WorksheetsRoaring 20's Mastery Check Practice
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Langston Hughes is associated with which 20th century movement?
The Muckrakers
The Progressives
The Lost Generation
The Harlem Renaissance
Duke Ellington is best known for his accomplishments in what area?
sports
music
politics
literature
Which statement about the "Harlem Renaissance" is TRUE?
It was caused by the great poverty and starvation present in New York City.
People in the New York neighborhood were not affected by the Great Depression.
Authors such as Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston made it a national literary movement.
It was made famous by such authors and musicians as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Glenn Miller.
What was an effect of the Great Migration?
a shortage of jobs in the North
a shortage of labor in the South
an increase in farming in the North
an increase in the population of the South
Both "push" and "pull" factors cause people to move, or migrate. Which of these was a "push" factor during the Great Migration?
better education
separate schools
the right to vote
better-paying jobs
What Constitutional Amendment outlawed the manufacturing, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States?
18th
19th
20th
21st
What Constitutional Amendment repealed the 18th amendment?
19th
20th
21st
22nd
Prohibition lead to which of the following?
Bootlegging, speakeasies, and increased crime
An increase in the number of churches
More farming opportunities in the South
A decrease in crime
Many new appliances were introduced at the turn of the 20th Century that helped make people's lives easier, including dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, and refrigerators. As a result, an increased demand for what occurred?
airplanes
electricity
houses in the suburbs
cars
Why were many sharecroppers, farmers, and factory workers not able enjoy the rising standard of living in the 1920s?
They were not able to afford the new appliances and automobiles being produced.
They thought the new appliances and automobiles being produced were bad for the environment.
They were living too far from stores that sold the new appliances and automobiles.
They were waiting for other people to purchase and try out the new appliances and automobiles before they invested their money.
How did the popularity of the radio cause the American culture to become more standardized?
Americans were able to listen to different kinds of music and news on the stations they liked best.
Americans were able to watch the new television shows from Europe.
People were able to share the music and television shows from their area with the rest of the country.
People were able to listen to the same information and entertainment no matter where they lived in the U.S
What new form of music, created and popularized by African Americans, became popular around the world during the 1920s?
Rock 'n' Roll
Hip Hop
Beach Music
Jazz
How was the Harlem Renaissance related to the Great Migration?
African Americans took their culture with them to the southern rural areas where this culture spread to other plantations.
White men and women took their culture with them to California where this culture flourished and spread.
African Americans took their culture with them to the northern urban areas where this culture flourished and spread.
Immigrants to the United States took their culture to the southern rural areas where this culture flourished and spread.
Although segregation laws did not exist in the North, it was still widely practiced.
True
False
Which amendment passed in the 1920s was a major step toward American democracy?
18th
19th
20th
21st
As a result of African Americans serving in World War I, everyone believed African Americans should have equal rights.
True
False
