Worksheets1920s Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 17mins
Who was president after World War I (1921)?
Harding
Roosevelt
Wilson
Ford
The 1921 president won because he appealed to
normalcy
winning the war
banning the 18th Amendment
complacency
Major problems with WWI reparations were
the Fordney McCumber Tariffs
Germany's economy
France's economy
Great Britain's economy
True or False? The Fordney McCumber Tariffs raised taxes on exports to 60% in order to protect US business
True
False
The result(s) of the Fordney McCumber Tariffs...
Dawes Plan
Pawes Plan
Germany getting money from US
Harding wanted a _______ economy.
socialist
laissez-faire
government controlled
increased tax based
Graft is
when the government is pro-business and has less government controll
when people use their gov positions to become richer
the thought of buying more material goods
raised taxes on imports
Consumerism is
when the government is pro-business and has less government controll
when people use their gov positions to become richer
the thought of buying more material goods
raised taxes on imports
Laissez-faire is
when the government is pro-business and has less government controll
when people use their gov positions to become richer
the thought of buying more material goods
raised taxes on imports
The Teapot Dome Scandal.....
had to do with tea import
was a government scandal
Harding's government officials involved in corruption
over a period of years
The auto industry boom of the 1920s...
led to more gas stations
isolated the rural family
gave people more places to vacation
promoted dependence on women
decreased shopping centers
Superficial prosperity
led to a false sense of economic security
closed the income gap
led to higher credit borrowing
led to the rise of the standard of living
was partially due to the post-war economy
Xenophobia is....
policy of pulling away involvement in world affairs
unreasoned fear of things/people seen as foreign, strange
prejudice against foreign-born people
prejudice directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.
Nativism is....
policy of pulling away involvement in world affairs
unreasoned fear of things/people seen as foreign, strange
prejudice against foreign-born people
prejudice directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.
Isolationism is....
policy of pulling away involvement in world affairs
unreasoned fear of things/people seen as foreign, strange
prejudice against foreign-born people
prejudice directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.
A nativist would say...
"Immigrants ruin our country!"
"We need to worry about what is happening here, not with Brexit!"
"Watch out for those communists from _____ "
A xenophobe would say...
"Immigrants ruin our country!"
"We need to worry about what is happening here, not with Brexit!"
"Watch out for those communists from _____ "
An isolationist would say...
"Immigrants ruin our country!"
"We need to worry about what is happening here, not with Brexit!"
"Watch out for those communists from _____ "
Communism is
an economic/political system with one political party
an economic/political system with two political parties
ending private industries
promoting private industries
laissez-faire based
The 1920s Red Scare involved
Palmer Raids
execution of Sacco and Vanzetti
execution of the Rosenbergs
McCarthy Raids
xenophobia and nativism
The Emergency Quota Act
put a cap on immigrants from foreign countries
discriminated against immigrants of China
discriminated against immigrants of west and south Europe
discriminated against immigrants of east and south Europe
was a response to nativists
True or False? The nativism movement started in the 1920s.
True
False
Why were labor unions unsuccessful in the 1920s?
government intimidation
immigrants speaking English
farmers joining unions
immigrants willing to work in bad conditions
government support
An urban life was...
fast paced
focused on hard work
based on competition and change
casual lifestyle
about making friends
Which amendment banned the selling of alcohol?
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
Which amendment fixed the amendment that banned alcohol?
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
True or False? The 18th amendment was disliked but well enforced.
True
False
A speakeasy was a
place where alcohol was sold and/or consumed illegally
smuggler of alcohol
A bootlegger was a
place where alcohol was sold and/or consumed illegally
smuggler of alcohol
The problem(s) with Prohibition ...
caused disrespect for the law
led to the fall of organized crime
led to fake prescriptions
led to fall of corruption
Fundamentalism was
a Protestant religion
belief that stories of Bible were literal
belief that stories of Bible were symbolic
believed in evolution
popular in states like Tennessee
The Scopes Trial was about
the role of evolution, science, and religion in schools
about Sacco and Vanzetti's anarchist roots and alleged murder plan
involved nativism
involved the Butler Law
A double standard is
a principle that is unfairly applied in different ways to different people
a principle that is fairly applied in different ways to different people
casual dating in the 1920s
gender pay gap
The rise of a new woman in the 1920s led to
rising birth rates
more leisure time
marriage based on love
equal pay for women
"women's" professions
In what ways did high school change in the 1920s?
more enrollment
less enrollment
more vocational training
decline of kids going to college
more open to immigrant children
How did mass media change in the 1920s?
more current news
increased sensational stories
local newspapers gained power
more events accessible to families
How did artists and writers react to the 1920s?
embraced the new changes of the urban city
became the "Lost Generation"
focused on the reality behind the "glamour"
criticized Fundamentalists
criticized the urban city
The Great Migration was
hundreds of thousands of immigrants escaping persecution from Europe
hundreds of thousands of African Americans escaping persecution from Jim Crow laws
hundreds of thousands of African Americans escaping persecution from the South
a search for better opportunity
The NAACP stands for
National African Americans of Colored People
National American Association of Colored People
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National African Americans for the Adavancement of Colored People
UNIA's leader was
Booker T Washington
WEB Du Bois
Marcus Garvey
Martin Luther King
NAACP's leader was
Booker T Washington
WEB Du Bois
Marcus Garvey
Martin Luther King
UNIA's goal was to
overthrow white oppressors in America
overthrow white oppressors in Africa
unite all black people
diversity all black people
protest injustice in the United States
True or False? The Palmer Raids were successful in finding true communists/socialists/anarchists that caused harm to the US.
True
False
Communism ...
was based in the Soviet Union
had followers in the United States
was about equalizing wealth and power
caused the Red Scare
supported private property
The Ku Klux Klan...
was a racist group only against black Americans
consisted of millions of members
focused on "American" ideals of being "white, male, gentile citizens"
started in the 1920s
An rural life was...
fast paced
focused on hard work
focused on close relationships
impersonal lifestyle
strict morals
Why was the 18th Amendment a failure?
it was implemented after WWI
Immigrants didn't see drinking as bad
the government was seen as too controlling
It had no support from Americans
True or False? The free-thinking young flapper woman believed that housework and child-rearing was still the woman's job.
True
False
Popular culture in the 1920s consisted of
flapper girls
skinny suits for males
romance movies
traditional classical writing
The Harlem Renaissance
was an artistic movement based in New York
celebrated black culture
closed the wage gap between white and black artists
gave African American representation in the arts
