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The 1920s in America

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.
a)
school
b)
Evolution
c)
life
d)
religion
2.
Nativists are against _______?
a)
Corruption
b)
African Americans
c)
Railroads
d)
Immigrants
3.
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 
4.
Beliefs based on a literal interpretation of the Bible are called
a)
fundamentalism
b)
evolution
c)
urbanization
d)
values
5.
People were encouraged to buy products using this during the 1920's.
a)
Credit
b)
Check
c)
Cash
d)
Ration Stamps
6.
This type of music became popular during the time period thanks to the Harlem Renaissance.
a)
Hip Hop
b)
Big Band
c)
Jazz
d)
Rock n Roll
7.

Which of the following trends or ideas would a traditionalist support?

a)

flappers

b)

prohibition

c)

speakeasies

d)

evolution

8.
What were flappers rebelling against?
a)
Social norms for women at the time.
b)
WWI
c)
The expectation that the U.S. should be imperialistic.
d)
Women going to college.
9.

The rights of women changed in 1920 with the

a)

ability to wear short skirts

b)

ability to vote

c)

ability to marry other women

d)

ability to scrub floors

10.

Flappers were...

a)

arm fat that hangs when you wave to your friend.

b)

gangsters such as Al Capone.

c)

birds that migrated North after winter.

d)

stylish women that wore short skirts, had short hair, danced, and sometimes hung out with gangsters.

11.

The 18th Amendment began this period forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages.

a)

Evolution

b)

Prohibition

c)

Alcholism

d)

Flappers

12.

African American artistic movement during the 1920s centered in New York.

a)

Arts Renaissance

b)

Civil Rights Renaissance

c)

Hoboken Renaissance

d)

Harlem Renaissance

13.

Fear of communism in the US during the 1920s.

a)

Black Scare

b)

Communism Scare

c)

Red Scare

d)

Scopes Scare

14.

The day the stock market crashed in 1929.

a)

Black Monday

b)

Black Wednesday

c)

Black Tuesday

d)

Black Friday

15.

Famous silent movie star of the 1920s.

a)

Shirley Temple

b)

Tom Cruise

c)

Charlie Chaplin

d)

Jessica Alba

16.

Amendment to the Constitution that ended Prohibition.

a)

18th Amendment

b)

21st Amendment

c)

20th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

17.

Name given to large numbers of African Americans moving from the South to the North for industrial jobs.

a)

Scopes Movement

b)

Huge Migration

c)

Great Depression

d)

Great Migration

18.

A person who makes, distributes, and sells alcohol illegally.

a)

Bootlegger

b)

Jazzer

c)

Boozer

d)

Flapper

19.

America's viewpoint on foreign policy after WWI.

a)

Isolationism

b)

World involvement

c)

Self governance

d)

Internationalism

20.

The execution of Italian immigrants Sacco and Vanzetti was another example of the fear of ___________ in the U.S. during the 1920s.

a)

Communism

b)

Monarchy

c)

Socialism

d)

Immigrant takeover

21.

_______ illustrate the anti-immigration feelings of the 1920's because they were executed for a robbery on very, very thin evidence.

a)

Sacco and Vanzetti

b)

Laurel and Hardy

c)

Rogers and Hammerstein

d)

The Howard Brothers

22.

U.S. Attorney General who tried to capture & deport as many communists as possible during 1919 & 1920 was

a)

Warren G. Harding

b)

John D. Rockefeller

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

A. Mitchell Palmer

23.
Who was Louis Armstrong?
a)
The first man on the moon
b)
A singer and trumpeter who helped to make jazz popular in the 1920s
c)
He invented the TV
d)
He was known for his oil company
24.
Led to big immigration restrictions with discriminatory quotas
a)
American Civil Liberties Union
b)
Teapot Dome Scandal
c)
Scopes Trial
d)
National Origins Act of 1924
25.
President pushed for tax cuts and isolationism; corrupt admin.
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Warren G. Harding
c)
Calvin Coolidge
d)
Herbert Hoover
26.
Which political party was in charge for most of the 1920s?
a)
Republicans
b)
Democrats
c)
Socialists
d)
Independents
27.
What was the nickname of the 1920s?
a)
Jazzy Twenties
b)
Roaring Twenties
c)
Exciting Twenties
d)
Wild Twenties
28.
What industry did the assembly line help make popular in the 1920s?
a)
Clothing
b)
Shoes
c)
Refrigerator
d)
Automobile
29.
What industry suffered from a depression during the 20s?
a)
Automobile
b)
War
c)
Farming
d)
Production
30.

What was one of the tarriffs passed by Calvin Coolidge to promote American business?

a)

Fordney Jones Tarriff

b)

Smith Hawley Tarriff

c)

Smoot Hawley Tarriff

d)

Jones McCumber Tarriff

31.
What was the renewal of African American culture known as?
a)
Manhattan Renaissance
b)
Manhattan Rising
c)
Harlem Rebirth
d)
Harlem Renaissance
32.
In what year did women get the right to vote?
a)
1920
b)
1921
c)
1922
d)
1923
33.
What hate group regained power in the 1920s?
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
ISIS
c)
Anti-Defamation League
d)
White Nationalists
34.
celebration of African American culture, artistry and writings during the 1920's
a)
laissez-faire economics
b)
Teapot Dome Scandal
c)
Harlem Renaissance
d)
Temperance Movement
35.
President during the Stock Market Crash
a)
President Wilson
b)
President Harding
c)
President Coolidge
d)
President Hoover
36.
Inventor who made the car affordable for every American because of the Assembly Line.
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Al Capone
c)
John Pershing
d)
Henry Ford
37.
This new form of entertainment brought the news, stories and music into almost every home in America. 
a)
T.V.s
b)
Movies
c)
Magazines
d)
Radios
38.

Nativism is prejudice:

a)

against Native Americans

b)

against immigrants

c)

against other religions

39.
How did flappers rebel during the 1920s?
a)
Wearing short skirts and having long hair.
b)
Having short hair and smoking & drinking.
c)
Having short hair and never wearing makeup.
d)
Not being fashionable and never dancing.
40.
What was the result of the "Monkey Trial"?
a)
Teaching evolution was promoted in schools
b)
Teaching evolution was illegal in schools
c)
The theory of evolution was proved incorrect.
d)
Big bang theory overruled evolution.
41.
Who was the famous gangster who made money off of bootlegging?
a)
J "Tough Stuff" Friedy
b)
Charlie Chaplin
c)
Al Capone
d)
Beyonce
42.
Who was the famous heavyweight champion of the 1920s?
a)
Charlie Chaplin
b)
Duke Ellington
c)
Babe Ruth
d)
Jack Dempsey
43.
What was the debate in the Scopes Trial between?
a)
Science v. Education
b)
Evolution v. Religion
c)
Religion v. Education
d)
Science v. Evolution
44.
What is Charles Lindbergh most famous for?
a)
Flying the first solo flight across the Atlantic.
b)
Creating the Lindy Hop dance!
c)
Flying solo across the Pacific Ocean, hopping over Hawaii.
d)
Inventing the airplane
45.
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.
46.
This was a major innovation found in most homes by the end of the 20s.
a)
Radio
b)
Television
c)
Telephone
d)
Microwave.
47.

What positive effect did the migration north have on African Americans?

a)

Segregation

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

New job opportunities

d)

New sharecropping opportunities

48.

Which of the following is a characteristic of daily life in the 1920s?

a)

Many Americans lost all of their money in the Stock Market

b)

Many Americans did not have jobs and there were failed banks and businesses

c)

Many Americans experienced an economic boom, furthered by new technologies

d)

All Americans experienced an economic boom, furthered by new technologies

49.
Harlem is in which city?
a)
New York City
b)
Boston
c)
Richmond
d)
Baltimore
50.
The Harlem Renaissance drew upon the heritage of the ________ _________ culture. 
a)
White
b)
African American
c)
Asian
d)
Indian
51.

How did the Great Migration effect American society?

a)

African American people created a new urban culture in the North.

b)

The South promoted progressive laws and economic opportunities supporting African Americans.

c)

Racism and prejudice were less prevalent across the United States.

d)

The African American population increased in southern coastal cities.

52.
What were illegal places where people drank alcohol called?
a)
speakeasies
b)
speaksoftly
c)
cellars 
d)
hidden spots
53.

Warren G. Harding won the presidency by appealing to Americans' desire to

a)

become a world power

b)

reform society

c)

return to normalcy

d)

repeal Prohibition

54.

The Cotton Club was a

a)

Chicago speakeasy where gangsters, artists, and politicians congregated

b)

Harlem nightspot where many African American entertainers got their start

c)

Hollywood nightspot frequented by the stars of the silver screen

d)

fictitious nightclub featured in the famous picture The Jazz Singer

55.

Henry Ford's business philosophy was to increase sales by

a)

providing consumers with a variety of styles and colors

b)

making products slowly to ensure they were made correctly

c)

lowering the cost per car

d)

constantly improving his cars' mechanical reliability

56.

Many consumers in the 1900's began to feel confident that they could buy now and pay later, so many bought everything from radios to cars on the ________________ plan.

a)

buy it later

b)

installment

c)

margin purchase

d)

bank support

57.

A writer who became a leading voice of the African American experience in the United States

a)

Duke Ellington

b)

Bessie Smith

c)

Langston Hughes

d)

Marcus Garvey

58.

Leader of the "Back to Africa" movement and promoted black nationalism and separation from white Americans

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

Louie Armstrong

c)

W.E.B. Dubois

d)

Booker T. Washintgon

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