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1920 Review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the Red Scare?
a)
fear of the spread of wealth
b)
fear of the spread of Communism
c)
fear of the spread of Capitalism 
d)
fear of job competition
2.
Fear of Communist and radicals who promoted overthrow of U.S. Government
a)
Red Scare
b)
Bolshevism
c)
Modernism
d)
Fundamentalism
3.
a series of raids to capture and arrest suspected radicals mostly from Eastern Europe.
a)
Bolshevism
b)
Palmer Raids
c)
Red Scare
d)
Commie Raids
4.
Trial that tested constitutionality of Tennessee law that banned teaching of evolution
a)
Fundamentalism
b)
Modernism
c)
Scopes Monkey Trial
d)
Sacco & Vanzetti Trial
5.
law that severely restricted immigration by establishing a national system of quotas.
a)
American Indian Citizenship Act
b)
Nativists Act
c)
Espionage Act
d)
National Origins Act
6.
Harding's Secretary of the Interior accepted bribes to lease oil-rich government land
a)
Lend-Lease Scandal
b)
Teapot Dome Scandal
c)
Watergate Scandal
d)
Deflate Gate Scandal
7.
religious and moral beliefs that are based on strict interpretation of Biblical scripture.
a)
Social Gospel Movement
b)
Fundamentalism
c)
Modernism
d)
Liberalism
8.
an economy driven by consumer spending as a percent of its gross domestic product.
a)
Buying on margin
b)
Creditor Nation
c)
Consumer Economy
d)
Speculation
9.
the mass movement of millions of African-Americans in the South to cities in the North.
a)
Great Migration
b)
KKK
c)
Garveyism
d)
Return to Normalcy
10.
Ban on production & sale of alcohol, led to disrespect of the law, rise of organized crime
a)
Bootlegger
b)
Prohibition
c)
Organized Crime
d)
Al Capone
11.
Harding's plan of isolationist foreign policy & reduction of government intervention
a)
Teapot Dome Scandal
b)
Palmer Raids
c)
Eugenics
d)
Return to Normalcy
12.
a fashionable young woman who challenged traditional expectations of women 1920s
a)
Feminist
b)
Suffragist
c)
Flapper
d)
Rebel
13.
Prejudice against foreign-born people is called
a)
affirmative action
b)
sympathy
c)
nativism
d)
tolerance
14.
Immigration to America was restricted by
a)
the Roman Catholic Church
b)
the states, but not the federal government
c)
a quota system
d)
a lottery 
15.
A policy of pulling away from involvement in world affairs is called
a)
isolationism
b)
disengagementism
c)
bolshevism
d)
nativism
16.
Why do most people believe that Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted and executed for a robbery in the 1920s?
a)
they spoke good English
b)
they were native-born Americans
c)
they were Italian anarchists
d)
they confessed to the robbery and murder
17.
Which of the following things did the KKK like?
a)
Roman Catholics
b)
Jews
c)
African Americans
d)
white, native-born people
18.

What does Radical mean?

a)

Outrageous and awesome

b)

An extreme section of a political party

c)

Official power to make legal decisions

d)

Forgiveness for people who have been convicted of political offenses

19.

House of Representatives Committee established to investigate communist threats in the United States.

a)

Hollywood Ten

b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

c)

House Un-American Activities Committee

d)

Marshall Plan

20.

The name given to young ladies that cut their hair short, wore make-up, and short dresses.

a)

Suffragettes

b)

Housewives

c)

Flappers

d)

Puritans

21.

Which of the following was NOT true of the 1920s?

a)

Women's roles in society changed.

b)

Women became less independent.

c)

Women had options to go to college or work outside the home.

d)

Women were able to purchase a wide variety of household goods.

22.
Which right did women gain in 1920?
a)
to work
b)
to vote
c)
to education
23.

When African Americans began to move from the rural South to the urban North, this was called what?

a)

The Great Awakening

b)

The Great Migration

c)

The Great Immigration

d)

The Trail of Tears

24.
What was the impact of the Harlem Renaissance? 
a)
promoted the growth of New York cities
b)
promoted culture identity of African Americans 
c)
it fought discrimination in southern cities
d)
it established programs such as the NAACP
25.
What type of music was popularized during the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
Jazz
b)
Hip Hop
c)
Country
d)
Rock
26.
During the Great Migration, African Americans moved from
a)
South to West
b)
East to West
c)
South to North
d)
North to South
27.

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

A travelling basketball team

b)

A rebirth of African American culture in art, music, and literature

c)

A medieval game

d)

Time period of around 1210 a.d. when the games of jousting and art became popular

28.

During which decades did the Harlem Renaissance occur?

a)

1900-1910

b)

1920s and 1930s

c)

1940s and 1950s

d)

late 1800s

29.
How was the Harlem Renaissance a product of the Great Migration?
a)
Many who migrated ended up in Harlem where they shared their talents such as art and music.
b)
The Harlem Renaissance was not a product of the Great Migration.  They have nothhing in common.
30.
Harlem is a neighborhood in 
a)
New York City
b)
New Orleans
c)
New Jersey
d)
Africa
31.

What was the economic effect of Henry Ford’s decision to use assembly line for mass productions of automobiles?

a)

People were no longer needed to produce automobiles

b)

People no longer purchased airline tickets.

c)

It made automobiles affordable for wealthy working people

d)

It made automobiles affordable for average working people.

32.

What amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

10th amendment

b)

12th amendment

c)

13th amendment

d)

19th amendment

33.

What Amendment was Prohibition apart of?

a)

16th

b)

19th

c)

21st

d)

18th

34.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why prohibition was passed

a)

Reduce crime

b)

Health and hygiene of Americans

c)

Reduce tax burden caused by prisons

d)

Government wanted young people to have no fun

35.

Which of the following made alcohol illegal?

a)

Volstead Act

b)

18th Amendement

c)

Tax Evasion

d)

Temperance

36.

Which was not an effect of Prohibition?

a)

Illegal production of alcohol

b)

Illegal businesses

c)

Segregation

d)

Hurt businesses

37.

Overall, prohibition was considered...

a)

a success because it decreased immoral behavior.

b)

a success because it boosted the economy.

c)

a failure because it lead to an increase in organized crime.

d)

a failure because it took away the rights of citizens.

38.
Who fought for control of liquor sales, prostitution, and gambling?
a)
John Bots
b)
Police Force
c)
Government
d)
Gangsters
39.

The other groups that the KKK started targeting? (second generation

a)

Roman catholics, Jews, foreigners

b)

Jews, Nazis, activist

c)

British people

d)

Roman Catholics, foreigners, other organizations

40.

an agreement made among most nations of the world in 1928 to try to settle international disputes by peaceful means rather than war

a)

free enterprise system

b)

Kellogg-Briand Pact

c)

Washington Naval Conference

d)

fiscal policy

41.
Which amendment to the constitution ended prohibition?
a)
18
b)
19
c)
20
d)
21
42.

What trial pitted science versus religion in the 1920s?

a)

Sacco & Vanzetti Trial

b)

The Scopes Trial

c)

The Teapot Dome Trial

d)

The Garvey Trial

43.

What radical group created the "Red Scare" in the 1920s?

a)

Pacifists

b)

Anarchists

c)

Communists

d)

Nativists

44.

What group got stereotyped as being "extremist or radical" in the 1920s?

a)

Immigrants

b)

Women

c)

Minorities

d)

Nativists

45.

What group was NOT a target of the Ku Klux Klan's racial discrimination?

a)

African Americans

b)

Women

c)

Catholics

d)

Immigrants

46.

What was one result of the Butler Act?

a)

Biology classes were canceled in Tennessee schools

b)

Teachers were forbidden to deny the Biblical creation story

c)

Teachers were forbidden from teaching certain topics in chemistry and physics

d)

Many biology teachers were arrested and put on trial