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Roaring 20's Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Teapot Dome Scandal

a)

Reduce or limit military weapons

b)

A scandal where the government secretly leased protected land to independent oilmen in exchange for money

c)

The site of a nuclear weapons treaty

d)

The trial challenging the teaching of evolution in American schools

2.

Disarmament

a)

Reduce or limit military weapons

b)

Illegal tavern selling alcohol

c)

Oppose all organized government

d)

Buy on credit

3.

Communism

a)

A period of strong economic growth faced by Americans

b)

Illegal smuggling of alcohol

c)

An economic and political system where the state has complete control and is governed by a single party

d)

A cultural revival of African Americans including writers, musicians, and poets

4.

Anarchy

a)

Reduce or limit military weapons

b)

Illegal tavern selling alcohol

c)

Extended period of rising stock prices

d)

Opposition to all organized government

5.

Sacco and Vanzetti

a)

Women in the 1920s who challenged traditional female social roles

b)

Inventors who perfected the assembly line technique for automobile production

c)

The first American to complete a transatlantic flight

d)

Italian immigrants executed for their political beliefs

6.

Prohibition

a)

According to the 18th Amendment, the production, sale, or transportation of alcohol is prohibited

b)

Illegal smuggling of alcohol

c)

The revival of African American culture, including writers, musicians, and poets

d)

A period of strong economic growth faced by Americans

7.

Smuggling

a)

Purchase on credit

b)

Illegal smuggling of alcoholic beverages

c)

Illegal tavern selling alcoholic beverages

d)

Due to the 18th Amendment, it is illegal to produce, sell, or transport alcoholic beverages

8.

Speakeasy

a)

Buy on credit

b)

Illegal smuggling of alcohol

c)

Illegal tavern selling alcohol

d)

Due to the 18th Amendment, it is illegal to produce, sell, or transport alcohol

9.

Flapper

a)

Women in the 1920s who challenged traditional female social roles

b)

Inventor who perfected the automobile assembly line technology

c)

First American to fly across the Atlantic

d)

Italian immigrant executed for political beliefs

10.

Henry Ford

a)

Women in the 1920s who challenged traditional female roles

b)

Inventor who perfected the automobile assembly line technology

c)

The first American to fly across the Atlantic by airplane

d)

Italian immigrant executed for political beliefs

11.

Scopes Trial

a)

Extended period of rising stock prices

b)

Challenge to the teaching of evolution in American schools

c)

Illegal smuggling of alcohol

d)

An economic and political system in which the state has complete control and is governed by a single party

12.

Charles Lindbergh

a)

Women challenging traditional female roles in the 1920s

b)

Inventor who perfected the automobile assembly line technology

c)

First American to complete a transatlantic flight

d)

Italian immigrant executed for political beliefs

13.

Jazz

a)

The revival of African American culture, including writers, musicians, and poets

b)

A scandal where the government secretly leased protected land to independent oilmen in exchange for money

c)

A musical form that combines rhythms from West Africa, the Caribbean, Southern rural areas, and Europe

d)

Women of the 1920s who challenged traditional roles of women in society

14.

Harlem Renaissance

a)

A prolonged period of rising stock prices

b)

A cultural revival of African Americans including writers, musicians, and poets

c)

A period of strong economic growth faced by Americans

d)

Made the production, sale, or transportation of alcohol illegal as a result of the 18th Amendment

15.

Installment Purchase

a)

Borrow money to buy stocks

b)

A period of strong economic growth faced by Americans

c)

A period of continuous rise in stock prices

d)

Purchase on credit

16.

Bull Market

a)

Borrow money to buy stocks

b)

A period of strong economic growth in the United States

c)

A period of continuously rising stock prices

d)

Purchase on credit

17.

Margin Purchase

a)

Borrow money to buy stocks

b)

A period of strong economic growth faced by Americans

c)

A period of continuous rise in stock prices

d)

Credit purchase

18.

Prosperity

a)

Borrow money to buy stocks

b)

A period of strong economic growth faced by Americans

c)

A period of continuous rise in stock prices

d)

Buy on credit