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Roaring 20's

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country received most of the blame for WWI?

a)

Italy

b)

Russia

c)

Serbia

d)

Germany

2.

What was the symbol of feminine change in the 1920s?

a)

Bootlegger

b)

Immigrant

c)

Musician

d)

Flapper

3.

Which Act would 1920s Nativists have agreed to?

a)

Chinese Exclusion Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

1924 Quota Act

d)

American Act

4.

How did the automotive industry help stimulate the U.S. economy?

a)

Ended dependence on foreign cars

b)

Started the Industrial Revolution

c)

Created employment opportunities while increasing demand for steel and rubber

d)

Made it easier for people to travel around the U.S

5.

What does the Roaring Twenties mean?

a)

A time where Americas economy collapsed

b)

A time period of a bunch of parties

c)

a time of prosperity and change in America

d)

A time period where America rebuilt it's society

6.

Which was NOT a form of entertainment that became popular in the 1920s?

a)

Silent Movies

b)

Radio

c)

Car Shows

d)

Boxing Matches

7.

What is the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future?

a)

Buy now pay later

b)

payment plan

c)

Credit

d)

Scamming

8.

What made it possible for the average American family to have access to many new inventions?

a)

Mass production

b)

Factories

c)

Assembly line

d)

Money from their new jobs

9.

The idea that America should stay out of foreign affairs and focus on themselves is what?

a)

Nativism

b)

Minding our business

c)

Isolationism

d)

Racism

10.

What amendment banned alcohol (Prohibition)?

a)

17

b)

16

c)

19

d)

18

11.

In reality Prohibition actually created which one of the following?

a)

Reduction in crime.

b)

Reduction in alcohol related deaths

c)

An increase in organized crime

d)

More money being made around the U.S

12.

What were illegal places where people drank alcohol called?

a)

Saloons

b)

Hidden Spots

c)

Speakeasy's

d)

Cellar

13.

What did the Immigration Acts of 1921, 1924 do?

a)

Increased the amount of immigrants allowed in the US

b)

Outlawed all immigration

c)

Only allowed immigrants from certain countries

d)

Decreased the amount of immigrants allowed in the US

14.

This term refers to when a bunch of people buy things and it helps stimulate the economy

a)

Roaring Twenties

b)

Credit

c)

Consumerism

d)

Buy now pay later

15.

How did Prohibition contribute to the growth of organized crime?

a)

by making it easier for bootleggers to branch into other types of illegal activity

b)

by forcing police to enforce anti liquor laws

c)

by forcing farmers to grow grain for the production of alcohol

d)

by strengthening respect for the law