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Roaring Twenties Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

relating to cities

(a)  

2.

relating to the country

(a)  

3.

rebirth or re-surge of culture

(a)  

4.

a change or addition

(a)  

5.

a term used to describe a "hands off" style of government

(a)  

6.

the act of making something illegal

(a)  

7.

illegal bars of the 1920s

(a)  

8.

free time activities; relaxation

(a)  

9.

women who lived an independent, free lifestyle

(a)  

10.

surge of black culture

(a)  

11.

social movement to ban alcohol

(a)  

12.

Amendment that banned alcohol

(a)  

13.

liquor smugglers

(a)  

14.

Name one of the Presidents of the 1920s.

(a)  

15.

All of the presidents in the 1920s were _____ enthusiast and is cited as the cause of what?

a)

intrusive; WWII and the Great Depression

b)

laissez faire; The Great Depression

c)

laissez faire; The Roaring Twenties and Great Depression

d)

passive aggressive; The Roaring Twenties

16.

What was the Roaring Twenties?

a)

When someone turns 20 years old

b)

Decade of increased economic prosperity

c)

1950s in the United States

d)

Decade of increased immigration

17.

Consumer Credit is a trust between a family and their bank that allows money to be loaned and has to be returned in 30 days.

a)

False

b)

True

18.

Who invented the modern car and increased wages of their factory workers

(a)  

19.

Name a popular sport in the 1920s.

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20.

What was the first animated film with sound?

a)

Oswald

b)

Looney Toons

c)

Disney's Skeleton Dance

d)

Disney's Steamboat Willie

21.

Radios were used for

a)

Faster and more accurate news

b)

Playing new music

c)

Making announcements for Amazon deliveries

22.

What events increased urbanization?

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23.

What caused the decrease in child labor?

a)

Increase in education

b)

Too many kids were getting hurt in the work force

c)

There were no jobs left for kids

d)

Kids didn't care about working anymore

24.

What caused the Great Railroad Strike of 1922?

a)

Hazardous working conditions

b)

Discrimination

c)

Wage cuts

d)

Lack of uniforms

25.

The Great Migration was a major relocation of Black Americans from the _____ to ______ cities.

a)

west; northern

b)

north; southern

c)

south; northern

d)

east; western

26.

The first Black American to receive a PhD from Harvard and helped establish the NAACP.

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

W.E.B. Du Bois

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Malcolm X

27.

Poets from the Harlem Renaissance wrote about:

a)

Black defiance & hope

b)

Facing white prejudice

c)

Experiences of Black Americans

28.

Writers from the Harlem Renaissance wrote about:

a)

Experiences of Black Americans

b)

Black defiance and hope

c)

Facing white prejudice

29.

What did artists in the Harlem Renaissance focus on:

a)

Facing White prejudice

b)

Experiences of Black Americans

c)

Black defiance and hope

30.

Who did the Ku Klux Klan target?

a)

Black Americans, Jews, Hindus and Native Americans

b)

Asian Americans, Catholics, Jews, and women

c)

Black Americans, Christians, Muslims and immigrants

d)

Black Americans, Catholics, Jews and immigrants

31.

John T. Scopes was put on trial for ________.

a)

teaching evolution

b)

teaching the creation story of the Bible

c)

accused of being an anarchist

32.

Sacco and Vanzetti were accused of ______ which resulted in a guilty verdict and the death penalty.

a)

loitering

b)

robbery

c)

murder

d)

kidnapping

33.

What were some reasons that certain groups wanted to ban alcohol?

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34.

How did people get alcohol during Prohibition?

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35.

Who was the "Lost Generation"?

a)

Adults that got lost in the forest while intoxicated

b)

Americans that were in their early adulthood during WWI

c)

Adults that did not get jobs

36.

What events occurred that led to the technological boom in the 20s.

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37.

What events occurred that lead to industrial advantages in the 20s.

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38.

The 18th Amendment banned the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors.

a)

True

b)

False