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WorksheetsRoaring 20's
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 34mins
During the 1920s, the Scopes trial and the dispute over Prohibition showed the clash between
rich people and poor people
traditional values and modernism
business owners and labor unions
the national government and state governments
The 1920s are often called the Roaring Twenties because the decade was noted for
political reform
economic depression
social and cultural changes
ending Prohibition
The Great Migration that took place between 1915 and 1930 refers to
workers who left the northeast for the south
Native American Indians who left their reservations
middle-class whites who left cities to settle in the suburbs
African Americans who left the rural south for northern cities
A major effect of the Harlem Renaissance was that it
exposed corruption in New York City politics
led to the end of the Great Migration
increased awareness of African American culture
inspired the Progressive movement
During the 1920s, members of the Ku Klux Klan were closely associated with
favoring increased urbanization
promoting nativist ideas and policies
expanding educational opportunities for minorities
opposing the deportation of political dissidents
Which statement about the United States economy during the 1920s is true?
Federal regulation of business was strengthened.
The purchase of stocks steadily declined.
Mass production increased the supply of consumer goods.
Republican Party presidents supported unemployment insurance.
In the 1920s, the passage of the Quota Acts and the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti illustrate that many Americans were
intolerant of ethnic minorities
committed to racial integration
worried about foreign wars
determined to increase immigration
During the 1920s, the Palmer raids, immigration quotas, and the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti resulted from
racial prejudice against African Americans
opposition to the Ku Klux Klan
the fear that American values were threatened by radical ideas
the need to strengthen national defense
Which factor led to agricultural overproduction and falling farm prices during the 1920s?
decline in European demand after World War I
lower tariffs enacted by Congress
lack of access to cheap credit
decreasing population in cities of the South
The term Harlem Renaissance best describes
state and federal laws passed to end racial discrimination
urban renewal efforts in New York City
government programs to promote African American businesses
a period of African American cultural achievements
In the 1920s, controversies over Prohibition, the National Origins Act, and the Scopes trial all reflected disagreement over the
effects of demobilization
cultural values of the American people
role of the federal government in the economy
influence of labor unions on American life
What was a major factor leading to the erosion of regional cultural differences in the 1920s?
development of television
growing popularity of radio and motion pictures
publication of novels by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Sinclair Lewis
expansion of air travel after Charles Lindbergh’s flight
During the 1920's, many American went into debt by purchasing consumer goods through a process known as
laissez-faire
cash-and-carry
inflation
installment buying
Which economic practice became significantly more widespread during the 1920's?
Governmental regulation of big business
Dependence on government welfare programs
Stock market speculation
Reduction of tariff rates
During the 1920's, the automobile, the radio and motion pictures affected life in the United States by
strengthening regional differences
promoting labor unrest
creating a commong culture
decreasing employment opportunities
National Prohibition, as authorized by the 18th Amendment, stated that
Americans must be 18 years old to purchase alcoholic beverages
only imported alcoholic beverages would be sold
alcoholic beverages could be sold only in government-run stores
the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was banned
What was a major result of Prohibition in the United States during the 1920's?
restriction of immigration
growth of communism
destruction of family values
increase in organized crime
“Harding Rejects Wilson’s Foreign Policy—Wants Return to ‘Normalcy’”
“Coolidge Declares: ‘The Chief Business of the American People Is Business’”
“Hoover Calls for ‘Rugged Individualism’; Rejects Paternalism and Socialism”
Which policy of Republican presidents in the 1920s is most consistent with the positions stated in these headlines?
The United States should assist unions and provide old-age insurance.
The United States should acquire and protect an empire.
The federal government should support the poor and raise farm prices.
The federal government should assist business and limit foreign commitments.
The Scopes trial and the Sacco and Vanzetti case both involved
disputes over the death penalty
clashes over cultural values
protests by temperance leaders
challenges to search and seizure protections
After World War I, one way in which the Red Scare, the passing of the Quota Acts, and the growth of the Ku Klux Klan were similar is that they all
exploited fears about people who were considered un-American
encouraged the assimilation of new immigrants into American society
supported the goals of the suffrage movement
exhibited prejudice against African Americans
What was one feature of the United States economy during the 1920s that contributed to the Great Depression?
increase in federal regulation
expansion of easy credit
growth of the trade deficit
influence of foreign corporations
Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes, and Bessie Smith are most closely associated with efforts to
expand the Back to Africa movement
fight discrimination through the judicial system
promote the cultural identity of African Americans through the arts
establish the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
“… 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?
national Prohibition
environmental conservation
Social Security taxes
voting rights for women
Which conclusion is most clearly supported by this photograph?
Textile manufacturing was not important to the national economy.
State and federal governments did not adequately regulate child labor.
American factories were less productive than factories in other countries.
Strict federal safety standards were enforced in factories across the nation.
During the 1920s, Congress established a quota system for immigration in order to
ensure that the United States would have enough factory workers
keep migrant workers out of the country
reduce immigration from southern and eastern Europe
assist refugees from war-torn countries
- They are suffering because they have little control over the prices for what they produce.
- They have worldwide competition.
- They have difficulty organizing to protect themselves.
- They pay high prices for capital goods.
Which groups economic situation in the 1920's is most accurately described in these statements?
farmers
railroad companies
manufacturers
factory workers
Hosting the Washington Naval Disarmament Conference (1921) and signing the Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928) were efforts by the United States to
form new military alliances
increase its military preparedness
avoid future wars
collect payment for war debts
Which factor best accounts for the affordability of Ford Model T automobiles in the 1920's?
the efficiencies created by the assembly line
the expertise of individual craftsmanship
strong support from labor unions
low taxes and government subsidies
. . . It has been impossible in so short a space to
review the entire menace of the internal revolution
in this country as I know it, but this may serve to
arouse the American citizen to its reality, its danger,
and the great need of united effort to stamp it
out, under our feet, if needs be. It is being done.
The Department of Justice will pursue the attack
of these "Reds" upon the Government of the
United States with vigilance, and no alien,
advocating the overthrow of existing law and
order in this country, shall escape arrest and
prompt deportation. . . .
- Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer,
"The Case Against the Reds,@ 1920"
Based on this passage, in 1920 the Attorney General of the United States advocated the deportation of
communist and anarchist immigrants
men who avoided the draft in World War I
citizens who criticized the government
wartime workers from Latin America
The 1920's are often called the Roaring Twenties because the decade was noted for
political reform
economic depression
social and cultural changes
ending Prohibition
