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WorksheetsProgressives and The Twenties
Total questions: 95
Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins
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Class
Date
1.
More than likely, the end result of the Sacco and Venzetti trial was a direct result of?
a)
Nativism
b)
Increased racial tensions
c)
Racial prejudice
d)
All of the above
2.
What was the main reason the KKK revived?
a)
WWI veterans had to compete with immigrants for jobs
b)
Sacco + Vanzetti case outrage
c)
Many "New Immigrants" arrived before immigration laws
d)
Bible Belt humiliated by Monkey Trial
3.
The study or belief in the possibility in improving human qualities by discouraging the reproduction of people who have undesirable inheritable traits, or encouraging the reproduction of people who have desirable inheritable traits
a)
Radicalism
b)
Communism
c)
Eugenics
d)
Democracy
4.
Tennessee outlawed the teaching of __________
a)
Math
b)
Evolution
c)
Creationism
d)
History
5.
The prosecuting attorney in the Scopes trial was
a)
William Jennings Bryan
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Clarence Darrow
d)
Aimee Semple McPherson
6.
Prohibition was implemented by passage of the
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
7.
Prohibition created which one of the following?
a)
Reduction in crime.
b)
Reduction in alcohol related deaths
c)
Organized Crime.
d)
More money being made.
8.
All are examples associated w/ Flappers EXCEPT
a)
Smoking
b)
Skin Showing
c)
Lipstick
d)
Ankle length dresses.
9.
Margaret Sanger was known for
a)
Fighting for women in the work place.
b)
Promoting Prohibition.
c)
Pushing for Birth Control.
d)
Being a female bootlegger.
10.
This was a major innovation found in most homes by the end of the 20s.
a)
Radio
b)
Television
c)
Telephone
d)
Microwave.
11.
The man who flew the first nonstop flight from US to Paris.
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Charlie Chaplin
d)
Louis Armstrong.
12.
Henry Ford is credited with mastering
a)
Modern day filming.
b)
Use of the Assembly Line.
c)
Flying aeroplanes.
d)
Radio Broadcasting.
13.
Which of the following was not an impact by Henry Ford?
a)
Cars were more affordable due to the assembly line.
b)
People could travel more due to the affordability of the automobile.
c)
Other industries followed Ford's model.
d)
Cars were more expensive due to the assembly line.
14.
Which was not an impact of the 1920s economic boom on the average American citizen?
a)
People owned washing machines and vacuum cleaners freeing up more time.
b)
Cars allowed people to travel quicker and farther.
c)
People could attend sporting events and movies.
d)
Workers made less money and couldn't afford the things they wanted.
15.
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
a)
15th
b)
18th
c)
19th
d)
21st
16.
He was part of the Harlem Renaissance and helped make the 1920s become known as the Jazz Age.
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Babe Ruth
17.
Where did many African American artists move to during the 1920s?
a)
Harlem, New York
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Detroit, Michigan
18.
What was F. Scott Fitzgerald's most famous book?
a)
The Jazz Age
b)
Prohibition
c)
The Great Gatsby
19.
Which of the following was NOT created during the 1920s
a)
Radio
b)
Motion Picture
c)
Television
d)
Refrigerator
20.
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)
Criminals who brought alcohol made in other countries into the U.S.
21.
What did the Twenty-first Amendment do?
a)
It stopped speakeasies
b)
It ended Prohibition
c)
It arrested bootleggers
22.
Who was one of the best known jazz musicians of the 1920s?
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Bessie Smith
23.
What name was given to the great achievements in art and learning by African Americans during the 1920s?
a)
The Roaring 20s
b)
The Best of Times
c)
Harlem Renaissance
24.
Who was one of the most famous baseball players during the 1920s?
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Gertrude Ederle
c)
Amelia Earhart
25.
"Buy now, pay later" most closely relates to which of the following?
a)
Stealing
b)
Buying on Margin
c)
Installment Buying
d)
Credit Cards
26.
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
27.
Women who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair were called
a)
Hippies
b)
Flappers
c)
Twisters
d)
Hep Cats
28.
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
29.
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.
a)
school
b)
evolution
c)
abstinence
d)
religion
30.
The most direct result of the 18th Amendment(Prohibition) was that ________
a)
people were mostly in support of the amendment.
b)
organized crime in America increased
c)
organized crime in America decreased
d)
people stopped drinking alchohol
31.
What were the most popular types of music in the 1920’s.
a)
Rap
b)
Classical
c)
Jazz and Blues
d)
Country
32.
This law drafted soldiers to go fight in the war
a)
Draft Act
b)
Selective Service Act
c)
Conscription Draft
d)
Sedition Act
33.
What side was the US on at the beginning of the war?
a)
Neutral
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Central Powers
d)
League of Nations
34.
The sinking of what ship triggered the United States' entry into WWI?
a)
Maine
b)
Lusitania
c)
Titanic
d)
Arizona
35.
What was Wilson's goal in negotiating the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Punish Germany
b)
Create a lasting peace
c)
Gain land for the Allies
d)
Recover lost trade & money
36.
What was the name of Wilson's plan for peace after WWI?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of France
c)
Fourteen Points
d)
Treaty of Germany
37.
Why did many Americans dislike the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Could have led to more European wars
b)
Failed to adequately punish Germany
c)
Failed to secure the freedom of the seas
d)
Could have allowed Germany to re-arm too quickly
38.
Warren Harding ran for president by promising what?
a)
A return to normalcy
b)
A return to Jurassic Park
c)
A return to war
d)
A return to that Taco Bell that had the really good crunchwrap supremes
39.
Why did many Americans not want to sign the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
It forced us to join the League of Nations
b)
It forced us to ally with Germany
c)
It forced us to sell supplies to Russia
d)
It forced us to fight against John Cena in the Wrestlemania
40.
What did Wilson think would prevent a future war?
a)
League of Justice
b)
League of Nations
c)
League of Extraordinary Countries
d)
League of People
41.
Prohibition was implemented by passage of the
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
42.
Al Capone gave this city a reputation of Corruption and Criminality.
a)
New York
b)
Boston
c)
St. Louis
d)
Chicago
43.
What were illegal places where people drank alcohol called?
a)
speakeasies
b)
speaksoftly
c)
cellars
d)
hidden spots
44.
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
45.
Women who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, and danced at a speakeasies were called
a)
Hippies
b)
Flappers
c)
Twisters
d)
Hep Cats
46.
Who is this famous Chicago ganster?
a)
John Dillenger
b)
Al Capone
c)
Dean O'Banion
47.
Associated with the Teapot Dome Scandal
a)
President Wilson
b)
President Harding
c)
President Coolidge
d)
President Hoover
48.
celebration of African American culture, artistry and writings during the 1920's
a)
laissez-faire economics
b)
Teapot Dome Scandal
c)
Harlem Renaissance
d)
Temperance Movement
49.
Women's suffrage
a)
18th Amendment
b)
19th Amendment
c)
21st Amendment
d)
22nd Amendment
50.
a bribery incident that took place in the United States from 1921 to 1922, during the administration of President Warren G. Harding.
a)
laissez-faire economics
b)
Teapot Dome Scandal
c)
Harlem Renaissance
d)
Temperance Movement
51.
One of the most famous American poets of all-time, he infused jazz and blues rhythms into much of his work.
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
Cab Calloway
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Langston Hughes
52.
He led the United Negro Improvement Association and helped promote a sense of black pride.
a)
Marcus Garvy
b)
Alain Locke
c)
James Weldon Johnson
d)
Langston Hughes
53.
The fear of communism was known as the
a)
Red Scare
b)
Yellow Fever
c)
Green Lateran
54.
Name the side we entered on in WWI.
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
55.
John T Scopes was put on trial for
a)
Teaching evolution
b)
Being a leader of the KKK
c)
Accepting bribes
d)
Violating prohibition laws
56.
After World War I, most Americans wanted to avoid future wars by
a)
avoiding involvement in world affairs
b)
disbanding the League of Nations
c)
forbidding Germany to rebuild its armed forces
d)
excluding Germany from the League of Nations
57.
Warren G. Harding won the presidency by appealing to Americans’ desire to
a)
become a world power
b)
repeal Prohibition
c)
reform society
d)
return to life as it was before the war
58.
The emergence of mass media helped make which baseball star a national hero?
a)
Bill Tilden
b)
Jack Dempsey
c)
Babe Ruth
d)
Red Grange
59.
The flowering of African American arts in the 1920s became known as the
a)
Glory Days
b)
Great Migration
c)
Harlem Renaissance
d)
Great Awakening
60.
writer who became a leading voice of the African American experience in the United States
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Bessie Smith
c)
Duke Ellington
d)
Langston Hughes
61.
payments Germany was required to make as punishment for starting the war
a)
Tarriff
b)
Reparations
c)
War Guilt
d)
Toll
62.
leader of the “back to Africa” movement
a)
Bessie Smith
b)
Duke Ellington
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
Marcus Garvey
63.
What effect did the automobile industry of the 1920s have on American society
a)
People could live farther from their places of work
b)
The mail delivery system expanded across the country
c)
People moved from the suburbs to the city
d)
Workers did not commute anymore
64.
Was John Scopes and Clarrence Darrow a modernist or traditionalist?
a)
Modernist
b)
Traditionalist
65.
William Jennings Bryan was the prosecutor in the Scopes Trial. Would he be a modernist or a traditionalist?
a)
Modernist
b)
Traditionalist
66.
Who was arrested for teaching Evolution in school?
a)
Lincoln
b)
Smith
c)
Coolidge
d)
Scopes
67.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
A time when businesses in Harlem were booming.
b)
A neighborhood in New York
c)
A time when African-Americans in New York began to change views by writing books, playing music, and playing sports
d)
Babe Ruth's nickname
68.
What did the 18th Amendment do?
a)
Gave incentives for the sale and manufacture of alcohol
b)
Ban on the sale and manufacture of alcohol
c)
Gave women the right to vote
d)
Direct election of senators
69.
What did the Scopes trial represent as a battle between?
a)
religion vs science
b)
religion vs business
c)
business vs science
70.
What did the Immigration Acts of 1921, 1924 and 1929 do?
a)
Increased the amount of immigrants allowed in the US
b)
Decreased the amount of immigrants allowed in the US
c)
Outlawed all immigration
71.
Why were Sacco and Vanzetti convicted?
a)
They were serial killers, who targeted communists
b)
They were immigrants and had radical political beliefs
c)
They started a labor strike, that led to a riot, killing 6 people
d)
They lynched a group of African Americans without cause
72.
What is the Red Scare?
a)
Fear of Communism
b)
Fear of Democracy
c)
Fear of Imperialism
d)
Fear of Nazis
73.
Which action is an example of nativism in the 1920s?
a)
Widespread violation of Prohibition laws
b)
Efforts to improve living conditions for Native American Indians
c)
Passage of laws restricting immigration
74.
All of the following are true of the Great Migration except?
a)
The availability of jobs during World War I encouraged many African Americans to move all over the country.
b)
African Americans moved from the North to the South in search of new opportunities.
c)
African Americans relocated from the South to the North.
75.
Alfred Thayer Mahan supported moving the US into a position of power by
a)
bolstering US industrial output
b)
strengthening US naval capacity
c)
improving relations with US allies
d)
increasing funding for the US Air Force
76.
As a result of the Spanish- American War, the US became a political power in --
a)
the Hawaiian islands
b)
the Panama Canal Zone
c)
the Central Powers Alliance
d)
the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico
77.
Who were the Palmer Raids meant to find and root out?
a)
Anarchists
b)
Communists
c)
Socialists
d)
All of the above
78.
Who was A. Mitchell Palmer?
a)
Secretary of State during WWI.
b)
President of the United States during WWI.
c)
Attorney General of the United States during WWI.
d)
General in charge of the Army during WWI.
79.
What did opponents of A. Mitchell Palmer say he was doing?
a)
Weeding out groups who were attempting to take down the United States.
b)
Taking down anybody who was a supporter of Woodrow Wilson.
c)
Protecting people's freedom of speech.
d)
Taking away people's freedom of speech during and directly after WWI.
80.
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.
a)
school
b)
Evolution
c)
life
d)
religion
81.
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
82.
Nativists are against _______?
a)
Corruption
b)
African Americans
c)
Railroads
d)
Immigrants
83.
The government of what country was overthrown in 1917 and turned into a Communist country?
a)
Russia
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
Germany
d)
England
84.
What was the name of the treaty that ended WWI?
a)
Paris Treaty
b)
London Treaty
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Treaty of Berlin
85.
What was the group that was created by the Treaty of Versailles intended to prevent another World War?
a)
United Nations
b)
League of Nations
c)
NATO
d)
Warsaw Pact
86.
This was a German offer of an alliance with Mexico.
a)
Sedition Act
b)
Zimmerman Note
c)
Sussex Pledge
d)
Fourteen Point
87.
Which event sparked World War I?
a)
the German-French dispute over Alsace-Lorraine
b)
Russia’s quest for a warm water port
c)
assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne
d)
sinking of the Lusitania
88.
Which group of countries allied themselves to form the Triple Entente (Allies) in the years before World War I?
a)
Britain, France, and Austria-Hungary
b)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
c)
Russia, Germany, and Italy
d)
Britain, France, and Russia
89.
What British ship got sunk in 1915?
a)
Lusitania
b)
USS Maine
c)
Disney Cruise Ship
d)
Titanic
90.
World War 1 took place between what years?
a)
1939 - 1945
b)
1915 - 1920
c)
1914 - 1918
d)
1899 - 1914
91.
Is a United States Supreme Court case concerning enforcement of the Espionage Act of 1917 during World War I.
a)
Plessey vs Furgeson
b)
Brown vs. The Board of Education
c)
Schenck v. United States
d)
Texas vs. Johnson
92.
The policy of building up a country's military to prepare for war is known as
a)
imperialism
b)
nationalism
c)
militarism
d)
isolationism
93.
The spread of idea to help a cause or hurt an opposing cause is known as
a)
propaganda
b)
armstice
c)
isolationism
d)
truce
94.
What choice best defines the term "Red Scare"
a)
fear of Germans
b)
fear of communism
c)
fear of U.S. involvement in foreign affairs
d)
fear of losing the war
95.
Which of the following acts was passed in order to draft Americans into the war?
a)
The Selective Service Act
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Fourteen Points
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