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Jazz Age and Review Benchmark

Total questions: 122

Worksheet time: 2hrs 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Sacco & Vanzetti
a)
Italian immigrants wrongully convicted of murder.
b)
Car inventors
2.
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington
a)
teammates with the Oklahoma City Thunder
b)
Jazz musicians. Usually at the Cotton Club
c)
protested inequality
3.
Harlem Renaissance
a)
Fundamentalists rejected idea of evolution
b)
Eddie Murphy owns a club.
c)
A.  a period of African American racial pride and artistic development
4.
Langston Hughes
a)
wrote The Great Gatsby
b)
Writer during the Harlem Renaissance
c)
immigrants convicted of murder in Massachusetts.
5.
Calvin Coolidge
a)
lawyer for John Scopes
b)
Took over presidency when Harding died
c)
created the assembly line.
6.
John Scopes
a)
taught evolution in biology in Tennesee
b)
an astronaut
c)
invented the model T
7.
Ohio Gang
a)
A.  “friends” of Harding he put in cabinet positions
b)
Cleveland Cavaliers
c)
Jazz Musicians famous for playing the Cotton club
8.
Teapot Dome Scandal
a)
Company that makes coffee
b)
Bribes for leasing navy oil reserves in Wyoming & California
c)
protected immigrants from Northern Europe
9.
18th Amendment
a)
outlawed the sale of Alcohol
b)
Womens right to vote
c)
Availability of tobacco
10.
Clarence Darrow
a)
Lawyer in the Evolution vs. Creationism case
b)
Jazz singer
c)
bribes for leasing navy oil reserves
11.
KKK
a)
Hate group that began in the South after the Civil War
b)
Dawes Plan
c)
element on the periodic table
12.
Flapper
a)
A.  Wealthy, white women, with short hair, skirts
b)
type of fish
c)
one who talks too much
13.
Henry Ford
a)
improved the assembly line, invented the model T
b)
owns the Detroit Lions
c)
Jamaican, led a movement of African American pride, encouraging racial separation and selfreliance
14.
Marcus Garvey
a)
Jamaican, led a movement of African American pride, encouraging racial separation and selfreliance
b)
played for the New York Yankees
c)
Boxed for the world title
15.
This was a major innovation found in most homes by the end of the 20s.
a)
Radio
b)
Television
c)
Telephone
d)
Microwave.
16.
A great jazz musician who helped the 1920s become known as the "Jazz Age"
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Babe Ruth
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Langston Hughes
17.
Famous African American poet who lived in Harlem and was a part of the Harlem Renaissance
a)
Louis Armstrong
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
Charles Lindbergh
d)
Woodrow Wilson
18.
During the 1920s many African  Americans became excellent in music, art, writing, and sports.  They wanted to prove they were talented and wanted to be treated equally.  This time period is known as the
a)
Equal Rights Movement
b)
Specialization
c)
Cultural Change Movement
d)
Harlem Renaissance
19.
After what war did the Roaring 20's happen?
a)
WWI
b)
WWII
c)
Civil War
d)
Vietnam War
20.
All the following are associated with the Harlem Renaissance EXCEPT...
a)
Bessie Smith
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
Duke Ellington
d)
John Steinbeck
21.
Writers who criticized American society in the 1920s were known as: 
a)
Flappers
b)
The Lost Generation
c)
Jazz Musicians
d)
Blues Singers
22.
Many members of the Lost Generation moved to Paris in the 1920s and formed a community of ___________. These people left their home country to live elsewhere. 
a)
Migrants
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
Expatriates
d)
Imperialists
23.

person who believes there should be no government.

a)

democrat

b)

republican

c)

anarchist

d)

extremist

24.

to send out of the country

a)

lease

b)

deport

c)

nativism

d)

quota system

25.

period of time in which there is a decrease in economic activity and many people do not have jobs.

a)

recession

b)

flapper

c)

intergration

d)

evolution

26.

Idea that government should play as small a role as possible in economic ($) affairs.

a)

expatriate

b)

recession

c)

laissez-faire

d)

anarchist

27.

a woman with short hair, heavy makeup, and short skirts, was the symbol of the new "liberated" woman of the 1920s.

a)

nativism

b)

evolution

c)

flapper

d)

capitalism

28.

made the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor throughout the United States illegal

a)

integration

b)

capitalism

c)

deport

d)

Prohibition

29.

A policy of favoring native-born people over foreign-born ones

a)

nativism

b)

evolution

c)

integration

d)

quota system

30.

economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for profit

a)

laissez-faire

b)

capitalism

c)

gross national product

d)

quota system

31.

The "exuberant and defiant" spirit of the 1920s was reflected in the arts through

a)

Jazz music and new dances

b)

the 18th Amendment

c)

Prohibition

d)

speakeasies

32.

Many Americans viewed the new behavior as irresponsible, and caused by

a)

poor financial planning

b)

Prohibition

c)

alcohol consumption

d)

reading novels by the Lost Generation

33.

The passage of the 18th Amendment said that

a)

It was okay for people to make alcohol at home.

b)

alcohol could not be produced, transported, or sold in the U.S.

c)

alcohol could not be consumed in the U.S.

d)

Only speakeasies could sell alcohol.

34.

Effects of Prohibition were

a)

new sources of alcohol

b)

homemade liquor

c)

speakeasies

d)

crime

e)

all of the above

35.

"The Lost Generation" included

a)

writers who celebrated American patriots

b)

writers who lived among and wrote about socialites of NYC during the 1920s.

c)

writers who left the U.S. and wrote novels depicting this period as materialistic and insensitive.

36.

What was the Red Scare?

a)

The fear of communists

b)

A nationwide hunt for communist in the U.S.

c)

"Communist Scare"

d)

All of the above

37.

How Many Red Scares were there?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

2

d)

8

38.

What were the communists referred to?

a)

"Bolshies"

b)

"Reds"

c)

"Communes"

d)

None of the Above

39.

The fear of a communist takeover of the US during the 1920s became known as the...

a)

Great Depression

b)

Red Scare

c)

Bolshevik Doom

d)

Communist Wave

40.
The government of what country was overthrown in 1917 and turned into a Communist country?
a)
Russia
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
Germany
d)
England
41.
What group of people in the United States were inspired by the Communist Revolution?
a)
The business elites in the country.
b)
The poor and working class in the country.
c)
The politicians in Washington D.C.
d)
None of the above.
42.
Who were the Palmer Raids meant to find and root out?
a)
Anarchists
b)
Communists
c)
Socialists
d)
All of the above
43.
What did A. Mitchell believe his raids were doing?
a)
Weeding out groups who were attempting to take down the United States.
b)
Taking down anybody who was a supporter of Woodrow Wilson.
c)
Protecting people's freedom of speech.
d)
Taking away people's freedom of speech during and directly after WWI.
44.
What did the Palmer Raids lead to?
a)
The imprisonment and deportation of many American-born residents perceived as radicals
b)
The imprisonment and deportation of many Mexican-born residents perceived as radicals
c)
The imprisonment and deportation of many foreign-born residents perceived as radicals
d)
The imprisonment and deportation of many Chinese-born residents perceived as radicals
45.
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)
he return of normalcy
46.
Why were Sacco and Vanzetti viewed with suspicion?
a)
Sacco owned a gun similar to the murder weapon
b)
they were Italian immigrants and anarchists
c)
they were members of the Ku Klux Clan
d)
they looked funny
47.

This person, along with Hearst, created the New York Newspaper Wars of the 1890s.

a)

Joseph Pulitzer

b)

Nellie Bly

c)

Charles Foster Kane

d)

William Henderson

48.

What event in U.S. history is synonymous with William Randolph Hearst and Yellow Journalism?

a)

The Spanish-American War

b)

The Civil War

c)

The New York Mafia Wars

d)

World War I

49.
Who encouraged African-American pride and economic success and later led the Back-to-Africa Movement? 
a)
Warren Harding
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Charles Lindbergh
d)
Marcus Garvey
50.
Leader of the Back-to-Africa Movement
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
d)
Clarence Darrow
51.
Which term best describes a concept of pride in a united Africa, as promoted by Marcus Garvey?
a)
Pan-African nationalism
b)
"caste down your bucket"
c)
Talented Tenth
52.

What did Marcus Garvey want for blacks in the early 1900s?

a)

superiority over whites

b)

economic independence for blacks

c)

military equality for blacks

d)

blacks to be able to carry weapons

53.

Organization founded in 1909 to promote full racial equality

a)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

b)

The First Order

c)

Black Panther Party

d)

Knights of the Old Republic

54.

An explosion of African American artistic creativity during the 1920s, centered around New York City

a)

The Black Lights

b)

The Negro Enlightenment

c)

The Harlem Rennasaince

d)

The African Diaspora

55.

African-American blue singer who played an important part in the Harlem Renaissance

a)

Shug Avery

b)

Bessie Smith

c)

Marian Anderson

d)

Mahalia Jackson

56.

Warren Harding once said....

a)

It's time for normalcy

b)

Speak softly and carry a big stick

c)

This should be a war to end all wars

d)

I hate Ohio!

57.

The biggest scandal during Harding's administration was the....

a)

Whiskey Ring Scandal

b)

Teapot Dome Scandal

c)

Watergate Scandal

d)

Iran-Congra Scandal

58.

Coolidge first became president by....

a)

being Vice President when Warren Harding died

b)

winning all the votes in the electoral college

c)

winning the electoral college by only one vote

d)

by a 2/3 vote in the House of Representatives

59.

What was Calvin Coolidge's nickname?

a)

Silent Cal

b)

Angry Cal

c)

Loud Cal

d)

Cacky Cal

60.

Calvin Coolidge said the "Business of America is _______________."

a)

Business

b)

War

c)

Reform

d)

Taxing

61.

What horrible thing happened in 1929?

a)

The stock market crashed

b)

Germany invaded Poland

c)

A massive hurricane swept through Florida

d)

Hoover was implicated in the Teapot Dome Scandal

62.

Where did the name Tin Pan Alley come from?

a)

the sound of many pianos being played at once sounded like people banging pans

b)

a man whose last name is Tin wrote a song about a pan handler that lived in an alley

c)

it was so easy to make money that people often dropped change in the streets and someone wrote a song about it

d)

there was a parade and a bunch of famous musicians decided to play tin pans

63.

What was Vaudeville?

a)

when white people put on black paint to do a show

b)

a movie where a hero needs to save the day

c)

a radio show with 2 hosts

d)

stage shows with a variety of acts rotating nightly

64.
Ship that exploded & US blamed Spain
a)
Lusitania
b)
USS Maine
c)
John J Pershing
d)
Puerto Rico
65.

international conflict that proved the U.S. was a world power with significant influence in foreign affairs

a)

Spanish-American War

b)

civil rights

c)

Progressive Movement

d)

U.S.S Maine incident

66.

naval officer who campaigned for expansion of U.S. territories

a)

Alfred Thayer Mahan

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Sanford Dole

d)

William Taft

67.
7. Exaggerated, “fake news” meant to sell papers. 
a)
Tabloid Press
b)
Hot Mess News
c)
Yellow Journalism
d)
Enquirers Delight
68.
11. U.S. gains easier access to Pacific Ocean after building this.
a)
Hawaii
b)
Panama Canal
c)
Cuba
d)
Guam
69.
13. Policy that said all nations have equal access to China’s ports and trade.
a)
Dollar Diplomacy
b)
Open Door Policy
c)
Oriental Policy
d)
Roosevelt Corrolary/Big Stick Diplomacy
70.
18. Author who wrote The Influence of Sea Power on History (1890)
a)
Henry Cabot Lodge
b)
Sanford B Dole
c)
Alfred Thayer Mahan
d)
Matthew Perry
71.
Year of the Spanish American War
a)
1864
b)
1885
c)
1898
d)
1903
e)
1914
72.
Economic policy by Taft to encourage US business in foreign countries
a)
Moral Diplomacy
b)
Dollar Diplomacy
c)
Open Door Policy
d)
Big Stick Policy
e)
Roosevelt Corollary
73.
Trade policy to open China to the USA
a)
Chinese-American Agreement
b)
NAFTA
c)
International Economic Expansion Act
d)
Open Door Policy
e)
Ch-US Agreement
74.
Document that stated the Americas were closed to European colonization
a)
Roosevelt Corollary
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
d)
Treaty of Paris
e)
Moral Diplomacy
75.
Gave rise to the "Big Stick Policy"
a)
Moral Diplomacy
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Treaty of Paris
e)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
76.
Foreign policy adopted by Woodrow Wilson
a)
Moral Diplomacy
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Treaty of Paris
e)
DeLome Letter
77.
Policy of building empires
a)
Imperialism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Expansionism
d)
Openess
e)
Amerification
78.
Treaty that ended the Spanish American War
a)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
NAFTA
c)
Platt Amendment
d)
Treaty of Paris
e)
DeLome Letter
79.

What is the intimidation tactic Commodore Perry famously used by demonstrating the power of the US Navy by sailing to Japan with nine steam-powered war vessels, over 100 mounted guns, and close to 1,800 soldiers?

a)

gunboat diplomacy

b)

sea power

c)

seppuku

d)

open door policy

80.
American troops in Europe during World War I were known as
a)
the Pershing Force.
b)
the Allies.
c)
the Rough Riders.
d)
the American Expeditionary Force.
81.
The Selective Service Act required young men to
a)
perform voluntary public service.
b)
register for a military draft.
c)
become “Four-Minute Men.”
d)
receive shots to prevent “liberty measles.”
82.
Under the Espionage and Sedition Acts, some people went to jail for
a)
speaking German.
b)
expressing antiwar viewpoints.
c)
hiring women.
d)
eating meat on Tuesdays
83.
As a result of the Spanish- American War, the US became a political power in -- 
a)
the Hawaiian islands 
b)
the Panama Canal Zone 
c)
the Central Powers Alliance 
d)
the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico 
84.
He killed 25 machine-gunners and captured 132 German soldiers when his soldiers took cover; he won the Congressional Medal of Freedom.
a)
John J. Pershing
b)
Alvin York
c)
Lawrence Tyson
d)
doughboy
85.
Commander of the American Expeditionary Force of over one million US troops. He insisted that soldiers fight as independent units.
a)
Alvin York
b)
John J. Pershing
c)
Lawrence Tyson
d)
Woodrow Wilson
86.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
87.
Muckrakers were
a)
progressive reformers who sought legal changes to problems
b)
politicians who passed laws cleaning up the "muck" in society
c)
governors who wanted to get rid of monopolies
d)
journalists who wrote about the problems in society
88.
Which Muckraker exposed problems with the meat-packing industry in the book 'The Jungle'?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Ida B. Wells
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Ida Tarbell
89.
What is the introduction to the Constitution called? 
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Preamble
90.
According to the Preamble, where does the authority of the federal government come from? 
a)
Electoral College
b)
the states
c)
the people
d)
the President
91.
In the Preamble, what does it mean when it says, "We the people..."?
a)
The constitution was written for all the people of the United States.
b)
The constitution was only written for the delegates at the Constitutional Convention.
c)
Referring to "the people" who authored the constitution.
d)
The people of Massachusetts.
92.
The people elect US senators.  Which amendment is this?
a)
15th
b)
17th
c)
23rd
d)
26th
93.
Women's suffrage (right to vote).  Which amendment is this?
a)
18th
b)
19th
c)
10th
d)
12th
94.
Congress can tax income.  Which amendment is this?
a)
16th
b)
18th
c)
9th
d)
10th
95.
Prohibition of alcohol.  Which amendment is this?
a)
15th
b)
18th
c)
22nd
d)
24th
96.
Which term refers to a process by which citizens can vote an elected official out of office before his or her term is over?
a)
Recall
b)
Initiative
c)
Philanthropy
d)
Referendum
97.
This term refers to a process in which voters approve or reject laws passed by a legislature.
a)
Recall
b)
Philanthropy
c)
Initiative
d)
Referendum
98.
This term is used for the right to vote.
a)
suffrage
b)
monopoly
c)
conservation
d)
regulation
99.
He wrote a book about immigrants and meatpacking?
a)
Lincoln Steffins
b)
Upton Sinclair
c)
Robert La Follete
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
100.

Which of the following combinations were the three Progressive Presidents?

a)

Taft, Hayes, T Roosevelt

b)

Wilson, Garfield, Taft

c)

T Roosevelt, Johnson, Morgan

d)

T Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson

101.
What was the name of the college that Washington started?
a)
The Washington Institute
b)
The University of Alabama
c)
The Tuskegee Institute
102.
Founder of NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) 
a)
Booker T Washington 
b)
Lincoln Steffens 
c)
Jacob Riis 
d)
WEB DuBois 
103.
Though Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois both believed in improving conditions for African Americans through education, in what way did their views differ?
a)
Du Bois believed African Americans needed to learn a trade/skill, while Washington believed African Americans needed to attend college and become highly educated.
b)
Du Bois believed African Americans needed protect their right to vote, while Washington fought for African Americans to be paid equal to whites.
c)
Du Bois believed African Americans needed to protect their right to vote, while Washington pushed African Americans to learn a trade/skill and become economically independent.
d)
Washington believed African Americans should violently protest for their right to vote, while Du Bois believed African Americans should be patient and wait for government to protect their right to vote.
104.
Railroad owners wanted more people to settle on the Great Plains because...
a)
farmers would use the railroads to ship products to markets in the cities
b)
they needed more people to build railroad tracks
c)
they needed sharecroppers to farm the land owned by the railroads
d)
settlers would grow cotton and ship it to the south
105.
Where did the two parts of the TRR meet?
a)
Promontory, UT
b)
New York, NY
c)
San Francisco, CA
d)
Omaha, NE
106.
The purpose of the Homestead Act was to develop the West.
a)
True
b)
False
107.
The ____________________ made it easier to travel, communicate, and trade. 
a)
Comstock Lode
b)
Transcontinental Railroad
c)
Vigilantes
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act
108.

A simple machine that separated seeds from sticky cotton fibers.

a)

cotton gin

b)

mechanical reaper

c)

steamboat

d)

telegraph

109.

2. ______________ could pull trains up and down hills with ease using a powerful steam engine.

a)

cotton gin

b)

mechanical reaper

c)

telegraph

d)

steam locomotive

110.

3. The _________ was a machine that had sharp blades to cut grain.

a)

cotton gin

b)

mechanical reaper

c)

telegraph

d)

steamboat

111.

4. The ________ sent electrical signals through a wire.

a)

cotton gin

b)

mechanical reaper

c)

telegraph

d)

steam locomotive

112.

5. The _______________ could move raw materials, goods, and people across water quickly.

a)

cotton gin

b)

steam boat

c)

steam locomotive

d)

telegraph

113.

6. The __________was invented in 1814 by a British engineer named George Stephenson and helped traveling on land much faster.

a)

steam locomotive

b)

cotton gin

c)

telegraph

d)

mechanical reaper

114.

9. Cyrus McCormick invented the _____________ which could harvest grain much faster than by hand.

a)

cotton gin

b)

mechanical reaper

c)

steamboat

d)

steam locomotive

115.

10. Eli Whitney invented the _____________ in 1793.

a)

cotton gin

b)

mechanical reaper

c)

telegraph

d)

steamboat

116.

Settlers on the prairie that had to cut through thick grass or sod

a)

sodbusters

b)

homesteaders

c)

irrigation

117.

A person who migrated to the West to take advantage of the Homestead Act

a)

migrant

b)

drought

c)

homesteader

118.

What is one way that settlers adapted to the environment on western plains?

a)

They planted tropical plants.

b)

They irrigated their crops.

119.

How did the reaper help farmers?

a)

It helped them harvest crops faster.

b)

It helped them plant crops more easily.

120.

Why did the government support homesteading?

a)

to encourage trade with Canada

b)

to encourage settlers to farm the western land

121.

Why did homesteaders want to live near the railroad?

a)

to make it easy to transport their crops to market

b)

to take vacations in the open space in the West

122.

What new technology helped farmers plant their crops more easily?

a)

the steel plow

b)

barbed wire

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