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WorksheetsRoaring 20s
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Prosperity means
To decline in value
To grow and be successful
To promise
To dislike those who are different from you.
Intolerance
Isolationism
Prosperity
Anarchy
Select some if the inventions that helped women in the 1920s.
Vacuum
roomba
CD Player
Washing machine
refridgerator
Who were the main two Presidents of the 1920s?
Washington
Roosevelt
Harding
Coolidge
Wilson
What is it called when we have an economic downturn?
Bull market
Isolation
Recession
Red scare
The Ohio Gang was a great group of honest cabinet members during Hardings presidency.
True
False
Which President died of a heart attack?
Harding
Coolidge
Which President was sworn in by his father in Vermont?
Harding
Coolidge
President Coolidge was pro-business.
True
False
The Harlem Renaissance refers to
A women's basketball team
a program to promote Latino culture
a population increase in Harlem in the 1920s
a celebration of African-American culture in literature and art.
John T. Scopes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of
biology
evolution
creationism
fundamentalism
The "Great Migration" of 1910-1920 refers to the movement of ______.
immigrants from Europe to America
people for rural areas and towns to large cities
African Americans from the United States to Africa
African Americans from the South to northern cities.
Jazz music was born in New Orleans and was spread to the North by such musicians as
Louis Armstrong
Paul Robertson
Zora Neale Hurston
Langston Hughes
After Russia fell to Communism during WWI, _____ swept across America.
Dust Bowl
Support of communism
poverty
Red Scare
All of the following were outcomes of the Red Scare EXCEPT
Execution of Sacco and Vanzetti
Quota System
Prohibition
Increase in the memberships of hate groups such as the KKK.
All of the following describe women in the 1920s except
Greater freedom of travel
greater freedom of expression
equal pay
more job opportunities
This describes the era after the Eighteenth Amendment went into effect.
prohibition
speakeasy
bootlegger
flapper
This was an "underground" saloon or nightclub where liquor was sold illegally.
prohibition
speakeasy
bootlegger
flapper
This was someone who provided illegal alcohol.
prohibition
speakeasy
bootlegger
flapper
Nickname for the more outgoing girls of the 20s
prohibition
speakeasy
bootlegger
flapper
When were the Roaring 20s?
1620
1720
1820
1920
What war ended right before the start of the Roaring Twenties?
Civil War
Revolutionary War
World War 1
Vietnam War
The Roaring Twenties was a time of cultural change throughout the country.
True
False
What event brought the Roaring Twenties to a grinding halt?
WWII
Cold War
Stock market crash
Prohibition
Automobiles were affordable for the average family during the Roaring Twenties.
True
False
What constitutional amendment gave women the right to vote?
5th
14th
19th
21st
The Roaring Twenties was a time of economic downturn and unemployment.
True
False
What style of music become popular during the Roaring Twenties?
Jazz
Country
Hip Hop
Rock and roll
Who became President after Harding; re-elected in 1924.
John Scopes
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Henry Ford
The Chrysler was a low-cost automobile invented by Henry Ford.
True
False
Who was the president elected in 1928 with promises of more prosperity.
Calvin Coolidge
George Washington
Mrs. Smith
Herbert Hoover
A moving assembly line moves parts between groups of workers.
True
False
Young women in the 1920s who challenged traditional women's roles were called_______
nurses
flappers
teachers
babysitters
The 21st Amendment repealed prohibition.
True
False
The trial of John Scopes for teaching evolution in school was known as the _____________.
great trial
Lincoln trial
foolish trial
Scopes Trial
Poet and writer who wrote about African American life.
Langston Hughes
Scott Fitzgerald
Bessie Smith
Earnest Hemingway
Period of African American artistic accomplishment in New York city.
innovation
African American Artistic Movement
Harlem Renaissance
Civil Rights Movement
Which piece of legislation is the subject of this cartoon?
Indian Reorganization Act
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Equal Rights Amendment
Immigration Quota Act
Which of the following would likely be an action of one who supports the Eighteenth Amendment?
organize and host a rally for the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
set up a system of distribution for bootlegged alcohol
appeal to Congress that women deserve the right to vote
lead a non-violent protest in favor of African Americans gaining U.S. citizenship
What popular 1920s sales practice does this sign use?
member discount
coupon clipping
installment buying
product rebate
What did many farmers, coal miners, and unionized workers have in common in the 1920s?
economic prosperity
public disapproval
federal assistance
financial hardship
Which of the following was most directly a reaction to the Red Scare?
the Scopes Trial
New Deal policies
the election of Herbert Hoover
the Sacco and Vanzetti trial
Why was the Teapot Dome Scandal important?
It revealed corruption in government.
It threatened America’s national security.
It disrupted a valuable business deal.
It set high tariffs that hurt the economy.
Which of the following were famous athletes in the 1920s? Choose one of the TWO correct answers.
Sinclair Lewis
Gertrude Ederle
Babe Ruth
Zora Neale Hurston
Study the photograph.
Which industry was most likely to have benefited from the discovery shown in the photograph?
coal
lumber
automobile
textiles
The period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by the 18th amendment
isolation
prohibition
oak island
intolerance
These were both Italian immigrants and anarchists
Tom and Jerry
Fred and Barney
Sacco and Vanzetti
Bert and Ernie
This was a policy of pulling away from involvement in world affairs. Basically, focusing on America and not the rest of the world.
Isolationism
Prohibition
Oak Island
Intolerance
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.
stealing
Installment plan/ credit
intolerance plan
Illegal bar that served liquor during Prohibition
Bootlegger
Speakeasy
Rum Runner
bathtub gin
