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1.

Which amendment resulted in speakeasies being established?

a)

Twenty-first

b)

Twentieth

c)

Nineteenth

d)

Eighteenth

2.

The African-Americans in this painting are taking part in the --

a)

Great Migration

b)

Progressive Movement

c)

Great Depression

d)

Suffrage Movement

3.

What was the cause of speakeasies and bootleggers?

a)

Prohibition

b)

Progressive Movement

c)

Suffrage

d)

Industrial Revolution

4.

The growth of organized crime during the 1920s is most closely related to the --

a)

laws against making alcohol

b)

increase in unemployed workers

c)

collapse of the stock market

d)

rise of labor unions

5.

Which of the following was a result of Prohibition in the 1920s?

a)

Fall of the stock market

b)

More jobs on farms

c)

Less unemployment in cities

d)

Growth of organized crime

6.

The ratification of the 21st Amendment marked the end of --

a)

women's suffrage

b)

segregated society

c)

Progressive Movement

d)

Prohibition Era

7.

What were the illegal secret bars of the Prohibition Era called?

a)

Bootleggers

b)

Saloons

c)

Speakeasies

d)

Pubs

8.

All of the following are reasons African Americans migrated to the North or Midwest during the early to mid-1900s EXCEPT--

a)

to find better jobs

b)

to face discrimination and violence

c)

to escape from "Jim Crow" laws

d)

to have a better life for their family

9.

In which city did the Harlem Renaissance orginate

a)

Philadelphia

b)

Chicago

c)

New York

d)

New Orleans

10.

The period of rebirth of African American art forms is known as the --

a)

Black Eagles

b)

Harlem Revival

c)

Great Migration

d)

Harlem Renaissance

11.

F. Scott Fitzgerald is to novelist as Langston Hughes is to --

a)

poet

b)

composer

c)

painter

d)

scientist

12.

Which of these does NOT represent the 1920s?

a)

a time of war & chaos

b)

a decade of cultural change

c)

increased freedom and dancing

d)

increased wealth

13.

Which of these helped create popular culture throughout the United States?

a)

the radio

b)

prohibition

c)

women's suffrage

d)

the KKK

14.

At its heart, the Scopes Trial was a clash between

a)

religion and science

b)

biology and science

c)

evolution and science

d)

education and science

15.

How was Henry Ford able to reduce the sale price of the Model T?

a)

with the use of the assembly line

b)

changing locations

c)

importing all raw materials

d)

increasing the wages of his workers

16.

The demand for automobiles in the 1920s

a)

stimulated growth in many other industries

b)

led to a nationwide recession

c)

closed down the steel industry

d)

brought about the collapse of the suburbs

17.

The literature of the Harlem Renaissance

a)

explored the pains and joys of being black in America

b)

explored the origins of jazz

c)

was written by Marcus Garvey

d)

argued for the separation of races

18.

Which of these best describes the "New Woman" of the 1920s?

a)

They wore shorter skirts, bobbed their hair, and went to speakeasies

b)

They stayed home and cooked and cleaned

c)

They rejected the idea of suffrage

d)

They preferred the same fashions as their parents

19.

Change in the constitution which prohibited the making, selling and transportation of alcohol.

a)

18th Amend.

b)

19th Amend.

c)

21st Amend.

d)

1st Amend.

20.

Change in the constitution which gave women the right to vote.

a)

19th Amend

b)

18th Amed

c)

21st Amend

d)

1st Amed

21.

A nickname given to the 1920s because of the decade’s prosperity, technological advances, and cultural boom.

a)

roaring twenties

b)

silent twenties

c)

Jazz age

d)

Great Depression

22.

Period in the 1920s when suspected communists and other radicals were arrested due to the fear of the spread of communism.

a)

Red Scare

b)

Teapot Dome Scandal

c)

Scopes Trial

d)

KKK

23.

The movement of African Americans and others to the cities typically of the north was called

a)

Jim Crow

b)

affirmative action

c)

Great Migration

d)

Fundamentalism

24.

The "red scare" was a reaction to

a)

the end of WWI

b)

the communist victory in Russia

c)

the Republicans winning the Presidency

d)

The Kellogg-BriandPact

25.

flappers represented which theme of the 1920's?

a)

normalcy

b)

traditionalism

c)

change

d)

economic success

26.

What does the Great Migration refer to?

a)

immigration from Asia to America

b)

people moving from rural areas to the cities

c)

African Americans returning to Africa

d)

African Americans heading north from the south

27.

A title given to the time of great artistic contributions by African-American musicians, writers, and artists.

a)

The Great Migrations

b)

The Great Depression

c)

The Roaring 20's

d)

The Harlem Renaissance

28.

women in the Jazz Age that wore short skirts, short hair, and lots of make up

a)

The 80's

b)

Flappers

c)

Flip Floppers

d)

The 90's

29.

In the 1920`s what was the most popular musical form which was influenced by African american music?

a)

blues

b)

pop

c)

jazz

d)

hip hop

30.

Movies without sound were called _______.

a)

Talkies

b)

Motion pictures

c)

Silent movies

d)

Features

31.

Movies with sound were called ______.

a)

features

b)

talkies

c)

pictures

d)

films

32.

Which African American writer wrote poems, books, and plays about the lives of African Americans?

a)

Bessie Smith

b)

Louis Armstrong

c)

Langston Hughes

33.

Who was one of the most famous baseball players during the 1920s?

a)

Babe Ruth

b)

Gertrude Ederle

c)

Amelia Earhart

34.

The women's movement asking for the right to vote was called "Women's _________" .

a)

suffrage

b)

right

c)

goal

d)

American duty

35.

Which music genre was created in the 20s?

a)

Bluegrass

b)

Jazz

c)

Hip Hop

d)

R&B

36.

Why was the Sacco-Vanzetti case significant during the 1920s?

a)

involved the arrest and conviction of two immigrants - a sign of nativism that was huge during this time

b)

led to the Tennessee law that bans the teaching of evolution in schools

c)

it ended Prohibition

d)

it led to the conviction of Al Capone

37.

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.

38.

Which of the following changed the daily lives of women during the 1920s?

a)

vacuum cleaners and washing machines

b)

airplane travel

c)

computers and cell phones

d)

the right to vote

39.

Read the following poem, "One Way Ticket" by Langston Hughes.

I am fed up

With Jim Crow laws.

People who are cruel

And afraid...

I pick up my life

And take it away

On a one-way ticket-

Gone up North

Gone out West

Gone!

What was the purpose of the “Jim Crow laws” referred to in the poem above?

a)

to guarantee suffrage for African Americans

b)

to enforce segregation and discrimination

c)

to regulate the policies of Reconstruction

d)

to provide land for freed slaves after the Civil War

40.

Cartoons such as this one took the position that deportation was necessary because-

a)

assimilation programs in the United States had been unsuccessful

b)

economic decline had increased the competition for jobs

c)

communists were infiltrating the United States

d)

political machines had too much power in urban areas

41.

In the 1920s the American economy was booming, and many people had extra money to spend.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Commercial radio, record albums, and movies became very popular in the ________.

a)

1920s

b)

1930s

c)

1820s

d)

1830s

43.

The role of women in American society had little to no change during the 1920s.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

The _____ was a secret organization whose members believed in white supremacy.

a)

Anti-Immigration League

b)

Ku Klux Klan

c)

Dallas County Citizens' League

d)

Texas Bar Association

45.

One of the new entertainment media that became popular in the 1920s was _____.

a)

newspapers

b)

magazines

c)

radio

d)

television

46.

What was the "spark" that started the riots in Chicago?

a)

KKK

b)

Segregation

c)

drowning of a black man

47.

The 1919 Riots were called ____

a)

Murder in Chicago

b)

Blood River

c)

Red Summer

d)

Red Fall

48.

What area was attacked during the Tulsa massacre?

a)

Greenwood

b)

Greenville

c)

Greenwich

d)

Greenland

49.

What was the nickname given to the area hit by the Tulsa massacre?

a)

Black Wall Street

b)

Wall Street

c)

Oiland

d)

Beezer's

50.

What was unique about Greenwood?

a)

It was the wealthiest black community in the country

b)

There was nothing unique about Greenwood

c)

They had a great sports team

51.

What event caused the Tulsa massacre?

a)

A black man was accused of assaulting a white woman

b)

There was no cause

c)

White Tulsans didn't like Black Wall Street

d)

Jealousy

52.

What is one way the white mob destroyed Greenwood?

a)

Burned buildings

b)

Bulldozed buildings

c)

Blew up buildings

d)

Blew down buildings

53.

The Scopes trial was about whether _______ should be taught in schools?

a)

reading

b)

biology

c)

religion

d)

evolution

54.

Who was the defendant in the trial regarding evolution?

a)

John Butler

b)

John Scopes

c)

George Rappalyea

d)

H.L. Mencken

55.

John Scopes believed that

a)

Men were created by God

b)

Prohibition was best for America

c)

Anarchists should be hanged

d)

Men evolved from monkeys

56.

Which of the following was NOT a dramatic social change for women during the 1920s?

a)

Gaining the right to vote

b)

Gaining increased educational opportunities

c)

Gaining American citizenship

d)

More women began working outside the home

57.

What date did the stock market crash?

a)

November 27, 1976

b)

July 16, 1928

c)

October 21, 1921

d)

October 29, 1929

58.

What is another name for the day that the stock market crashed?

a)

Blue Wednesday

b)

Black Friday

c)

Black Tuesday

d)

Red Monday

59.

Because the stock market crashed,

a)

many people lost ALL of their money.

b)

many people went out and bought all they could afford.

c)

many people moved to the country.

60.

When customers rushed to the banks to take out their money in the panic of the crash, they found

a)

that banks didn't have enough money to give them.

b)

that the line was too long and they went home.

c)

that bankers were using an assembly line to distribute their money.

d)

that the banks doors were locked and they couldn't get in.

The Roaring 20s

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