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Roaring 20's

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
_______________ were young women who rebelled against traditional ways of thinking and acting.
a)
Expatriates
b)
Jazzers
c)
Flappers
d)
Scats
2.
What was Prohibition?
a)
A complete ban on the sale of food
b)
A complete ban on the sale of clothes
c)
A complete ban on the sale of alcohol
d)
A complete ban on the sale of cars
3.
The Harlem Renaissance was
a)
Celebration of African American Culture
b)
Spark of increased industrial jobs
c)
Creation of controversial policies
d)
Creation of the Department of Interior
4.
Which African American writer wrote poems, books, and plays about the lives of African Americans?
a)
Bessie Smith
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
Al Capone
5.
President Harding’s idea for the US to return to life as it had been before WWI
a)
Prosperity
b)
Return to Normalcy
c)
Harlem Renaissance
6.
What was the name given to secret bars where people acquired alcohol illegally?
a)
Speakeasies
b)
Top Secret Bars
c)
Secret Saloons
d)
Quiet Places
7.
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
8.
Millions of Black Americans migrated North during the early 1900s and into the 1920s. This is known as: 
a)
The Big Move
b)
The Great Migration 
c)
The Great Agitation 
d)
The Great Separation 
9.

The period of time when African Americans moved from rural south and urban north is known as the ___________________.

a)

Great Movement

b)

Great Migration

c)

Economic Boom Period

d)

Harlem Renaissance

10.

_____________________ outlawed the production and distribution of alcohol.

a)

prohibitioin

b)

suffrage

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

the Treaty of Versailles

11.

What happened as a result of the women's suffrage movement?

a)

Congress passed the 18th amendment

b)

women were no longer allowed to do certain jobs in factories or on farms

c)

Congress passed the 19th amendment

d)

women were allowed to enter the military as soldiers

12.

Which answer most closely represents what African Americans found in the north during the Great Migration?

a)

no jobs but social equality

b)

better job opportunities but continued discrimination and segregation

c)

worse conditions than they faced in the south

d)

many jobs and much fairer treatment

13.

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

14.

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

15.

African Americans moved to urban areas in the north to improve their lives by working as ______________________.

a)

telephone operators

b)

police officers

c)

sharecroppers

d)

factory workers

16.
The Red Scare in America was a result of the spread of _______ overseas.
a)
disease
b)
Democracy
c)
Communism
d)
immigrants
17.
 What coincided with the Great Migration to the north from the South by African Americans, as well as an increase in education by these same people.
a)
Socialism
b)
Evolution
c)
Native Americans
d)
 Harlem Renaissance
18.
The 19th amendment is very important in history be cause it____________
a)
prohibited alchohol
b)
gave us freedom
c)
guaranteed women the right to vote
d)
abolished slavery
19.
 What was the most significant thing about the 1920 presidential election?
a)
We elected a new president.
b)
It was the first election on TV.
c)
The presidential choices were all good candidates.
d)
 It was the first election that women were allowed to vote in.
20.
Why are innovations in manufacturing of automobiles so important?
a)
They are not important.
b)
Allowed for faster cars.
c)
Allowed for more cars.
d)
Made the cars more affordable to all Americans.
21.

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

22.

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

23.

The establishment of speakeasies in the 1920's was an unintended consequence of which federal government action?

a)

The taxation of imported luxury goods

b)

The deportation of suspected communist sympathizers

c)

The prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages

d)

The implementation of immigration restrictions

24.

Which of the following was a major contribution of the Harlem Renaissance to U.S. culture?

a)

It led to the increased popularity of Vaudeville stage performers.

b)

It brought the most significant beat poets together.

c)

It established jazz as a prominent musical form.

d)

It focused attention on the antiwar literary genre

25.

Why were more people able to own automobiles, radios, washing machines, and other goods in the 1920s?

a)

because of advertising

b)

because of lower taxes on imports

c)

because of installment buying

d)

because the trucking industry grew

26.

Which of the following had the greatest influence on entertainment and the arts during the 1920s?

a)

automobiles

b)

television

c)

newspapers

d)

radio

27.

Which African American became a famous writer during the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Billie Holiday

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

Bessie Smith

28.
used by Henry Ford to assemble cars more efficiently 
a)
scientific management
b)
assembly line 
c)
buying on margin
d)
installment buying
29.
a type of credit in which a small down payment is followed by monthly payments
a)
bull market
b)
buying on margin
c)
installment buying
d)
consumer revolution
30.
a form of credit often used to purchase stock in the 1920s
a)
bull market
b)
buying on margin
c)
installment buying
d)
consumer revolution
31.
What was the condition of America's economy following World War I
a)
There was a long recession.
b)
There was immediate nationwide prosperity.
c)
There was a brief recession, followed by economic growth.
d)
There was a long, gradual decline in America's economy.
32.
The demand for automobiles in the 1920s 
a)
stimulated growth in many other industries.
b)
led to a nationwide recession.
c)
closed down the steel industry.
d)
brought about the collapse of the surburbs.
33.

a system of government in which there is no private property and there are no economic classes

a)

Communism

b)

Red Scare

c)

Bolshevik

d)

Reparations

34.

The period in US history of widespread fear of communism is referred to as the

a)

Red Scare

b)

Harlem Renaissance

c)

Return to Normalcy

d)

Red Summer

35.

paying for an item over a period of time with a series of small payments

a)

Installment Buying

b)

Credit

c)

Reparations

d)

Productivity

36.
What societal problem did Karl Marx attempt to address in his manifesto? Choose the best answer.
a)
The exploitation of the poor by the rich
b)
The low quality of good produced at large factories.
c)
The fact that poor people were not allowed to vote.
d)
Unfair laws that allow poor people to be sent to prison
37.
Which is NOT a characteristic of Capitalism?
a)
Market Economy
b)
Supply and Demand
c)
Freedom of Competition
d)
Classless Society
38.
In a "pure" communist society, who are the wealthiest and most powerful people?
a)
Intellectuals
b)
Business leaders
c)
Military leaders
d)
No One--every member of society is supposed to be equal
39.
What does communism believe in?
a)
Economic system with individuals having private ownership of money/production.
b)
Maintaining total control over society. 
c)
Economic equality through elimination of private property.
d)
A government of the people, by the people, for the people.
40.
The founder of communism 
a)
Adam Smith
b)
John Locke
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Rousseau 
41.
This economic system aims to make the best products for the lowest amount of money, which often times leads to bad treatment of workers.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Mixed Market Economy 
d)
Capitalism 
42.

In a communist society...

a)

the government controls the means of production

b)

the individual owns the means of production

c)

wealth is distributed evenly amongst society

d)

there is no wealth or private property

43.

How does communism differ from capitalism?

a)

In communism, the goverment controls the means of production; whereas, capitalism focuses on the private owner.

b)

In communism, the goverment provides subsidies for small buisnesses; whereas, capitalism only depends on the corporations to spark the economy.

c)

In communsim, the goverment does not provide any form on humanitarian aid; whereas, capitalism funds small buisness with tax relief.

d)

In communism, the government controls what the consumer can purchase; whereas, capitalism controls what the business can market.

44.

Define Prohibition.

a)

A partial ban on the sale and consumption of tobacco

b)

A partial ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol

c)

A total ban on the sale and consumption of tobacco

d)

A total ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol

45.

What is the motivation to prohibit alcohol in this poster?

a)

It can prevent suicide

b)

It will prevent abuse and neglect

c)

It will prevent boating accidents

d)

It will lead to more productivity at work

46.

What is the motivation to prohibit alcohol in this poster?

a)

It can prevent suicide.

b)

It will limit neglect and child abuse.

c)

It will stop men from spending too much money at bars.

d)

It will limit domestic abuse and divorce.

47.

When did Prohibition end ?

a)

1926

b)

1930

c)

1925

d)

1933

48.
The Great Migration refers to the shift of the African­American  population from the
a)
rural South to the rural North
b)
rural North to the rural South
c)
urban South to the urban North
d)
rural South to the urban North
49.
What does it mean to migrate?
a)
To move from one place to another
b)
To sleep all winter
c)
To hunt for food
d)
To change houses
50.
When did most of the Great Migration take place?
a)
during and after the Civil War
b)
during and after the Revolutionary War
c)
During and after WWI
d)
During and after WWII

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