Worksheets1920s- SOL 6A,B,C
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 11mins
The widespread use of ________ led to power saving devices in the home
kerosene
electricity
nuclear energy
solar power
Because cars were more affordable, Americans experienced________ and movement to the suburbs.
increased use of railroads
increased use of airplanes
great mobility
decline in the use of cars
These brothers are credited with the first successful airplane flight.
Wright Brothers
Isley Brothers
Band of Brothers
Smothers Brothers
The development of radio and broadcast industry are examples of growth in
transportation
industry
government
communication
Which artist is correctly matched with his career?
John Steinbeck- poet
F. Scott Fitzgerald- novelist
Langston Hughes- painter
Jacob Lawrence-jazz musician
The rebirth of the African American art during this time period was called the:
Harlem Revival
Harlem Globetrotters
Harlem Shuffle
Harlem Renaissance
Bessie Smith is known as a ___________ singer.
blues
scat
pop
opera
During the Great Migration, African Americans moved mainly to the big cities in the
West
North
Basin and Range
Coastal Plains
When African Americans moved from the South, they found people in the North very accepting and were treated equally.
True
False
His use of the assembly line allowed his company to mass produce cars. Who is he?
Orville Wright
John Rockefeller
Henry Ford
J. P. Morgan
The following were effects of Prohibition EXCEPT:
organized crime
bootlegging
speakeasies
discrimination against women
During the Great Migration, a large number of African Americans left the ________ looking for better jobs and opportunities
West
East
South
Midwest
Due to the passage of the ________ Amendment, the transportation, manufacturing and selling of alcohol was illegal
17th
18th
19th
21st
Speakeasies, organized crime and bootlegging came about because of
Great Migration
Transportation
Electrification
Prohibition
Who painted bright urban scenes then desert scenes of the Southwest during the 1920s-30s?
George Gershwin
Georgia O'Keefe
Langston Hughes
Bessie Smith
The following were MUSICAL leaders of the Harlem Renaissance EXCEPT:
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Bessie Smith
Langston Hughes
This novelist wrote about migrant workers during the Great Depression
F. Scott Fitzgerald
John Steinbeck
Jacob Lawrence
Langston Hughes
Aaron Copland and George Gershwin wrote:
novels about the Jazz Age
novels about immigrants
uniquely American music
poetry about being African and American
Paintings such as this one were done by _____, who painted about the movement of African Americans to the North at the end of WWI.
Jacob Lawrence
Langston Hughes
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Duke Ellington
This amendment repealed or canceled the Prohibition amendment.
18
19
20
21
African Americans who moved North found that they:
had to become farmers in order to survive
couldn't find a job anywhere
got lower paying jobs than in the South
still faced discrimination and violence
One reason African Americans left the South was because
jobs were scarce and low paying
jobs were high paying in the South
all the farm land was taken in the South
they were paid to leave the South
Washing machines, electric stoves and vacuums are all considered
devices that made life harder
results of World War I
labor saving devices
no longer needed
Improvements in communication in the 1920s included the following EXCEPT:
radio
broadcast industry
assembly line
telephones
In the 1920s, movement to the suburbs, greater mobility and the growth of transportation related jobs are all due to
the movie industry
the airplane
affordable automobiles
the assembly line
Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong were famous
baseball players
jazz musicians and band leaders
writers
artists
Books like the Great Gatsby and The Last Tycoon were written by
Langston Hughes
Aaron Copland
John Steinbeck
F. Scott Fitzgerald
He wrote music that was a blend of modern music and American folk styles.
Irving Berlin
Duke Ellington
Bessie Smith
Aaron Copland
Places that sold illegal alcohol were called
flapper joints
discos
speakeasies
cotton clubs
People who made or smuggled in illegal alcohol were called
saints
sinners
bootleggers
flappers
Working longer hours, having more time for leisure and entertainment activities were the result of
affordable automobiles
better communication
electrification and electric appliances
organized crime
The _________ is the time period when large numbers of African Americans moved North looking for better jobs.
Good Migration
Human Flow
Great Migration
The Great Movement
A mass production technique used in factories during this time period was
the conveyor belt
the assembly line
robotics
4D printing
Al Capone was known to "run" the city of Chicago. He was the boss of a(n)_________________ organization.
labor union
fraternal order of police officers
federated teachers
organized crime
As a result of affordable cars, many people moved to the
cities
rural areas
farms
surburbs
