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1920s

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The government of what country was overthrown in 1917 and turned into a Communist country?
a)
Russia
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
Germany
d)
England
2.
When WWI started, what was the wealth gap between the rich and poor like in the United States?
a)
It was very small gap between the rich and the poor.
b)
Wealth in American society was basically equal among all citizens.
c)
There was a large gap between the rich and the poor.
d)
None of the above.
3.
If I am an anarchists I believe:
a)
that governments are evil and should not exist.
b)
that governments should make all decisions in order to create an equal society.
c)
that governments should make decisions about the economy but not about social issues.
d)
None of the above.
4.
Who were the Palmer Raids meant to find and root out?
a)
Anarchists
b)
Communists
c)
Socialists
d)
All of the above
5.
Who was A. Mitchell Palmer?
a)
Secretary of State during WWI.
b)
President of the United States during WWI.
c)
Attorney General of the United States during WWI.
d)
General in charge of the Army during WWI.
6.
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.
a)
school
b)
Evolution
c)
life
d)
religion
7.
After 1921, cheap labor workers decreased in America.  What was the reason for the lack of immigrants? (Red Scare)
a)
Less people wanted to come to the United States
b)
Immigrants were not looking for jobs.
c)
Most of the immigrants were already working.
d)
Adoption of stricter immigration quotas
8.
The Red Scare led to which of the following?
a)
The ratification of the 19th amendment
b)
a demand for limits on immigration
c)
the start of the Great Depression
d)
the repeal of the 18th amendment 
9.
Nativists are against _______?
a)
Corruption
b)
African Americans
c)
Railroads
d)
Immigrants
10.
More than likely, the end result of the Sacco and Venzetti trial was a direct result of?
a)
Nativism
b)
Increased racial tensions
c)
Racial prejudice
d)
All of the above
11.
Peak membership of KKK 1925
a)
>5M
b)
>3M
c)
>15M
d)
>100 000
12.
The study or belief in the possibility in improving human qualities by discouraging the reproduction of people who have undesirable inheritable traits, or encouraging the reproduction of people who have desirable inheritable traits
a)
Radicalism
b)
Communism
c)
Eugenics
d)
Democracy
13.
Tennessee outlawed the teaching of __________ 
a)
  Math
b)
Evolution
c)
Creationism
d)
History
14.
Beliefs based on a literal interpretation of the Bible are called
a)
fundamentalism
b)
evolution
c)
urbanization
d)
values
15.
The prosecuting attorney in the Scopes trial was
a)
William Jennings Bryan
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Clarence Darrow
d)
Aimee Semple McPherson
16.
Prohibition was implemented by passage of the
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
17.
The group most credited with pushing prohibition was
a)
The KKK
b)
African Americans
c)
Women
d)
Business Owners
18.
Most of the smuggled alcohol came into the US from
a)
Mexico
b)
Alaska
c)
Canada
d)
Asian Shipping
19.
Al Capone gave this city a reputation of Corruption and Criminality.
a)
New York
b)
Boston
c)
St. Louis
d)
Chicago
20.
Al Capone gave this city a reputation of Corruption and Criminality.
a)
New York
b)
Boston
c)
St. Louis
d)
Chicago
21.
Prohibition created which one of the following?
a)
Reduction in crime.
b)
Reduction in alcohol related deaths
c)
Organized Crime.
d)
More money being made.
22.
All are examples associated w/ Flappers EXCEPT
a)
Smoking
b)
Skin Showing
c)
Lipstick 
d)
Ankle length dresses.
23.
Margaret Sanger was known for
a)
Fighting for women in the work place.
b)
Promoting Prohibition.
c)
Pushing for Birth Control.
d)
Being a female bootlegger.
24.
This was a major innovation found in most homes by the end of the 20s.
a)
Radio
b)
Television
c)
Telephone
d)
Microwave.
25.
The man who flew the first nonstop flight from US to Paris.
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Charlie Chaplin
d)
Louis Armstrong.
26.
Henry Ford is credited with mastering 
a)
Modern day filming.
b)
Use of the Assembly Line.
c)
Flying aeroplanes.
d)
Radio Broadcasting.
27.
According to the map, where were African Americans migrating from?
a)
The East
b)
The North
c)
The South
d)
The Midwest
28.

What positive effect did the migration north have on African Americans? (5-4.1)

a)

Segregation

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

New job opportunities

d)

New sharecropping opportunities

29.

Which group targeted African Americans, immigrants, Catholics and Jews?

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Flappers

c)

Gangsters

d)

Fundamentalists

30.
Which amendment started Prohibition?
a)
18th
b)
19th
c)
20th
d)
21st
31.

A major result of Prohibition during the 1920s was

a)

increased restrictions on immigration

b)

spread of communism

c)

destruction of family values

d)

rise of organized crime

32.
What type of music was popularized during the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
Jazz
b)
Hip Hop
c)
Country
d)
Rock
33.

The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.

a)

school

b)

Evolution

c)

life

d)

religion

34.

Why were the 1920's called the Roaring Twenties?

a)

Many animals began to roar.

b)

Time of excitement and prosperity.

c)

War was about to erupt.

d)

There was a depression.

35.

Henry Ford is credited with mastering

a)

Modern day filming.

b)

Use of the Assembly Line.

c)

Flying aeroplanes.

d)

Radio Broadcasting.

36.

Where did many African American artists move to during the 1920s?

a)

Harlem, New York

b)

Atlanta, Georgia

c)

Detroit, Michigan

37.
What were illegal places where people drank alcohol called?
a)
speakeasies
b)
speaksoftly
c)
cellars 
d)
hidden spots
38.
Who became the first person to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927?
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Amelia Earhart
39.
This was a major innovation found in most homes by the end of the 20s.
a)
Radio
b)
Television
c)
Telephone
d)
Microwave.
40.
What was F. Scott Fitzgerald's most famous book?
a)
The Jazz Age
b)
Prohibition
c)
The Great Gatsby
41.
What were the Charleston, Lindy Hop, and the Jitterbug?
a)
Popular people during the 1920s
b)
Popular places during the 1920s
c)
Popular dances during the 1920s
d)
Popular foods during the 1920s
42.
Which right did women gain in 1920?
a)
to work
b)
to vote
c)
to education
43.
Which word best describes the flapper?
a)
modest
b)
innocent
c)
rebellious
d)
quiet
44.
A great jazz musician who helped the 1920s become known as the "Jazz Age"
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Babe Ruth
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Langston Hughes
45.
One of the greatest baseball players of all time, who helped professional sports become popular. 
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Charles Lindbergh
d)
Henry Ford
46.
A great aviator who became the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean by himself.
a)
Langston  Hughes
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Henry Ford
d)
Charles Lindbergh
47.
Began mass production of his automobiles using the assembly line, making them affordable for average Americans.
a)
Charles Lindbergh
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
George Ford
48.
Famous African American poet who lived in Harlem and was a part of the Harlem Renaissance
a)
Louis Armstrong
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
Charles Lindbergh
d)
Woodrow Wilson
49.
What was the purpose of the 19th Amendment?
a)
End slavery
b)
Allowed women to have the right to vote
c)
Allowed former slaves to have the right to vote
d)
It changed the legal working age
50.
During the 1920s many African  Americans became excellent in music, art, writing, and sports.  They wanted to prove they were talented and wanted to be treated equally.  This time period is known as the
a)
Equal Rights Movement
b)
Specialization
c)
Cultural Change Movement
d)
Harlem Renaissance
51.
Which is an example of specialization during the 1920s?
a)
Henry Ford making the assembly line.
b)
Charles Lindbergh specialized in aviation and made the first solo flight across the Atlantic. 
c)
Langston Hughes specialized  in writing poetry. 
d)
Louis Armstrong  specialized in Jazz music.
52.

What is the name of the movement which promoted the growth of African-American culture and later influenced the civil rights movement?

a)

Great Migration

b)

Harlem Renaissance

c)

Back to Africa Movement

d)

Temperance Movement

53.

What innovation, embraced by Henry Ford, made the production of automobiles more efficient (cheaper, faster, better)?

a)

Bessemer Process

b)

Just-In-Time Technology

c)

Assembly Line

d)

Time-Study Analysis

54.

During what event did many African Americans leave the south and move to the north in search of economic opportunities in industrialized cities?

a)

Great Migration

b)

Dust Bowl

c)

Rust Belt to Sun Belt Migration

d)

Social Darwinism

55.

The Harlem Renaissance was a movement of African American artists who

a)

Worked in the South

b)

Calling for segregation

c)

Urged African Americans to leave the country

d)

Exploring their heritage and encouraging African Americans to be prideful of black culture.

56.

A “return to normalcy” after World War I meant….

a)

Increased US involvement in Europe

b)

No longer selling alcohol in the United States

c)

Going back to life as it had been before the war

d)

Limiting immigration

57.

“Dreams”

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams

For when dreams go

Life is a barren field

Frozen with snow

-Langston Hughes


This poem written during the Harlem Renaissance, was most likely meant to encourage African Americans to

a)

Flee from slavery

b)

Accept racial segregation

c)

Never give up hope and look to the future

d)

Deal with the Great Depression

58.

Henry Ford produced a more affordable car primarily because his company….

a)

Paid workers lower wages than his competitors.

b)

Used foreign-made parts.

c)

Developed a faster and less expensive method of production called the assembly line.

d)

Offered a variety of options to buyers

59.

What is mass media?

a)

Illegal bars and clubs

b)

Jazz musicians

c)

Communication that reaches many people

d)

Powerful gangsters

60.
Mass production is___________
a)
Producing products in Massachusetts
b)
Producing a few items at a time until they are sold. 
c)
Producing a lot of an item at the same time. 
d)
Producing custom made items. 
61.
Which is the best example of specialization?
a)
A surf shop lowers the price on swimsuits.
b)
A dry cleaner spends extra time on grease spots.
c)
An assistant in a tailoring shop only replaces zippers.
d)
An online clothing outlet offers customized monograms.
62.
In a voluntary exchange, why do people give something up?
a)
to increase their self-sufficiency
b)
to get something they want more
c)
to allocate scarce resources fairly
d)
to allocate scarce resources fairly
63.
Which decade saw the rise of the automobile, the red scare, and Scopes Trial?
a)
1910s
b)
1920s
c)
1930s
d)
1940s
64.
Which scandal saw a Cabinet member jailed for corruption? 
a)
Zimmerman Note
b)
Teapot Dome
c)
Tweed Ring
d)
Court-Packing Scheme
65.
Why were immigrants deported in the 1920s?
a)
Increased competition for jobs
b)
Communists were infiltrating the United States
c)
Political Machines had too much power
d)
Assimilation programs were unsuccessful
66.
Which movement made Jazz popular?
a)
Return to Normalcy
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
Nativism
d)
Great Migration
67.

The Mexican Repatriation Act and immigration quotas from Europe show an increase in-

a)

government corruption

b)

interventionist foreign policy

c)

laissez faire economics

d)

Nativist attitudes

68.
What program wanted high tariffs for imports and isolationism? 
a)
New Freedom
b)
Square Deal
c)
New Deal
d)
Return to Normalcy
69.
Why did African Americans move North during the Great Migration?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Jobs in factories
c)
Nativism in the South
d)
Lower cost of living in cities
70.

The map above shows the spread of which type of music? (6A)

a)

Bluegrass

b)

Classical

c)

Opera

d)

Jazz

71.

Which of the following was largely responsible for the birth of the modern music publishing industry in the United States? (6A)

a)

Rock and Roll

b)

Great Depression

c)

Beat Generation

d)

Tin Pan Alley

72.

What was positive impact on American society due to the Harlem Renaissance? (6A)

a)

It promoted only white values

b)

It lead to increased segregation in public paces

c)

It promoted and spread African American arts, literature, and jazz music

d)

It separated African American culture and kept it in the Southern US

73.

Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s? (6A)

a)

A decline in immigration rates

b)

The rise of organized crime and speakeasies

c)

A growing fear of communsm

d)

The expansion of the consumer economy

74.

One effect of "The Red Scare" was- (6A)

a)

Women being displaced into secretarial jobs in the North

b)

The ratification of the 18th amendment in Washington, D.C.

c)

discrimination against immigrants, especially those believed to be Communists, in the US

d)

African Americans migrated back to the South for sharecropping jobs

75.

A study of “flappers” in the 1920s would indicate that- (6A)

a)

Women were fired from traditionally male occupations

b)

Many women were elected to national political office

c)

Some women rejected traditional feminine gender roles

d)

The earning power of women was equal to that of men in the same occupation

76.

How did the person depicted in the image above most influence American culture immediately after his historic flight in 1927? (6A)

a)

He was treated as a hero and inspired a generation to fly.

b)

He helped negotiate the Treaty of Versailles and end German militarism.

c)

He promoted military spending during World War II.

d)

He was popular enough to be elected President in 1928

77.

Which individual encouraged Black nationalism and once said that, “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots”? (6A)

a)

Babe Ruth

b)

Charles Lindbergh

c)

Marcus Garvey

d)

William Jennings Bryan

78.

Why was national attention drawn to the Scopes trial of 1925 (6A)?

a)

The case reversed a previous Supreme Court decision on free speech (Federalism v Modernism)

b)

The case upheld the right of veterans to protest in Washington, D.C. (Republicanism v Traditionalism)

c)

The case revealed the extent of prejudice against immigrants (Nativism v Pluralism)

d)

The case represented a conflict between modern science and religion (Modernism v Traditionalism)

79.

The increase in the use of the media above during the 1920s led to - (27C)

a)

the isolation of rural families.

b)

a decrease in industrial production.

c)

a decline in segregation in the South.

d)

the rise of mass consumerism

80.

"Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs."

The statement above, which describes the innovative manufacturing process of the assembly line, was most likely said by - (27C)

a)

Charles Lindbergh

b)

Henry Bessemer

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Orville Wright

81.

How did Warren Harding's "Return to Normalcy" policy affect the US economy in the 1920s? (27C)

a)

Harding encouraged businesses to grow to make Americans recover and heal from World War I.

b)

Harding continued progressive policies started by Wilson

c)

Harding encouraged the U.S. to be in European affairs

d)

Americans eventually would join the League of Nations as staff members

82.

How did credit and installment plans encourage the Prosperity enjoyed by Americans during the Roaring Twenties? (27C)

a)

It allowed Americans to take weekends off work

b)

It caused the prices of goods to rise causing businesses to grow

c)

It allowed Americans to purchase new goods even if they couldn't afford them immediately and pay for them later

d)

It kept poorer Americans from traveling and engaging with upper classes

83.

How did the innovation pictured change society? (27C)

a)

As more Americans could afford one, it increased travel across the U.S. and became a must-have product

b)

It was a new product to show who was an upper class Americans

c)

It was used for police and military services only

d)

It prompted the creation of the largest construction project in history

84.

What was a positive effect of businesses copying Henry Ford's assembly line? (27C)

a)

It caused the price of far goods to go up

b)

The rise of mass production lowered the cost of once expensive goods and created more jobs

c)

It caused a surplus of goods causing jobs to be moved overseas to lower costs

d)

It took more jobs from the farms and moved people into the cities

85.

Complete the statement: "The Roaring Twenties was seen as a time of ___ for many Americans."(27C)

a)

Poverty

b)

Strife

c)

Prosperity

d)

Recovery

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