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WorksheetsRoaring 20s
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 54mins
What is the name of the movement which promoted the growth of African-American culture and later influenced the civil rights movement?
Great Migration
Harlem Renaissance
Back to Africa Movement
Temperance Movement
What innovation, embraced by Henry Ford, made the production of automobiles more efficient (cheaper, faster, better)?
Bessemer Process
Just-In-Time Technology
Assembly Line
Time-Study Analysis
What movement during the 1920s caused many Americans to fear immigrants because they thought they could be communists?
Red Scare
Americanization Movement
Social Gospel Movement
Social Darwinism
What belief system encouraged immigration quotas and the rise of the KKK during the 1920s?
Social Gospel
Civil Rights Movement
Nativism
NAACP
During what event did many African Americans leave the south and move to the north in search of economic opportunities in industrialized cities?
Great Migration
Dust Bowl
Rust Belt to Sun Belt Migration
Social Darwinism
Why was Prohibition seen as a failure?
Speakeasies were established to replace bars.
It led to an increase in organized crime.
Mobsters made it unsafe in the cities.
All of the above
Flappers during the 1920s -
confronted discrimination in employment and education
challenged traditional attitudes and social norms.
joined the Army and fought in combat
refused to use their 19th Amendment rights
President Harding had appointed personal friends as members for his cabinet. Some of these members were involved in government corruption such as the secretary of Interior leasing oil-rich land in return for bribes
Bribe Scandal
Teapot Dome Scandal
Scandal of the Harding's
Oil Land Scandal
Which of these was NOT a characteristic of the Harlem Renaissance?
helped to break stereotypes about Blacks
helped to increase respect for Blacks
decreased support for the civil rights movement
increased appreciation for Black art and literature
Why was the Sacco-Vanzetti case significant during the 1920s?
involved the arrest and conviction of two immigrants - a sign of nativism that was huge during this time
led to the Tennessee law that bans the teaching of evolution in schools
it ended Prohibition
it led to the conviction of Al Capone
Why was the 1920s known as the "Roaring 20s?"
huge increase in immigration which led to fighting
economic depression
people were free to drink and party at their leisure
it was a time of cultural and social changes
What was the "noble experiment?"
outlawing alcohol
spreading awareness for Black American culture
fight for women's right to vote
getting rid of big business
What was one of the biggest reasons why the American economy boomed in the 1920s?
mass production led to goods being made faster and an increase in supply
the arrest of criminals who wouldn't stop killing people
the banning of alcohol
giving women the right to vote
Which of the following was not a way advertising was used to sell products?
link product with success
link product to style
link product to creation of new illnesses
link product to convenience
Which term doesn't belong in the group?
speakeasy
education
flapper
alcohol
An innovation instituted by International Harvester in 1926 was
5-day work week
mass production
an annual 2 week paid vacation
an 8 hour workday
The Five Power Treaty was implemented to
make the U.S. a major world power
force Japan to pay World War I debts
bring military aid to Europe
decrease the size of military's
Which of the following preached a message of unity between white and black American in the 1920s?
NAACP
Marcus Garvey
KKK
UNIA
The impact of the Schenk v. United States case is
individuals have unlimited free speech
actions have consequences
free speech can be limited to provide for the safety of others
government can suspend any right at any time
Which list of products did not become part of the 1920s lifestyle?
radio, washing machine, frozen food
electric razor, deodorant, band aid
vacuum cleaner, television, refrigerator
washing machine, refrigerator, radio
In order to increase auto sales Henry Ford did all of the following except
decreased taxes paid by all employees
used assembly line to increase production
lowered the cost per car
doubled employees wages
How was Calvin Coolidge connected to supply-side economics?
thought keeping taxes low causes increase company profits
thought keeping taxes high creates more company profits
thought low tariffs harms Americans businesses
thought not taxing businesses improved the economy
Which of the following was NOT a problem for farmers in the 1920s?
High demand for crops in Europe
farmers earned about 1/3 the income of other Americans
technology for farm equipment became more expensive
overproduction of crops led to lower prices
Which of the following was NOT a famous author of the 1920s?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Langston Hughes
Jacob Lawrence
Claude McKay
Marcus Garvey's movement promoted
separation between blacks and whites
integration between blacks and whites
the Harlem Renaissance
African Americans move back to Europe
The "father of Jazz" was
Cab Calloway
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Langston Hughes
What beliefs did the NAACP and Marcus Garvey have in common?
integration of blacks and whites would increase political power
integration would improve the economic stats of African Americans
separation of blacks and whites would increase political power
increased political power for African Americans
Credit was a concept developed in the 1920s. What is it?
a form of welfare from the government, mostly for poor people
an award the government gave to WWI veterans
a law setting a minimum price for goods
a means of buying a product while paying in full later
How did people pay for items bought on credit?
by using credit cards
by paying for the item in full at the time of purchase
by taking out loans at the local bank
by using the installment plan
