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WorksheetsRoaring 20s Test of Death
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 20mins
What was the primary way flappers of the 1920s challenged the traditional role of women?
fought for increased job opportunities
pressured colleges and universities to accept female students
displayed fashions and behaviors that shocked mainstream society
helped female politicians win campaigns
What was a immediate effect of the radio?
help with finances
mobility for the working class
improved access to information
helped women get away from traditional roles
Which of these was NOT a characteristic of the Harlem Renaissance?
helped to break stereotypes about Blacks
helped to increase respect for Blacks
decreased support for the civil rights movement
increased appreciation for Black art and literature
The Ku Klux Klan was most closely associated with
nativism
education
helping immigrants
assembly line
Modern 1920s woman who had a new liberated lifestyle (nontraditional)
floozie
flapper
flubber
flippant
What is Nativism
hatred for/discrimination against Native Americans
sense of extreme pride for your country
support of farmers
hatred for/discrimination against immigrants
Who did the Palmer Raids target?
anti-imperialists
progressives
communists
fascists
What amendment banned alcohol (Prohibition)?
16
18
19
21
Why was the 1920s known as the "Roaring 20s?"
huge increase in immigration which led to fighting
economic depression
people were free to drink and party at their leisure
it was a time of cultural and social changes
What was the "noble experiment?"
outlawing alcohol
spreading awareness for Black American culture
fight for women's right to vote
getting rid of big business
Amendment that ended prohibition
16
18
19
21
What kind of people were targeted during the Red Scare?
anarchists and socialists
socialist candidates
people with freedom of speech who talk bad about the government
What was one of the biggest reasons why the American economy boomed in the 1920s?
mass production led to goods being made faster and an increase in supply
the arrest of criminals who wouldn't stop killing people
the banning of alcohol
giving women the right to vote
The Harlem Renaissance can best be described as
an organization created to help promote African-American businesses
a period of great achievement by African American writers, artists, and performers
a movement that sought to draw people back to the inner cities
a relief program to provide jobs for minority workers
Who was Langston Hughes?
First man to fly across the Atlantic
Introduced mass production of automobiles
Legendary jazz musician
Black writer during Harlem Renaissance
Why did the economy experience a "boom" after WWI?
African Americans were moving back to the farms to grow cotton and soybeans
Consumers were preparing for a war and needed to bring extra supplies
New technologies and consumer goods were being developed and people wanted to buy them
Foreign trade grew after WWI
What technology became an "affordable luxury" in the 1920's and allowed people to travel more freely?
Telephones
Toasters
Railroads
Automobilies
What is a "bootlegger"?
A person who traded tobacco for alcohol products
A person who made and sold liquor illegally
A gangster like Al Capone
A person who controlled the country's economy
African Americans created noteworthy works of art and literature during the Harlem Renaissance.
True
False
What new technology became widespread in homes by the end of the 1920's and brought news, entertainment, and advertisements to the family home?
refrigerators
telephones
radios
electric fans
The Roaring 20s was a time of
A collision between Traditional and Modern
A collision between Rural and Urban
A collision between Rich and Poor
A collision between Religion and Science
What team did Babe Ruth start his career on?
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
What was the second team Babe Ruth went to?
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Yankees
New York Mets
What was Marcus Garvey famous for?
He was a Jazz Musician
He had a campaign to encourage African Americans to go back to Africa
He was a poet of the Harlem Renaissance
He was a member of Harding's Ohio Gang
What was the Teapot Dome scandal?
American politicians smuggled in cheaper tea illegally.
Spying on the opposing Political party
Closing of the Washington Bridge
Albert B Fall sold government land illegally to oil companies
What was the Ohio Gang?
Gangsters from Ohio
President Harding's cronies
An organized crime group in Ohio
Alcohol smugglers in Ohio
What issue is being depicted in this political cartoon?
Prohibition
Sacco and Vanzetti
Immigration
Scopes Trial
What new invention allowed Americans to travel more independently?
Railroads
Telephones
Radios
Automobiles
Which of the following was NOT a result of the 18th amendment?
The creation of Organized Crime
Women getting the right to vote
Creation of speakeasies
Banning of alcohol
What new idea helped the creation of automobiles to be more productive?
Assembly Lines
Advertising
Interchangeable Parts
Isolationism
What was NOT a cause of consumerism and the economic boom of the 1920s?
Increased advertising and the introduction of new goods
a lack of good jobs
The growth of the auto industry
The creation of installment buying
The 18th Amendment, sometimes called the “noble experiment”, did which of the following?
banned anarchists from immigrating to the United States
banned suspected communists from entry into the United States
banned the manufacture, sale, or transportation of liquor
established company unions to reduce the power of the labor movement
The Roaring 20s would best be characterized by
Massive amounts of immigration into the United States
The end of racial prejudice and discrimination
A growth in consumerism
Hard times for businessmen
What was a flapper?
A type of bird
Women who maintained traditional and old values of the past
Women who supported communist reforms
Women who cast off old rules and traditional thinking
Fear of changes in the 1920's particularly in regard to societal changes led to the rise of the
Communist party
National association for the advancement of Colored People
the Klu Klux Klan (KKK)
The Women League voters
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Red Scare?
Red Raids
Fear of Communism
Fear of Capitalism
Rise of Nativism
The Scopes Trial ultimately demonstrated a conflict of
Freedom of Speech
Religious thinking vs scientific theories
Free competition in the Marketplace
Voting rights
Most of the economic growth of the 1920's was because of
Rapid expansion of railroads
Sale of new consumer goods
Immigrants joining the workforce
An increase in government aid to farmers
How did the invention of the automobile influence the landscape of America?
The automobile allowed people to move more rural areas.
American automobile industry became a monopoly
The movement of people increased and encourages economic development through a urban sprawl
Americans became less reliant on automobiles
The economic idea that consumers could now buy products by promising to pay small regular amounts over a period of time
Installment Plan
Quota system
Electronic Conveniences
Communism
Someone who makes or sells illegal liquor is called a
Speakeasy
Bootlegger
Communist
Anarchist
An economic system where all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
Communist
Capitalist
Anarchist
Fundamentalist
A formal arrangement placing a number on the amount of immigrants coming into the country
Prohibition
Installment plan
Quota System
Capitalism
How did people embrace or become familiar with "mass culture"
Electric Conveniences
Newspapers
Telephones
Movies and radio
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.
Arnold Raids
Summer Raids
Winter Raids
Palmer Raids
Which of these laws did NOT influence the limiting of immigration
Quota System
National Origins Act of 1924
Fordney McCumber Tariff
Emergency Quota Act of 1921
In the Teapot Dome Scandal, how did cabinet member Albert Fall break the law?
he violated the Espionage and Sedition Acts
he supported a laissez-faire government approach to business
he was a suspected communist
he illegally sold government land to oil companies
The Scopes trial argued if ___________ should be taught in public schools.
Climate Change
Genetics
Evolution
The Big Bang Theory
