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Chapter 22: A Clash of Cultures (1920-1929)

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After the rationing of the war years, Americans wanted to have all the modern conveniences such as refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, electric stoves and radios.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Post-World War I economic boom did not benefit farmers because American society had moved away from an agricultural society.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The Harlem Renaissance refers to

a)

The period when more than six million African Americans migrated out of the South.

b)

The integration of previously all white neighborhoods and schools.

c)

the explosion of a new urban black culture that sought to redefine itself through music, art, and literature

d)

The explosive race riots that erupted to segregation and racial oppression.

4.

African Americans fled from the South in pursuit of

a)

jobs, higher wages, better benefits, bigger cities

b)

jobs, higher wages, escape racism, better education

c)

jobs, higher wages, more hospitable climate, escape slavery

d)

Jobs, higher wages, escape slavery, better education

5.

The Harlem Renaissance is a direct result of what major event?

a)

World War I

b)

The Emancipation Proclomation

c)

The Roaring Twenties

d)

The Great Migration

6.

By far the most significant economic and social development of the early twentieth century was the widespread ownership of automobiles.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Post-World War I the United States actively practiced isolationism in an effort to concentrate on issues at home.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The mass production of automobiles changed social life by allowing people to escape the confines of urban life.

a)

True

b)

False

9.
This court case tore the country apart, two immigrants were accused of killing a security guard.
a)
Ford Trials
b)
Sacco and Vanzetti
c)
Scopes Trial
d)
Palmer and Hoover
10.
Which constitutional amendment outlawed the manufacture and sale of Alcohol?
a)
17
b)
18
c)
19
d)
21
11.

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

12.

President Coolidge was a man of honesty and a good administrator who would speak out against racial prejudices. What was his nickname?

a)

The Sweeper

b)

Silent Cal

c)

The Boater

d)

Roaring 20's Man

13.
Coolidge became president in 1923 because ____.
a)
the people impeached Harding
b)
John Wilkes Booth assassinated Harding
c)
the US went to war
d)
Harding died while touring the US
14.

Which was the name of a scandal during Harding's presidency?

a)

Business Boom Scandal

b)

Supplemental Draft Scandal

c)

Toaster Scandal

d)

Teapot Dome Scandal

15.

Which president promised a "return to normalcy"?

a)

Taft

b)

Hoover

c)

Harding

d)

Coolidge

16.

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

17.
who was Herbert Hoover?
a)
a president during the Great Depression
b)
a cook  during the Great 
c)
a man who fought in the civil war
d)
worked in the stock market
18.

Founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and leading spokesman for “Negro Nationalism” in the 1920’s. Leader of the Back-to-Africa Movement

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

Langston Hughes

c)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

d)

Clarence Darrow

19.

What was the title of Fitzgerald's first big commercially successful novel and why was it so successful?

a)

The Great Gatsby; it was emblematic of the Jazz Age of the time.

b)

This Side of Paradise; it showed the behaviors of the rebellious youth that attracted readers.

c)

The Beautiful and Damned; because people wanted to read a story they felt reflected Fitzgerald's life.

d)

Tender is the Night; because people expected to see romance novels from him and this was his best.

20.

Which product was not created in the 1920s to make women’s lives easier at home?

a)

Vacuum

b)

Dishwasher

c)

Television

d)

Washing Machine

21.
What Amendment legalized alcohol and repealed the 18th Amendment?
a)
19th
b)
20th
c)
21st
d)
22nd
22.
This term describes dislike and prejudice expressed towards immigrants
a)
Racism
b)
Nativism
c)
Consumerism
d)
Anarchism
23.
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
24.
Began mass production of his automobiles using the assembly line, making them affordable for average Americans.
a)
Charles Lindbergh
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
George Ford
25.

When Coolidge decided not to run for re-election, Harding would become president.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Young women in the 1920s who declared their independence from traditional values were known as __________________________.

a)

Fads

b)

Actresses

c)

Flappers

d)

Beyonce

27.

Which ethnic group was forbidden from immigrating to the United States by the immigration laws passed in the 1920s?

a)

Japanese

b)

German

c)

Serbian

d)

French

28.

For modernists, being completely misunderstood by their intended audience would be considered a great honor.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Perhaps the most profound discovery of the Modernist Era is ____________’s theory of relativity.

a)

Sigmund Freud

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Helmut Mudd

d)

David Tindall

30.

This law, passed by Congress in 1924, lowered the number of immigrants allowed from European nations to 2 percent of the number who lived in the United States as reported in the 1890 census.

a)

The Immigration Act of 1925

b)

Emergency Immigration Act of 1925

c)

Non-Immigration Act of 1924

d)

The Immigration Act of 1924

31.

This group opposed applying modern scholarship to Biblical studies because they believed in a strict or literal interpretation of the Bible. Lead by William Jennings Bryan, they would attempt to stop the teaching of evolution in schools.

a)

Fundamentalism

b)

The New Klan

c)

Nativism

d)

Conservatism

32.

This nationwide organization was devoted to “100 percent Americanism.” Members of this group were taught to play upon whatever prejudices were most prominent in a particular area.

a)

Fundamentalism

b)

The New Klan

c)

Nativism

d)

Conservatism

33.

The Red Scare of 1919 and a renewal of the large-scale immigration that had been cut off during the war helped generate a renewed surge of anti-immigrant hysteria called this. This group associated the New Immigrants with radical ideas such as socialism, communism, and anarchism.

a)

Fundamentalism

b)

The New Klan

c)

Nativism

d)

Conservatism

34.

During WWI, he would be placed in charge of the Food Administration. Mockingly referred to as the “Wonder Boy” by a former president, his predecessors doubted his ability to sustain the good times of the late 1920’s. This skepticism would prove accurate with the collapse of the Stock Market in 1929.

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Warren G. Harding

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Woodrow Wilson

35.

This presidential candidate was selected, not for his abilities or experience, but rather for the mere fact that he was available. His promise to “return to normalcy” reflected his unexceptional background and personality. His presidency would be considered the worst in history.

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Warren G. Harding

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Woodrow Wilson

36.

He was a virtuous evangelist for capitalism who would bring stability to the White House. He was a man of honesty and a good administrator who would speak out against racial prejudices. Truly changed by the death of his son, he would later not fight for reelection.

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Warren G. Harding

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Woodrow Wilson

37.

Believed that being misunderstood as a modern writer was a badge of honor. Words, rather than people, were the characters in this author's writing. As friends with Hemingway, this person would inform him that he was a member of the “lost” generation.

a)

Gertrude Stein

b)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

Albert Einstein

38.

Labeled as “ this voice of the generation”, this author would coin the term the “Jazz Age” and publish the novel “This Side of Paradise.”

a)

Gertrude Stein

b)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

Albert Einstein

39.

Published the groundbreaking work, The Interpretation of Dreams, in which it stressed the crucial role of the subconscious in shaping behavior and moods.

a)

Gertrude Stein

b)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

Albert Einstein

40.

During Prohibition, throughout the nation, the consumption of alcohol increased.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Because of the generally good working conditions during the 1920s?

a)

child labor became more abundant as the need for laborers increased.

b)

prices rose and working hours increased.

c)

unions had a hard time recruiting members.

d)

collective bargaining became very popular to ensure the best pay for union members.

42.

The popular type of art that appeared in the early 1920's was known as impressionism.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

The mass production of automobiles changed social life because it lead to harsher working environment which spurred the creation of new unions.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

The Roaring Twenties pitted a cosmopolitan urban America against the values of an insular, rural America.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

The NAACP favored legal challenges over militant protests as a way to end racial discrimination.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

As president, Warren G. Harding was actually more progressive than Woodrow Wilson in his attitudes and policies toward African Americans.

a)

True

b)

False