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1920s- SOL 6A,B,C

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The widespread use of ________ led to power saving devices in the home

a)

kerosene

b)

electricity

c)

nuclear energy

d)

solar power

2.

Because cars were more affordable, Americans experienced________ and movement to the suburbs.

a)

increased use of railroads

b)

increased use of airplanes

c)

great mobility

d)

decline in the use of cars

3.

These brothers are credited with the first successful airplane flight.

a)

Wright Brothers

b)

Isley Brothers

c)

Band of Brothers

d)

Smothers Brothers

4.

The development of radio and broadcast industry are examples of growth in

a)

transportation

b)

industry

c)

government

d)

communication

5.

Which artist is correctly matched with his career?

a)

John Steinbeck- poet

b)

F. Scott Fitzgerald- novelist

c)

Langston Hughes- painter

d)

Jacob Lawrence-jazz musician

6.

The rebirth of the African American art during this time period was called the:

a)

Harlem Revival

b)

Harlem Globetrotters

c)

Harlem Shuffle

d)

Harlem Renaissance

7.

Bessie Smith is known as a ___________ singer.

a)

blues

b)

scat

c)

pop

d)

opera

8.

During the Great Migration, African Americans moved mainly to the big cities in the

a)

West

b)

North

c)

Basin and Range

d)

Coastal Plains

9.

When African Americans moved from the South, they found people in the North very accepting and were treated equally.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

His use of the assembly line allowed his company to mass produce cars. Who is he?

a)

Orville Wright

b)

John Rockefeller

c)

Henry Ford

d)

J. P. Morgan

11.

The following were effects of Prohibition EXCEPT:

a)

organized crime

b)

bootlegging

c)

speakeasies

d)

discrimination against women

12.

During the Great Migration, a large number of African Americans left the ________ looking for better jobs and opportunities

a)

West

b)

East

c)

South

d)

Midwest

13.

Due to the passage of the ________ Amendment, the transportation, manufacturing and selling of alcohol was illegal

a)

17th

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

21st

14.

Speakeasies, organized crime and bootlegging came about because of

a)

Great Migration

b)

Transportation

c)

Electrification

d)

Prohibition

15.

Who painted bright urban scenes then desert scenes of the Southwest during the 1920s-30s?

a)

George Gershwin

b)

Georgia O'Keefe

c)

Langston Hughes

d)

Bessie Smith

16.

The following were MUSICAL leaders of the Harlem Renaissance EXCEPT:

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Duke Ellington

c)

Bessie Smith

d)

Langston Hughes

17.

This novelist wrote about migrant workers during the Great Depression

a)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

b)

John Steinbeck

c)

Jacob Lawrence

d)

Langston Hughes

18.

Aaron Copland and George Gershwin wrote:

a)

novels about the Jazz Age

b)

novels about immigrants

c)

uniquely American music

d)

poetry about being African and American

19.

Paintings such as this one were done by _____, who painted about the movement of African Americans to the North at the end of WWI.

a)

Jacob Lawrence

b)

Langston Hughes

c)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

d)

Duke Ellington

20.

This amendment repealed or canceled the Prohibition amendment.

a)

18

b)

19

c)

20

d)

21

21.

African Americans who moved North found that they:

a)

had to become farmers in order to survive

b)

couldn't find a job anywhere

c)

got lower paying jobs than in the South

d)

still faced discrimination and violence

22.

One reason African Americans left the South was because

a)

jobs were scarce and low paying

b)

jobs were high paying in the South

c)

all the farm land was taken in the South

d)

they were paid to leave the South

23.

Washing machines, electric stoves and vacuums are all considered

a)

devices that made life harder

b)

results of World War I

c)

labor saving devices

d)

no longer needed

24.

Improvements in communication in the 1920s included the following EXCEPT:

a)

radio

b)

broadcast industry

c)

assembly line

d)

telephones

25.

In the 1920s, movement to the suburbs, greater mobility and the growth of transportation related jobs are all due to

a)

the movie industry

b)

the airplane

c)

affordable automobiles

d)

the assembly line

26.

Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong were famous

a)

baseball players

b)

jazz musicians and band leaders

c)

writers

d)

artists

27.

Books like the Great Gatsby and The Last Tycoon were written by

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Aaron Copland

c)

John Steinbeck

d)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

28.

He wrote music that was a blend of modern music and American folk styles.

a)

Irving Berlin

b)

Duke Ellington

c)

Bessie Smith

d)

Aaron Copland

29.

Places that sold illegal alcohol were called

a)

flapper joints

b)

discos

c)

speakeasies

d)

cotton clubs

30.

People who made or smuggled in illegal alcohol were called

a)

saints

b)

sinners

c)

bootleggers

d)

flappers

31.

Working longer hours, having more time for leisure and entertainment activities were the result of

a)

affordable automobiles

b)

better communication

c)

electrification and electric appliances

d)

organized crime

32.

The _________ is the time period when large numbers of African Americans moved North looking for better jobs.

a)

Good Migration

b)

Human Flow

c)

Great Migration

d)

The Great Movement

33.

A mass production technique used in factories during this time period was

a)

the conveyor belt

b)

the assembly line

c)

robotics

d)

4D printing

34.

Al Capone was known to "run" the city of Chicago. He was the boss of a(n)_________________ organization.

a)

labor union

b)

fraternal order of police officers

c)

federated teachers

d)

organized crime

35.

As a result of affordable cars, many people moved to the

a)

cities

b)

rural areas

c)

farms

d)

surburbs