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WorksheetsUnit 2 Part 2 Test
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Explosion of African American literature, music and art in general. This movement was based in New York.
a)
Harlem Globetrotters
b)
Harlem Hiatus
c)
Harlem Renaissance
d)
Janelle Bonae's awakening
2.
John Scopes taught about evolution breaking Tennessee state law and his trial was known as the.......
a)
Scopes Monkey Trial
b)
Scopes v Darwin
c)
Scopes v Tennessee
d)
Scopes Opposable Thumbs Controversy
3.
Which of the answers below was a result of the Red Scare?
a)
Immigrants are 100% barred from entry into the U.S.
b)
Palmer Raids
c)
J. Edgar Hoover running the FBI
d)
The rise of Five Finger Death Punch
4.
What did Harding Campaign on during the 1920 election?
a)
"Return to War"
b)
"Roaring Twenties"
c)
"Return to Normalcy"
d)
"Taxation is terrible"
5.
Illegal bars during Prohibition were called:
a)
Sidebars
b)
Underbars
c)
Speakeasies
d)
juke joints
6.
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
7.
For the first time in history, people could buy things without paying for them up front. Which term describes this?
a)
bartering
b)
margin
c)
credit
d)
stock
8.
Paying a small % of a stock's price & borrowing the rest is known as what?
a)
buying on margin
b)
speculation
c)
fiat money
d)
price supports
9.
Nativism is
a)
The belief that anyone should be allowed to come to the US
b)
A belief that America should be for American's and not immigrants
c)
The separation between state and federal governments
d)
An economic system
10.
How did the assembly line impact America?
a)
Put a limit of the number of immigrants allowed to enter the U.S. each year.
b)
Made products more affordable
c)
Gave women the right to vote
11.
How did the automobile impact American Society?
a)
Families could go on vacation to places previously impossible
b)
Created more jobs
c)
Made new roadways
d)
All of the above
12.
Why were Americans able to afford all these new products?
a)
People were allowed to use installment plans to help pay for things
b)
People were able to buy on credit
c)
Mass production of products due to assembly lines
d)
All of the above
13.
Why was the 1920's considered "Roaring"?
a)
New Technology allowed people to listen to sporting events on the radio
b)
The automobile allowed people to travel to new places
c)
New music was invented like Jazz
d)
All of the above
14.
What new products revolutionized the home?
a)
Electric Refrigerators
b)
Washing Machines
c)
Vacuum Cleaners
d)
All of the above
15.
What is a consumer?
a)
A person who buys products or goods
b)
A person who sells products or goods
c)
They drive cars
16.
How did the automobile change american landscape?
a)
As a result more roads and highways were built
b)
Gas Stations were built
c)
All of the above
17.
Which accurately described the Great Migration?
a)
South to north to take advantage of the northern climate
b)
south to north to take advantage of the south climate
c)
north to south for job opportunities
d)
south to north for job opportunities
18.
During the Red Scare, which did NOT happen?
a)
laws were passed allowing more immigrants into the country
b)
laws were passed that restricted the amount of immigrants allowed into the country
19.
What did the 19th amendment do?
a)
Gave 18 year olds the right to vote.
b)
Prohibition of alcohol
c)
Gave women the right to vote
d)
Freedom of speech and press
20.
What caused suburbs to grow?
a)
overcrowded cities
b)
economic reliance upon agriculture
c)
emigration from the U.S.
d)
economic opportunities in small towns
21.
What was the 18th amendment?
a)
women's suffrage
b)
freedom of press and speech
c)
Prohibition of alcohol
d)
allowed 18 year olds to vote
22.
Independent women of the 1920s who cut their hair short, work makeup and lipstick and wore short skirts were known as
a)
Reds
b)
suffragettes
c)
the KKK
d)
flappers
23.
Which is the color of communism?
a)
Black
b)
Blue
c)
Green
d)
Red
24.
Who was the 1st to fly across the Atlantic Ocean solo?
a)
Charles Lindbergh
b)
Amelia Earhart
c)
Chuck Yeager
d)
Doyle Brunson
25.
Which is false about the 1920s?
a)
Automobiles became popular
b)
People moved to the suburbs
c)
Jazz music became popular
d)
Women became less independent.
26.
Which group's activities reflected a pattern of intolerance toward immigrants in the US. during the 1920's?
a)
American Indian Movement
b)
United Farm Workers
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
National Organization for Women
27.
The ____________________ was very affordable in the 1920's and changed the way Americans traveled.
a)
Automobile
b)
Airplane
c)
Train
d)
City Bus
28.
A Popular Sports Hero of the 1920's was
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Michael Jordan
c)
Lebron James
d)
Alex Gordon
29.
What Type of Music will be created and very popular during the 1920s'?
a)
Jazz
b)
Rock n' Roll
c)
Rap
d)
Folk Music
30.
In the 1920's many Americans purchased _________ to listen to news, sports, and entertainment shows.
a)
Radios
b)
TVS
c)
Netflix
d)
Cable
31.
Movies became very popular in the 1920's. The first movies had no sound and were called...
a)
Silent Movies
b)
Talkies
c)
Blockbusters
d)
Hollywood Films
32.
To encourage Americans to "buy now" and "pay latter" when purchasing products in their stores they encouraged
a)
Credit
b)
Margin Buying
c)
Muckraking
d)
Imperialism
33.
What Amendment made it illegal to purchase and distribute Alcohol?
a)
18th
b)
19th
c)
20th
d)
21st
34.
Hidden bars and establishments that sold alcohol became known as
a)
Speakeasies
b)
Night Clubs
c)
Cotton Clubs
d)
Raves
35.
The 1920's saw an increase of intolerance towards immigrants and African-Americans with the rise of membership in the
a)
KKK
b)
League of Women Voters
c)
The Bull Moose Party
d)
The Populist Party
36.
The 1920's is often times characterized
a)
Being Full of Hope, Optimism, and Energy
b)
Full of Despair and Anger
c)
Full of War and Violence
d)
Being A Bad Time To Be Alive
37.
Why did so many African Americans migrate north throughout the 1920s?
a)
For the milder climate
b)
For a chance at a better future
c)
To save money
d)
To serve in the military
38.
What was the objective of the Red Scare of the 1920s?
a)
To limit immigration from abroad
b)
To secure civil rights for minorities
c)
To protect the nation from Communism
d)
To expose social and economic abuses
39.
During the 1920s, the Red Scare, the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti and the rise of nativism were all signs of
a)
The benefits of new technologies
b)
The start of the Great Depression
c)
A rising fear of foreigners
d)
The return of normalcy
40.
During most of the 1920s, which group experienced the most severe economic problems?
a)
Owners of small family farms
b)
Workers in the automobile industry
c)
Bankers in urban centers
d)
Entertainers in the field of radio
41.
During the 1920s, controversies concerning the Scopes trial, national Prohibition, and the behavior of “flappers” were all signs of disagreement over
a)
The return to normalcy
b)
Traditional values and changing lifestyles
c)
Causes of the Great Depression
d)
The benefits of new technology
42.
Why were many Americans turning to religion in the 1920s?
a)
This did not happen.
b)
Because there was a severe lack of it in the country.
c)
Wanted to feel more secure in a time of change.
43.
Laissez-faire was a "hands on" type of economic policy
a)
True
b)
False
44.
Which one was NOT a popular sport during this time?
a)
Golf
b)
Football
c)
Tennis
d)
Boxing
45.
What was F. Scott Fitzgerald's most famous book?
a)
The Jazz Age
b)
Prohibition
c)
The Great Gatsby
46.
During the 1920's, the palmer raids, the immigration quota acts, and Sacco and Vanzetti resulted from
a)
Prejudice towards African Americans
b)
Fear of the KKK
c)
The fear that American values were threatened by radical ideas
d)
the need to strengthen national defense
47.
What do headlines such as these from the 1920s illustrate?
"Public Ignores Prohibition Restrictions"
"Evolution and Creation Debated in Scopes Trial"
"Women Bring Change to the Industrial Workforce"
"Public Ignores Prohibition Restrictions"
"Evolution and Creation Debated in Scopes Trial"
"Women Bring Change to the Industrial Workforce"
a)
debate over the role of government in the economy
b)
conflict between traditional and modern values
c)
hostility of certain groups toward ethnic minorities
d)
trend toward mass consumption of consumer goods
48.
What was a principle reason for rapid economic growth in the United States during the 1920s?
a)
Prosperity in agriculture
b)
increase in imports
c)
increased spending on defense
d)
development of many new consumer goods
49.
What was a major result of Prohibition in the United States during the 1920s?
a)
Restrictions on immigration
b)
Increase in organized crime
c)
growth of communism
d)
destruction of family values
50.
Who were the two immigrant anarchists who were tried and convicted of murder during the 1920's?
a)
Leopold and Loeb
b)
Carnegie and Rockefeller
c)
Sacco and Vanzetti
d)
Hoover and Coolidge
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