WorksheetsThe Roaring 20's
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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 that were wrongly convicted of murder?
a)
Sacco and Vanzetti
b)
Mario and Luigi
c)
O'Reilly and Sansom
d)
Lenin and De Gaulle
2.
By the end of the 1920's, this group practically disappeared because of new immigration laws that made their cause irrelevant.
a)
NAACP
b)
War Hawks
c)
Klu Klux Klan
d)
Nazis
3.
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
4.
During the 1920s peoples lives changed because they began listening to the what?
a)
mass media
b)
movies
c)
radio
d)
music
5.
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
6.
_______________ were young women who rebelled against traditional ways of thinking and acting. They wore short skirts, smoked and had bobbed hair.
a)
Expatriates
b)
Jazzers
c)
Flappers
d)
Scats
7.
The cartoon shows a growing reluctance towards _________________ in the 1920s.
a)
education
b)
immigration
c)
buying on credit
d)
eating stew
8.
The Harlem Renaissance was focused on the writing and music related to
a)
African Americans
b)
Communists
c)
Anarchists
d)
Immigrants
9.
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
10.
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
11.
Millions of Black Americans migrated North during the early 1900s and into the 1920s. This is known as:
a)
The Big Move
b)
The Great Migration
c)
The Great Agitation
d)
The Great Separation
12.
"Promising to get America back to normal after the WWI.." was known as what campaign slogan?
a)
Return to Normalcy
b)
For the Future
c)
Peace & Prosperity
d)
Make American Great Again
13.
Which President was responsible for the Teapot Dome Scandal?
a)
Warren Harding
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
14.
Which amendment repeal the 18th amendment and made alcohol legal again?
a)
19th
b)
20th
c)
21st
d)
22nd
15.
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
a)
19th
b)
20th
c)
21st
d)
18th
16.
Women who were considered rebellious during the 1920's were called what?
a)
Vamps
b)
Rebellious Women
c)
Floppers
d)
Flappers
17.
What was the name of the trial where John Scopes was charged of teaching evolution?
a)
Evolution Trial
b)
Scopes Trial
c)
Monkey Trial
d)
Human Trial
18.
Believing that the way of life in your country is superior to other countries is known was what?
a)
Red Scare
b)
Communism
c)
Nativism
d)
Blue Scare
19.
________________ & ________________ were Italian immigrants who were convicted and executed for robbery and murder.
a)
Sacco & Vanzetti
b)
Sacco & Venzetti
c)
Scopes and Sacco
d)
Scopes and Venzetti
20.
A rebirth in African American Culture and pride that began in Harlem, NY is known as what?
a)
Jazz Age
b)
Harlem Age
c)
Jazz Renaissance
d)
Harlem Renaissance
21.
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
22.
Which of the following is a defining characteristic of society in the United States during the Red Scare of the 1920s?
a)
Yellow journalism
b)
Spread of communism
c)
Anti-immigration sentiment
d)
Increasing rights for minority groups
23.
How did the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment affect American society in the 1920’s?
a)
Women took on new roles
b)
Crime rates rose drastically
c)
Church attendance increased
d)
Demand for alcohol decreased
24.
● Red Scare
● Social Darwinism
● Growth of the KKK
● Convictions of Sacco and Vanzetti
The events of the 1920s listed above reflect the influence of —
● Social Darwinism
● Growth of the KKK
● Convictions of Sacco and Vanzetti
The events of the 1920s listed above reflect the influence of —
a)
prohibition
b)
organized crime
c)
growing nativism
d)
civil rights leaders
25.
One factor that contributed to the Great Migration of the 1920’s was —
a)
discrimination in the South
b)
demand for agricultural workers
c)
immigration of southern Europeans
d)
development of interstate highways
26.
Improved mass-production techniques affected the American economy of the 1920s by —
a)
decreasing the need for workers
b)
lowering the quality of most products
c)
reducing the prices of consumer goods
d)
raising the costs for agricultural production
27.
-Speakeasies
-moonshiners
-bootleggers
-organized crime
All due to-
-moonshiners
-bootleggers
-organized crime
All due to-
a)
music
b)
prohibition
c)
propaganda
d)
fundamentalism
28.
The law that restricted immigration from Europe was known as the
a)
Teapot Dome Scandal
b)
Immigration Act of 1924
c)
Emergency Quota Act
d)
18th Amendment
29.
The law that made it illegal to conflict with creationism was known as the
a)
Butler Act
b)
Volstead Act
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
30.
This ended prohibition.
a)
18th Amendment
b)
Volstead Act
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
31.
This gave police more power to enforce the law of prohibition.
a)
18th Amendment
b)
Volstead Act
c)
Butler Act
d)
21st Amendment
32.
The "science" of eliminating "inferior" people was known as
a)
Anti-Semitism
b)
Social Darwinism
c)
Eugenics
d)
Anti-Biology
33.
This allowed women to vote in 1920.
a)
18th Amendment
b)
Voting Act
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
34.
President Harding's group of friends that he appointed cabinet postions to was known as the
a)
Ohio Gang
b)
Columbus Crew
c)
Harding's Helpers
d)
Cleveland Cabinet
35.
After World War I, this group of people suffered the most financially.
a)
soldiers
b)
car salesmen
c)
bankers
d)
farmers
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