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12. Roaring 20s

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An economic system that allows PRIVATE property and personal ownership of businesses.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Theocracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Dictatorship

2.

This economic system promotes equality and allows the people to own parts of major industries in a nation.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Confederacy

c)

Socialism

d)

Oligarchy

3.

This is an extreme form of socialism that forbids private ownership and abolishes social classes.

a)

Anarchy

b)

Communism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Socialism

4.

A spreading fear in the US of international communism.

a)

Red Summer

b)

Red Scare

c)

Espionage Act

d)

Palmer Raids

5.

Radio stars, music, and movies that everyone in the US had exposure to.

a)

Minstrel Shows

b)

Soap Operas

c)

Pop Culture

6.

A type of music; it made African-American musicians popular in the 1920’s.

a)

Pop

b)

Country western

c)

Jazz

d)

Hip Hop

7.

A celebration of African-American culture, arts, literature, and music.

a)

The Italian Renaissance

b)

The Great Migration

c)

The Great Awakening

d)

The Harlem Renaissance

8.

A popular Jazz musician/trumpet player.

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Bessie Smith

c)

Michael Bolton

d)

Jerry Lee Lewis

9.

A famous poet of the Harlem Renaissance:

a)

Chuck Berry

b)

Alanis Morrissette

c)

Janis Joplin

d)

Langston Hughes

10.

American companies began manufacturing products on a large scale, promoting economic growth.

a)

Mass production; assembly line

b)

The American System

c)

Cash Cropping

11.

He perfected mass production, making Model-T cars on an assembly line.

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

George Vanderbilt

c)

Henry Ford

d)

John D. Rockefeller