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Roaring Twenties STAAR Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who likely made this statement? “I wear bobbed hair and powder my nose. I wear fringed short skirts and bright-colored sweaters with low-heeled shoes. I adore smoking, drinking, and dancing.”
a)
A post-World War II subordinate
b)
A Roaring Twenties flapper
c)
A Depression-era homemaker
d)
A Gilded Age feminist
2.
The first commercial radio broadcasts, a predominantly bull stock market, and the emergence of surrealism and art deco were features of which decade?
a)
1890’s
b)
1910’s
c)
1920’s
d)
1930’s
3.
With which of the following are Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes most closely associated?
a)
Great Depression
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
Women’s Suffrage
d)
World War II
4.
Which development most contributed to the increasing social independence of Americans in the early twentieth century?
a)
Rise of the Populist movement
b)
Emergence of Victorian ideals
c)
Improved telecommunications
d)
Greater access to automobiles
5.
This person helped increase interest in airplanes and air travel with their first flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
a)
Charles Lindbergh
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
Charles Chaplin
d)
Henry Ford
6.
The ________Amendment started Prohibition.  
a)
10th 
b)
19th 
c)
20th 
d)
18th 
7.
Which Amendment allowed American women the right to vote?
a)
15th Amendment
b)
19th Amendment
c)
16th Amendment
d)
18th Amendment
8.
Which invention allowed news and entertainment to reach large audiences in a very short amount of time in the 1920's?
a)
the newspaper
b)
the radio
c)
the television
d)
the mail
9.
What type of music was popular in speakeasies during the 1920’s?
a)
Rock and Roll
b)
Jazz
c)
Rap
d)
Country
10.
Which Amendment repealed (canceled) Prohibition?
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
11.
During the Great Migration, African Americans moved from
a)
South to West
b)
East to West
c)
South to North
d)
North to South
12.
Which event is credited with starting the Great Depression
a)
The election of Herbert Hoover as president
b)
The increased spending of the U.S. government
c)
the Great Crash of 1929
d)
The U.S. involvement in World War II
13.
Henry Ford’s main contribution to the US industry was the idea of the assembly line and __________.
a)
automobile
b)
mass production
c)
sports car
d)
transportation
14.
_______ illustrate the anti-immigration feelings of the 1920's because they were executed for a robbery on very, very thin evidence.
a)
Sacco and Vanzetti
b)
Laurel and Hardy
c)
Rogers and Hammerstein
d)
The Howard Brothers
15.
Making a small down payment, with regular monthly payments that follow is called... 
a)
installment buying 
b)
buying on margin 
c)
bull market 
d)
inflation 
16.
Who was arrested for teaching the theory of evolution in a public school?
a)
Lincoln 
b)
Smith
c)
Coolidge
d)
Scopes
17.
What was the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s?
a)
 a program of urban renewal among various ethnic groups begun in New York City
b)
a period of musical, artistic, and literary productivity among African Americans in New York City
c)
the integration of African Americans into colleges and universities throughout the nation
d)
a set of political reforms and social programs supported by African American politicians in New York City
18.
During the 1920s, Clarence Darrow 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 support for Progressive reforms
d)
conflict between modernism and traditionalism
19.
Which headline describes a consequence of the Teapot Dome scandal?
a)
Washington conference limits warship building
b)
Palmer Raids lead to arrests of communisists
c)
Prohibition amendment repealed
d)
Presidential  Cabinet Member jailed for Corruption
20.
 This cartoon is from the 1920s. It shows attempts of the US government to deal with the issue of - 
a)
foreign trade
b)
transportation gridlocks
c)
immigration
d)
migrant workers
21.
A period of fear of Communists and radicals in the United States was known as the ______.
a)
Industrial Revolution
b)
Red Scare
c)
Scare Times
d)
prohibition
22.
Who were the Palmer Raids meant to find and root out?
a)
Anarchists
b)
Communists
c)
Socialists
d)
All of the above
23.
Eugenics, the attempt to scientifically improve the human race through breeding of ‘gifted’ races, is connected to which of the following?
a)
Nativism
b)
Corruption
c)
Organized crime
d)
Teapot Dome Scandal
24.
Immigration restrictions enacted in the 1920s primarily targeted people from which regions?
a)
Southern & Eastern Europe and Asia
b)
Northern & Western Europe
c)
Latin and South America
d)
Northern Africa and Australia
25.
What did the Immigration Acts of 1921, 1924 and 1929 do?
a)
Increased the amount of immigrants allowed in the US
b)
Decreased the amount of immigrants allowed in the US
c)
Outlawed all immigration
d)
Only allowed immigrants from Russia
26.
Which of the following is most closely associated with the picture?
a)
KKK
b)
Smuggling Alcohol and Speakeasies
c)
Jazz Age and Radio
d)
Women's freedom and Flappers
27.
This image represents which of the following?
a)
The 19th Amendment
b)
Prohibition
c)
Scopes Trial
d)
Rise of the KKK
28.
The Red Scare, Sacco & Vanzetti Trial and the KK all show that Americans...
a)
blamed Germany for WWI
b)
were afraid of foreigners
c)
were supportive of immigrants
d)
liked immigration to urban cities
29.
The man who flew the first nonstop flight from US to Paris.
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Charlie Chaplin
d)
Louis Armstrong.
30.
What was the name given to the literary and artistic movement celebrating African American culture in New York?
a)
The Enlightenment
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
The Great Awakening
d)
Back to Africa Movement
31.
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.
32.
______ was the dominant civil rights leader of the 1920's.  He was militaristic and radically rejected lack of equality by proposing a migration to Africa, but was imprisoned and deported.
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
Martin Luther King
d)
Malcolm X
33.

What was one result of the use of consumer credit during the 1920s?

a)

More farmers could buy additional land.

b)

Families could move away from cities.

c)

More people could buy new products.

d)

Factories could improve working conditions.

34.

How was life different for sharecroppers, farmers, and factory workers compared to other Americans?

a)

They were able to enjoy the rising standard of living

b)

They were unable to enjoy the rising standard of living.

c)

They were able to afford automobiles and appliances.

d)

They were able to take advantage of air travel.

35.

Read the following poem, "One Way Ticket" by Langston Hughes.


I am fed up

With Jim Crow laws.

People who are cruel

And afraid...

I pick up my life

And take it away

On a one-way ticket-

Gone up North

Gone out West

Gone!


What was the purpose of the “Jim Crow laws” referred to in the poem above?

a)

to guarantee suffrage for African Americans

b)

to enforce segregation and discrimination

c)

to regulate the policies of Reconstruction

d)

to provide land for freed slaves after the Civil War

36.
What type of goods do we see rise with the consumer revolution of the 1920s?
a)
war materials & weapons
b)
goods for businesses
c)
various home goods
d)
emerging airline industry
37.
Which truly reflected the nativist feelings of the time?
a)
Sacco & Vanzetti Trial
b)
Scopes Trial
c)
Repealing of the 18th Amendment
d)
Emergence of Flapper Style
38.
What two things contributed to the consumer boom of the 1920s?
a)
Installment Buying & Advertising
b)
Installment Buying & Stock Investments
c)
Advertising & Mass Production
d)
Mass Production & Assembly Line 
39.
The 1920's are often referred to as the Jazz Age. Why?
a)
Prohibition ended and people were happy.
b)
The stock market crashed and left people in debt and poor so music was a way to make them feel better,
c)
A new type of music and carefree attitude lead to a time of prosperity  during the 1920's.
d)
Music from Jazz, California inspired the people to get happy.
40.
Which of the following is a pull factor of the Great Migration? 
a)
racial discrimination
b)
lack of jobs in southern cities
c)
new opportunity and chance of equality in northern cities
d)
mass poverty in northern cities
41.
One of the most famous American poets of all-time, he infused jazz and blues rhythms into much of his work.
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
Cab Calloway
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Langston Hughes
42.
How did the Jazz Age change America?
a)
People became more serious after WWI and did not want to be happy.
b)
While the new style of music excited people, innovations and technology was not progressing and worried many people.
c)
After WWI,people became successful and had access to cars, technology, and radios.
d)
 WWI ended and while people were happy, the music of this time reflected a depressed and sad country.
43.
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 where African Americans celebrated their culture and roots through music, art, and literature
44.
Who was the first pilot to fly a transatlantic flight?
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Charles Lindbergh
d)
Herbert Hoover
45.
What allowed Henry Ford's Model T to be sold for less than half the cost of other cars?
a)
the use of the assembly line
b)
the use of cheaper materials
c)
Charles Lindbergh became his business partner
d)
the fact that no two cars were exactly alike
46.
Henry Ford is known for his innovations in the  manufacturing of automobiles . Why is this important to America?
a)
His innovations made the price of cars higher.
b)
The assembly line made the manufacturing of airplanes more affordable so people could travel more.
c)
More cars were manufactured and so he was able to charge higher prices and make more money.
d)
The assembly line made the manufacturing of cars affordable, so more people could now own an automobile.
47.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of consumerism and the economic boom of the 1920’s?

a)

Increased advertising & the introduction of new goods

b)

The growth of the auto industry

c)

The creation of installment buying

d)

A lack of good jobs

48.

Fear of the cultural changes taking place in the 1920's led to

a)

the formation of the League of Women Voters.

b)

the development of the movie industry.

c)

the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

d)

the reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan

49.

Use the following quote and your knowledge of social studies to answer this question

“Americans are a home-loving people. When the day’s work is done and the evening meal is over, the natural desire is to remain at home; one goes out merely to seek entertainment, recreation, and education which could not otherwise be had. There, perhaps, lies the secret for enterprising “broadcasters” bring to the ear, every hour and every day, wholly without cost to the “listener-in”, a most amazing variety of entertainment and instruction…..”

--American Review of Reviews, January 1923

What is the new American pastime described in this passage?

a)

watching television

b)

playing Fortnite

c)

listening to the radio

d)

bicycling

50.

“… Our whole system of self-government will crumble either if officials elect what laws they will enforce or citizens elect what laws they will support. The worst evil of disregard for some law is that it destroys respect for all law.…” — President Herbert Hoover, 1929

Which issue is President Hoover discussing in this statement?

a)

national Prohibition

b)

environmental conservation

c)

Social Security taxes

d)

voting rights for women

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