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America in the 1920s

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which right did women gain in 1920?
a)
to work
b)
to vote
c)
to education
2.
Which word best describes the flapper?
a)
modest
b)
innocent
c)
rebellious
d)
quiet
3.

Which of the following represents the best definition for temperance movement?

a)

a widespread effort by few people to increase the consumption of alcohol

b)

a widespread effort by many people to reduce the consumption of alcohol

c)

a widespread effort by many people to reduce the consumption of tobacco

d)

the fight for equal rights such as education,voting, and workplace rights for women

4.

What did the 18th Amendment accomplish?

a)

It granted all men the right to vote

b)

It granted all women the right to vote

c)

It banned the sale and consumption of alcohol (prohibition)

d)

It provided equal rights for women of all races

5.

What is the motivation to prohibit alcohol in this poster?

a)

It can prevent suicide

b)

It will prevent abuse and neglect

c)

It will prevent boating accidents

d)

It will lead to more productivity at work

6.

What is the motivation to prohibit alcohol in this poster?

a)

It can prevent suicide.

b)

It will limit neglect and child abuse.

c)

It will stop men from spending too much money at bars.

d)

It will limit domestic abuse and divorce.

7.
Which Constitutional Amendment finally allowed American women to vote in 1920?
a)
15th Amendment
b)
19th Amendment
c)
16th Amendment
d)
18th Amendment
8.
What is "Suffrage"?
a)
Right to freedom
b)
Right to vote
c)
Right to citizenship
d)
Right to Temperence
9.
Coolidge became president in 1923 because ____.
a)
the people impeached Harding
b)
John Wilkes Booth assassinated Harding
c)
the US went to war
d)
Harding died while touring the US
10.

Which was the name of a scandal during Harding's presidency?

a)

Business Boom Scandal

b)

Supplemental Draft Scandal

c)

Toaster Scandal

d)

Teapot Dome Scandal

11.
The "Red Scare" means
a)
People were afraid of the color red.
b)
People thought Red's were friends. 
c)
People were afraid of Communists. 
d)
People were afraid of Democrats. 
12.
How did Sacco and Vanzetti get killed
a)
They drowned
b)
They got executed
c)
Got hit by a car
d)
Old age
13.

The Red Scare was a fear of the spread of _________________

a)

Nativism

b)

Communism

c)

Fascism

d)

Racism

14.
Nativism is
a)
the idea that Native Americans should have more land
b)
the distrust of immigrants by Americans
c)
a fear of radical ideas
d)
hatred of all people by Native Americans
15.

What was the Black Star Line?

a)

A video game

b)

A shipping line

c)

A YouTube channel

d)

Nothing

16.
What became a model for the manufacturing of American cars and consumer products?
a)
The assembly line
b)
Slavery
c)
Sharecropping
d)
Tenant Farming
17.
Which decade saw the rise of the automobile, the red scare, and Scopes Trial?
a)
1910s
b)
1920s
c)
1930s
d)
1940s
18.
What was a result of Prohibition?
a)
Increased Immigration 
b)
Fear of Communism
c)
Rise of organized crime
d)
Growth of the economy
19.
Which scandal saw a Cabinet member jailed for corruption? 
a)
Zimmerman Note
b)
Teapot Dome
c)
Tweed Ring
d)
Court-Packing Scheme
20.
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
21.
Which movement made Jazz popular?
a)
Return to Normalcy
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
Nativism
d)
Great Migration
22.
Who used the assembly line to mass produce automobiles? 
a)
Glenn Curtis
b)
Thomas Edision
c)
Henry Ford
d)
John Rockerfeller 
23.
Prohibition was implemented by passage of the
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
24.
All are examples associated w/ Flappers EXCEPT
a)
Smoking
b)
Skin Showing
c)
Lipstick 
d)
Ankle length dresses.
25.
This was a major innovation found in most homes by the end of the 20s.
a)
Radio
b)
Television
c)
Telephone
d)
Microwave.
26.
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
27.
What was the main reason the KKK revived?
a)
WWI veterans had to compete with immigrants for jobs
b)
Sacco + Vanzetti case outrage
c)
Many "New Immigrants" arrived before immigration laws
d)
Bible Belt humiliated by Monkey Trial 
28.
The rebirth of African American arts and culture is known as:
a)
The Industrial Revolution
b)
The Harlem Renaissance
c)
Napoleonic Era
d)
Edwardian period
29.
What city is Harlem part of?
a)
Los Angeles
b)
Chicago
c)
New York City
d)
Detroit
30.
Who was Langston Hughes?
a)
A popular swing dance singer
b)
Owner of a popular Speak Easy 
c)
A famous poet and writer 
d)
A famous actor
31.
This Jazz musician would become the most popular jazz musician of his time.
a)
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
b)
Eugene O'Neill
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Ernest Hemingway
32.
women in the Jazz Age that wore short skirts, short hair, and lots of make up
a)
The 80's
b)
Flappers
c)
Flip Floppers
d)
The 90's
33.
Movies without sound were called _______.
a)
Talkies
b)
Motion pictures
c)
Silent movies
d)
Features
34.
Who was a popular blues singer of the 1920s?
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Bessie Smith
35.
Who was one of the most famous baseball players during the 1920s?
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Gertrude Ederle
c)
Amelia Earhart
36.
Who became the first person to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927?
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Amelia Earhart
37.
Who became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928?
a)
Amelia Earhart
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Bessie Smith

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