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US History A 1920s Review

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The social impact of the Red Scare was characterized by
a)
Yellow Journalism
b)
Spread of Communism
c)
Stock Market Crash
d)
Anti-Immigrant Sentiment
2.
Which music genre was created in the 20s?
a)
Bluegrass
b)
Jazz
c)
Hip Hop
d)
R&B
3.
What was the symbol of feminine change in the 1920s?
a)
Flapper
b)
Bootlegger
c)
Immigrant
d)
Musician
4.
Which Act would 1920s Nativists have agreed to?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Pure Food and Drug Act
c)
Chinese Exclusion Act
d)
Sister Act
5.
Which author most contributed to the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Langston Huges
c)
Dorthea Lang
d)
John Steinbeck
6.
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
7.
Which political scandal marked Warren Harding's presidency and caused increased distrust of the government?
a)
Teapot Dome
b)
Fall
c)
Yosemite Land
d)
Haymarket Square
8.
President Harding's "Return to Normalcy" influenced the American Economy by...
a)
Increasing Taxes
b)
Decreased industrialization
c)
Created a desire to return to pre-Spanish American War lifestyle
d)
Reduced economic dependence on foreign parties
9.
One of the main factors that contributed to the Great Migration was
a)
The pull of the Industrial Revolution
b)
The push of European Immigration
c)
The push of the Automotive industry
d)
The Pull of the Civil Rights Movement
10.
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
11.
Why were Sacco and Vanzetti viewed with suspicion?
a)
Sacco owned a gun similar to the murder weapon
b)
they were Italian immigrants and anarchists
c)
they were members of the Ku Klux Clan
d)
they looked funny
12.

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

13.

What was a immediate effect of the radio?

a)

help with finances

b)

mobility for the working class

c)

improved access to information

d)

helped women get away from traditional roles

14.

Which of these was NOT a characteristic of the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

helped to break stereotypes about Blacks

b)

helped to increase respect for Blacks

c)

decreased support for the civil rights movement

d)

increased appreciation for Black art and literature

15.

Modern 1920s woman who had a new liberated lifestyle (nontraditional)

a)

floozie

b)

flapper

c)

flubber

d)

flippant

16.

What is Nativism

a)

hatred for/discrimination against Native Americans

b)

sense of extreme pride for your country

c)

support of farmers

d)

hatred for/discrimination against immigrants

17.

Who did the Palmer Raids target?

a)

anti-imperialists

b)

progressives

c)

communists

d)

fascists

18.

Why was the Sacco-Vanzetti case significant during the 1920s?

a)

involved the arrest and conviction of two immigrants - a sign of nativism that was huge during this time

b)

led to the Tennessee law that bans the teaching of evolution in schools

c)

it ended Prohibition

d)

it led to the conviction of Al Capone

19.

What amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

16

b)

18

c)

19

d)

21

20.

What amendment banned alcohol (Prohibition)?

a)

16

b)

18

c)

19

d)

21

21.

Why was the 1920s known as the "Roaring 20s?"

a)

huge increase in immigration which led to fighting

b)

economic depression

c)

people were free to drink and party at their leisure

d)

it was a time of cultural and social changes

22.

Amendment that ended prohibition

a)

16

b)

18

c)

19

d)

21

23.

Period of economic prosperity after WWI?

a)

The Roaring 20s

b)

The Wild Years

c)

The Roaring 30s

d)

The Wild 40s

24.

The Harlem Renaissance spanned which decade?

a)

1900s

b)

1910s

c)

1920s

d)

1930s

25.

Where is Harlem?

a)

New York

b)

Chicago

c)

Detroit

d)

San Francisco

26.

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

A travelling basketball team

b)

A rebirth of African American culture in art, music, and literature

c)

A medieval game

d)

Time period of around 1210 a.d. when the games of jousting and art became popular

27.

During which decades did the Harlem Renaissance occur?

a)

1900-1910

b)

1920s and 1930s

c)

1940s and 1950s

d)

late 1800s

28.

Who was Louis Armstrong?

a)

famous African American artist

b)

famous African American painter

c)

famous African American musician

29.

Who was Langston Hughes?

a)

famous African American author and poet

b)

famous African American musician

c)

famous African American artist

30.

Who was Jacob Lawrence?

a)

famous African American author and poet

b)

famous African American musician

c)

famous African American artist

31.

How did the Harlem Renaissance influence the world? Click all that apply

a)

it only had an impact on the immediate area of New York

b)

it spread from the area of Harlem to other parts of the nation

c)

it not only influenced African Americans, but other cultures as well

32.

The African-Americans in this painting are taking part in the --

a)

Great Migration

b)

Progressive Movement

c)

Great Depression

d)

Suffrage Movement

33.

Which amendment resulted in speakeasies being established?

a)

Twenty-first

b)

Twentieth

c)

Nineteenth

d)

Eighteenth

34.

What was the cause of speakeasies and bootleggers?

a)

Prohibition

b)

Progressive Movement

c)

Suffrage

d)

Industrial Revolution

35.

The growth of organized crime during the 1920s is most closely related to the --

a)

laws against making alcohol

b)

increase in unemployed workers

c)

collapse of the stock market

d)

rise of labor unions

36.

Which of the following was a result of Prohibition in the 1920s?

a)

Fall of the stock market

b)

More jobs on farms

c)

Less unemployment in cities

d)

Growth of organized crime

37.

The ratification of the 21st Amendment marked the end of --

a)

women's suffrage

b)

segregated society

c)

Progressive Movement

d)

Prohibition Era

38.

All of the following are reasons African Americans migrated to the North or Midwest during the early to mid-1900s EXCEPT--

a)

to find better jobs

b)

to face discrimination and violence

c)

to escape from "Jim Crow" laws

d)

to have a better life for their family

39.

Louis Armstrong, Aaron Copland, George Gershwin, Bessie Smith were all . . .

a)

painters

b)

poets

c)

musicians

d)

writers

40.

The period of rebirth of African American art forms is known as the --

a)

Black Eagles

b)

Harlem Revival

c)

Great Migration

d)

Harlem Renaissance

41.

Which of these does NOT represent the 1920s?

a)

a time of war & chaos

b)

a decade of cultural change

c)

increased freedom and dancing

d)

increased wealth

42.

How did Prohibition contribute to the growth of organized crime?

a)

by making it easier for bootleggers to branch into other types of illegal activity

b)

by forcing police to enforce anti liquor laws

c)

by forcing farmers to grow grain for the production of alcohol

d)

by strengthening respect for the law

43.

At its heart, the Scopes Trial was a clash between

a)

religion and science

b)

biology and science

c)

evolution and science

d)

education and science

44.

Which of these limited immigration during the 1920s?

a)

National Origins Act

b)

KKK

c)

Scientific Management

d)

The Great Migration

45.

Involved transferring oil reserves from the Interior Department to private companies for profit

a)

Teapot Dome Scandal

b)

Scopes Trial

c)

Great Migration

d)

Jazz Age

46.

Which of these best describes the "New Woman" of the 1920s?

a)

They wore shorter skirts, bobbed their hair, and went to speakeasies

b)

They stayed home and cooked and cleaned

c)

They rejected the idea of suffrage

d)

They preferred the same fashions as their parents

47.

Which 1920s president is best known for scandals and corruption?

a)

Harding

b)

Coolidge

c)

Hoover

d)

Trump

48.

Italians convicted of murder mainly because they were foreigners.

a)

Sacco & Vanzetti

b)

Scopes & Darrow

c)

Bryan & Darrow

d)

Mario & Luigi

49.

A nickname given to the 1920s because of the decade’s prosperity, technological advances, and cultural boom.

a)

roaring twenties

b)

silent twenties

c)

Jazz age

d)

Great Depression

50.

Period in the 1920s when suspected communists and other radicals were arrested due to the fear of the spread of communism.

a)

Red Scare

b)

Teapot Dome Scandal

c)

Scopes Trial

d)

KKK

51.

This increased because of the radio, advertisements, and use of credit.

a)

consumerism

b)

national debt

c)

immigration

d)

education

52.
What was the Red Scare?
a)
fear of the spread of wealth
b)
fear of the spread of Communism
c)
fear of the spread of Capitalism 
d)
fear of job competition
53.
Immigration restrictions enacted in the 1920s primarily targeted people from which regions?
a)
Southern & Eastern Europe and Asia
b)
Northern & Western Europe
c)
Latin and South America
d)
Northern Africa and Australia
54.
During the Red Scare, Americans often linked __________ with radicalism.
a)
workers
b)
criminals
c)
immigrants
d)
Progressives
55.
An Anti-immigration sentiment (feeling or fear) is called
a)
Fundamentalism
b)
Nativism
c)
Communism
d)
Modernism
56.
Who were the Palmer Raids meant to find and root out?
a)
Anarchists
b)
Communists
c)
Socialists
d)
All of the above
57.
The Red Scare led to which of the following?
a)
The ratification of the 19th amendment
b)
a demand for limits on immigration
c)
the start of the Great Depression
d)
the repeal of the 18th amendment 
58.
Which term can fill in the blank? (There are 2 similar questions. Read the answers carefully)
a)
Great MIgration
b)
Nativism
c)
Darwinism
d)
Flappers
59.
Which term can NOT fill in the blank? (There are 2 similar questions. Read the question and answers carefully)
a)
Red Scare
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
Nativism
d)
Eugenics
60.
Which term BEST fills in the blank?
a)
Teapot Dome Scandal
b)
Palmer Raids
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
McCarthyism
61.
What term best fills in the blank?
a)
Sacco and Vanzetti
b)
Al Capone
c)
Clara Bow
d)
John Scopes