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Roaring 20s Quiz Study Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the aftermath of WW1 in the US?

a)

Exhaustion

b)

Nativism

c)

Isolationism

d)

Unemployment

2.

What was "The Red Scare"

a)

Fear of capitalism

b)

Fear of socialism

c)

Fear of communism

d)

Fear of immigrants

3.

Why were Sacco and Vanzetti charged for murder even though they had solid alibis?

a)

They were italian

b)

They were capitalist

c)

They were communists

d)

They had radical beliefs

4.

What was the Dawes Plan?

a)

America would loan Germany money to pay back war reperations

b)

Germany would form a secret alliance with the US

c)

The banks would lower interest rates on German loans to help them pay back reparations quicker

d)

Great Britain would loan money from the US to pay them back the money they had borrowed for the war

5.

Why did people not trust the government after Harding's presidency?

a)

Harding accepted bribes in return for passing laws to help rich corperations

b)

Harding had a lot of corrupt friends in his administration that took advantage of their power and position

c)

Harding had been impeached because he attempted to commit voter fraud to get reelected

d)

Harding had brought the US further into economic despair and did nothing to change it

6.

What industries flourished during the 20s?

a)

Farming

b)

Automobiles

c)

Computer

d)

Airplanes

7.

Why was John Scopes, a teacher, brought to trial over what he did in his classroom?

a)

He taught the students about God, which was against the law

b)

He taught the students about Jim Crow, which was against the law

c)

He taught his students about evolution, which was against the law

d)

He taught his students about white superiority, which was against the law

8.

What were flappers known for?

a)

Drinking

b)

Dancing

c)

Wearing short dresses and skirts

d)

Listening to their parents

9.

Why were women's roles in the household changing?

a)

Technology was making domestic work easier and giving women more free time

b)

Men were willing to stay home while the women worked

c)

Women began leaving their husbands to be independent

d)

Women began having less children

10.

Why did mass media become prevalent during this decade?

a)

Women liked reading the newspapers

b)

There was more leisure time after the war

c)

Men began staying home and they liked listening to the radio

d)

Media, such as newspapers and the radio became more widely available as technology increased