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Roaring 20's Test Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What product, more than any other, seemed to drive the prosperity of America during the 1920's?

a)

The Automobile

b)

The Lightbulb

c)

The Electric Washing Machine

d)

The Stove

2.

Which historic figure revolutionized the assembly line?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

John D. Rockefeller

d)

John Pershing

3.

What was the name of the automobile that was being produced at an alarming rate which led to prices dropping due to having such a large supply?

a)

The Model T

b)

The Model A

c)

The Ford Cruiser

d)

The Ford Focus

4.

In the 1920's, in order to combat losing workers to other fields, Henry Ford offered his assembly line workers _____/day.

a)

$5

b)

$10

c)

$3

d)

$8

5.

In 1919, 10% of American families owned this product, while in 1927, 56% of American families owned this product. What product was it?

a)

The Automobile

b)

The Phonograph

c)

The Radio

d)

The Electric Vacuum

6.

During the 1920's, Americans received more buying power thanks to increases in wages. This buying power was also helped by being able to pay off debts over a set amount of time. What was this known as?

a)

Installment Buying

b)

Using Coupons

c)

Bargain Shopping

d)

Bull Market

7.

Where, primarily, did immigrants into the United States during the 1920's settle?

a)

Cities

b)

Country

c)

Suburbs

d)

None of these answers are correct

8.

African Americans leaving the south in large numbers to make their way north became known as what?

a)

The Great Migration

b)

The Black Wave

c)

The Urban Exodus

d)

The Southern Exodus

9.

What was Warren G. Harding's motto?

a)

Big City Spender, Small Town Values

b)

A Return to Normalcy

c)

The Man with the Plan

d)

The Innovator

10.

The Roaring Twenties, as an era, followed what global event?

a)

World War II

b)

The Cold War

c)

World War I

d)

The Great Depression

11.

Who was appointed Secretary of the Treasury under President Harding?

a)

Andrew Mellon

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

Woodrow Wilson

12.

Under President Harding, the federal government took a hands-off approach to regulating business. What was this known as?

a)

Laissez Faire

b)

Deregulation

c)

E Pluribus Unum

d)

Carpe Diem

13.

What was the name given to President Harding's cabinet which was filled with his closest friends?

a)

The Ohio Gang

b)

The Mississippi Fifteen

c)

The Ohio Eleven

d)

The Teapot Team

14.

What was the most famous scandal associated with President Harding's cabinet?

a)

The Teapot Dome Scandal

b)

The Bessemer Process

c)

The Berlin Wall

d)

The Evacuation of Detroit

15.

The Dawes Plan was proposed as a way for America to do what?

a)

Collect War Debts

b)

Try War Criminals in an International Court

c)

End World War I

d)

End the Great Depression

16.

In 1850, the average work week was 70 hours; however, by 1930, the average work week had fallen to just _____ hours.

a)

45

b)

50

c)

40

d)

30

17.

What was the name of the first "talkie"?

a)

The Jazz Singer

b)

The Pianist

c)

The Circus Worker

d)

Gone with the Wind

18.

Who was the most famous comedic actor of the 1920's?

a)

Charlie Chaplin

b)

The Three Stooges

c)

Al Jolson

d)

Charles Lindbergh

19.

Who was the first person to complete a solo, nonstop, trans-Atlantic flight?

a)

Charlie Chaplin

b)

Red Grange

c)

Charles Lindbergh

d)

Jack Dempsey

20.

What Amendment outlawed the creation and sale of alcohol?

a)

18th

b)

19th

c)

15th

d)

21st

21.

What amendment repealed (cancelled) the amendment that placed the country under the policy of Prohibition?

a)

21st

b)

18th

c)

15th

d)

19th

22.

What was the name given to the women who wore shorter skirts, had bob hairstyles, wore heavy makeup, and danced the latest dance crazes?

a)

Flappers

b)

Bootleggers

c)

Harlem Honeys

d)

Roaring Twenty-Somethings

23.

The outpouring of African American culture in the 1920's was known as the what?

a)

Harlem Renaissance

b)

Harlem Resurgence

c)

Rhapsody in Blue

d)

Jazz Resurgence

24.

Which of these was true of urban working conditions in the 1920's?

a)

Work hours decreased and wages increased

b)

Work hours increased and wages decreased

c)

Work hours increased and wages increased

d)

Work hours decreased and wages decreased

25.

What was the name of the plane that flew nonstop across the Atlantic?

a)

Pride of New York

b)

Pride of Saint Louis

c)

Spirit of Saint Louis

d)

Spirit of New York

26.

Women in the 1920's tended to

a)

live longer, marry later, and have fewer children.

b)

live longer, marry earlier, and have more children.

c)

remain single and childless.

d)

obtain full-time employment outside the house.

27.

Who was known as the "Sultan of Swat"?

a)

Babe Ruth

b)

Red Grange

c)

Jack Dempsey

d)

Helen Willis

28.

Fundamentalists believed that all moral and scientific truths could be

a)

found in the Bible.

b)

discovered by the Scientific Method.

c)

deduced by reason.

d)

learned in college.

29.

Which group was known as the "Invisible Empire"?

a)

the Ku Klux Klan

b)

the American Civil Liberties Union

c)

the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

d)

the Jewish Anti-Defamation League

30.

Which president was nicknamed "Silent Cal"?

a)

Calvin Coolidge

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Warren G. Harding

d)

Woodrow Wilson

31.

What brought the Harding Administration to an end?

a)

President Harding died of a heart attack

b)

President Harding was impeached.

c)

President Harding was defeated in the 1924 election.

d)

President Harding resigned in response to the Teapot Dome scandal.

32.

The popularity of the automobile in the 1920's led to a(n)

a)

decline in the use of railroads and trolleys.

b)

increase in commercial air travel.

c)

decrease in the number of motels.

d)

decline in steel production in the United States.

33.

In 1924, the Dawes Plan arranged for the United States to make loans to

a)

Britain.

b)

Germany.

c)

France.

d)

Spain.

34.

As American suburbs grew in the 1920's,

a)

the inner cities began to deteriorate.

b)

fewer people purchased automobiles.

c)

fewer people bought items on credit.

d)

affluent people moved to the inner cities.

35.

What was a name for those who illegally sold alcohol during Prohibition?

a)

Bootleggers

b)

Wets

c)

Noble Experimenters

d)

Drys