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Worksheets1920's Review
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Harlem Renaissance can best be described as:
a)
The time period in which African Americans joined the war effort during World War I
b)
A time period when African Americans came to the city to look for jobs
c)
A time period in which African Americans fought against the discrimination in New York City
d)
A time period when Literary life flourished among African Americans,
2.
Where did many African American artists move to during the 1920s?
a)
Harlem, New York
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Detroit, Michigan
3.
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 supplied illegal alcohol made in other countries to the U.S. during Prohibition
4.
What name was given to the movement of great achievements in art and literature by African Americans during the 1920s?
a)
The Roaring 20s
b)
The Best of Times
c)
Harlem Renaissance
5.
"Buy now, pay later" most closely relates to which of the following?
a)
Stealing
b)
Buying on Margin
c)
Installment Buying
d)
Credit Cards
6.
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
7.
An unforeseen 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
8.
Who was one of the most famous baseball players during the 1920s?
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Gertrude Ederle
c)
Amelia Earhart
d)
Louis Armstrong
9.
Prohibition was started by passage of the
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
10.
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.
11.
This was a major innovation found in most homes by the end of the 20s.
a)
Radio
b)
Television
c)
Telephone
d)
Microwave.
12.
During the 1920s people lives changed because they began listening to the what?
a)
mass media
b)
movies
c)
radio
d)
music
13.
What was the name given to people who illegally transported and sold alcohol during Prohibition?
a)
Diabolical Drivers
b)
Bootleggers
c)
Rule Breakers
d)
Tricksters
14.
The Scopes Trial is one of the most famous trials in the history of the U.S. What was the issue up for debate in the Scopes Trial?
a)
Prohibition
b)
Deficit Spending
c)
Evolution
d)
Communism
15.
Incident involving the Secretary of the Interior (friend of Warren Harding) in return for money and bribes.
a)
Lost Generation
b)
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
c)
Veteran's Bureau Scandal
d)
Justice Department Scandal
16.
Having fought a world war against several foreign countries, many Americans began to distrust immigrants and had very prejudiced opinions of them. The National Origins Act of 1924 did what?
a)
Established an immigration quota system
b)
Allowed all Chinese to enter
c)
Ended nativism in the U.S.
d)
Became less isolated
17.
A fear of communism that swept the United States following World War I.
a)
Red Scare
b)
Prohibition
c)
Immigration
d)
the Great Fear
18.
Many people viewed Sacco and Vanzetti with suspicion, and they were executed, because
a)
the bullets used in a murder matched Sacco's gun
b)
They were Italian immigrants and had radical beliefs (during the Red Scare)
c)
Sacco owned a gun similar to the murder weapon
d)
they were members of the KKK
19.
Which was NOT a characteristic of a flapper?
a)
smoked and drank in public
b)
over 65 yrs. old
c)
wore makeup
d)
rebellious, fun, and energetic
20.
During the 1920s, Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan were most closely identified with the . . .
a)
increased use of credit by US consumers
b)
development of new forms of popular entertainment
c)
decline of public support for Progressive reforms
d)
Scopes Trial
21.
What international event led to the Red Scare?
a)
A murder in Italy
b)
An election in Britain
c)
The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia during WWI
d)
A flu epidemic
22.
The Palmer Raids
a)
targeted speakeasies
b)
targeted anarchists, suspected communists, and occasionally immigrants
c)
targeted organized crime
d)
targeted factories
23.
A "speakeasy" was a place where . . .
a)
immigrants received support such as English instruction and child care.
b)
people drank illegal liquor
c)
political radicals met
d)
the Klu Klux Klan met
24.
The Scopes Trial was an attempt . . .
a)
to prosecute bootleggers
b)
to convict radicals
c)
to stop the use of cheap labor
d)
to prevent the teaching of evolution.
25.
Silent films were replaced by . . .
a)
musical theater
b)
talkies (movies with sound)
c)
operas
d)
sporting events
26.
Writers of the 1920s who were repelled by American popular culture and society were called...
a)
The Harlem Renaissance
b)
The Great Gatsby
c)
The Lost Generation
d)
The Moral Guideposts
27.
Advocated the "Back to Africa" movement.
a)
George Gershwin
b)
Charlie Chaplin
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
Marcus Garvey
28.
The fear of communism was known as the
a)
Red Scare
b)
Yellow Fever
c)
Green Lateran
d)
Yellow Journalism
29.
An illegal bar that operated during prohibition was known as
a)
Bathtub Gin
b)
Moonshine
c)
Speakeasy
d)
Flappers
30.
In the Scopes Trial, John Scopes was on trial for teaching
a)
Creationism
b)
the Bible
c)
the Theory of evolution.
d)
US History
31.
This term describes buying new products--refrigerators, washing machines, and cars--throughout the 1920s
a)
Consumerism
b)
Productism
c)
Creditism
d)
Nativism
32.
The Roaring Twenties were characterized by –
a)
Internment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of an atomic bomb
b)
Bank failures, the New Deal, and bread lines
c)
Installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers
d)
Brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containment
33.
What political scandal involved the Sec. of Interior taking bribes & damaged President Harding's legacy?
a)
Teapot Dome Scandal
b)
Watergate Scandal
c)
Whitewater Scandal
d)
Bengazi
34.
During the 1920s people lives changed because they began listening to the what?
a)
mass media
b)
movies
c)
radio
d)
music
35.
The government of what country was overthrown in 1917 and turned into a Communist country?
a)
Russia
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
Germany
d)
England
36.
If I am an anarchists I believe:
a)
that governments are evil and should not exist.
b)
that governments should make all decisions in order to create an equal society.
c)
that governments should make decisions about the economy but not about social issues.
d)
None of the above.
37.
Who were the Palmer Raids meant to find and root out?
a)
Anarchists
b)
Communists
c)
Socialists
d)
All of the above
38.
The Scopes Trial led to this group losing momentum...
a)
bootleggers
b)
fundamentalists
c)
life
d)
lawyers
39.
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
40.
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
41.
What was some of the ways the KKK terrorized immigrants?
a)
A. Burning property
b)
B. Killing them
c)
C. Both A and B
d)
D. Neither A or B
42.
Did consumerism increase in the 1920's because of technical advances, innovative ideas, and inventions in the areas of communication, transportation, and manufacturing?
a)
yes
b)
no
43.
What case held that "freedom of speech" that resulted in a "clear & present danger" could be punished?
a)
Schenck v. U.S.
b)
Mendez v. Westminster
c)
White v. Regester
d)
Edgewood v. Kirby
44.
How did the automobile change America?
a)
people stopped using trains and planes
b)
production of rubber, steel, and gas increased
c)
people left the suburbs
d)
industries stopped using the assembly line
45.
How did Congress react to the concerns of some Americans about immigration?
a)
they built a wall between the U.S. and Mexico
b)
immigration from Europe was prohibited
c)
they passed laws to increase the number of immigrants
d)
they limited immigration to the U.S.
46.
What was the main Harding scandal?
a)
Teacup Dome
b)
Teapot Scandal
c)
Teapot Dome
d)
Dome Scandal
47.
New morality of the 1920's glorified which of the following?
a)
The Protestant Work Ethic
b)
Christian Fundementalism
c)
Progressive Programs to help the poor.
d)
Personal Freedoms
48.
What is a Bootlegger?
a)
Some Guy
b)
A person who smuggles illegal alcohol into the U.S.
c)
A person who smuggles legal alcohol into the U.S.
d)
Why are you even asking?
49.
For teaching evolution, this biology teacher was put on trial in Tennessee for teaching evolution.
a)
John Mopes
b)
John Hopes
c)
John Dopes
d)
John Scopes
50.
The Universal Negro Improvement Association, which sought to create a homeland in Africa for African Americans, was founded by whom?
a)
Langston Hughes
b)
WEB De Bois
c)
Marcus Garvey
d)
Tu Pac Shakur
51.
What was a major development in popular culture during the 1920s?
a)
a preference for watching television over listening to radio
b)
an increase in regional interests and a decline in mass media
c)
strong interest in Hollywood and "talking" pictures
d)
declining interest in sports and sports heroes
52.
What effect did the automobile industry of the 1920s have on American society?
a)
workers did not commute any more
b)
the mail delivery system expanded across the country
c)
people moved from the suburbs to the city
d)
people could live farther from their places of work
53.
Writer of the Great Gatsby
a)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
b)
Nathaniel Hawthorne
c)
Ernest Hemingway
d)
None of the Above
54.
The Jazz Age began in Chicago & _______.
a)
New York City
b)
Los Angelos
c)
Philidelphia
d)
Memphis
55.
Helped spread the new ideas and attitudes of the 1920s
a)
Great Migration
b)
Mass Media
c)
The managerial revolution
d)
Internet
56.
Jazz, the first music to be considered truly American, originated in
a)
Chicago
b)
New York
c)
New Orleans
57.
Because people were making more money and had more leisure time in the 1920s people
a)
had more disposable income.
b)
saved more money.
c)
worked longer hours.
58.
The automobile changed how Americans lived because
a)
people could travel on vacations more easily.
b)
dating practices changed.
c)
both answers are correct.
59.
Consumer debt grew because
a)
people refused to use banks.
b)
Installment buying became popular.
c)
more Americans were paying cash for big ticket items.
60.
The Teapot Dome Scandal was associated with
a)
Coolidge
b)
Harding
61.
After its rise, commercial radio and mass media helped to spread...
a)
lies
b)
news
c)
a national culture
d)
war information
62.
Where did Jazz originally begin?
a)
Memphis
b)
Kansas city
c)
New Orleans
d)
New York City
63.
What were illegal places where people drank alcohol called?
a)
speakeasies
b)
speaksoftly
c)
cellars
d)
hidden spots
64.
In the 1920s, what was the most popular musical form which was influenced by African american music?
a)
trance
b)
pop
c)
jazz
d)
hip hop
65.
The 1920's became known as ________, after a popular form of music.
a)
Roaring 20s
b)
The Jazz Age
c)
Charleston Times
d)
Harlem Renaissance
66.
Even though they were few in number, flappers represented ....
a)
a sign of social stability
b)
women's desire to break with the boring past
c)
women's desire to return to the past
d)
the huge impact of women on elections
67.
Marcus Garvey led a movement to...
a)
separate African Americans to northern cities
b)
build up African Americans self-respect and pride
c)
unionize African American workers
d)
create new African American homelands in the Caribbean
68.
How did life change for American women, known as "flappers", in the 1920s?
a)
they felt freer to experiment with bold styles and manners
b)
Married women could balance work and family
c)
they could grow long hair and stop wearing makeup
d)
women dominated the workforce, earning more money than men
69.
New morals and manners of the 20s were shown in ....
a)
women's fashions
b)
the Great Migration
c)
factory jobs
d)
politics
70.
In the 20s, the economy grew because consumers....
a)
saved electricity
b)
invested money in Liberty bonds
c)
learned to ignored commercials
d)
started buying goods on installment plans (credit)
71.
Installment plans changed the American economy how?
a)
average wages declined
b)
Americans cut back on luxury (fancy) items
c)
fueled growth of "consumer economy"
d)
supported demands for lower tariffs
72.
With the success of the automobile industry ....
a)
tourist industry fell
b)
new roads were built
c)
gas was limited
d)
workers' wages were cut in Ford factories
73.
The industry that boosted OTHER industries the most was....
a)
aviation (airplanes)
b)
oil (petroleum)
c)
automobiles (cars)
d)
steel (metal building stuff)
74.
The UNIA was formed to ...
a)
promote black pride and unity
b)
promote integration
c)
elect African Americans into Congress
d)
protest the terror of lynching
75.
Many Americans believed that Communists were behind the ...
a)
labor strikes of 1919
b)
election of President Harding
c)
Fordney-McCumber Tariff
d)
immigration policies of the Republicans
76.
Advertisements in the 20's changed from an emphasis on quality to an emphasis on...
a)
consumer image (how does the buyer look?)
b)
quantity (how many)
c)
product location (place)
d)
production (how many made)
77.
Increase of automobiles led to the rise of what new businesses?
a)
railroads
b)
newspaper and magazines
c)
motels and gas stations
d)
motion pictures
78.
Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Sinclair Lewis were all members of ....
a)
Harlem Renaissance
b)
Lost Generation
c)
Untouchables
d)
Chicago Underworld
79.
Which of these were a KKK activity?
a)
mutilations
b)
protests
c)
assassinations
d)
praying
80.
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
81.
Most commercials were aimed at who in the 1920s?
a)
senior citizens
b)
men
c)
children
d)
women
82.
The "Jazz Singer" was...
a)
a song
b)
a movie
c)
a sports team
d)
a recording
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