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WorksheetsCh 8 The Jazz Age Review 25-26
Total questions: 94
Worksheet time: 47mins
What was the movement of hundreds of thousands of African Americans from the rural South to the industrial North known as?
Great Expectations
Great Migration
The Big Move
Great Opportunities
What was the era of emerging African American artists called?
The Migration Movement
The Rise of Jazz
Getting the Blues
Harlem Renaissance
Who was the first important writer of the Harlem Renaissance?
Claude McKay
Langston Hughes
Louis Armstrong
Bessie Smith
Who were two great jazz musicians of the Harlem Renaissance?
Bessie Smith , Tess Harper
Irving Berlin, Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington
Elvis Presley, Duke Ellington
What was the first musical written, produced, and performed by African American?
The Jazz Singer
Shuffle Along
The Color Purple
The Mask of Zorro
What impact did African Americans have in elections during the 1920s?
they were a powerful voting block and could sway elections
they did not vote together and could not get candidates elected
there was no impact because they were disenfranchised
they only voted for democrats
The NAACP affected national politics in all of the following ways except
protested lynchings
achieved universal suffrage
organized a campaign to defeat a racist judge to the Supreme Court
Who was the first African American representative to Congress from a Northern state?
Marcus Garvey
Oscar Depriest
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), which promoted black pride and unity?
Marcus Garvey
Oscar DePriest
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
The NAACP affected national politics in all of the following ways except
protested lynchings
achieved universal suffrage
organized a campaign to defeat a racist judge to the Supreme Court
What impact did African Americans have in elections during the 1920s?
they were a powerful voting block and could sway elections
they did not vote together and could not get candidates elected
there was no impact because they were disenfranchised
they only voted for democrats
Who was the first African American representative to Congress from a Northern state?
Marcus Garvey
Oscar Depriest
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), which promoted black pride and unity?
Marcus Garvey
Oscar DePriest
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
The modernists of the American art movement attempted to express the ___
economic prosperity, new technology
individual, modern experience
writing, art
freedoms of being an American
Examples of modernists can be seen in the landscapes and flowers painted by _______ and the cubism of the paintings of _________ .
Georgia O'Keeffe, Charles Sheeler
Eugene O'Neil, Ernest Hemingway
Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey
Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart
In the 1920s writers and poets wrote about various subjects and used a variety of styles to express their thoughts. American playwright ____________ wrote plays that offered a modern view of life while novelist ___________ wrote of his disillusionment with World War I.
Georgia O'Keeffe, Charles Sheeler
Eugene O'Neil, Ernest Hemingway
Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey
Spongebob, Dr. Seuss
Many Americans had more spending money and leisure time because of the ____ and ____ of the 1920s.
automobile, radio
movies, television
economic prosperity, new technology
higher wages, less work hours
__________ was the first “talking” motion picture.
The Blues Brothers
Gone with the Wind
The Mask of Zorro
The Jazz Singer
One of the most popular composers of the decade was ____________, who wrote “Puttin’ on the Ritz.”
John Williams
Ed Sheeran
Irving Berlin
Louis Armstrong
Amos ’n’ Andy was a popular ___________ that portrayed the lives of two African American fictional characters.
radio show
broadway show
television show
jazz club show
One of the effects of mass media was that it helped to ________ the nation.
divide
unify
correlate
subdivide
Because of radio and motion pictures, _______ increased in popularity. The home-run hitter ________ became a national hero. Sports fans idolized boxer _______ .
flying, Hank Aaron, Muhammad Ali
celebrities, Jack Dempsey, Babe Ruth
entertainment, Mark McGuire, Mike Tyson
sports, Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey
Because of radio and motion pictures, _______ increased in popularity. The home-run hitter ________ became a national hero. Sports fans idolized boxer _______ .
flying, Hank Aaron, Muhammad Ali
celebrities, Jack Dempsey, Babe Ruth
entertainment, Mark McGuire, Mike Tyson
sports, Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey
What method of mass production increased the supply and reduced the cost of the automobile?
The assembly line
higher wages
protective tariffs
home industries
This invention eased the isolation of rural families and allowed workers to live farther away from work-- it revolutionized US society.
airplane
trolley
automobile
boat
The type of consumer goods that came on the market during the 1920's focused on all of the following except:
cleaning products for the home
labor saving appliances
products focusing on fashion and youthful appearances
televisions and other electronic devices for entertainment
4. Who completed a transatlantic solo flight in 1927 & became a national hero?
Calvin Coolidge
Charles Lindbergh
Amelia Earhart
Babe Ruth
The radio affected people's lives in a major way because anyone listening to a radio could hear the same new and entertainment creating shared experiences and unity.
True
False
The use of credit and advertising helped to create a nation of consumers. When consumers bought things on credit rather than paying all at once it was called what?
debt consolidation
credit frenzy
charge off
installment plan
Advertiser convinced people to buy products in all of the following ways except:
linking products with qualities of the modern era (convenience, leisure, style, & success)
preying on people's desires (beauty, body image, social status)
convincing people they wanted the products not needed the products
convincing people they needed the products not just wanted the products
All of the following groups of Americans did not share in the economic boom except:
African Americans because they were often replaced in their jobs by returning servicemen
White businessmen because they did not have the funds to invest in the stock market
Native Americans because they were isolated on reservations
Immigrants because they had difficulty finding work
Farmers and Factory workers because they had very low wages
Farmers of the 1920s suffered from the "quiet depression" caused by
the Payne-Aldrich Tariff
the Fordney-McCumber Act
The 18th Amendment
All of the following are reasons agriculture experienced an economic downturn during the 1920s except
US farm output outpaced demand for farm products
farmers could not produce enough food to provide for the nation
crop prices went down
farmers produced surpluses but couldn't sell them overseas due to the Fordney-McCumber Act
What does this political cartoon say about consumerism in the 1920s?
People did not have to wait and save to buy something they wanted because they could use credit
People had to have delayed gratification until they could afford to buy something
Buying goods with credit was out of reach of most Americans during the 1920s
The decade of the 1920s was a time of economic growth but also one of racism and nativism.
Detail: Many Americans blamed __________ for the recession and taking jobs from returning soldiers.
Sacco and Vanzetti
immigrants
National Origins Act
Ku Klux Klan
The decade of the 1920s was a time of economic growth but also one of racism and nativism.
Detail: The trial of ____________focused on the fact that the accused men were anarchists and foreigners.
Calvin & Hobbes
Starsky & Hutch
Scopes
Sacco & Vanzetti
The decade of the 1920s was a time of economic growth but also one of racism and nativism.
Detail: In the 1920s, the __________ led a movement to restrict immigration.
Sacco and Vanzetti
Emergency Quota Act
Ku Klux Klan
US government
The decade of the 1920s was a time of economic growth but also one of racism and nativism.
Detail: Two laws, the ____________ and the __________ , restricted immigration permanently by establishing quotas.
Emergency Quota Act, National Origins Act
Fundamentalism law, National Quota Act
Nationalism Quota Act, Deportation Act
Patriot Act, Findanother Home Act
The decade of the 1920s was a time of economic growth but also one of racism and nativism.
Detail: Two laws, the ____________ and the __________ , restricted immigration permanently by establishing quotas.
Emergency Quota Act, National Origins Act
Fundamentalism law, National Quota Act
Nationalism Quota Act, Deportation Act
Patriot Act, Findanother Home Act
The decade of the 1920s was a time of economic growth but also one of racism and nativism.
Detail: Two laws, the ____________ and the __________ , restricted immigration permanently by establishing quotas.
Emergency Quota Act, National Origins Act
Fundamentalism law, National Quota Act
Nationalism Quota Act, Deportation Act
Patriot Act, Findanother Home Act
The decade of the 1920s was a time of economic growth but also one of racism and nativism.
Detail: Immigrants from _______ were exempt from quotas and found work on large farms in the _________ .
China, California
France, Midwest
Mexico, Southwest
Italy, Northeast
Main Idea: A “new morality” challenged traditional ways of behavior.
Detail: In the 1920s, many women sought to break free from _______ .
their husbands
the youth society
traditional roles
work
Main Idea: A “new morality” challenged traditional ways of behavior.
Detail: Many women attended _______ , where they were encouraged to _____ .
fundamentalist churches, evolve
college, pursue careers
sewing circles, sew and learn household management
Congress, vote
Main Idea: A “new morality” challenged traditional ways of behavior.
Detail: The ban on the sale and the consumption of alcohol was called ______ . To this effect the __________ Amendment was passed but was later repealed.
Prohibition, 18th
Temperance, 21st
Prohibition, 21st
Temperance, 18th
Main Idea: A “new morality” challenged traditional ways of behavior.
Detail A religious movement called _______ did not embrace the new morality. It rejected the theory of ________ and embraced creationism.
evangelical, reasoning logic
scopes, darwinism
fundamentalism, evolution
darwinism, mankind
Main Idea: A “new morality” challenged traditional ways of behavior.
Detail: The illegal production and distribution of alcohol was called ________ .
speakeasies
moonshining
bootlegging
NASCAR
What did Albert B. Fall receive bribes for in the Teapot Dome Scandal?
allowing private interests to drill for oil in a national park.
preventing federal prosecution of a member of the Ohio Gang.
promising immunity to businesses who overcharged the U.S. Navy.
allowing private interests to lease lands containing U.S. Navy oil reserves.
How did Americans of the 1920s want to avoid future wars?
banning Japan from the League of Nations.
dividing Germany among the Allies.
avoiding involvement in world affairs.
forbidding Germany to rebuild its armed forces.
Who fit comfortably with the powerful Ohio Republican political machine? (he appointed many of them to his cabinet)
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Warren G. Harding
Woodrow Wilson
Why was Harding's appointment of Andrew Mellon as secretary of the treasury important at this time?
The nation had been without a secretary of the treasury for four years.
It was an election pledge that Harding was determined to honor.
The nation faced a large, postwar national debt.
The Constitution demanded that cabinet members be of the highest caliber.
The Dawes Plan promoted peace by
It proposed a treaty to outlaw war.
The plan set limits on the construction of new warships and required the Japanese navy to be smaller than those of the United States and Great Britain.
It increased tariffs on imports from Germany to pay reparations to France and Great Britain.
The plan allowed U.S. banks to loan money to Germany so it could pay reparations.
Who was President Harding's secretary of commerce (& not corrupt)?
Andrew Mellon.
Herbert Hoover.
Harry Daugherty.
John W. Davis.
What was discussed at the Washington Conference of 1921?
economic aid to Europe.
reparations
the League of Nations.
disarmament
How did Calvin Coolidge become president?
he defeated Warren G. Harding.
he defeated Robert La Follette.
Warren G. Harding was assassinated.
Warren G. Harding died in office.
Which of the following statements about Andrew Mellon is true?
He believed in applying business principles to government.
He was the secretary of the treasury under Wilson.
He increased government spending.
He advocated an increase in income tax rates.
President Coolidge’s philosophy of govt was that of hands-off business and industry as much as possible and that prosperity rested on
business leadership.
educational institutions.
a strong military.
church leaders.
What was Henry Ford's business philosophy to increase car sales based on?
providing consumers with a variety of styles and colors
advertising
lowering the cost per car
constantly improving his cars' mechanical reliability
What did the new morality of the 1920s place a high value on?
work
traditional values
personal freedom
wealth
What was one of the NAACP's greatest political triumphs, that occurred in 1930?
signing of a law ending segregation in public schools
signing of a law banning discrimination in federal jobs
defeat of an allegedly racist judge nominated for the Supreme Court
appointment of an African American to the Supreme Court
What was admittance to the US under the Emergency Quota Act based on?
sponsorship by an American citizen
job skills
wealth
ethnic identity and national origin
What baseball player also became a national hero?
Jack Dempsey
Babe Ruth
Red Grange
Bill Tilden
Which of the following had become an accepted part of American life by the 1920s?
bathtubs
automobiles
computers
televisions
Which event publicity debated the subjects of evolution and creationism and their place in education?
Billy Sunday's revivals
the Scopes trial
the Sacco-Vanzetti case
Aimee McPherson's faith healings
The flourishing of African American arts during the 1920s is known as what?
Great Transformation
Great Awakening
South Side Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance
What were characters who were flawed individuals but still had heroic qualities of mind and spirit called?
"heroic antiheroes"
"the lost generation"
"Hollow Men"
"Galloping Ghosts"
What was the Scopes trial about?
enforcing Prohibition
curbing the Ku Klux Klan
controlling immigration
teaching evolution
What did corporations offer that caused a decline in unions during the 1920s?
cooperative individualism
reparations
sociological departments
welfare capitalism
The National Origins Act of 1924 & the demand for cheap labor in the agricultural, mining, & railroad industries contributed to the large wave of immigration from
Europe
South America
Mexico
Canada
Which amendment repealed Prohibition?
22nd Amendment
21st Amendment
19th Amendment
18th Amendment
What act was passed in 1926 and provided federal aid for building airports?
Air Commerce Act
Lindbergh Air Act
Airmail Act
Kelly Act
Whose election demonstrated the voting power of African Americans?
W.E.B. DuBois
John J. Parker
Marcus Garvey
Oscar DePriest
Where was a center of creativity & freedom where many artists, writers, and intellectuals of the 1920s gathered?
Boston
Greenwich Village
Charlestown
Haight-Ashbury
What was a major development in popular culture during the 1920s?
a strong interest in Hollywood & "talking" pictures
a preference for watching television over listening to the radio
an increase in regional interests and a decline in mass media
a declining interest in sports and sports heroes
What was an unintended effect of the Fordney-McCumber Act (1922)?
farmers could no longer sell their crops in the American market
demand for American farm products increased in Latin America
farmers could no longer sell their crops to overseas markets
demand for American farm products increased overseas
What system of manufacturing adopted by Henry Ford divided operations into simple tasks and cut unnecessary motion to a minimum?
assembly line
product placement
construction design
apprentice system
What started the Golden Age of Hollywood in 1927?
animated film.
feature-length film.
full-length motion picture.
“talking” motion picture.
During the 1920s, this included radio, movies, newspaper, & magazines & fostered a sense of a shared experience that helped unify the nation.
mass media
bohemian life
"new morality"
fundamentalist movement
What was the Cotton Club?
Chicago speakeasy where gangsters, artists, and politicians congregated.
Fictitious nightclub featured in the famous picture The Jazz Singer.
Harlem nightspot where many African American entertainers got their start.
Hollywood nightspot frequented by the stars of the silver screen.
Warren G. Harding won the presidency by appealing to what desire of Americans?
become a world power.
reform society.
repeal Prohibition.
return to life as it was before the war.
Coolidge believed part of his job as president was to make sure the government did what?
became involved in social reform.
interfered with businesses and industry as little as possible.
participated regularly in world affairs.
regulated big business in order to stabilize the economy.
What system did Henry Ford create for increased efficiency in making cars?
assigning a team to each car.
dividing operations into simple tasks.
reducing the number of parts needed.
training each worker to do every task.
In the early 1920s, how did the Ku Klux Klan add to its membership?
avoiding scandals and power struggles.
hiring professional promoters.
opening membership to all whites, regardless of religion.
publicizing their support of legitimate political goals.
What did manufacturers turn to in order to create consumers of their new products during the 1920s?
advertising.
mass production.
newspaper and magazine articles.
television.
The automobile industry of the 1920s effected American society in what way?
People could live farther from their places of work.
People moved from the suburbs to the city.
The mail delivery system expanded across the country.
Workers did not commute anymore.
What religious movement did many Americans join in response to their fear that the country was losing its traditional values?
Catholicism.
Fundamentalism.
Protestantism.
Quakerism
Which of the following was a major element of the new morality of the 1920s?
a decrease in the use of automobiles.
an increase in stay-at-home mothers.
an increase in support for women’s independence.
an increase in traditional values in marriage.
Stylish, unconventional American women of the 1920s who dressed in attire considered too revealing by previous generations--personified women's changing behavior-- were called__
jazz
flapper
model t
speakeasies
radio programs
Louis Armstrong introduced an improvisational, early form of ___, a style of music influenced by Dixieland and ragtime
jazz
flapper
model t
speakeasies
radio programs
During Prohibition, people flocked to secret bars called ____, where they could purchase alcohol.
jazz
flapper
model t
speakeasies
radio programs
Ford's assembly-line product was the ____ affectionately called the "Tin Lizzie" or "Flivver."
jazz
flapper
model t
speakeasies
radio programs
In 1926, NBC set up a network of stations to broadcast____
jazz
flapper
model t
speakeasies
radio programs
Many consumers in the 1920s began to feel confident they could buy now and pay later, so many bought everything from radios to cars on the ___ plan.
installment
advertisers
assembly line
______ linked products with qualities associated with the modern era and preyed on consumer's fears and anxieties
installment
advertisers
assembly line
The system of manufacturing adopted by Henry Ford was known as the ____.
installment
advertisers
assembly line
