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ROARING 20s

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sacco and Vanzetti were charged with and convicted of

a)

treason

b)

anarchy

c)

political scandals

d)

robbery and murder

2.

The Teapot Dome scandal centered around

a)

gold mines

b)

union memberships

c)

high tariffs

d)

oil rich lands

3.

the quota system of the 1920s was created to reduce

a)

tariffs

b)

corruption

c)

oil

d)

immigrants

4.

people who opposed all forms of government are called

a)

anarchists

b)

communist

c)

socialist

d)

democrats

5.

The red scare was the fear of ________ spreading

a)

anarchy

b)

communism

c)

immigration

d)

democracy

6.

According to Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, what was a major threat to the American way of life?

a)

Nativism

b)

Communism

c)

Poverty

d)

Scandal

7.

to obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as

a)

speakeasies

b)

tea rooms

c)

tenements

d)

penthouses

8.

John T. Scopes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of

a)

Biology

b)

Evolution

c)

Creationism

d)

Fundamentalism

9.

During the 1920s union membership

a)

remained constant

b)

decreased

c)

increased

d)

rose dramatically

10.

One industry that did not flourish in the 1920s was

a)

farming industry

b)

advertising industry

c)

airline industry

d)

automobile industry

11.

What might an anarchist have said about the scandals that plagued President Harding's administration

a)

in a successful government, all officials should be chosen by the public

b)

the scandals are more proof that all forms of government should be abolished

c)

such scandals would not happen in a communist government

d)

mistakes made by cabinet members should not damage the reputation of the president

12.

Charles Lindberg was famous as a

a)

politician

b)

pilot

c)

inventor

d)

composer

13.

Marcus Garvey created the

a)

back to Africa Movement

b)

NAACP

c)

Harlem Renaissance

d)

Cotton Club

14.

The Scopes trial illustrated the nation's debate over

a)

religious conservatism versus modern scientific theories

b)

immigration and fears of leftist radicals

c)

the rural verses urban split within the nation

d)

the proper role of government

15.

people who oppose all forms of government

a)

anarchist

b)

flappers

c)

kkk

d)

socialists

16.

1.Limitations on immigration that were passed by the U.S. government that established preferred immigration of those who were thought to be more "capable" and capable of success in the United States, while limited the immigration of those who were deemed "unnecessary.”

a)

immigration quotas

b)

19th amendment

c)

laissez faire

d)

palmer raids

17.

1.mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it

a)

assembly line

b)

bessemer process

c)

nativism

d)

assembly train

18.

favoring the interests of native-born people over foreign-born people.

a)

nativism

b)

ku klux klan

c)

naturalism

d)

anarchy

19.

Lawyer in Scopes trial

a)

Clarence Darrow

b)

William Jennings Bryan

c)

George Gershwin

d)

Charles A. Lindbergh

20.

President most known for passing the Immigration quota of 1921 and for appointing a cabinet secretary who later accepted bribes for federal oil field leases in the Teapot Dome scandal

a)

Warren Harding

b)

Calvin Coolidge

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Woodrow Wilson

21.

Began in the US after the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia

a)

First Red Scare

b)

World War I

c)

Communism

d)

Harlem Renaissance

22.

fear of communism and anarchists

a)

first red scare

b)

Harlem Renaissance

c)

World War 1

d)

Yellow panic

23.

The Sacco and Vanzetti trial could be used as an example of ____________ in the 1920s

a)

racism and prejudice

b)

artistic revival

c)

the division between science and religion

d)

a change in culture

24.

bootlegging alcohol and creating speakeasies are both examples of

a)

organized crime

b)

lawful behavior

c)

civil disobedience

d)

compliance

25.

first person to fly solo across the atlantic

a)

Charles A. Lindbergh

b)

George Gershwin

c)

Amelia Earhart

d)

Sinclair Lewis

26.

What does the cartoon best represent

a)

the immigration quota

b)

the palmer raids

c)

the teapot dome scandal

d)

the corruption of the Harding administration

27.

What does this political cartoon best represent?

a)

Nativism and the red scare in the US during the 1920s

b)

The Teapot Dome Scandal

c)

The spirit of acceptance and tolerance in the 1920s

d)

The Harlem Renaissance

28.

Who does the eagle represent in this political cartoon, which references the First Red Scare?

a)

Americans

b)

Communists

c)

Unions

d)

William Jennings Bryan

29.

Who do the people being removed from the nest represent in this political cartoon?

a)

Americans

b)

Communists

c)

Unions

d)

Women

30.

a flowering of African-American artistic creativity during the 1920s, centered in the Harlem community of New York City.

a)

harlem renaissance

b)

red scare

c)

organized crime

d)

equal rights amendment

31.

a term coined by F. Scott Fitzgerald for the postwar era. Jazz music blended African and European traditions to form a new kind of music

a)

jazz age

b)

harlem renaissance

c)

red scare

d)

speakeasy

32.

an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages; repealed in 1932

a)

18th amendment

b)

19th amendment

c)

17th amendment

d)

21st amendment

33.

a person who smuggled alcoholic beverages into the United States during Prohibition.

a)

bootlegger

b)

speakeasy

c)

flapper

d)

red

34.

during Prohibition) an illicit liquor store or nightclub.

a)

speakeasies

b)

bootleg

c)

flapper

d)

jazz age

35.

The work of a group that regulates relations among criminal enterprises involved in illegal activities, including prostitution, gambling, and the smuggling and sale of illegal drugs.

a)

organized crime

b)

flapper

c)

harlem renaissance

d)

palmer raids

36.

a proposed and failed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would have prohibited any government discrimination on the basis of sex.

a)

equal rights amendment

b)

18th amendment

c)

Palmer ammendment

d)

21st amendment

37.

widespread fear of Communism in the US during the 1920s after the revolution in Russia

a)

first red scare

b)

nativism

c)

palmer raids

d)

Jim Crow Laws

38.

Limitations on immigration that were passed by the U.S. government that established preferred immigration of those who were thought to be more "capable" and capable of success in the United States, while limited the immigration of those who were deemed "unnecessary."

a)

immigration Quotas

b)

palmer raids

c)

Red Scare

d)

immigration max

39.

favoring the interests of native-born people over foreign-born people.

a)

naturalism

b)

nativism

c)

nationalism

40.

A 1920 operation coordinated by Attorney General Mitchel Palmer in which federal marshals raided the homes of suspected radicals and the headquarters of radical organization in 32 cities

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Palmer Raids

c)

Nativism

d)

Immigration Quotas

41.

Italian anarchists wrongly accused and executed for murder

a)

Sacco and Vanzetti

b)

Scopes and Vanzetti

c)

Sacco and Garvey

d)

Palmer and Scopes

42.

a secret organization that used terrorist tactics in an attempt to restore white supremacy in Southern States after the Civil War.

a)

labor unions

b)

Ku klux klan

c)

Palmer Raids

d)

Communists

43.

new republican president ;no new radical ideals. Keeping everything normal

a)

Warren Harding

b)

Calvin Coolidge

c)

Wiliam Jennings Bryan

d)

John Scopes

44.

Became president when Harding died of pneumonia. He was known for practicing a rigid economy in money and words, and acquired the name "Silent Cal" for being so soft-spoken. He was a true republican and industrialist. Believed in the government supporting big business.

a)

Warren Harding

b)

Calvin Coolidge

c)

Wiliam Jennings Bryan

d)

John Scopes

45.

policy based on the idea that government should play as small a role as possible in the economy that become popular during the 1920's.

a)

Laissez faire

b)

communism

c)

socialism

d)

anarchy

46.

a famous American legal case in 1925 in which a high school teacher was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act

a)

Scopes Trial

b)

Sacco and Vanzetti Trial

c)

Palmer Raids

d)

Brown V. Board

47.

mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it, In a factory, an arrangement where a product is moved from worker to worker, with each person performing a single task in the making of the product.

a)

assembly line

b)

motion pictures

c)

electrical appliances

d)

radio

48.

which of the following was NOT an electrical appliance introduced in the 20s

a)

refrigerator

b)

vacuum cleaners

c)

washing machines

d)

microwaves

49.

What was one of the positive impacts that he Harlem Renaissance had on U.S. Cultural identity during the 1920s

a)

It exposed African Americans to an earlier age of European art forms

b)

It expressed the African American Experience of literature

c)

It marked a return to art and music that promoted traditional social values

d)

It provided financial support for national programs in art and literature

50.

Rural areas can be classified as

a)

modern

b)

traditional

51.

urban areas can be classified as

a)

modern

b)

traditional

52.

A 1920 operation coordinated by Attorney General Mitchel Palmer in which federal marshals raided the homes of suspected radicals and the headquarters of radical organization in 32 cities

a)

Palmer raids

b)

Sacco and Vanzetti trial

c)

18th amendment

d)

nativism

53.

a famous American legal case in 1925 in which a high school teacher was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler

Act by teaching evolution

a)

Sacco and Vanzetti Trial

b)

Scopes Trial

54.

mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it

a)

Flappers

b)

Bootlegger

c)

Assembly Line

d)

Prohibition

55.

an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; guarantees that no state can deny the right to vote on the basis of sex

a)

18th Amendment

b)

21st Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

Prohibition

56.

What was one of the positive impacts that the Harlem renaissance had on U.S. cultural identity during the 1920s?

a)

It exposed Americans to an earlier age of European art forms

b)

It expressed the African American experience in literature

c)

It marked a return to art and music that promoted traditional social values

d)

It provided financial support for national programs in art and literature

57.

What larger social conflict did the Scopes “monkey” trial reflect?

a)

conflict between urban, traditional society and modern, rural society

b)

Conflict between whites and African Americans

c)

Conflict between Christians and Jews in America

d)

Conflict between urban, modern society and traditional, rural society

58.

When there is no government , it is called

a)

democracy

b)

Anarchy

c)

monarchy