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WorksheetsRoaring 20s Review
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was Prohibition?
a)
A complete ban on the sale of food
b)
A complete ban on the sale of clothes
c)
A complete ban on the sale of alcohol
d)
A complete ban on the sale of cars
2.
Who built the Model-T (the first mass produced automobile)?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Al Capone
d)
General Motors
3.
Who was one of the most famous baseball players during the 1920s?
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Jackie Robinson
c)
Amelia Earhart
d)
Derek Jeter
4.
This form of government involves all citizens sharing the wealth, every person has the same possessions, and citizens are expected to serve the community by doing the job that best utilizes their skills. What is the name of this form of government that took hold of Russia in 1917?
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
c)
Totalitarianism
d)
Communism
5.
A fear of communism that swept the United States following World War I.
a)
Red Scare
b)
Prohibition
c)
Quota
d)
Blue Scare
6.
Trial of a Tennessee public school biology teacher for teaching the theory of evolution.
a)
Scope's Trial
b)
Red Scare
c)
Fundamentalism
d)
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
7.
Which president was affected by the oil scandal?
a)
Warren Harding
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Woodrow Wilson?
8.
Forbid (banned) the manufacture, transportation & sale of intoxicating liquors in the US.
a)
Prohibition
b)
Great Migration
c)
Fundamentalism
d)
Great Depression
9.
Harding's campaign pledge to America following World War I.
a)
Return to Normalcy
b)
Fundamentalism
c)
Red Scare
d)
Prohibition
10.
Author who's depiction of the black experience was essential to the Harlem Renaissance.
a)
Clarence Darrow
b)
Marcus Garvey
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
Babe Ruth
11.
What was a bootlegger?
a)
Criminals who brought clothing made in other countries into the U.S.
b)
Criminals who brought guns made in other countries into the U.S.
c)
Criminal who sold alcohol in the United States to make a profit
d)
Criminals who immigrated to the U.S.
12.
What were illegal places where people drank alcohol called?
a)
speakeasies
b)
speaksoftly
c)
cellars
d)
hidden spots
13.
What did the Twenty-first Amendment do?
a)
It stopped speakeasies
b)
It ended Prohibition
c)
It arrested bootleggers
d)
It stopped Communism
14.
Who of the following is NOT one of the best known jazz artists of the 1920s?
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Bessie Smith
d)
Al Capone
15.
Who was the Chicago gangster that made millions in bootlegging?
a)
Al Capone
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Nicola Sacco
d)
Babe Ruth
16.
Which president was associated with the Teapot Dome Scandal?
a)
President Wilson
b)
President Harding
c)
President Coolidge
d)
President Hoover
17.
Which president was in favor of business growth?
a)
President Lincoln
b)
President Obama
c)
President Coolidge
d)
President Taft
18.
Which amendment was responsible for the prohibition of the sale, manufacturing and consumption of alcohol?
a)
18th Amendment
b)
19th Amendment
c)
21st Amendment
d)
22nd Amendment
19.
"Buy now, pay later" most closely relates to which of the following?
a)
Stealing
b)
Buying on Margin
c)
Installment Buying
d)
Credit Cards
20.
Which term referred to Americans investing in the stock market by paying a 10% down payment and owing the rest?
a)
communism
b)
installment buying
c)
bull market
d)
on margin
21.
What system allowed for mass production, the idea of products being created at a much faster pace?
a)
Ford System
b)
Assembly Line
c)
Mass Production
d)
Mass Media
22.
Which of the following was an example of intolerance in America that specifically dealt with the fear of communism?
a)
Sacco and Vanzetti
b)
The KKK
c)
John Scopes
d)
The Red Scare
23.
The complete ban on the sale of alcohol is known as ______________.
a)
Prohibition
b)
Illegal alcohol
c)
Twenty-first Amendment
d)
Bootleggers
24.
Which was NOT a characteristic of a flapper?
a)
smoked and drank in public
b)
over 65 yrs. old
c)
wore make up
d)
rebellious, fun, and energetic
25.
These hate group gained traction in the 1920’s, even though they had been around since right after the Civil War. They are notorious for hating people who are of different races, or from different countries. What is the name of this hate group?
a)
NAACP
b)
War Hawks
c)
KKK
d)
Nazis
26.
The Scopes Trial is one of the most famous trials in the History of the U.S. It gathered a great deal of media attention and caused a great bit of controversy in the country. What was the issue up for debate in the Scopes Trial?
a)
Prohibition vs. Legalization
b)
Deficit Spending vs. National Debt
c)
Evolution vs. Creationism
d)
Communism vs. Capitalism
27.
What ended up happening that turned most of America against Prohibition?
a)
Many died from alcohol withdrawl
b)
Crime rates increased
c)
Church attendance decreased
d)
The President spoke out against Prohibition
28.
Incident involving leasing of oil reserves by the Secretary of the Interior in return for money and bribes.
a)
Lost Generation
b)
Teapot Dome Scandal
c)
Veteran's Bureau Scandal
d)
Justice Department Scandal
29.
The fear that communism would take over the United States is known as ...
a)
Red Scare
b)
Prohibition
c)
Immigration
d)
the Great Fear
30.
Coolidge believed part of his job as president was to make sure the government
a)
Had little to do with business and industry
b)
regulated big business in order to stabilize the economy
c)
participated regularly in world affairs
d)
became involved in social reform
31.
Many people viewed Sacco and Vanzetti with suspicion because
a)
They were communists
b)
They were Italian immigrants and anarchists
c)
Sacco owned a gun similar to the murder weapon
d)
they were members of the KKK
32.
Who is the founder of the modern assembly line?
a)
Charles Lindbergh
b)
Charlie Chaplin
c)
Bill Gates
d)
Henry Ford
33.
When people would only pay a small percentage down of a stock and borrow the rest, it was known as
a)
stock market
b)
speculation
c)
buying on margin
d)
installment plan
34.
Women who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, and danced at a speakeasies were called
a)
Hippies
b)
Flappers
c)
Twisters
d)
Hep Cats
35.
During the 1920s, this man made professional sports popular.
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Satchel Page
c)
Hank Aaron
d)
Ty Cobb
36.
A famous African American poet during the 1920s was
a)
Langston Hughes
b)
Maya Angelou
c)
Ice Cube
d)
Snoop Dogg
37.
How did Henry Ford affect American life?
a)
sped up auto production
b)
helped cars become more affordable (cheaper)
c)
invented airbags and car horns
d)
paid his workers more
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