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1920s Quiz

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which decade saw the rise of the automobile, the red scare, and Scopes Trial?
a)
1910s
b)
1920s
c)
1930s
d)
1940s
2.
Which trial saw the conflict between Modernism and Traditionalism?
a)
Sacco and Vanzetti 
b)
Scopes Trial
c)
Schenck v. United States
d)
Korematsu v. United States
3.
Why were immigrants deported in the 1920s?
a)
Increased competition for jobs
b)
Communists were infiltrating the United States
c)
Political Machines had too much power
d)
Assimilation programs were unsuccessful
4.
Which movement made Jazz popular?
a)
Return to Normalcy
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
Nativism
d)
Great Migration
5.
Who used the assembly line to mass produce automobiles? 
a)
Glenn Curtis
b)
Thomas Edision
c)
Henry Ford
d)
John Rockerfeller 
6.
Prohibition was implemented by passage of the
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
7.
Prohibition created which one of the following?
a)
Reduction in crime.
b)
Reduction in alcohol related deaths
c)
Organized Crime.
d)
More money being made.
8.
Margaret Sanger was known for
a)
Fighting for women in the work place.
b)
Promoting Prohibition.
c)
Pushing for Birth Control.
d)
Being a female bootlegger.
9.
This was a major innovation found in most homes by the end of the 20s.
a)
Radio
b)
Television
c)
Telephone
d)
Microwave.
10.
The man who flew the first nonstop flight from US to Paris.
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Charlie Chaplin
d)
Louis Armstrong.
11.
Henry Ford is credited with mastering 
a)
Modern day filming.
b)
Use of the Assembly Line.
c)
Flying aeroplanes.
d)
Radio Broadcasting.
12.
The government of what country was overthrown in 1917 and turned into a Communist country?
a)
Russia
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
Germany
d)
England
13.
Who were the Palmer Raids meant to find and root out?
a)
Anarchists
b)
Communists
c)
Socialists
d)
All of the above
14.
Who was A. Mitchell Palmer?
a)
Secretary of State during WWI.
b)
President of the United States during WWI.
c)
Attorney General of the United States during WWI.
d)
General in charge of the Army during WWI.
15.
What did opponents of A. Mitchell Palmer say he was doing?
a)
Weeding out groups who were attempting to take down the United States.
b)
Taking down anybody who was a supporter of Woodrow Wilson.
c)
Protecting people's freedom of speech.
d)
Taking away people's freedom of speech during and directly after WWI.
16.
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.
a)
school
b)
Evolution
c)
life
d)
religion
17.
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 
18.
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
19.
Tennessee outlawed the teaching of __________ 
a)
  Math
b)
Evolution
c)
Creationism
d)
History
20.
Beliefs based on a literal interpretation of the Bible are called
a)
fundamentalism
b)
evolution
c)
urbanization
d)
values
21.
The prosecuting attorney in the Scopes trial was
a)
William Jennings Bryan
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Clarence Darrow
d)
Aimee Semple McPherson
22.
Which amendment started Prohibition?
a)
18th
b)
19th
c)
20th
d)
21st
23.

Why were the 1920's called the Roaring Twenties?

a)

Many animals began to roar.

b)

Time of excitement and prosperity.

c)

War was about to erupt.

d)

There was a depression.

24.

Henry Ford is credited with mastering

a)

Modern day filming.

b)

Use of the Assembly Line.

c)

Flying aeroplanes.

d)

Radio Broadcasting.

25.
What were illegal places where people drank alcohol called?
a)
speakeasies
b)
speaksoftly
c)
cellars 
d)
hidden spots
26.
Which right did women gain in 1920?
a)
to work
b)
to vote
c)
to education
27.
Which word best describes the flapper?
a)
modest
b)
innocent
c)
rebellious
d)
quiet
28.

African American artistic movement during the 1920s centered in New York.

a)

Arts Renaissance

b)

Civil Rights Renaissance

c)

Hoboken Renaissance

d)

Harlem Renaissance

29.

Fear of communism in the US during the 1920s.

a)

Black Scare

b)

Communism Scare

c)

Red Scare

d)

Scopes Scare

30.

Infamous mob boss in Chicago during the age of Prohibition who was arrested for tax fraud.

a)

Al Capone

b)

Bugsy Siegal

c)

Frank Costello

d)

Lucky Luciano

31.

America's viewpoint on foreign policy after WWI.

a)

Isolationism

b)

World involvement

c)

Self governance

d)

Internationalism

32.

The execution of Italian immigrants Sacco and Vanzetti was another example of the fear of ___________ in the U.S. during the 1920s.

a)

Communism

b)

Monarchy

c)

Socialism

d)

Immigrant takeover

33.
The era in which the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages was against the law was known as:
a)
Jazz Age
b)
Prohibition
c)
The Red Scare
d)
Harlem Renaissance
34.
Speakeasies were:
a)
A place for public speaking
b)
Underground saloons and nightclubs
c)
A distillery
d)
A jazz club for upper class citizens
35.
The Harlem Renaissance refers to:
a)
A literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture
b)
A struggle for civil rights by the NAACP
c)
A program to promote African-American owned businesses
d)
A population increase in Harlem during the 1920s
36.

What is Consumerism?

a)

A population needing lots of food

b)

The word sounds like communism so basically the same thing

c)

The idea of encouraging society to consume products, services, etc.

d)

A population overly consuming products for its own economy to withstand

37.

True or False: The 1920s was a time when traditional values were being challenged.

a)

True

b)

False

38.
What is the Quota System?
a)
A system created to limit the number of immigrants who could be in America
b)
The end of the Civil War
c)
The Basic rules of Immigration
d)
The first rule of immigration
39.

Why did unregulated immigration end in the 1920s?

a)

US passed Quota laws limiting immigration

b)

People didn't want to come to the US anymore

c)

There was a war in the US

d)

Countries wouldn't allow citizens to leave for the US

40.
Where were most immigrants from?
a)
Italy
b)
Slavic Countries
c)
Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico
d)
Europe
41.
Property is owned by the state
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
42.
Driven by free enterprise
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
43.
Wealth distributed unevenly
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
44.
Classless society: all members of society are considered to be equal
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
45.
Education and health care provided by the state
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
46.
Freedom of the press Class distinctions: upper class, middle class and working class
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
47.
System of government is totalitarian
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
48.
Press controlled and owned by the state
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
49.
People need freedom
a)
Communsim
b)
Capitalism
50.
Property is owned by the state
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
51.
No-one should have more than anyone else - everybody's needs are equally important
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
52.

Believes science and religion can coexist.

a)

Traditionalist

b)

Modernist

53.

Embraced new ideas, styles and cultural trends.

a)

Traditionalist

b)

Modernist

54.

Flappers would be an example of...

a)

Traditionalist

b)

Modernist

55.

Believed Long-held cultural and religious values were anchors in stabilizing society

a)

Traditionalists

b)

Modernists

56.

Wanted to ban the teaching of evolution in school

a)

Traditionalists

b)

Modernists

57.

Pushed for the 18th Amendment

a)

Traditionalist

b)

Modernists

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