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WorksheetsThe Roaring Twenties - Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
After the Prohibition Amendment was passed, what was now illegal by January of 1920?
wearing a top hat crooked in public was now a life-sentence
drug use or drug possession
having any alcohol at home
making, selling, or transporting alcohol
Which of the following reasons were given for banning alcohol in the United States?
Alcoholism was harming families.
Crime and violence were blamed on alcohol.
Workers would complete less work without alcohol.
Women suffered from alcoholic husbands.
What DID NOT happen as a result of Prohibition?
Crime and violence increased during the 1920s.
Americans stopped drinking and all crime and violence ended.
Illegal alcohol became readily available to anyone who wanted it.
Organized crime became wealthy, powerful, and more violent.
When African Americans began to move from the rural South to the urban North, this was called what?
The Great Awakening
The Great Pumpkin
The Great Migration
The Trail of Tears
Which of the following answer choices is NOT ACCURATE about the Harlem Renaissance
African-American communities benefited from the popularity of Jazz.
Jazz music was extremely popular worldwide during the 1920s
The Harlem Renaissance mainly occurred near farmland
it was an explosion of African American art, music, and literature
Why were huge numbers of African-Americans suddenly homeless in Tulsa, Oklahoma after June 1921?
immigrants from Italy had violently removed the African-American population from Tulsa
too many people had immigrated to Tulsa, Oklahoma during the Great Migration
white mobs had destroyed "Black Wall-Street" and killed over 100 people after an incident between two teenagers
street gangs that sold alcohol started a war that destroyed the entire city
In the history of the United States, 15,746 people have received the death sentence. What was so controversial about the executions of Sacco and Vanzetti in 1927?
Americans celebrated the executions of Sacco and Vanzetti with parades and massive parties.
the executions of Sacco and Vanzetti received very little press, very few people cared
many Americans believed they were innocent of murder and were only executed due to their Italian heritage and radical beliefs
all of these answer choices are correct
Which of the following women would LEAST likely go to a speakeasy?
Sabina: a forty-year-old African-American woman who sings for a jazz band in Harlem
Bridget: a twenty-five-year-old Irish immigrant who loves to dance
Helen: a young flapper who loves jazz music and socializing with her friends
Martha: a deeply religious sixty-year-old woman from rural Kansas who lost her husband to alcoholism
This group's membership grew to over three million members in the 1920s. This group used violence and political power against African-Americans, immigrants, Catholics, Jews, and anyone it labeled as "un-American".
the Harrisburg Haters Club of America
Communist Party of America
Ku Klux Klan
the American Nazi Party
What happened on “Black Tuesday”, October 29, 1929? What was the consequence of this event?
the United States economy reached $1 billion for the first time since 1887
poverty ended in the United States, the average American was now wealthier than ever
the stock market collapsed and led to the loss of jobs, huge amounts of money, and began the Great Depression
the American economy was destroyed by the Second World War
Why did the Ford Model T become one of the most popular cars in American history?
by the 1920s, more Americans could afford the Model T due to the fact that they were mass-produced
Ford made every car by hand and only used diamonds and gold as building material
Americans continued to use horses and carriages until the 1930s and cars did not become popular until later
it was actually the Dodge brothers who make the most popular car of the 1920s
To obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as ________________________.
tenements
speakeasies
penthouses
tea rooms
Which of the following were popular reasons for banning alcohol?
"The American worker would earn more money and respect if he was always sober (not drunk).
"Violence and crime would nearly disappear if they just banned that awful booze."
"Immigrants drink far too much and would be better off without alcohol."
All of these reasons were popular in the United States before Prohibition
What made it possible for the average person to purchase new consumer goods in the 1920s?
Americans were poorer than ever during the 1920s and could not buy anything
businesses began paying workers what they asked for without negotiating
the use of credit allowed people to buy goods when they wanted, even if they could not pay full price immediately
the US government began printing more money to allow for everyone to live a decent life
Which of the following items WAS NOT available for purchase during the 1920s?
Radio
Television
Vacuum Cleaner
Refridgerator
What conclusions can you make using this graph about stock prices during the 1920s?
New York stock prices increased from 1929 and 1932, the average American made thousands of dollars
the average stock price was higher in 1939 than it had been in 1929
stock prices fell heavily between 1930-1932, the American economy collapsed
the average stock price did not change from 1926-1939
Which of the following was the greatest victory won for the Women's Rights Movement during the 1920s?
Women were allowed to drink freely in illegal speakeasies.
Women earned the right to vote with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920.
The United States made it illegal for women to leave their homes without an escort in 1925.
In 1929, women were prohibited from smoking cigarettes in public.
For many Americans, the 1920s were a time of ________________________________.
extreme poverty.
unemployment and insecurity.
rising living standards.
muckraking and reform movements.
Which of the following events affected the average American the most?
none of these events really happened, Americans lived in prosperity during the 1930s
the Stock Market Crash of 1929; almost all Americans had large amounts of money invested in the stock market
The Bank Failures of 1930; Americans lost their savings when 744 banks failed in just one year
The Luxury Car Shortage of 1926; the average American could no longer purchase multiple luxury cars
