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Complete Roaring 20's Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The event when African Americans moved from rural south to the urban north is known as the ___________________.

a)

Great Movement

b)

Great Migration

c)

Economic Boom Period

d)

Harlem Renaissance

2.

The main purpose of the women's suffrage movement was to get ___________________________.

a)

voting rights for women

b)

women electred to Congress

c)

people to take inventions by women seriously

d)

women the right to work on farms

3.

The period of time when African Americans in urban areas had the opportunity to allow their culture to flourish is known as the ______________________.

a)

Harlem Reconstruction

b)

Harlem Renaissance

c)

Harlem Recovery

d)

Harlem Revolt

4.

African Americans artists such as Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Bessie Smith were some of the best known ___________________________.

a)

writers

b)

jazz musicians

c)

painters

d)

opera singers

5.
The most direct result of the 18th Amendment(Prohibition) was that ________
a)
people were mostly in support of the amendment.
b)
organized crime in America increased
c)
organized crime in America decreased
d)
people stopped drinking alchohol
6.

The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do religious fundamentalism and the teaching of ______.

a)

school

b)

evolution

c)

abstinence

d)

religion

7.

This hate group gained popularity in the 1920’s, even though they had been around since right after the Civil War. They are notorious for hating people who are of different races, or from different countries. What is the name of this hate group?

a)

NAACP

b)

War Hawks

c)

Klu Klux Klan

d)

Nazis

8.

What was the name given to secret places where people drank alcohol illegally?

a)
Speakeasies
b)
Top Secret Bars
c)
Secret Saloons
d)
Quiet Places
9.
What was the name given to people who illegally transported and sold alcohol during Prohibition?
a)
Diabolical Drivers
b)
Bootleggers
c)
Rule Breakers
d)
Tricksters
10.
Many believe this author captured the spirit of the "Roaring Twenties" with his novel Titled The Great Gatsby.
a)
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
b)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
c)
Ernest Hemingway
d)
Louis Armstrong
11.
_______________ were young women who rebelled against traditional ways of thinking and acting.
a)
Expatriates
b)
Jazzers
c)
Flappers
d)
Scats
12.

This man was a civil rights leader in the Black community during the Harlem Renaissance, he wanted Black Americans to be proud of themselves, see the beauty of themselves, and stay separate from White people.

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

Calvin Coolidge

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

Langston Hughes

13.
Both Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge 
a)
believed in a laissez faire approach to the economy and government 
b)
believed government intervention was important to a successful economy.
c)
were anarchists 
d)
had administrations riddled with scandal. 
14.

The 1920s were characterized by

a)

Economic depression for Most Americans

b)

U.S. involvement in foreign wars

c)

Economic prosperity for MOST Americans

d)

U.S. leadership in the League of Nations

15.

Which of the following authors contributed to the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Langston Huges

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Mark Twain

16.

President Harding’s idea and campaign slogan for the US to return to life as it had been before WWI

a)

"Prosperity is just around the corner"

b)

"A return to normalcy"

c)

"A chicken in every port, and a car in every garage."

d)

"The business of America is business"

17.
Scandals like the ________ Scandal led Americans to have distrust in the elected officials of our country.
a)
Oriental Express
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
Alaska Pipeline
d)
Teapot Dome
18.

The Red Scare in America was a result of the spread of _______ in Europe.

a)

disease

b)

Democracy

c)

Communism

d)

immigrants

19.

Who was the first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Charles Lindeburgh

d)

Herbert Hoover

20.

After 1921, the availability of cheap immigrant labor/workers decreased in America. What was the reason for this?

a)

Less people wanted to come to the United States

b)

They already all moved to the United States.

c)

Most of the immigrants were already working.

d)

Adoption of stricter immigration quotas

21.

Cartoons such as this one took the position that deportation was necessary because --

a)

assimilation programs in the United States had been unsuccessful

b)

economic decline had increased the competition for jobs

c)

communist were infiltrating the US

d)

political machines had too much power in urban areas

22.

Place these events about African American culture in the correct sequence the following

a)

African Americans fed up with racism and low income begin a "Great Migration" to norhtern cities, especially New York

b)

With more free time and more income, A "Harlem Renaissance" develops in African American culture

c)

A new form of entertainment comes from the Harlem Renaissance, Jazz music.

1)
2)
3)
23.

This 1924 cartoon satirizes a scandal that led to

a)

public distrust of government due to accusations of theft

b)

widespread dissatisfaction with a lack of economic development

c)

public frustration with government neglect of the working class

d)

widespread anger over excessive partisan politics

24.

Economic prosperity, new cultural values, flappers, 19th Amendment, automobiles, assembly line, prohibition, & nativism are characteristics of which era?

a)

Roaring 20's

b)

Gilded Age

c)

Progressive Era

d)

Great Depression

25.
The Tennessee trial of John T Scopes in 1925 illustrated a conflict concerning
a)
free competition in the workplace
b)
due process of law
c)
freedom of the press
d)
religious beliefs and scientific theories
26.

Which of the following statements indicates President Coolidge's intent to support economic expansion within the U.S.?

a)

"Prosperity is just around the corner"

b)

"A return to normalcy"

c)

"The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself."

d)

"The business of America is business"

27.

Which pull factor contributed to the Great Migration?

a)

The availability of land grants for homesteaders

b)

Economic opportunities in industrialized cities

c)

Better soil conditions in previously uncultivated areas

d)

The lower cost of living in urban areas

28.

The Roaring Twenties were characterized by --

a)

internment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of the atomic bomb

b)

bank failures, the New Deal and bread lines

c)

installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers

d)

brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containment

29.

What is the name of the attitude that caused many Americans to dislike and fear communists, immigrants, and non-Anglos? They are anti-immigration!

a)

Nativism

b)

Racism

c)

Communism

d)

Isolationism

30.
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.
a)

Communism

b)
evolution
c)
abstinence
d)

Physics

31.
The most direct result of the 18th Amendment(Prohibition) was that ________
a)
people were mostly in support of the amendment.
b)
organized crime in America increased
c)
organized crime in America decreased
d)
people stopped drinking alchohol
32.

What will be the result of the events portrayed in the cartoon?

a)

public disappointment over revelations of government corruption

b)

widespread dissatisfaction with a lack of economic development

c)

public frustration with government neglect of the working class

d)

widespread anger over excessive partisan politics

33.
These two Italian immigrants were wrongly convicted of murdering a man in the 1920’s. The evidence that had been collected by police did not support convicting these two men, and the evidence actually pointed away from the two. What were the names of these two men that were wrongly convicted of murder?
a)
Sacco and Vanzetti
b)
Mario and Luigi
c)
O'Reilly and Sansom
d)
Lenin and De Gaulle
34.

From 1919-1922, people in the United States were caught up in the Red Scare, which was a fear of

a)

monopolies

b)

communists

c)

foreign armies

d)

labor unions

35.

What did Warren G. Harding mean by a "Return to Normalcy"?

a)

Fewer regulations on business

b)

A return to Laissez Faire government

c)

A return to isolationism

d)

The U.S. should join the League of Nations

e)

The U.S. should give equality to African Americans

36.
Ford’s production of the Model T’s in the early 20th century demonstrated the economic relationship between specialization and  - 
a)
reduced labor demand
b)
greater efficiencies in production
c)
higher production costs
d)
decreased union organization
37.
This cartoon from the 1920s shows attempts of the USA Govt. to deal with the issue of –
a)
foreign trade
b)
migrant farm workers
c)
transportation gridlocks
d)
immigration
38.

This early civil rights leader placed an emphasis on vocational training for African Americans

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

WEB DuBois

c)

Marcus Garvey

d)

Ida B. Wells

39.

Place these Red Scare events in the correct order

a)

A Communist Revolution takes place in Russia

b)

Americans, fearful of Communism taking over the U.S.

c)

Immigration restrictions and quotas are created to restrict immigration

1)
2)
3)
40.

Place the following Prohibition events in the correct order

a)

Many Americans demand a complete ban on alcoholic beverages

b)

The 18th Amendment is ratified

c)

Making alcohol illegal causes a rise in violence and organized crime

d)

The 18th Amendment is repealed by the 21st amendment

1)
2)
3)
4)
41.

Place these events about American Productivity in the correct order

a)

Henry Ford develops the moving assembly line

b)

Automobiles are efficiently mass produced

c)

Automobiles become affordable for everyone

d)

The U.S. becomes the #1 producer of automobiles in the worldmimmm

1)
2)
3)
4)
42.

Which describes the economic perspective of laissez-faire?

a)

the government should follow a bimetalist monetary policy

b)

the government should follow a hands off approach to the economy

c)

The government should set wages and prices to prevent widespread inflation

d)

The government should limit business expansion to encourage competition

43.

This man was a political leader in the Black community during the Harlem Renaissance who wanted Black Americans to be proud of themselves, see the beauty of themselves, and stay separate from White people.  (a)  

Choose from the below words
Marcus Garvey
Calvin Coolidge  
Duke Ellington
Langston Hughes 
44.

What amendment granted suffrage for women?

a)

19th Amendment

b)

18th Amendment

c)

24th Amendment

d)

22nd Amendment

45.

The cartoon above reflects the American public’s opinion that –

a)

immigration quotas respected the country’s history while limiting the need for more labor.

b)

the government must protect Americans from dangerous immigrants.

c)

more workers were needed to produce consumer goods.

d)

U.S. economic prosperity was dependent on foreign labor

46.

Which statement best demonstrates how changes in young women’s fashion reflected the changes to their role in society in the 1920s?

a)

Shorter hair and dresses allowed young women to more easily care for their homes and children as they rejected the trend to challenge traditional authority.

b)

Shorter hair and dresses reflected the need to conserve fabric and have practical hair for work in difficult environments due to economic hardship.

c)

Shorter hair and dresses reflected young women’s disapproval of the speakeasy and Jazz culture that spread through the cities during Prohibition.

d)

Shorter hair and dresses rejected traditional societal expectations as women gained increased political and economic independence.

47.

Answer the question in the image

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

48.

Answer the question in the image

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

49.

Answer the question in the image

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

50.

Answer the question in the image

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

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