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1920s Intro

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Prohibition was implemented by passage of the
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
2.
The group most credited with pushing prohibition was
a)
The KKK
b)
African Americans
c)
Women
d)
Business Owners
3.
Al Capone gave this city a reputation of Corruption and Criminality.
a)
New York
b)
Boston
c)
St. Louis
d)
Chicago
4.
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.
5.
This was a major innovation found in most homes by the end of the 20s.
a)
Radio
b)
Television
c)
Telephone
d)
Microwave.
6.
Henry Ford is credited with mastering 
a)
Modern day filming.
b)
Use of the Assembly Line.
c)
Flying aeroplanes.
d)
Radio Broadcasting.
7.
If I am an anarchists I believe:
a)
that governments are evil and should not exist.
b)
that governments should make all decisions in order to create an equal society.
c)
that governments should make decisions about the economy but not about social issues.
d)
None of the above.
8.
Nativists are against _______?
a)
Corruption
b)
African Americans
c)
Railroads
d)
Immigrants
9.

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

10.

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

a)

Bootlegger

b)

Jazzer

c)

Boozer

d)

Flapper

11.

Which would be describe the economy of the 1920s?

a)

consumer economy

b)

communist economy

c)

laissez-faire capitalist economy

d)

anarchist

12.

To encourage Americans to "buy now" and "pay latter" when purchasing products in their stores they encouraged

a)

Credit

b)

Margin Buying

c)

Muckraking

d)

Imperialism

13.
A great aviator who became the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean by himself.
a)
Langston  Hughes
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Henry Ford
d)
Charles Lindbergh
14.
One of the greatest baseball players of all time, who helped professional sports become popular. 
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Charles Lindbergh
d)
Henry Ford
15.
A great jazz musician who helped the 1920s become known as the "Jazz Age"
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Babe Ruth
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Langston Hughes
16.
What was the purpose of the 19th Amendment?
a)
End slavery
b)
Allowed women to have the right to vote
c)
Allowed former slaves to have the right to vote
d)
It changed the legal working age
17.
People that risk everything to star their own business are called
a)
laborers
b)
specialists
c)
competitors
d)
entrepreneurs
18.
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
It was signed to end the stock market crash.
b)
It was signed to begin World War I.
c)
It was signed to end World War I.
d)
It was signed to allow businesses to trade during the 1920s. 
19.
What was Amelia Earhart known for?
a)
first woman voter
b)
first flapper
c)
first woman to fly across the Atlantic
d)
first woman to work in a factory
20.
Because the United States was not damaged during WW1
a)
we suffered great economic hardship
b)
we became a very rich country
c)
we had to rebuild many cities
d)
there were new jobs created
21.
The word used to describe fast economic growth
a)
bust
b)
growth spurt
c)
incentive
d)
boom
22.
Were there any battles of World War 1 fought on United States soil?
a)
Yes
b)
No
23.
It was hard for black people to find jobs in the south because of __________, which made segregation legal.
a)
Jim Crow laws
b)
Slave laws
c)
Segregational Act of 1900
d)
Civil Rights
24.

What organization did W.E.B. Du Bois found?

a)

The Back to Africa Movement

b)

Tuskegee Institute

c)

NAACP

d)

Access for all movement

25.

Which of the following was NOT a method used by women in their fight for suffage

a)

Hunger Strikes

b)

Parades

c)

Protest Marches

d)

Riots

26.

This automobile, popular in the 1920s, was called the

a)

Model T

b)

Ford Fiesta

c)

Jeep

d)

Corvette

27.

A general fear of communism during the 1920s was known was

a)

nativism

b)

Red Scare

c)

Palmer Raids

d)

National Origins Act

28.

This is someone who wants to make extreme changes in existing views, conditions, or institutions.

a)

anarchist

b)

subversive

c)

radical

29.

What did people have MORE of after World War I?

a)

problems and debt

b)

leisure time and money

c)

problems and poverty

d)

bills and leisure time

30.

An Amendment is...

a)

an addition or change to the U.S. Constitution.

b)

the right to vote.

c)

a voting ballot.

d)

a document that George Washington wrote.

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