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The Roaring 20s

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who did the Palmer Raids target?

a)

anti-imperialists

b)

progressives

c)

communists

d)

fascists

2.

What is Nativism

a)

hatred for/discrimination against Native Americans

b)

sense of extreme pride for your country

c)

support of farmers

d)

hatred for/discrimination against immigrants

3.

What amendment banned alcohol (Prohibition)?

a)

16

b)

18

c)

19

d)

21

4.

Why was the 1920s known as the "Roaring 20s?"

a)

huge increase in immigration which led to fighting

b)

economic depression

c)

people were free to drink and party at their leisure

d)

it was a time of cultural and social changes

5.

What was the "noble experiment?"

a)

outlawing alcohol

b)

spreading awareness for Black American culture

c)

fight for women's right to vote

d)

getting rid of big business

6.

Amendment that ended prohibition

a)

16

b)

18

c)

19

d)

21

7.

What kind of people were targeted during the Red Scare?

a)

anarchists and socialists

b)

socialist candidates

c)

people with freedom of speech who talk bad about the government

8.

What was the major reason that prohibition (18th amendment) was repealed?

a)

resulted in organized crime

b)

violated bill of rights

c)

led to the great depression

d)

reduce taxes collected by the US

9.

What was one of the biggest reasons why the American economy boomed in the 1920s?

a)

mass production led to goods being made faster and an increase in supply

b)

the arrest of criminals who wouldn't stop killing people

c)

the banning of alcohol

d)

giving women the right to vote

10.

Modern 1920s woman who had a new liberated lifestyle (nontraditional)

a)

floozie

b)

flapper

c)

flubber

d)

flippant

11.

Which of these was NOT a characteristic of the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

helped to break stereotypes about Blacks

b)

helped to increase respect for Blacks

c)

decreased support for the civil rights movement

d)

increased appreciation for Black art and literature

12.

What was the primary way flappers of the 1920s challenged the traditional role of women?

a)

fought for increased job opportunities

b)

pressured colleges and universities to accept female students

c)

displayed fashions and behaviors that shocked mainstream society

d)

helped female politicians win campaigns

13.

The Chicago Race riots were started at the beach on what lake?

a)

Lake Michigan

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Lake Erie

d)

Greers Ferry

14.

The movement of African Americans from the south to northern industrial cities became known as?

a)

The Great Awakening

b)

The Great and Wonderful Oz

c)

The Great Migration

d)

The Great Flock

15.
In what year did the Scopes Trial take place?
a)
1920
b)
1925
c)
1930
d)
1935
16.
Where did the Scopes Trial occur?
a)
Dayton, Tennessee
b)
Dayton, Ohio
c)
Nashville, Tennessee
d)
Indianapolis, Indiana
17.
The trial was about whether _______ should be taught in schools?
a)
reading
b)
biology
c)
religion
d)
evolution
18.
Which scientist discovered the theory of evolution?
a)
Leonardo DaVinci
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Samuel Goldberg
d)
John Butler
19.
Which act prevented schools from teaching evolution?
a)
The Watershed Act
b)
The Homestead Act
c)
The Butler Act
d)
The Boycott Act
20.
Who was the lawyer for the prosecution?
a)
William Jennings Bryan
b)
Clarence Darrow
c)
John Scopes
d)
John Butler
21.
Who was the lawyer for the defense?
a)
John Scopes
b)
John Ralston
c)
William Jennings Bryan
d)
Clarence Darrow
22.
Who was the defendant?
a)
John Butler
b)
John Scopes
c)
George Rappalyea
d)
H.L.  Mencken
23.
Which organization put out an advertisement that they were looking for a defendant in a trial about the Butler Act?
a)
the ABA
b)
the WMCA
c)
the DMV
d)
the ACLU
24.
Which of the two lawyers had run for president and had been Secretary of State?
a)
William Jennings Bryan
b)
Clarence Darrow
25.
John Scopes was found _________.
a)
innocent
b)
guilty
26.
What was John Scopes' punishment?
a)
a $100 fine
b)
a 5-10 year jail sentence
c)
a loss of his teaching license
d)
a $500,000 fine
27.
Who was the "Bible expert" that Darrow called to testify?
a)
William Jennings Bryan
b)
George Rappalyea
c)
John Scopes
d)
John Raulston