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Roaring 20s Test of Death

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The 20s were characterized by
a)
Political Isolationism
b)
World War
c)
Economic Depression
d)
Decreased Nativism
2.
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
3.
Which music genre was created in the 20s?
a)
Bluegrass
b)
Jazz
c)
Hip Hop
d)
R&B
4.
What did Clarence Darrow represent in the Scopes Trial?
a)
Evolution was incorrect
b)
Creationism had no place in schools
c)
The Bible was always right
d)
Science would support the Bible
5.
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
6.
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
7.
How did the automotive industry help stimulate the U.S. economy?
a)
Ended dependence on foreign cars
b)
Increased employment for female engineers
c)
Increased demand for steel, rubber, and gasoline
d)
Started the Industrial Revolution
8.
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
9.
What innovation did Henry Ford use to boost the automotive industry?
a)
Interchangeable Parts
b)
The Assembly Line
c)
The Seaplane
d)
Washing Machine
10.

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

11.

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

12.

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

13.

The Ku Klux Klan was most closely associated with

a)

nativism

b)

education

c)

helping immigrants

d)

assembly line

14.

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

a)

floozie

b)

flapper

c)

flubber

d)

flippant

15.

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

16.

Who did the Palmer Raids target?

a)

anti-imperialists

b)

progressives

c)

communists

d)

fascists

17.

What amendment banned alcohol (Prohibition)?

a)

16

b)

18

c)

19

d)

21

18.

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

19.

What was the "noble experiment?"

a)

outlawing alcohol

b)

spreading awareness for Black American culture

c)

fight for women's right to vote

d)

getting rid of big business

20.

Amendment that ended prohibition

a)

16

b)

18

c)

19

d)

21

21.

What kind of people were targeted during the Red Scare?

a)

anarchists and socialists

b)

socialist candidates

c)

people with freedom of speech who talk bad about the government

22.

What was one of the biggest reasons why the American economy boomed in the 1920s?

a)

mass production led to goods being made faster and an increase in supply

b)

the arrest of criminals who wouldn't stop killing people

c)

the banning of alcohol

d)

giving women the right to vote

23.

The Harlem Renaissance can best be described as

a)

an organization created to help promote African-American businesses

b)

a period of great achievement by African American writers, artists, and performers

c)

a movement that sought to draw people back to the inner cities

d)

a relief program to provide jobs for minority workers

24.

Who was Langston Hughes?

a)

First man to fly across the Atlantic

b)

Introduced mass production of automobiles

c)

Legendary jazz musician

d)

Black writer during Harlem Renaissance

25.

Why did the economy experience a "boom" after WWI?

a)

African Americans were moving back to the farms to grow cotton and soybeans

b)

Consumers were preparing for a war and needed to bring extra supplies

c)

New technologies and consumer goods were being developed and people wanted to buy them

d)

Foreign trade grew after WWI

26.

What technology became an "affordable luxury" in the 1920's and allowed people to travel more freely?

a)

Telephones

b)

Toasters

c)

Railroads

d)

Automobilies

27.

What is a "bootlegger"?

a)

A person who traded tobacco for alcohol products

b)

A person who made and sold liquor illegally

c)

A gangster like Al Capone

d)

A person who controlled the country's economy

28.

African Americans created noteworthy works of art and literature during the Harlem Renaissance.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

What new technology became widespread in homes by the end of the 1920's and brought news, entertainment, and advertisements to the family home?

a)

refrigerators

b)

telephones

c)

radios

d)

electric fans

30.
Who built the Model T?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Al Capone
c)
Charles Lindbergh
d)
Harry Truman
31.
What were illegal places where people drank alcohol called?
a)
Speakeasies
b)
Cellars
c)
Hidden spots
d)
Speaksoftly
32.
What were illegal places where people drank alcohol called?
a)
Speakeasies
b)
Cellars
c)
Hidden spots
d)
Speaksoftly
33.

The Roaring 20s was a time of

a)

A collision between Traditional and Modern

b)

A collision between Rural and Urban

c)

A collision between Rich and Poor

d)

A collision between Religion and Science

34.

What team did Babe Ruth start his career on?

a)

New York Yankees

b)

Boston Red Sox

c)

Atlanta Braves

d)

Philadelphia Phillies

35.

What was the second team Babe Ruth went to?

a)

Boston Red Sox

b)

Philadelphia Phillies

c)

New York Yankees

d)

New York Mets

36.

What was Marcus Garvey famous for?

a)

He was a Jazz Musician

b)

He had a campaign to encourage African Americans to go back to Africa

c)

He was a poet of the Harlem Renaissance

d)

He was a member of Harding's Ohio Gang

37.

What was the Teapot Dome scandal?

a)

American politicians smuggled in cheaper tea illegally.

b)

Spying on the opposing Political party

c)

Closing of the Washington Bridge

d)

Albert B Fall sold government land illegally to oil companies

38.

What was the Ohio Gang?

a)

Gangsters from Ohio

b)

President Harding's cronies

c)

An organized crime group in Ohio

d)

Alcohol smugglers in Ohio

39.

What issue is being depicted in this political cartoon?

a)

Prohibition

b)

Sacco and Vanzetti

c)

Immigration

d)

Scopes Trial

40.

What new invention allowed Americans to travel more independently?

a)

Railroads

b)

Telephones

c)

Radios

d)

Automobiles

41.

Which of the following was NOT a result of the 18th amendment?

a)

The creation of Organized Crime

b)

Women getting the right to vote

c)

Creation of speakeasies

d)

Banning of alcohol

42.

What new idea helped the creation of automobiles to be more productive?

a)

Assembly Lines

b)

Advertising

c)

Interchangeable Parts

d)

Isolationism

43.

What was NOT a cause of consumerism and the economic boom of the 1920s?

a)

Increased advertising and the introduction of new goods

b)

a lack of good jobs

c)

The growth of the auto industry

d)

The creation of installment buying

44.

The 18th Amendment, sometimes called the “noble experiment”, did which of the following?

a)

banned anarchists from immigrating to the United States

b)

banned suspected communists from entry into the United States

c)

banned the manufacture, sale, or transportation of liquor

d)

established company unions to reduce the power of the labor movement

45.

The Roaring 20s would best be characterized by

a)

Massive amounts of immigration into the United States

b)

The end of racial prejudice and discrimination

c)

A growth in consumerism

d)

Hard times for businessmen

46.

What was a flapper?

a)

A type of bird

b)

Women who maintained traditional and old values of the past

c)

Women who supported communist reforms

d)

Women who cast off old rules and traditional thinking

47.

Fear of changes in the 1920's particularly in regard to societal changes led to the rise of the

a)

Communist party

b)

National association for the advancement of Colored People

c)

the Klu Klux Klan (KKK)

d)

The Women League voters

48.

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Red Scare?

a)

Red Raids

b)

Fear of Communism

c)

Fear of Capitalism

d)

Rise of Nativism

49.

The Scopes Trial ultimately demonstrated a conflict of

a)

Freedom of Speech

b)

Religious thinking vs scientific theories

c)

Free competition in the Marketplace

d)

Voting rights

50.

Most of the economic growth of the 1920's was because of

a)

Rapid expansion of railroads

b)

Sale of new consumer goods

c)

Immigrants joining the workforce

d)

An increase in government aid to farmers

51.

How did the invention of the automobile influence the landscape of America?

a)

The automobile allowed people to move more rural areas.

b)

American automobile industry became a monopoly

c)

The movement of people increased and encourages economic development through a urban sprawl

d)

Americans became less reliant on automobiles

52.

The economic idea that consumers could now buy products by promising to pay small regular amounts over a period of time

a)

Installment Plan

b)

Quota system

c)

Electronic Conveniences

d)

Communism

53.

Someone who makes or sells illegal liquor is called a

a)

Speakeasy

b)

Bootlegger

c)

Communist

d)

Anarchist

54.

An economic system where all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

a)

Communist

b)

Capitalist

c)

Anarchist

d)

Fundamentalist

55.

A formal arrangement placing a number on the amount of immigrants coming into the country

a)

Prohibition

b)

Installment plan

c)

Quota System

d)

Capitalism

56.

How did people embrace or become familiar with "mass culture"

a)

Electric Conveniences

b)

Newspapers

c)

Telephones

d)

Movies and radio

57.

There are several examples of nativism and the Red Scare in the 1920s. During the ____________, immigrants were illegally deported because they were suspected to be anarchists.

a)

Arnold Raids

b)

Summer Raids

c)

Winter Raids

d)

Palmer Raids

58.

Which of these laws did NOT influence the limiting of immigration

a)

Quota System

b)

National Origins Act of 1924

c)

Fordney McCumber Tariff

d)

Emergency Quota Act of 1921

59.

In the Teapot Dome Scandal, how did cabinet member Albert Fall break the law?

a)

he violated the Espionage and Sedition Acts

b)

he supported a laissez-faire government approach to business

c)

he was a suspected communist

d)

he illegally sold government land to oil companies

60.

The Scopes trial argued if ___________ should be taught in public schools.

a)

Climate Change

b)

Genetics

c)

Evolution

d)

The Big Bang Theory