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Worksheets1920s STAAR Review
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Slogan, promise to bring U.S. back to its way of life before WWI
a)
Return to Normalcy
b)
Peace and Prosperity
c)
A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage
d)
Let America Be America Again
2.
Policy of remaining apart from political affairs of other nations
a)
Isolationism
b)
Fundamentalism
c)
Socialism
d)
Communism
3.
Which of the following is NOT associated with the "Red Scare" of the 1920s?
a)
Palmer Raids
b)
Sacco & Vanzetti
c)
Immigration from Eastern Europe
d)
Return to Normalcy
4.
Organization which discriminated against all “non-whites”
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
Back to Africa
c)
American Civil Liberties Union
d)
Red Scare
5.
Black nationalist leader who pushed for pan-Africanism & a return to Africa.
a)
Warren Harding
b)
A. Mitchell Palmer
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Marcus Garvey
6.
Led to big immigration restrictions with discriminatory quotas
a)
American Civil Liberties Union
b)
Teapot Dome Scandal
c)
Scopes Trial
d)
National Origins Act of 1924
7.
Fear of communism and anarchism led to mass deportations
a)
Scopes Trial
b)
Sacco and Vanzetti
c)
Red Scare
d)
Isolationism
8.
U.S. Attorney General who oversaw raids targeting communists
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
A. Mitchell Palmer
d)
Warren G. Harding
9.
Immigrant anarchists convicted of murder and executed
a)
Coolidge and Harding
b)
Garvey and Washington
c)
Palmer and Sacco
d)
Sacco and Vanzetti
10.
The government during the 1920s was led by Republican presidents who allowed big businesses to grow and did not provide much progressive regulation in business or society. This is similar to what previous time period?
a)
Gilded Age
b)
Progressive Era
c)
World War I
d)
Great Depression
11.
Policy of non-interference in the workings of the free market
a)
Isolationism
b)
Fundamentalism
c)
Laissez-faire
d)
Socialism
12.
President whose focus was on promoting U.S. business
a)
Warren G. Harding
b)
A. Mitchell Palmer
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Calvin Coolidge
13.
President pushed for tax cuts and isolationism; corrupt admin.
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Warren G. Harding
c)
Calvin Coolidge
d)
Herbert Hoover
14.
Corrupt lease of U.S. naval oil reserve to a private oil company in exchange for bribes.
a)
Scopes Trial
b)
Red Scare
c)
Teapot Dome Scandal
d)
Kellogg-Briand Pact
15.
How did many consumers purchase expensive items that they could not afford to fully pay for?
a)
Department Stores
b)
Installment Plan or Credit
c)
Debit Cards
d)
Bank Loans
16.
The man who flew the first nonstop flight from US to Paris.
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Charlie Chaplin
d)
Louis Armstrong.
17.
Henry Ford is credited with mastering
a)
Modern day filming.
b)
Use of the Assembly Line.
c)
Flying aeroplanes.
d)
Radio Broadcasting.
18.
Law enforcement rounded up thousands of suspected communists in the
a)
Court Packing Plan
b)
Palmer Raids
c)
New Deal
d)
Nazi Raids
19.
Who designed an airplane that could land on water?
a)
Glenn Curtiss
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Amelia Earhart
d)
Herbert Walker
20.
Foreign policy in the 1920s was
a)
imperialist.
b)
internationalist.
c)
expansionist.
d)
isolationist.
21.
What was the African American literary and artistic movement in the 1920s called?
a)
Italian Renaissance
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
Great Migration
d)
Hollywood Renaissance
22.
The Harlem Renaissance was one result of the
a)
Dust Bowl.
b)
Great Migration.
c)
Stock Market Crash.
d)
18th Amendment.
23.
The immigration quotas and National Origins Act of 1924 were intended to
a)
expand immigration to the U.S.
b)
create new opportunities for minorities.
c)
preserve the existing make-up of the U.S.
d)
set high limits to encourage Americans to move abroad.
24.
Who was the defending lawyer in the 1925 Scopes Trial?
a)
Clarence Darrow
b)
William Jennings Bryan
c)
William Barnes
d)
Charles Darwin
25.
Who was the prosecutor in the 1925 Scopes Trial?
a)
Clarence Darrow
b)
William Jennings Bryan
c)
William Barnes
d)
Charles Darwin
26.
What was the biggest scandal of the Harding Administration?
a)
Iran-Contra Affair
b)
Jackson Land Buyout
c)
XYZ Affair
d)
Teapot Dome Scandal
27.
By using the assembly line, Ford could produce cars cheaply
a)
while still increasing workers' wages.
b)
though the process took longer.
c)
and decrease workers' wages.
d)
but still charge high prices for the cars.
28.
Harding's plan to return to "normalcy" meant
a)
legalizing alcohol.
b)
acquiring new territories.
c)
furthering rights for minorities.
d)
taking the country back economically to pre-war lifestyles.
29.
Flappers in the 1920s represented
a)
the traditional roles of women.
b)
new roles and attitudes for women.
c)
support for Prohibition.
d)
rural fundamentalism.
30.
Mass media in the 1920s promoted
a)
creation of a national culture.
b)
longer working hours.
c)
higher tariff rates.
d)
speculation on the stock market.
31.
Which is the best example of nativist sentiment?
a)
New Deal
b)
Scopes Trial
c)
KKK
d)
Teapot Dome Scandal
32.
Whose flight across the Atlantic symbolized American ingenuity and courage?
a)
Nicola Vanzetti
b)
Father Coughlin
c)
Glen Curtiss
d)
Charles Lindbergh
33.
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.
a)
school
b)
Evolution
c)
life
d)
religion
34.
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
35.
Nativists are against _______?
a)
Corruption
b)
African Americans
c)
Railroads
d)
Immigrants
36.
More than likely, the end result of the Sacco and Venzetti trial was a direct result of?
a)
Nativism
b)
Increased racial tensions
c)
Racial prejudice
d)
All of the above
37.
Women who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, and danced at a speakeasies were called
a)
Hippies
b)
Flappers
c)
Twisters
d)
Hep Cats
38.
Women's suffrage
a)
18th Amendment
b)
19th Amendment
c)
21st Amendment
d)
22nd Amendment
39.
Associated with the Teapot Dome Scandal
a)
President Wilson
b)
President Harding
c)
President Coolidge
d)
President Hoover
40.
Who became the first person to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927?
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Amelia Earhart
d)
Glenn Curtiss
41.
Movement of Southern blacks to Northern urban cities looking for jobs and opportunities was called
a)
Harlem Renaissance
b)
Great Migration
c)
Fundamentalism
d)
Immigration
42.
District of New York City where most of the popular music was published.
a)
Tin Pan Alley
b)
Harlem Renassance
c)
Teapot Dome
43.
This product had the largest impact on the American landscape
a)
Radio
b)
Automobile
c)
Airplane
d)
Vacuum Cleaner
44.
This was a major innovation found in most homes by the end of the 20s.
a)
Radio
b)
Television
c)
Telephone
d)
Microwave.
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