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WorksheetsRoaring Twenties
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a political activist who emphasized racial pride and black nationalism. Formed the Universal Negro Improvement Association
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
W.E.B. DuBois
d)
Langston Hughes
2.
of 1921, 1924, and 1929 were designed to keep out immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe
a)
Immigration Acts
b)
Migration Acts
c)
Alien Acts
d)
Citizenship Acts
3.
became the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927
a)
Glenn Curtis
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Orville Wright
d)
Wilbur Wright
4.
about two million African-Americans move out of the south to the Northeast and Midwestern United States in search of better opportunities
a)
Sun Belt Migration
b)
African American Movement
c)
Mediocre Migration
d)
Great Migration
5.
group of writers such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Sinclair Lewis who rejected the idea of material wealth in favor of spirituality.
a)
Lost Generation
b)
Beat Generation
c)
Millennial Generation
d)
Generation X
6.
engineer, entrepreneur introduced the assembly line production of automobiles
a)
Glenn Curtis
b)
Edsel Ford
c)
Henry Ford
d)
Jack Chevrolet
7.
prohibits the sale, manufacture and distribution of alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
16th Amendment
8.
elected President in 1920 enacted highest tariff in history, lowered taxes and restricted immigration.
a)
Warren G. Harding
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
9.
famous defense attorney; defending John T. Scopes in the “Monkey Trial”
a)
William Jennings Bryan
b)
Clarence Darrow
c)
Marcus Garvey
d)
Calvin Coolidge
10.
in addition to fighting for women’s rights, prison reform, and an 8 hour workday she was the most outspoken voice in the temperance movement.
a)
Jeannette Rankin
b)
Carrie Nation
c)
Frances Willard
d)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
11.
government officials convicted of accepting bribes for leasing federal land to oil companies
a)
Watergate
b)
Teapot Dome
c)
Iran Contra
d)
Pentagon Papers
12.
the purchase of any item in the hope of selling it later at a higher price
a)
speculation
b)
buying on margin
c)
stock manipulation
d)
derivatives
13.
pseudo-scientific belief that the human race could be improved by breeding
a)
Darwinism
b)
Eugenics
c)
Social Gospel
d)
Great Awakening
14.
style many women adopted of shorter dresses shorter hair rejecting the more tradition fashion and lifestyle
a)
Women's Liberation
b)
Flapper
c)
Bird
d)
Suffrage
15.
campaign slogan placing emphasis on peacetime production and prosperity at home.
a)
Morning in America
b)
Fair Deal
c)
Square Deal
d)
Return to Normalcy
16.
pro-business President known for saying “the chief business of America is business”
a)
Warren G. Harding
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Woodrow Wilson
17.
wave of panic and hysteria in America caused by a fear of Communism and anarchy
a)
Red Scare
b)
Communist Witch Hunts
c)
Consumerism
d)
Socialism
18.
courtroom battle over the teaching of modern scientific theories and the traditional religious beliefs
a)
Shenck v. US
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Scopes "Monkey" Trial
19.
hostile group that was anti-immigrant, anti-catholic, anti-jewish, anti-african-american
a)
Nativists
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
White Liners
d)
Make America Great Again
20.
post WWI time period known for isolationism and economic prosperity
a)
Great Depression
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
Prohibition
d)
Roaring Twenties
21.
famous African-American poet known for expressing pride in his heritage and attacking racism
a)
Langston Hughes
b)
Marcus Garvey
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
W.E.B. DuBois
22.
President seen as the villain at the start of the depression, blamed for continuing pro-business policies and not doing enough to remedy the economic downturn
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Calvin Coolidge
d)
Warren G. Harding
23.
new optimism and growth of African-American culture
a)
Beat Generation
b)
Hip-Hop
c)
Harlem Renaissance
d)
Harlem Shake
24.
fear of radical takeover resulted in the arrests of 4,000 suspects and deportation of 600 others directed by the Att. General
a)
Red Scare
b)
Palmer Raids
c)
Communist Manifesto
d)
Port Huron Statement
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