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AH Unit 4 PRACTICE (1920s) OLD U4 (NOT DONE FOR 25-26)

Total questions: 132

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Buying on credit

a)

Laissez-Faire

b)

Installment Buying

c)

Bootleggers

d)

Isolationism

2.

The Great Migration was the mass movement of African Americans to cities in the __________.

a)

north and midwest

b)

southwest and Pacific coat

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

countryside of England

3.

What theme did F. Scott Fitzgerald use for his novels?

a)

the Jazz Age of the 1920s

b)

urban and southwest scenes

c)

African and American roots

d)

Migrant workers

4.

Which group of people moved North for more job opportunities?

a)

Irish

b)

African Americans

c)

Polish

d)

Mexican

5.
Who revolutionized the car industry?
a)
Calvin Coolidge
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Henry Ford
d)
Louis Chevrolet
6.
The rapid manufacture of large numbers of identical products. 
a)
Mass Production
b)
Scientific Management
c)
Assembly Line
d)
Division of Labor
7.
Arrangement of equipment and workers in which work passes from operation to operation in a direct line until the product is assembled. 
a)
The Work Station
b)
Assembly lines
c)
Mass Production
8.
Flood of new, affordable goods in the decades after WWI 
a)
The Model T
b)
The Consumer Revolution
c)
Installment Buying
d)
Buying on the Margin
9.
Period of rising stocks
a)
Bear Market
b)
Bubble Market
c)
Bull Market
d)
The Big Crash
10.
Buyer pays only a small percentage of the purchase price of a stock 
a)
Installment Buying
b)
Percentage Investment
c)
Buying on the margin
d)
Credit Card buying
11.
Method of purchase in which buyer makes a small down-payment and then pays off the rest of the debt in regular monthly payments
a)
Installment Buying
b)
Percentage Buying
c)
Buying on the Margin
d)
Layaway
12.
Ford's automobile that was affordable for the masses
a)
The Victoria
b)
Stearn's Electic Car
c)
The Model T
d)
The Concord
13.

People were able to afford more expensive consumer goods because they were able to pay for it using ______________.

a)

Cash

b)

Check

c)

Monthly Payments

14.

People found they had more money and _______________ to spend on live music and entertainment.

a)

leisure time

b)

work time

c)

communication time

15.

Ford built the model T on ___________________ which lowered the price making it much more affordable for people.

a)

order

b)

an assembly Line

16.

_____________ were young women who challenged the old ideas of how a woman should act in the 1920s.

a)

Flappers

b)

Cubans

c)

Americans

17.

________________ became an important new source of information and entertainment in the twenties.

a)

television

b)

newspaper

c)

radio

18.

As more people bought cars, American society became more ______________.

a)

mobile

b)

stationary

c)

cautious

19.

The first commercial radio station in the United States was...

a)

KGFX in Pierre, SD

b)

KDKA in Pittsburgh, PA

c)

WCBS in New York, NY

20.

In the 1920s _______________ became more common in people's homes, improving communication.

a)

Telegraphs

b)

Telephones

c)

Televisions

21.

The prosperity of the United States in the mid-1920s resulted in part from

a)

increased demand for new consumer goods

b)

high-wage contracts negotiated by labor unions

c)

record-high farm prices

d)

increased government regulation of the economy

22.

Improved mass-production techniques affected the American economy of the 1920s by

a)

lowering the quality of most products

b)

reducing prices of consumer goods

c)

decreasing the quantity of manufactured products

d)

causing higher unemployment

23.

"The business of America is business."

— President Calvin Coolidge


By making this statement, President Coolidge was expressing his support for

a)

higher taxes on corporations

b)

banking regulations

c)

democratic socialism

d)

the free-enterprise system

24.

A major reason for the emergence of a “consumer culture” in the 1920s was that

a)

the Federal Government encouraged labor to unionize

b)

advertising and installment payments encouraged buying

c)

minimum-wage laws expanded buying power

d)

enforcement of antitrust laws resulted in higher prices

25.

The growth of the automobile industry after World War I changed the United States economy by

a)

stimulating the development of other new industries

b)

decreasing employment opportunities for assembly-line workers

c)

increasing the number of railroad passengers

d)

encouraging government operation of major industries

26.

In the United States, the decade of the 1920s was characterized by

a)

a willingness to encourage immigration to the United States

b)

increased consumer borrowing and spending

c)

the active involvement of the United States in European affairs

d)

major reforms in national labor legislation

27.

The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural, intellectual, and artistic movement.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Louis Armstrong was a _______________.

a)

Poet

b)

Jazz Musician

c)

An Athlete

d)

Person

29.
How was the Harlem Renaissance a product of the Great Migration?
a)
Many who migrated ended up in Harlem where they shared their talents such as art and music.
b)
The Harlem Renaissance was not a product of the Great Migration.  They have nothhing in common.
30.
Harlem is a neighborhood in 
a)
New York City
b)
New Orleans
c)
New Jersey
d)
Africa
31.
What type of music was popularized during the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
Jazz
b)
Hip Hop
c)
Country
d)
Rock
32.

The Harlem Renaissance spanned which decade?

a)

1900s

b)

1910s

c)

1920s

d)

1930s

33.
The artists during the Harlem Renaissance most wanted to
a)
document the experiences of their people
b)
show off their talents (dancing, singing, writing, etc)
c)
Go back to their ancestors' homeland
d)
Separate completely from the rest of America
34.
Which art form WASN'T represented in the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
painting and art
b)
music and theatre
c)
fiction and poetry
d)
sculpture and architecture
35.
All of the following were famous musical artists during the jazz age EXCEPT
a)
Bessie Smith
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Duke Ellington
36.

What was the "New Negro?"

a)

A new view on how society treated black people

b)

A popular new style of music

c)

A new sense of identity and dignity among African Americans

d)

A jazz musician at the Cotton Club

37.
a)
Marcus Garvy
b)
Alain Locke
c)
James Weldon Johnson
d)
Langston Hughes
38.
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
Cab Calloway
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Langston Hughes
39.

What book did Zora Neale Hurston write that expressed longing independence felt by women black and white.

a)

Their Eyes Were Watching God

b)

I, Too

c)

It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing

d)

The Red Summer of 1919

40.

The photograph above was an example of —

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Freeman's Bureau legislation

c)

Jim Crow Laws

41.

Which of these was NOT an important figure during the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

Zora Neale Hurston

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

Booker T. Washington

42.

The most popular jazz club in the US during the 1920's was the

a)

Club 21

b)

Armstrong Club

c)

Cotton Club

d)

Club Speakeasy

43.

How did race relations in the South change after Reconstruction?

a)

Laws were created to increase African Americans' rights.

b)

Poll Taxes were decreased to ensure voting practices.

c)

Laws were created to limit African Americans' rights.

44.

Which African American led the “Back to Africa” movement during the early 20th century?

a)

A. Booker T. Washington

b)

B. George Washington Carver

c)

C. W.E.B. Du Bois

d)

D. Marcus Garvey

45.

Which best represents the group below?

• Rejected the idealism that inspired U.S. entry into World War I

• Sense of moral loss and aimlessness

• Criticized culture though illusions of happiness

a)

A. Harlem Renaissance.

b)

B. Chicano Mural Movement.

c)

C. Lost Generation.

d)

D. Beat Movement

46.

Which of the following BEST represents the spread of popular culture in the 1920s?

a)

A. Radio

b)

B. Phonograph

c)

C. Telephone

d)

D. Automobile

47.

What was a major influence on the popularity of the flapper during the 1920s?

a)

A decline in the number of women working in urban factories

b)

A shift away from the traditional roles of women

c)

An increase in the use of credit and installment plans

d)

A decrease in crime associated with prohibition

48.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.


president who vowed a “return to normalcy”

a)

Guglielmo Marconi

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Warren G. Harding

d)

Charles Evans Hughes

e)

Edward M. House

49.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.


America’s basic foreign policy in the 1920s

a)

speakeasy

b)

isolationism

c)

flapper

d)

bootlegging

e)

prohibition

50.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.


woman whose behavior and dress were shocking

a)

speakeasy

b)

isolationism

c)

flapper

d)

bootlegging

e)

prohibition

51.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.


legal victor of the Scopes trial

a)

William Jennings Bryan

b)

J. Gresham Machen

c)

Marcus Garvey

d)

Sigmund Freud

e)

Herbert Hoover

52.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.


purchasing stock on credit

a)

buying on margin

b)

recession

c)

“Black Thursday”

d)

dole

e)

National Recovery Administration

53.

Which member from the Harlem Renaissance was a famous piano player?

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Zoran Neale Hurston

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

Bessie Smith

e)

Louis Armstrong

54.

Which member from the Harlem Renaissance wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God?

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Zoran Neale Hurston

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

Bessie Smith

e)

Louis Armstrong

55.

Which member from the Harlem Renaissance wrote Jazz Poetry?

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Zoran Neale Hurston

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

Bessie Smith

e)

Louis Armstrong

56.

Which member from the Harlem Renaissance was a famous trumpet player?

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Zoran Neale Hurston

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

Bessie Smith

e)

Louis Armstrong

57.

Who was the most famous writer from The Lost Generation?

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

F Scott Fitzgerald

c)

Ernest Hemingway

d)

Upton Sinclair

58.

Which novel written by F Scott Fitzgerald perfectly depicts all of the themes common to Lost Generation writers?

a)

The Sun Also Rises

b)

All Quiet on the Western Front

c)

The Great Gatsby

d)

The Jungle

59.

What were Americans scared of during the Red Scare?

a)

Communism spreading in the US

b)

The Red Flu

c)

German spies infiltrating our country for Hitler

d)

The color red

60.

Who taught evolution anyways in TN and started a major court case over it?

a)

John Scopes

b)

William Jennings Bryan

c)

Clarence Darrow

61.

True or False; By the end of the John Scopes trial the trial was really about Creation vs Evolution and not about what Scopes had done.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Which amendment made alcohol illegal?

a)

17

b)

18

c)

19

d)

20

e)

21

63.
 The Prohibition Era in the United States is generally associated with a ban on
a)
alcohol
b)
communism
c)
free speech
d)
immigration
64.
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.
a)
school
b)
Evolution
c)
life
d)
religion
65.
The Red Scare led to which of the following?
a)
The ratification of the 19th amendment
b)
a demand for limits on immigration
c)
the start of the Great Depression
d)
the repeal of the 18th amendment 
66.
Nativists are against _______?
a)
Corruption
b)
African Americans
c)
Railroads
d)
Immigrants
67.
Beliefs based on a literal interpretation of the Bible are called
a)
fundamentalism
b)
evolution
c)
urbanization
d)
values
68.
Tennessee outlawed the teaching of __________ 
a)
  Math
b)
Evolution
c)
Creationism
d)
History
69.
What were illegal places where people drank alcohol called?
a)
speakeasies
b)
speaksoftly
c)
cellars 
d)
hidden spots
70.
Which of the following is a characteristic of daily life in the 1920s?
a)
Many Americans lost all of their money in the Stock Market crash.
b)
Many Americans did not have jobs and there were failed banks and businesses. 
c)
Many Americans experienced an economic boom, furthered by new technologies. 
d)
All Americans experienced an economic boom, furthered by new technologies.
71.
"Buy now, pay later" most closely relates to which of the following?
a)
Stealing
b)
Buying on Margin
c)
Installment Buying
d)
Credit Cards
72.
As consumer goods doubled in production, what also grew as a result of installment buying?
a)
Credit Cards
b)
Buying Stocks
c)
Consumer Debt
d)
Consumer Wealth
73.
After World War I, the United States went back to a policy of
a)
Imperialism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Expansionism
d)
Globalization
74.
What field used the field of psychology to link happiness with material wealth?
a)
Business
b)
Advertising
c)
Economy
d)
Stock Market
75.
The Tea Pot Dome Scandal is most closely associated with which president?
a)
Harding
b)
Coolidge
c)
Hoover
76.
The fear of communism was known as the
a)
Red Scare
b)
Yellow Fever
c)
Green Lateran 
77.
Which of these is the BEST explanation for the declining percentage of foreign-born people in the United States between 1910 and 1940?
a)
declining U.S. birth rate
b)
improved economic conditions in Europe during the 1920s
c)
more restrictive immigrations policies in the United States
d)
post World War II conditions in both Europe and the United States
78.
The immigration quotas and National Origins Act of 1924 were intended to
a)
expand immigration to the U.S.
b)
create new opportunities for minorities.
c)
preserve the existing make-up of the U.S. 
d)
set high limits to encourage Americans to move abroad.
79.
Which is the best example of nativist sentiment?
a)
New Deal
b)
Scopes Trial
c)
KKK
d)
Teapot Dome Scandal
80.
During the Red Scare, Americans often linked __________ with radicalism.
a)
workers
b)
criminals
c)
immigrants
d)
Progressives
81.
Who was Babe Ruth?
a)
Baseball Player
b)
Inventor
c)
President
d)
Football Player
82.
Who was Amelia Earhart?
a)
Pilot
b)
Women's Rights Leader
c)
A member of Congress
d)
1st Lady
83.
One of the few groups to successfully gain political rights during the 1920s was —
a)
women with the adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment
b)
religious groups with the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment
c)
European immigrants with passage of the National Origins Quota Act
d)
African Americans with the introduction of culture studies in college curriculums
84.
Which aspect of American culture in the 1920’s became popular in many other societies around the world?
a)
Jazz music
b)
Movie theaters
c)
Art-deco architecture
d)
Flapper clothing styles
85.
What is an example of a pull factor that prompted African Americans to move up North?
a)
Factory jobs
b)
Boll Weevil disease
c)
Sharecropping 
d)
Jim Crow laws
86.
Many believe this author captured the spirit of the "Roaring Twenties" with his novel Titled The Great Gatsby.
a)
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
b)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
c)
Ernest Hemingway
d)
Louis Armstrong
87.
Who was the first pilot to fly a trans atlantic flight?
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Charles Lindeburgh
d)
Herbert Hoover
88.
The Harlem Renaissance was
a)
Celebration of African American Culture
b)
Spark of increased industrial jobs
c)
Creation of controversial policies
d)
Creation of the Department of Interior
89.
This new technology liberated the isolated rural family, who could now travel to the city for shopping and entertainment.  It also allowed both women and young people to become more independent through increased mobility. 
a)
Automobile
b)
Television
c)
Radio
d)
Airplanes
90.
Established in 1926, this legendary Route provided a way for people trekking west from Chicago to California.
a)
Route 44
b)
Route 55
c)
Route 49
d)
Route 66
91.
President that followed Herbert Hoover's administration.  He said, "the chief business of the american people is business... The man who builds a factory builds a temple- the man who works there worships there."
a)
Warren G. Harding
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Charles Evans
d)
F.D.R
92.
The most spectacular example of corruption during Harding's Presidency, in which Government held Oil-rich lands were leased to Mammoth Oil Company.  
a)
Teapot Dome Scandal
b)
Red Scare
c)
Fordney- McCumber
d)
Mammoth Scandal
93.
Which is an advantage, for the common man, to buying on credit?
a)
People could go far into debt without realizing it. 
b)
People could buy goods they could not otherwise afford. 
c)
Banks profited. 
d)
Low interest rates.
94.
This was an important technological development of the 1920s - perhaps the "most powerful communications medium" to emerge in the 1920s:
a)
Newspapers
b)
Magazines
c)
Radio
d)
Television
95.
What foreign policy did the U.S. employ in the 1920's whereby we wanted to avoid interaction and war with foreign countries?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Expansionism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Big Stick Diplomacy
96.

Why did conflicts between labor unions and businesses increase in the early 1920s?

a)

the government stopped controlling business and took a Laissez-faire approach

b)

unions gained increased bargaining power due to the lack of available labor

c)

immigrant laborers gained new political rights due to their wartime contributions

d)

legislation strictly regulating many business practices was passed by Congress

97.

Presidents Harding and Coolidge supported which of the following in relation to big business?

a)

increasing regulations on businesses.

b)

shielding business owners from certain laws.

c)

reducing taxes to encourage the growth of businesses.

d)

supporting business with direct government funding.

98.
Al Capone gave this city a reputation of Corruption and Criminality.
a)
New York
b)
Boston
c)
St. Louis
d)
Chicago
99.
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.
100.
All are examples associated w/ Flappers EXCEPT
a)
Smoking
b)
Skin Showing
c)
Lipstick 
d)
Ankle length dresses.
101.
The man who flew the first nonstop flight from US to Paris.
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Charlie Chaplin
d)
Louis Armstrong.
102.
When WWI started, what was the wealth gap between the rich and poor like in the United States?
a)
It was very small gap between the rich and the poor.
b)
Wealth in American society was basically equal among all citizens.
c)
There was a large gap between the rich and the poor.
d)
None of the above.
103.
The government of what country was overthrown in 1917 and turned into a Communist country?
a)
Russia
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
Germany
d)
England
104.
Who was A. Mitchell Palmer?
a)
Secretary of State during WWI.
b)
President of the United States during WWI.
c)
Attorney General of the United States during WWI.
d)
General in charge of the Army during WWI.
105.
What did opponents of A. Mitchell Palmer say he was doing?
a)
Weeding out groups who were attempting to take down the United States.
b)
Taking down anybody who was a supporter of Woodrow Wilson.
c)
Protecting people's freedom of speech.
d)
Taking away people's freedom of speech during and directly after WWI.
106.
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.
a)
school
b)
Evolution
c)
life
d)
religion
107.
After 1921, cheap labor workers decreased in America.  What was the reason for the lack of immigrants? (Red Scare)
a)
Less people wanted to come to the United States
b)
Immigrants were not looking for jobs.
c)
Most of the immigrants were already working.
d)
Adoption of stricter immigration quotas
108.
What was the main reason the KKK revived?
a)
WWI veterans had to compete with immigrants for jobs
b)
Sacco + Vanzetti case outrage
c)
Many "New Immigrants" arrived before immigration laws
d)
Bible Belt humiliated by Monkey Trial 
109.
Beliefs based on a literal interpretation of the Bible are called
a)
fundamentalism
b)
evolution
c)
urbanization
d)
values
110.
The prosecuting attorney in the Scopes trial was
a)
William Jennings Bryan
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Clarence Darrow
d)
Aimee Semple McPherson
111.

Fear of communism in the US during the 1920s.

a)

Black Scare

b)

Communism Scare

c)

Red Scare

d)

Scopes Scare

112.

An arrangement placing a limit on the number of immigrants allowed from each country.

a)

Quota System

b)

Limit System

c)

Number System

d)

Immigrant System

113.

Name given to women who challenged traditional standards of behavior during the 1920s.

a)

Fashionistas

b)

Pearls

c)

Charlestons

d)

Flappers

114.

Popular baseball player who lived an excessive lifestyle that embodied the 1920s.

a)

Babe Ruth

b)

Lou Gehrig

c)

Joe Sewell

d)

Jackie Robinson

115.

Famous silent movie star of the 1920s.

a)

Shirley Temple

b)

Tom Cruise

c)

Charlie Chaplin

d)

Jessica Alba

116.

Infamous mob boss in Chicago during the age of Prohibition who was arrested for tax fraud.

a)

Al Capone

b)

Bugsy Siegal

c)

Frank Costello

d)

Lucky Luciano

117.

Name of an illegal and secret bar or saloon that sold alcohol during Prohibition.

a)

Secret Bar

b)

Scopes

c)

Flappers

d)

Speakeasy

118.

A person who makes, distributes, and sells alcohol illegally.

a)

Bootlegger

b)

Jazzer

c)

Boozer

d)

Flapper

119.

Type of music credited to African Americans that includes improv, including Dixieland swing and big band.

a)

Blues

b)

Jazz

c)

R & B

d)

Rock

120.
It was hard for black people to find jobs in the south because of __________, which made segregation legal.
a)
Jim Crow laws
b)
Slave laws
c)
Segregational Act of 1900
d)
Civil Rights
121.

________________ focused on making legal changes in the American court system that would undo Jim Crow laws and protect rights for African Americans.

a)

UNIA

b)

HRA

c)

NAACP

d)

Black Nationalist Movement

122.

What did the artists of the Lost Generation have in common?

a)

they were all writers

b)

they were disillusioned with society after WWI

c)

they had suffered severely from the Wall Street Crash

d)

they took so many drugs that they were deeply dependent

123.

All of the following were presidents during the 1920's EXCEPT

a)

Coolidge

b)

Harding

c)

Roosevelt

d)

Hoover

124.

The Republican leadership of the 1920's

a)

Continued the progressive reforms of Roosevelt and Taft

b)

Encouraged a government hands off, limited intervention to encourage the growth of business

c)

Provided many social reform programs to encourage economic growth

125.

The Immigration Act of 1924 strictly

a)

encouraged immigration

b)

limited imports of alcohol

c)

limited immigration from certain areas

126.

Which group was least likely to be economically prosperous during the 1920's

a)

Industrialists

b)

Farmers

127.

What was a major influence on the popularity of the flapper during the 1920s?

a)

A decline in the number of women working in urban factories

b)

A shift away from the traditional roles of women

c)

An increase in the use of credit and installment plans

d)

A decrease in crime associated with prohibition

128.

Which president promised a "return to normalcy"?

a)

Taft

b)

Hoover

c)

Harding

d)

Coolidge

129.

Which president was quoted, "The business of America is business"?

a)

Harding

b)

Coolidge

c)

Taft

d)

Hoover

130.
President pushed for tax cuts and isolationism; corrupt admin.
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Warren G. Harding
c)
Calvin Coolidge
d)
Herbert Hoover
131.

This politician, Attorney General under Wilson, took advantage of the Red Scare of 1919-20 to arrest thousands of radicals and either jail them or ship them to Russia. Who was he?

a)

William Jennings Bryan

b)

A. Mitchell Palmer

c)

Frederick Taylor

d)

John T. Scopes

e)

Al Capone

132.

Symbolic of the popular fears of immigrants, communism, change, and diversity, this group became very powerful during the 20s with a reputed 5 million members and hatred for anyone who was foreign, Catholic or Jewish, liberal or different. What was the group?

a)

American Legion

b)

NAACP

c)

Ku Klux Klan

d)

Mafia

e)

American First Committee