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The Roaring Twenties

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
prohibits the sale, manufacture and distribution of alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
16th Amendment
3.
granting women the right to vote
a)
16th Amendment
b)
17th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
4.
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
5.
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
6.
was referred to as the “Grand Experiment”
a)
Prohibition
b)
Direct Election of Senators
c)
Suffrage for Women
d)
U.S. Constitution
7.
post WWI time period known for isolationism and economic prosperity
a)
Great Depression
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
Prohibition
d)
Roaring Twenties
8.
new optimism and growth of African-American culture
a)
Beat Generation
b)
Hip-Hop
c)
Harlem Renaissance
d)
Harlem Shake
9.
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
10.
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
11.
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
12.
The ________Amendment started Prohibition.  
a)
10th 
b)
19th 
c)
20th 
d)
18th 
13.
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
14.
Which Amendment allowed American women the right to vote?
a)
15th Amendment
b)
19th Amendment
c)
16th Amendment
d)
18th Amendment
15.
Which person below is known as a famous gangster during the 1920's?
a)
Johnny Ray
b)
Ray Capone
c)
Al Capone
d)
Charles Lindbergh
16.
Which statement is true about movies of the 1920's?
a)
They were usually an hour long.
b)
They usually cost about $5.00 to watch.
c)
They were silent.
d)
They were usually in another language.
17.
What type of music was popular in speakeasies during the 1920’s?
a)
Rock and Roll
b)
Jazz
c)
Rap
d)
Country
18.
Which was NOT a characteristic of a flapper?
a)
smoked and drank in public
b)
over 65 yrs. old
c)
wore make up
d)
rebellious, fun, and energetic
19.
During the Great Migration, African Americans moved from
a)
South to West
b)
East to West
c)
South to North
d)
North to South
20.
What was the name given to people who illegally transported and sold alcohol during Prohibition?
a)
Diabolical Drivers
b)
Bootleggers
c)
Rule Breakers
d)
Tricksters
21.
Illegal bars during Prohibition were called:
a)
Sidebars
b)
Underbars
c)
Speakeasies
d)
juke joints
22.
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
23.

This city was made a huge tourist attraction in SC during the 1920s.

a)

Columbia

b)

Charleston

c)

Greenville

d)

Lugoff

24.

Arguably the most popular dance of the Roaring Twenties:

a)

The Charleston

b)

The Flying Eagle

c)

The Flapper

d)

The Two-Step

25.

alcoholic liquor unlawfully made, sold, or transported, without registration or payment of taxes:

a)

Bootlegger

b)

Prohibitioner

c)

Practitioner

d)

Alcoholic

26.

These laws restricted the sale of alcohol on Sundays, and still exist in SC today:

a)

Blue Laws

b)

Red Laws

c)

Sunday Alcohol Law

d)

White Laws

27.

Slavery is abolished

a)

13th amendment

b)

14th amendment

c)

15th amendment

d)

16th amendment

28.

If you're born on US soil, you are a citizen

a)

13th amendment

b)

14th amendment

c)

15th amendment

d)

16th amendment

29.

Gave African American men the right to vote

a)

13th amendment

b)

14th amendment

c)

15th amendment

d)

16th amendment

30.

Government gains the right to collect income taxes

a)

15th amendment

b)

16th amendment

c)

17th amendment

d)

18th amendment

31.

Direct (popular) election of senators

a)

16th amendment

b)

17th amendment

c)

18th amendment

d)

19th amendment

32.

Prohibition

a)

16th amendment

b)

17th amendment

c)

18th amendment

d)

19th amendment

33.

Women's Suffrage

a)

19th amendment

b)

18th amendment

c)

17th amendment

d)

16th amendment

34.

Whatever you are really great at, Mr. Custard will always be better at it.

a)

Duh!

b)

False.

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