditions exist?
a)
high demand and low supply
b)
low demand and high supply
c)
high demand and high supply
d)
low demand and low supply
25.
Which of the following is a reason for the failure of Prohibition?
a)
the government did not have the money to enforce the law
b)
U.S. Businesses were losing money because of the law
c)
Congress did not feel that the law was necessary
d)
Americans did not support the law
26.
An important feature of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's can best be summed up by which of the following?
a)
African Americans expressed themselves through songs and dance
b)
African Americans supported Prohibition
c)
African Americans moved into cities in order to find jobs
d)
African Americans called for equality and civil rights
27.
Inventors in the 1920's used this to create new inventions
a)
share confidence
b)
knowledge
c)
credit
d)
assembly line
28.
Which event is credited with starting the Great Depression
a)
The election of Herbert Hoover as president
b)
The increased spending of the U.S. government
c)
the Great Crash of 1929
d)
The U.S. involvement in World War II
29.
In the 1920's, many African Americans moved to northern cities for job opportunities. This is known as
a)
The Great Migration
b)
The Great Movement
c)
The Harlem Renaissance
d)
Immigration
30.
The economic boom of the 1920's was caused in part by
a)
buying on margin and installment buying
b)
increased imports of foreign goods
c)
more government restrictions on business
d)
the mobilization of the economy for war
31.
Prohibition and controversy over flappers demonstrates which of the following
a)
disagreements between traditional values and new, changing lifestyles
b)
American fear of communism
c)
the government's desire to control the lives of Americans
d)
the inability of the government to control the population
32.
All of the following led to the outbreak of race riots except
a)
The Great Migration
b)
African Americans taking northern factory jobs during WWI
c)
Public outrage over the passage of the 18th amendment
d)
African Americans being treated unequally after World War I
33.
The reason that the U.S. was afraid of communism after World War I was
a)
Russia became a communist country after the Russian Revolution
b)
World War I made the U.S. permanently involved in foreign affairs
c)
The U.S. economy and government was vulnerable after the war
d)
The CIA had information that there were communists hiding in the U.S.
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