WorksheetsRoaring 20's
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
During the 1920s people's lives changed because they began listening to the what?
a)
mass media
b)
movies
c)
radio
d)
music
2.
_______________ were young women who rebelled against traditional ways of thinking and acting.
a)
Expatriates
b)
Jazzers
c)
Flappers
d)
Scats
3.
What was Prohibition?
a)
A complete ban on the sale of food
b)
A complete ban on the sale of clothes
c)
A complete ban on the sale of alcohol
d)
A complete ban on the sale of cars
4.
The 1920s were characterized by
a)
Economic depression
b)
Wars
c)
Economic Prosperity
d)
none of the above
5.
What were the most popular types of music in the 1920’s.
a)
Rap
b)
Classical
c)
Jazz and Blues
d)
Country
6.
The Harlem Renaissance was
a)
Celebration of African American Culture
b)
Spark of increased industrial jobs
c)
Creation of controversial policies
d)
Creation of the Department of Interior
7.
Who was one of the most famous baseball players during the 1920's?
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Gertrude Ederle
c)
Amelia Earhart
d)
Derek Jeter
8.
Which African American writer wrote poems, books, and plays about the lives of African Americans?
a)
Bessie Smith
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
Al Capone
9.
Which statement best describes the role the advertising industry played in the consumerism of the 1920's?
a)
Advertisements guided government regulators in warning consumers of fraudulent practices
b)
Advertisements helped consumers identify which new products they wanted to buy
c)
Advertisements paid for at discounted rates gave consumers a share of a company’s profits
d)
Advertisements reflected the alienation felt by consumers in the postwar society
10.
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.
a)
school
b)
evolution
c)
abstinence
d)
religion
11.
The most direct result of the 18th Amendment(Prohibition) was that ________
a)
people were mostly in support of the amendment.
b)
organized crime in America increased
c)
organized crime in America decreased
d)
people stopped drinking alchohol
12.
These two Italian immigrants were wrongly convicted of murdering a man in the 1920’s. The evidence that had been collected by police did not support convicting these two men, and the evidence actually pointed away from the two. What were the names of these two men that were wrongly convicted of murder?
a)
Sacco and Vanzetti
b)
Mario and Luigi
c)
O'Reilly and Sansom
d)
Lenin and De Gaulle
13.
President Harding’s idea for the US to return to life as it had been before WWI
a)
Prosperity
b)
Return to Normalcy
c)
Harlem Renaissance
14.
These hate group gained traction in the 1920’s, even though they had been around since right after the Civil War. They are notorious for hating people who are of different races, or from different countries. What is the name of this hate group?
a)
NAACP
b)
War Hawks
c)
Klu Klux Klan
d)
Nazis
15.
Millions of Black Americans migrated North during the early 1900s and into the 1920s. This is known as:
a)
The Big Move
b)
The Great Migration
c)
The Great Agitation
d)
The Great Separation
16.
Henry Ford
a)
Early auto manufacturer who pioneered the assembly line
b)
His works, like "The Great Gatsby", captured the spirit of the jazz age
c)
Helped prosecute John Scopes at the "Monkey Trial"
d)
First person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean; became international hero
17.
Charles Lindbergh
a)
Aviation pioneer who developed airplanes that land on water
b)
First person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean; became international hero
c)
Early auto manufacturer who pioneered the assembly line
d)
Represented Scopes at the "Monkey Trial" on evolution
18.
This man was a political leader in the Black community during the Harlem Renaissance who wanted Black Americans to be proud of themselves, see the beauty of themselves, and stay separate from White people.
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Duke Ellington
d)
Langston Hughes
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