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Roaring 20s

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Prosperity means

a)

To decline in value

b)

To grow and be successful

c)

To promise

2.

To dislike those who are different from you.

a)

Intolerance

b)

Isolationism

c)

Prosperity

d)

Anarchy

3.

Select some if the inventions that helped women in the 1920s.

a)

Vacuum

b)

roomba

c)

CD Player

d)

Washing machine

e)

refridgerator

4.

Who were the main two Presidents of the 1920s?

a)

Washington

b)

Roosevelt

c)

Harding

d)

Coolidge

e)

Wilson

5.

What is it called when we have an economic downturn?

a)

Bull market

b)

Isolation

c)

Recession

d)

Red scare

6.

The Ohio Gang was a great group of honest cabinet members during Hardings presidency.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which President died of a heart attack?

a)

Harding

b)

Coolidge

8.

Which President was sworn in by his father in Vermont?

a)

Harding

b)

Coolidge

9.

President Coolidge was pro-business.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The Harlem Renaissance refers to

a)

A women's basketball team

b)

a program to promote Latino culture

c)

a population increase in Harlem in the 1920s

d)

a celebration of African-American culture in literature and art.

11.

John T. Scopes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of

a)

biology

b)

evolution

c)

creationism

d)

fundamentalism

12.

The "Great Migration" of 1910-1920 refers to the movement of ______.

a)

immigrants from Europe to America

b)

people for rural areas and towns to large cities

c)

African Americans from the United States to Africa

d)

African Americans from the South to northern cities.

13.

Jazz music was born in New Orleans and was spread to the North by such musicians as

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Paul Robertson

c)

Zora Neale Hurston

d)

Langston Hughes

14.

After Russia fell to Communism during WWI, _____ swept across America.

a)

Dust Bowl

b)

Support of communism

c)

poverty

d)

Red Scare

15.

All of the following were outcomes of the Red Scare EXCEPT

a)

Execution of Sacco and Vanzetti

b)

Quota System

c)

Prohibition

d)

Increase in the memberships of hate groups such as the KKK.

16.

All of the following describe women in the 1920s except

a)

Greater freedom of travel

b)

greater freedom of expression

c)

equal pay

d)

more job opportunities

17.

This describes the era after the Eighteenth Amendment went into effect.

a)

prohibition

b)

speakeasy

c)

bootlegger

d)

flapper

18.

This was an "underground" saloon or nightclub where liquor was sold illegally.

a)

prohibition

b)

speakeasy

c)

bootlegger

d)

flapper

19.

This was someone who provided illegal alcohol.

a)

prohibition

b)

speakeasy

c)

bootlegger

d)

flapper

20.

Nickname for the more outgoing girls of the 20s

a)

prohibition

b)

speakeasy

c)

bootlegger

d)

flapper

21.

When were the Roaring 20s?

a)

1620

b)

1720

c)

1820

d)

1920

22.

What war ended right before the start of the Roaring Twenties?

a)

Civil War

b)

Revolutionary War

c)

World War 1

d)

Vietnam War

23.

The Roaring Twenties was a time of cultural change throughout the country.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What event brought the Roaring Twenties to a grinding halt?

a)

WWII

b)

Cold War

c)

Stock market crash

d)

Prohibition

25.

Automobiles were affordable for the average family during the Roaring Twenties.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

What constitutional amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

5th

b)

14th

c)

19th

d)

21st

27.

The Roaring Twenties was a time of economic downturn and unemployment.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

What style of music become popular during the Roaring Twenties?

a)

Jazz

b)

Country

c)

Hip Hop

d)

Rock and roll

29.

Who became President after Harding; re-elected in 1924.

a)

John Scopes

b)

Calvin Coolidge

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Henry Ford

30.

The Chrysler was a low-cost automobile invented by Henry Ford.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Who was the president elected in 1928 with promises of more prosperity.

a)

Calvin Coolidge

b)

George Washington

c)

Mrs. Smith

d)

Herbert Hoover

32.

A moving assembly line moves parts between groups of workers.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Young women in the 1920s who challenged traditional women's roles were called_______

a)

nurses

b)

flappers

c)

teachers

d)

babysitters

34.

The 21st Amendment repealed prohibition.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

The trial of John Scopes for teaching evolution in school was known as the _____________.

a)

great trial

b)

Lincoln trial

c)

foolish trial

d)

Scopes Trial

36.

Poet and writer who wrote about African American life.

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Scott Fitzgerald

c)

Bessie Smith

d)

Earnest Hemingway

37.

Period of African American artistic accomplishment in New York city.

a)

innovation

b)

African American Artistic Movement

c)

Harlem Renaissance

d)

Civil Rights Movement

38.

Which piece of legislation is the subject of this cartoon?

a)

Indian Reorganization Act

b)

Kellogg-Briand Pact

c)

Equal Rights Amendment

d)

Immigration Quota Act

39.

Which of the following would likely be an action of one who supports the Eighteenth Amendment?

a)

organize and host a rally for the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union

b)

set up a system of distribution for bootlegged alcohol

c)

appeal to Congress that women deserve the right to vote

d)

lead a non-violent protest in favor of African Americans gaining U.S. citizenship

40.

What popular 1920s sales practice does this sign use?

a)

member discount

b)

coupon clipping

c)

installment buying

d)

product rebate

41.

What did many farmers, coal miners, and unionized workers have in common in the 1920s?

a)

economic prosperity

b)

public disapproval

c)

federal assistance

d)

financial hardship

42.

Which of the following was most directly a reaction to the Red Scare?

a)

the Scopes Trial

b)

New Deal policies

c)

the election of Herbert Hoover

d)

the Sacco and Vanzetti trial

43.

Why was the Teapot Dome Scandal important?

a)

It revealed corruption in government.

b)

It threatened America’s national security.

c)

It disrupted a valuable business deal.

d)

It set high tariffs that hurt the economy.

44.

Which of the following were famous athletes in the 1920s? Choose one of the TWO correct answers.

a)

Sinclair Lewis

b)

Gertrude Ederle

c)

Babe Ruth

d)

Zora Neale Hurston

45.

Study the photograph.

Which industry was most likely to have benefited from the discovery shown in the photograph?

a)

coal

b)

lumber

c)

automobile

d)

textiles

46.

The period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by the 18th amendment

a)

isolation

b)

prohibition

c)

oak island

d)

intolerance

47.

These were both Italian immigrants and anarchists

a)

Tom and Jerry

b)

Fred and Barney

c)

Sacco and Vanzetti

d)

Bert and Ernie

48.

This was a policy of pulling away from involvement in world affairs. Basically, focusing on America and not the rest of the world.

a)

Isolationism

b)

Prohibition

c)

Oak Island

d)

Intolerance

49.

This was a plan that enabled people to buy goods over an extended period without having to put down much money at the time of purchase.

a)

stealing

b)

Installment plan/ credit

c)

intolerance plan

50.

Illegal bar that served liquor during Prohibition

a)

Bootlegger

b)

Speakeasy

c)

Rum Runner

d)

bathtub gin