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Prosperity and Crisis

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who made the automobile affordable?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

J.P. Morgan

c)

Albert Fall

d)

Calvin Coolidge

2.

The most popular car was the...

a)

Ford Model T

b)

Pontiac Model T

c)

Chrysler Model D

d)

Ford model D

3.

What innovation resulted in cheaper automobiles?

a)

Installment Buying

b)

The American Highway System

c)

The Assembly line

d)

Electricity

4.

What became a symbol of a 1920s woman?

a)

the flapper

b)

Rossie Rivette

c)

women´s voters

5.

an economic system in which all wealth and property are owned by the state is _____________

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Socialism

6.

the legal ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor anywhere in the United States from 1920 to 1933

a)

the Volstead Act

b)

the 18th Amendment

c)

The Butler Act

d)

the 21st Amendment

7.

a person who smuggled liquor into the United States during Prohibition

a)

boat ruffians

b)

bootlegger

c)

speakeasies

d)

banners

8.

This is the economic system in which all factors of production were privately owned and there was no government interference.

a)

Laissez-Faire Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Factors of Production

d)

Exploit

9.

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

A theater for African Americans

b)

A rebirth of African American culture in art, music, and literature

c)

Another name for the Middle Ages

d)

The name given for the movement of African Americans from the southern United States to the northern United States

10.
An emancipated young woman who embraced the new fashions and urban attitudes of the 1920s.
a)
Flopper
b)
Smuggler
c)
Bootlegger
d)
Flapper
11.

American's were able to buy Henry Ford's Model T because of what new economic system?

a)

The assembly line

b)

Installment Buying

c)

Consumerism

d)

Government loan programs

12.

The common name for the 18th Amendment

a)

Prohibition

b)

Suffrage

c)

Red Scare

d)

Quota laws

13.

All of the following are causes of the Red Scare EXCEPT

a)

Labor strikes across the nation

b)

Migration of African Americans north

c)

Increased immigration to America

d)

the Bolshevik Revolution

14.

People who oppose organized government.

a)

Anarchists

b)

Immigrants

c)

Fundamentalists

d)

Drys

15.

All of the following explain America's support for quota laws EXCEPT...

a)

The fear that immigrants were taking jobs

b)

The fear of immigrants bringing undemocratic ideas to the nation.

c)

The fear that immigrants would join the KKK.

d)

The fear that immigrants would bring innovative businesses to the nation.

16.

What was the purpose of the Volstead Act?

a)

to enforce the 17th Amendment

b)

to enforce 18th Amendment

c)

to enforce the 19th Amendment

d)

to enforce the 21st Amendment

17.

All of the following groups were considered "drys" except...

a)

The KKK

b)

African Americans

c)

American Women

d)

Rural Americans

18.
Most of the smuggled alcohol came into the US from
a)
Mexico
b)
Alaska
c)
Canada
d)
Asian Shipping
19.

Al Capone became the most famous one of these during the era of prohibition

a)

Speakeasy Owner

b)

Volstead Agent

c)

Flapper

d)

Bootlegger

20.

What was a backlash to Prohibition?

a)

The reduction in crime across America

b)

The reduction in alcohol related deaths

c)

The loss of jobs across several industries

d)

The rise of independent female culture

21.
The government of what country was overthrown in 1917 and turned into a Communist country?
a)
Russia
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
Germany
d)
England
22.
Who were the Palmer Raids meant to find and root out?
a)
Anarchists
b)
Communists
c)
Socialists
d)
All of the above
23.
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.
24.

Critics of the Palmer Raids believed them to be

a)

a violation of the 1st Amendment rights of citizens.

b)

an action by the Republican party to get rid of Democrats.

c)

protecting people's freedom of speech.

d)

a violation of the League of Nations

25.

The Scopes Trial pitted which groups against each other in 1925?

a)

Science v. Fundamentalism

b)

Urban v. Rural

c)

Wets v. Drys

d)

Nativists v. Cultural Pluralists

26.
Nativists are against _______?
a)
Corruption
b)
African Americans
c)
Railroads
d)
Immigrants
27.

What did Republican President Herbert Hoover call Prohibition?

a)

"The White Man's Burden"

b)

"The Last Great Hope"

c)

"The Return to Normalcy"

d)

"The Noble Experiment"

28.

What did the Butler Act do in Tennessee in 1925?

a)

Outlawed alcohol

b)

Outlawed teaching evolution in public schools

c)

Outlawed teaching evolution in private schools

d)

Outlawed gambling

29.
Beliefs based on a literal interpretation of the Bible are called
a)
fundamentalism
b)
evolution
c)
urbanization
d)
values
30.

The lawyer defending Tennessee and the Butler Act in the Scopes trial was?

a)

William Jennings Bryan

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Clarence Darrow

d)

Aimee Semple McPherson

31.

What were illegal places where people drank alcohol called?

a)

speakeasies

b)

moonshines

c)

flappers

d)

Harlem hotspots

32.
This was a major innovation found in most homes by the end of the 20s.
a)
Radio
b)
Television
c)
Telephone
d)
Microwave.
33.

Which trial saw the conflict between Modernism and Traditionalism?

a)

Sacco and Vanzetti

b)

Scopes Trial

c)

Schenck v. United States

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

34.
What program wanted high tariffs for imports and isolationism? 
a)
New Freedom
b)
Square Deal
c)
New Deal
d)
Return to Normalcy
35.
Which headline describes the consequences of the Teapot Dome Scandal?
a)
Washington conference limits building of war ships
b)
Palmer Raids lead to communist arrests
c)
Prohibition Repealed
d)
Cabinet Member Jailed for Corruption
36.

What President was involved in the Teapot Dome scandal?

a)

Wilson

b)

Harding

c)

Coolidge

d)

Hoover

37.

How did strikes contribute to the Red Scare?

a)

Strikers hated communists.

b)

Employers hired communists to replace strikers.

c)

Strikers were compared to communists because they were trying to demand better rights from their employers.

d)

Everyone who went on strike was communist.

38.
The end of the Prohibition era came with the
a)
passage of the Volstead act
b)
21st Amendment
c)
arrest of Al Capone
d)
start of the Great Depression
39.

All of the following were presidents during the 1920's EXCEPT

a)

Coolidge

b)

Harding

c)

Roosevelt

d)

Hoover

40.

The Republican leadership of the 1920's

a)

Continued the progressive reforms of Roosevelt and Taft

b)

Encouraged a government hands off, limited intervention to encourage the growth of business

c)

Provided many social reform programs to encourage economic growth

41.

Which group was least likely to be economically prosperous during the 1920's

a)

Big Business Owners

b)

American Farmers

c)

Urban Americans

d)

Organized criminals

42.

Events leading to the point of view shown in the image include all of the following (click all that apply)

a)

the Red Scare

b)

Increased immigration during the Age of Industrialism

c)

Rise of the KKK

d)

Increased immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe

e)

Rise of Natvisim

43.

Americans enjoyed all of the following technological advancements during the 1920's EXCEPT

a)

Radio

b)

Television

c)

Cars (Fords)

d)

Kitchen appliances that required electricity

44.

How did many Americans afford luxury items (cars, radios, etc) during the 1920's?

a)

The government gave out loans

b)

Credit. Buy now, pay later

c)

Everyone was wealthy from World War I

45.

Many Americans believed that Sacco and Vanzetti were executed because they were

a)

responsible for setting off bombs that damaged A. Mitchell Palmer’s home.

b)

Communist agitators who helped organize strikes.

c)

subversives trying to overthrow the government.

d)

immigrants with radical beliefs during the Red Scare.

46.
One of the reasons the KKK revitalized during the 1920's was
a)
the start of the civil rights movement in the South
b)
the increasing role of black figures in society
c)
the large numbers of immigrants coming into the US
d)
the increasing role of women in society
47.

Which of the following would have been the least likely target of the 1920s KKK in the United States?

a)

a bootlegger

b)

an Irish Catholic immigrant

c)

a German Jew

d)

an Anglo American industrialist

48.
The two Italian immigrants who were executed for killing 2 men at a factory were named
a)
Galleani & Luigi
b)
Harding & Capone
c)
Sacco & Vanzetti
d)
Malone & Galleani
49.

The amendment that caused an increase in organized crime due to the prohibiting of sale, manufacturing, transportation of alcohol.

a)

12th Amendment

b)

13th Amendment

c)

16th Amendment

d)

18th Amendment

50.
The word used to describe fast economic growth
a)
bust
b)
growth spurt
c)
incentive
d)
boom
51.

Which president would be more likely to appoint unqualified people to important government positions?

a)

Coolidge

b)

Harding

c)

Hoover

d)

Wilson

52.

Which president was known for his "no-nonsense" demeanor and silent personality?

a)

Harding

b)

Coolidge

c)

Hoover

d)

Wilson

53.
The American economy boomed under Coolidge's "hands-off" approach in the 1920s.
a)
True
b)
False
54.

Which president promised a "return to normalcy"?

a)

Taft

b)

Hoover

c)

Harding

d)

Coolidge

55.

Which president was quoted, "The business of America is business"?

a)

Harding

b)

Coolidge

c)

Taft

d)

Hoover

56.
T or F: President Coolidge wanted to "keep government small and business booming". 
a)
True 
b)
False
57.
As President Harding's Secretary of Interior, I played a major role in the Teapot Dome Scandal by taking kickbacks from wealthy oil men.
a)
W.H. Taft
b)
Calvin Colidge
c)
Albert Fall
58.
Harding & Coolidge did all of the following to boost big business EXCEPT:
a)
appointed business people to regulate businesses that opposed regulation
b)
selected Supreme Court Justices that ruled against progressive legislation
c)
Named conservatives to powerful cabinet positions
d)
raised taxes on big business
59.

The prosperity of the United States in the mid-1920s resulted in part from

a)

increased demand for new consumer goods

b)

high-wage contracts negotiated by labor unions

c)

record-high farm prices

d)

increased government regulation of the economy

60.

Improved mass-production techniques affected the American economy of the 1920s by

a)

lowering the quality of most products

b)

reducing prices of consumer goods

c)

decreasing the quantity of manufactured products

d)

causing higher unemployment

61.

A major reason for the emergence of a “consumer culture” in the 1920s was that

a)

the Federal Government encouraged labor to unionize

b)

advertising and installment payments encouraged buying

c)

minimum-wage laws expanded buying power

d)

enforcement of antitrust laws resulted in higher prices

62.

In the United States, the decade of the 1920s was characterized by

a)

a willingness to encourage immigration to the United States

b)

increased consumer borrowing and spending

c)

the active involvement of the United States in European affairs

d)

major reforms in national labor legislation

63.
What is true of 1920s population changes? 
a)
More people became farmers.
b)
Many left the farm to work in city factories
c)
Americans' income declined. 
d)
Child labor increased. 
64.

What established federal penalties for the manufacture and sale of alcohol?

a)

Prohibition

b)

18th Amendment

c)

Volstead Act

d)

21st Amendment

65.

Person in charge of the defense of John Scopes in the Scopes Trial

a)

William Jennings Bryan

b)

Clarence Darrow

66.

The nickname to the fear in America that arose a result of paranoia over communism

a)

the socialist scare

b)

the witch hunt

c)

the red scare

d)

the Russian scare

67.

What impact did tariffs have on American farmers in the 1920s?

a)

they lowered the international demand for American crops

b)

they increased the international demand for American crops

c)

they had no impact, farmers were experience the BOOM of the 1920s.

d)

they forced farmers grow new crops desired by Europeans

68.
When the supply of a product or service goes up and the demand stays the same the Price will typically do what? 
a)
rise
b)
fall
c)
stay the same
d)
Consumer
69.
When the demand for a product or service is higher than the supply this causes what?
a)
shortage
b)
consumer
c)
surplus
d)
equilibrium
70.

Which situation below describes what happened to American farmers in the 1920s?

a)

They underproduced, the supply went down and the demand went up and their prices rose.

b)

They overproduced, the supply went up and the demand went down so their prices fell.

c)

They overproduced, the supply went up and the demand went up so they made a ton of money.

d)

They overproduced and were forced to sell to the government for cheap.

71.

What was Greenwood's nickname?

a)

Black Wall Street

b)

Massacre Central

c)

The Pride of Oklahoma

d)

Little Tulsa

72.

All of the following were causes of the Red Summer of 1919, EXCEPT?

a)

Great competition for jobs

b)

Resentment of returning African American soldiers

c)

The Resurgence of the KKK

d)

The legalization of lynching in the north