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Year 9 Quiz - The Roaring 20s

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Can you recall what the 18th amendment is

a)

Made it illegal to make or sell alcohol

b)

Gave women the right to vote

c)

Led to a decrease in crime

d)

Gave African Americans the right to vote

2.

The Harlem Renaissance was a movement of African American artists who

a)

Worked in the South

b)

Calling for segregation

c)

Urged African Americans to leave the country

d)

Exploring their heritage and encouraging African Americans to be prideful of black culture.

3.

A “return to normalcy” after World War I meant….

a)

Increased US involvement in Europe

b)

No longer selling alcohol in the United States

c)

Going back to life as it had been before the war

d)

Limiting immigration

4.

Which statement is an opinion about the US in the 1920s?

a)

The US became a more urban society

b)

Industrial working conditions and wages improved

c)

Women increased their presence in the workforce

d)

The 1920s were the wildest times of the 1900s

5.

Henry Ford produced a more affordable car primarily because his company….

a)

Paid workers lower wages than his competitors.

b)

Used foreign-made parts.

c)

Developed a faster and less expensive method of production called the assembly line.

d)

Offered a variety of options to buyers

6.

During the 1920s, controversies concerning national Prohibition and the behavior of “flappers” were all signs of disagreement over…

a)

The return to normalcy

b)

Changing culture and lifestyles

c)

Causes of the Great Depression

d)

The benefits of new technology

7.

The Great Migration of African Americans to the North during the 1920s was mainly the result of…

a)

Political corruption

b)

Nativism

c)

Racism and discrimination of African Americans in the South

d)

Success of military desegregation

8.

What was one effect of the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Prohibition ended for African Americans

b)

African-American cultural pride flourished in the cities

c)

The formation of multiracial corporations

d)

Unemployment

9.

The ____________________________ banned alcohol.

a)

18th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

20th Amendment

d)

21st Amendment

10.

The __________________________ ended prohibition and was passed in 1933.

a)

18th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

20th Amendment

d)

21st Amendment

11.

Young women in the 1920s who declared their independence from traditional values were known as __________________________.

a)

Fads

b)

Actresses

c)

Flappers

d)

Beyonce

12.

Smugglers who brought alcohol into the United States when it was illegal were called?

a)

Flappers

b)

Bootleggers

c)

Anarchists

d)

Communists

13.

A period of time when people were banned from drinking alcohol became known as

a)

Great Depression

b)

World War I

c)

Prohibition

d)

Progressive Era

14.

One of the ways that Americans purchased goods during the 1920s was through the use of…

a)

Credit cards and installment buying

b)

Assembly line

c)

Debt

d)

Recession

15.

What is mass media?

a)

Illegal bars and clubs

b)

Jazz musicians

c)

Communication that reaches many people

d)

Powerful gangsters

16.

What are speakeasies?

a)

Illegal bars and clubs

b)

Jazz musicians

c)

Communication that reaches many people

d)

Powerful gangsters

17.

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

18.
Which music genre was created in the 20s?
a)
Bluegrass
b)
Jazz
c)
Hip Hop
d)
R&B
19.
What was the major change for women in the 1920s?
a)
Right to Vote
b)
Right to Work
c)
Right to Dance
d)
Right to Drink
20.
Which year marks the Stock Market Crash that began the Great Depression?
a)
1927
b)
1928
c)
1929
d)
1930
21.
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
22.
What innovation did Henry Ford use to boost the automotive industry?
a)
Interchangeable Parts
b)
The Assembly Line
c)
The Seaplane
d)
Washing Machine
23.
 What were the most popular types of music in the 1920’s.
a)
Rap
b)
Classical
c)
Jazz and Blues
d)
Country
24.
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
25.
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.
a)
school
b)
evolution
c)
abstinence
d)
religion
26.
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
27.
The cartoon shows a growing reluctance towards _________________in the 1920s 
a)
education
b)
immigration 
c)
buying on credit 
d)
eating stew 
28.
Which aspect of life during the 1920's most likely caused the decade to be labeled the "Roaring 20's"?
a)
technological improvement
b)
social change
c)
political reform
d)
territorial expansion
29.
The national policy of Prohibition ended when the states
a)
strengthened food and drug laws
b)
legalized alcohol for medical reasons
c)
ratified the 21st amendment
d)
banned interstate shipment of alcoholic beverages
30.
From 1919-1920, people in the United States were caught up in the Red Scare, which was a fear of
a)
monopolies
b)
communists
c)
foreign armies
d)
labor unions
31.
Ford’s production of the Model T’s in the early 20th century demonstrated the economic relationship between specialization and  - 
a)
reduced labor demand
b)
greater efficiencies in production
c)
higher production costs
d)
decreased union organization
32.
Which accomplishment do Glenn Curtiss and Charles Lindbergh have in common?
a)
They were both pioneers in aviation.
b)
They were both pilots in the U.S. Navy.
c)
They were both senators from their states.
d)
They were both involved in the Scopes Trial.
33.
What was a bootlegger?
a)
Criminals who brought clothing made in other countries into the U.S.
b)
Criminals who brought guns made in other countries into the U.S.
c)
Criminals who brought alcohol made in other countries into the U.S.
34.
What were illegal places where people drank alcohol called?
a)
speakeasies
b)
speaksoftly
c)
cellars 
d)
hidden spots
35.
What did the Twenty-first Amendment do?
a)
It stopped speakeasies
b)
It ended Prohibition
c)
It arrested bootleggers
36.
What is jazz?
a)
A popular form of music that began among African American musicians in the 1920s.
b)
A popular form of music that began among African American musicians in the 1930s
c)
A popular form of music that began among African American musicians in the 1940s
d)
A popular form of music that began among African American musicians in the 1950s
37.
Who was one of the best known jazz composers of the 1920s?
a)
Louis Armstrong
b)
Bessie Smith
c)
Duke Ellington
38.
Who was one of the best known jazz musicians of the 1920s?
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Bessie Smith
39.
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
40.
Who was a popular blues singer of the 1920s?
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Bessie Smith
41.
What was F. Scott Fitzgerald's most famous book?
a)
The Jazz Age
b)
Prohibition
c)
The Great Gatsby
42.
Who was one of the most famous baseball players during the 1920s?
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Gertrude Ederle
c)
Amelia Earhart
43.
Who became the first person to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927?
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Amelia Earhart
44.
Who became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928?
a)
Amelia Earhart
b)
Charles Lindbergh
45.
Henry Ford’s main contribution to the US industry was the idea of the assembly line and __________.
a)
automobile
b)
mass production
c)
sports car
d)
transportation
46.
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
47.
Which of these was NOT a characteristic of Prohibition in the US?
a)
Americans frequently ignored the law & drank anyway
b)
police were bribed to look the other way 
c)
Congressmen all refrained from drinking alcohol
d)
violators of the law were either fined or imprisoned
48.
One of the most powerful groups in the US during Prohibition helped get the era started. They were the
a)
National American Women's Suffrage Association
b)
Anti-Saloon League
c)
Women's Christian Temperance Union
d)
Salvation Army
49.
The most well-known gangster of 1920s was 
a)
Baby Face Nelson
b)
Bugs Moran
c)
John Dillinger
d)
Al Capone
50.
The director of the FBI during the 1920's was
a)
Elliot Ness
b)
J. Edgar Hoover
c)
John Dillinger
d)
Enoch Johnson
51.
The event that symbolized the violence of the gang warfare of the 1920's was the
a)
arrest of Al Capone
b)
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
c)
Irish vs Italian gang wars in Chicago
d)
death of Baby Face Nelson
52.
The end of the Prohibition era came with the
a)
passage of the Volstead act
b)
21st Amendment
c)
arrest of Al Capone
d)
start of the Great Depression

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