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WorksheetsThe Roaring Twenties
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This is a policy of avoiding conflicts with other countries
a)
quota
b)
interventionist
c)
isolationist
d)
colonialism
2.
The movement of African Americans and others to the cities typically of the north was called
a)
Jim Crow
b)
affirmative action
c)
Great Migration
d)
Fundamentalism
3.
A numeric limit used to slow immigration in the 1920's.
a)
evolution
b)
fundamentalism
c)
quota
d)
isolationism
4.
Which of the following US Presidents died in office during the 1920's?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Warren Harding
c)
Calvin Coolidge
d)
Herbert Hoover
5.
This celebrity is known for flying non stop from New York to Paris.
a)
Amelia Earhart
b)
Babe Ruth
c)
Curly Lambeau
d)
Charles Lindbergh
6.
The KKK is known as a group promoting
a)
collaboration
b)
racism
c)
civil rights
d)
prohibition
7.
The "red scare" was a reaction to
a)
the end of WWI
b)
the communist victory in Russia
c)
the Republicans winning the Presidency
d)
The Kellogg-BriandPact
8.
flappers represented which theme of the 1920's?
a)
normalcy
b)
traditionalism
c)
change
d)
economic success
9.
One result of the installment plan concept.
a)
decrease in wages
b)
reduction in luxury purchases
c)
growth in consumer spending
d)
demand for lower tariffs
10.
The boom of the automobile in popularity led to
a)
decline in tourism
b)
new roads and bridges being built
c)
gasoline being rationed
d)
workers in the Ford plants receiving pay cuts
11.
One change for women in the 1920s...
a)
Women felt freer to be bolder in styles and manners
b)
Married women balanced career and family easily
c)
Many women had long hair and avoided makeup
d)
Women dominated leadership in businesses
12.
This led to a political scandal for President Harding
a)
restrictions on immigration
b)
selling of oil rights on federal property
c)
the federal response to the red scare
d)
Awarding a Medal of Honor to an aviator
13.
Which of the following countries was NOT limited with a quota for immigration?
a)
Italy
b)
Japan
c)
Mexico
d)
England
14.
What great threat did AG Palmer want to protect Americans from?
a)
Business trusts and monopolies
b)
political radicals like communists and socialists
c)
corruption and fraud in the banking industry
d)
labor unions causing unrest by striking
15.
The main reason for urban sprawl in the 1920s
a)
the rise of the automobile
b)
widespread distribution of electricity
c)
growth of industry
d)
a change in birth rate
16.
Owners often accused striking workers of being
a)
capitalists
b)
communists
c)
bigots
d)
nativists
17.
The racial rioting across many cities in the US during the summer of 1919 is collectively called
a)
red dawn
b)
red scare
c)
red summer
d)
red tide
18.
Which of the following is not a direct result of the explosion in the number of automobiles?
a)
changes in American landscape
b)
changes is American architecture
c)
creation of new businesses
d)
changes in communication
19.
Which of the following is NOT considered a part of the mass media increase of the 1920s?
a)
the telegraph
b)
magazines
c)
radio broadcasts
d)
movies
20.
What does the Great Migration refer to?
a)
immigration from Asia to America
b)
people moving from rural areas to the cities
c)
African Americans returning to Africa
d)
African Americans heading north from the south
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