WorksheetsRoaring 20s-RHS
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The 20s were characterized by
a)
Political Isolationism
b)
World War
c)
Economic Depression
d)
Decreased Nativism
2.
What do Glen Curtiss and Charles Lindbergh have in common?
a)
Both were senators
b)
Both were U.S. Navy
c)
Both were involved in the Scopes Trial
d)
Both were Aviation innovators
3.
The social impact of the Red Scare was characterized by
a)
Yellow Journalism
b)
Spread of Communism
c)
Stock Market Crash
d)
Anti-Immigrant Sentiment
4.
Which music genre was created in the 20s?
a)
Bluegrass
b)
Jazz
c)
Hip Hop
d)
R&B
5.
What was the symbol of feminine change in the 1920s?
a)
Flapper
b)
Bootlegger
c)
Immigrant
d)
Musician
6.
Which author most contributed to the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Langston Huges
c)
Dorthea Lang
d)
John Steinbeck
7.
What was the major change for women in the 1920s?
a)
Right to Vote
b)
Right to Work
c)
Right to Dance
d)
Right to Drink
8.
Which political scandal marked Warren Harding's presidency and caused increased distrust of the government?
a)
Teapot Dome
b)
Fall
c)
Yosemite Land
d)
Haymarket Square
9.
President Harding's "Return to Normalcy" influenced the American Economy by...
a)
Increasing Taxes
b)
Decreased industrialization
c)
Created a desire to return to pre-Spanish American War lifestyle
d)
Reduced economic dependence on foreign parties
10.
One of the main factors that contributed to the Great Migration was
a)
The pull of the Industrial Revolution
b)
The push of European Immigration
c)
The push of the Automotive industry
d)
The Pull of the Civil Rights Movement
11.
The Harlem Renaissance was
a)
Celebration of African American Culture
b)
Spark of increased industrial jobs
c)
Creation of controversial policies
d)
Creation of the Department of Interior
12.
Why were Sacco and Vanzetti viewed with suspicion?
a)
Sacco owned a gun similar to the murder weapon
b)
they were Italian immigrants and anarchists
c)
they were members of the Ku Klux Clan
d)
they looked funny
13.
What innovation did Henry Ford use to boost the automotive industry?
a)
Interchangeable Parts
b)
The Assembly Line
c)
The Seaplane
d)
Washing Machine
14.
Which of the following was a major contribution of the Harlem Renaissance to U.S. culture?
a)
It led to the increased popularity of vaudeille stage performers
b)
It brought the most significant beat poets together
c)
It established jazz as a prominent musical form
d)
It focused attention on the antiwar literary genre
15.
How did the events on this timeline affect U.S. businesses?
a)
Profit sharing became a standard practice for industrial corporations
b)
Monopolistic practices were abolished by federal legislation
c)
Mass-manufacturing techniques were adopted to maximize production
d)
Retirement plans were guaranteed to factory workers
16.
This 1924 cartoon satirizes a scandal that led to -
a)
public disappointment over revelations of governmental corruption
b)
widespread dissatisfaction with a lack of economic development
c)
public frustration with government neglect of the working class
d)
widespread anger over excessive partisan politics
17.
Why did the "Return to Normalcy" agenda of U.S. presidential candidate Warren G. Harding appeal to many voters in the 1920 election?
a)
The public wanted to help rebuild war-torn countries
b)
There were significant shortages of military supplies
c)
There was a decrease in demand for consumer goods
d)
The public wanted to concentrate on domestic economic issues
18.
During the 1920s, Clarence Darrown and William Jennings Bryan were most closely identified with the -
a)
increased use of credit by U.S. consumers
b)
development of new forms of popular entertainment
c)
decline of public suport for Progressive reforms
d)
conflict between modernism and traditionalism
19.
This excerpt illustrates Harding's campaign promise to be a president who would -
a)
help the country recover from the turmoil of the previous decade
b)
refuse to allow the continuation of laissez-faire economic policies
c)
use diplomacy to establish alliances with other countries
d)
improve economic growth by promoting unrestricted immigration
20.
Cartoons such as this one took the position that deportation was necessary because -
a)
assimilation programs in the United States had been successful
b)
economic decline had increased the competition for jobs
c)
communists were infiltrating the United States
d)
political machines had too much power in urban areas
21.
During the 1920s, what was one result of innovations in U.S. transportation technology?
a)
Commerical airplanes replaced ocean liners as the primary means of travel to Europe
b)
Mass-produced automobiles made travel more affordable for many people
c)
Cable cars provided a comfortable means of quick travel to any city within a state
d)
Container ships delivered agricultural goods to ports along the Pacific coast.
22.
The 1920s were characterized by
a)
Economic depression
b)
Wars
c)
Economic Prosperity
d)
none of the above
23.
What were the most popular types of music in the 1920’s.
a)
Rap
b)
Classical
c)
Jazz and Blues
d)
Country
24.
Who was the first pilot to fly a trans atlantic flight?
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Charles Lindeburgh
d)
Herbert Hoover
25.
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
26.
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.
a)
school
b)
Evolution
c)
life
d)
religion
27.
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.
a)
school
b)
Evolution
c)
life
d)
religion
28.
During the 1920s people's lives changed because they began listening to the what?
a)
mass media
b)
movies
c)
radio
d)
music
29.
These two Italian immigrants were wrongly convicted of murdering a man in the 1920’s. The evidence that had been collected by police did not support convicting these two men, and the evidence actually pointed away from the two. What were the names of these two men?
a)
Sacco and Vanzetti
b)
Mario and Luigi
c)
O'Reilly and Sansom
d)
Lenin and De Gaulle
30.
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
31.
Many believe this author captured the spirit of the "Roaring Twenties" with his novel Titled The Great Gatsby.
a)
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
b)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
c)
Ernest Hemingway
d)
Louis Armstrong
32.
_______________ were young women who rebelled against traditional ways of thinking and acting.
a)
Expatriates
b)
Jazzers
c)
Flappers
d)
Scats
33.
This man was a political leader in the Black community during the Harlem Renaissance who wanted Black Americans to be proud of themselves, see the beauty of themselves, and stay separate from White people.
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Duke Ellington
d)
Langston Hughes
34.
Which group fared particularly poorly during the 1920s?
a)
Farmers
b)
Women
c)
Bootleggers
d)
Jazz Musicians
35.
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
36.
The belief that the human race could be improved by breeding. Superior parents would have great children
a)
Tin Pan Alley
b)
Eugenics
c)
Laissez-Faire
d)
Greentics
37.
This man is one of the most famous criminals in U.S. History. He was rumored to have made $60 million a year during Prohibition. What was the name of the most famous bootlegger during Prohibition?
a)
Baby Face Nelson
b)
Al Capone
c)
George Harris
d)
James Jones
38.
What was the name given to secret bars where people acquired alcohol illegally?
a)
Speakeasies
b)
Top Secret Bars
c)
Secret Saloons
d)
Quiet Places
39.
This man was one of the most famous Jazz musicians of the 1920’s. Known for his trumpet playing and distinctive singing style, what was the name of this musician?
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
James Earl Jones
c)
Bessie Smith
d)
Louis Armstong
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