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Mr. Scott's US History- Roaring 20's Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Amendment that prohibits the sale, manufacture, or transportation of alcoholic beverages.

a)

18th

b)

19th

c)

20th

d)

17th

2.

An individual who make, sells or transports alcohol illegally or without registration or payment of taxes.

a)

Bootlegger

b)

Nascar Driver

c)

Flapper

d)

Progressive

3.

Patterns of purchasing goods such as: radios, cars, vacuums, beauty products, and clothing.

a)

Consumer Revolution

b)

Prohibition

c)

Mass Production

d)

Modernism

4.

A plan to ensure payment of reparations after World War I.

a)

Dawes Plan

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Quota System

d)

Red Scare

5.

The study of or belief in the possibility of improving the qualities of the human species or human population.

a)

Eugenics

b)

Prohibition

c)

Fundamentalism

d)

Aesthetics

6.

A young woman who behaved or dressed in a bold & unconventional manner (smoking, drinking, etc).

a)

Flapper

b)

Flipper

c)

Modernist

d)

Fundamentalist

7.

A strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts - mainly American Protestantism and Islam.

a)

Fundamentalist

b)

Economist

c)

Modernist

d)

Flapper

8.

The flourishing of black literary and musical culture in the Harlem section of New York City after World War I.

a)

Harlem Renaissance

b)

Modernism

c)

Chicago Artisan

d)

Illustrationism

9.

An increase in the volume of money which results in the decrease in the worth of the dollar.

a)

Inflation

b)

Deflation

c)

Devaluation

d)

Market Cap

10.

A style of dance music developed in New Orleans that is arranged for large bands during the 1920s.

a)

Jazz

b)

Blues

c)

Hip Hop

d)

Instrumental

11.

The production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery.

a)

Mass Production

b)

Assembly Line Model

c)

Mass Transit

d)

Henry Ford Production Model

12.

Breaking away from past styles of writing/art and embracing a style of writing/art that focuses on social issues.

a)

Modernism

b)

Transcendentalism

c)

Progressivism

d)

Cubism

13.

Period of 13 years (1920-1933) when the sale and transport of alcohol was illegal due to the 18th amendment.

a)

Prohibition

b)

Anti Unionism

c)

Appalachian Rebellion

d)

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14.

A system of limiting (by nationality) the # of immigrants who may enter the United States each year.

a)

Quota System

b)

Market Cap Limit

c)

Immigration Act of 1902

d)

Immigration Act of 1922

15.

The collection and deportation of several hundreds of immigrants because of their radical views.

a)

The Red Scare

b)

McCarthyism

c)

Quota System

d)

Deportation Act of 1921