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1920's

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The poison gas used in World War I that affected people in nearby villages was ____________________________

a)

good for them

b)

inhumane

c)

only a small problem

d)

a myth; it never really happened.

2.

The Armistace that ended World War I was signed on

a)

June 11,1920

b)

July 4, 1776

c)

on the 11th hour of November 11, 1918

d)

December25, 2020

3.

Elements of African culture were used to

a)

inspire artists of the Harlem Reneaissance

b)

Make people fear the African Americans

c)

To create voodoo

d)

create fashion for the Northerners

4.

The popularization of jazz occurred _________________.

a)

In the early 1900's

b)

During World War I

c)

On Ava's third birthday

d)

During the Harlem Renaissance

5.

Why did African Americans move north during the early 1900's?

a)

To escape slavery

b)

To find better jobs and to find less racial discrimination

c)

To play music

d)

To find distant family members

6.

During the Great Migration, African Americans moved from

a)

Davis to the Epstein School

b)

California to Georgia

c)

east to west

d)

south to north

7.

During the war, farmers

a)

made money because women did all the work

b)

lost money because the people in town decreased because soldiers went to war

c)

made a profit, but lost it when the war ended because fewer crops were needed

d)

used slaves to deliver their goods

8.

During the 20's, the radio

a)

played only rap music

b)

separated the population into people who liked different types of music

c)

plays only One Direction songs

d)

unified the country because people throughout the country could hear the same information

9.

United States consumerism during the 1920's caused the rise of

a)

prices

b)

credit and debt

c)

consumer purchases

d)

inflation

10.

The consumer good that connected urban and rural areas in the 1920's was the

a)

car

b)

radio

c)

telegraph

d)

cell phone

11.

Who founded the League of Women Voters?

a)

Alice Paul

b)

Carrie Chapman

c)

Eleanor Roosevelt

d)

Riley Blatt

12.

Who was the voice behind the suffrage movement?

a)

Carrie Chapman

b)

Alice Paul

c)

Margaret Sanger

d)

Meredith Heinzman

13.

Who helped to promote save birth control?

a)

Carrie Chapman Catt

b)

Margaret Sanger

c)

Alice Paul

d)

Michelle O'bama

14.

"Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex" is from

a)

The 18th amendment

b)

The 19th amendment

c)

The 5th amendment

d)

A speech made by Eleanor Roosevelt

15.

The styles of the 1920's showed the world that women

a)

dress to please men

b)

dress primly and discreetly

c)

wear pants to church

d)

could dress comfortable and for themselves

16.

One reason for Prohibition is

a)

to discourage immigrants from coming into the states

b)

to stop fathers from being alcoholics

c)

to encourage making illegal alcohol

d)

to encourage weight loss

17.

The 18th amendment

a)

was women's suffrage amendment

b)

prohibition

c)

repealed prohibition

d)

gives freedom of speech

18.

The 21st amendment

a)

repealed the 18th amendment

b)

granted prohibition

c)

gave the women the right to vote

d)

gave freedom of speech

19.

Booker T. Washington

a)

founded Tuskegee University

b)

was a famous African American poet

c)

Earned a degree from Yale

d)

went to Harvard

20.

Langston Hughs was

a)

a jazz musician

b)

an eductor

c)

a poet

d)

a Harvard man

21.

W.E.B Du Bois

a)

went to Harvard

b)

was a poet

c)

founded Tuskegee Institute

d)

was a famous artist

22.

The Harlem Hellfighters

a)

were a gang from Harlem

b)

Spent more time in combat than other American units in the war

c)

Were a group from The Outsiders

d)

Were a famous rock band

23.

When the factories had to close and lay off workers,

a)

people had to farm

b)

new companies opened

c)

they hired new people

d)

banks had to close

24.

Since prices did not actually reflect a company's actual value,

a)

The stock market was an unsafe place in which to invest

b)

The stock market was a great investment

c)

Banks didn't like it

d)

The stock market had to use new banks

25.

The stock market crashed on

a)

October 29, 1929

b)

The Ides of March

c)

October 21, 1929

d)

October 29, 1919

26.

Hoovervilles were

a)

Towns built near the Hoover dam

b)

Towns built for rich people

c)

shanties built and named to insult Herbert Hoover

d)

shanties built for slaves

27.

A restrictive covenant states

a)

"Hereafter, no part of said property or any portion thereof shall be occupied by any person not of the Caucasian race”?

b)

"Four score and seven years ago our forefathers set forth..."

c)

"We the people in order to form a more perfect union establish justice ensure domestic tranquility..."

d)

"Oh say can you see by the dawn's early light..."

28.

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff

a)

caused international trade to double

b)

caused international trade to completely end

c)

caused international trade trade to almost stop

d)

caused international trade to party

29.

What provided government programs for people who needed help?

a)

Roosevelt's Revenge

b)

The Hoover Deal

c)

The Evan Act

d)

The New Deal