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Roaring 20s Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

According to the cartoon above, which of the following was a problem most associated with Prohibition?

a)

Gambling

b)

Counterfeiting

c)

Smuggling

d)

Embezzling funds

2.

What was one way the role of women in society changed during the 1920s?

a)

They were granted the right to attend public schools.

b)

They were allowed to own property.

c)

They were allowed increased participation in the political process.

d)

They were granted the right to serve in military combat units.

3.

The map above shows the spread of which type of music through cultural diffusion?

a)

Hip hop

b)

Country

c)

Rock ‘n Roll

d)

Jazz

4.

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

a)

communists were infiltrating the United States.

b)

assimilation programs in the United States had been unsuccessful.

c)

political machines had too much power in urban areas.

d)

economic decline had increased the competition for jobs.

5.

One immediate result of Henry Ford’s manufacturing methods was that cars –

a)

became affordable for more people.

b)

required little fuel to operate efficiently.

c)

replaced railroads as the fastest way to ship goods.

d)

could be customized.

6.

Which reason BEST explains the change in the number of cars sold between 1910 and 1925?

a)

Cars became more available because of the passage of antitrust laws.

b)

Cars became more available because of the removal of tariffs after a global conflict.

c)

Cars became more affordable because of the removal of wartime price controls.

d)

Cars became more affordable because of the introduction of the assembly line.

7.

This 1924 cartoon satirizes a scandal that led to —

a)

public disappointment over revelations of government corruption.

b)

widespread dissatisfaction with a lack of economic development

c)

public frustration with government neglect of the working class

d)

widespread anger over excessive partisan politics

8.

Which factor played the largest role in fueling the economic boom in the 1920’s?

a)

The increasing ownership of automobiles by families.

b)

Government subsidies paid to farmers

c)

Tariff reductions on imported European goods

d)

Construction by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

9.

Which action did the Ku Klux Klan MOST commonly use?

a)

They used violence to intimidate voters from participating in elections.

b)

They used illegal means to file lawsuits to discriminate against religious groups

c)

They used petitions to influence school authorities to segregate education facilities.

10.

Which of these cause and effect relationships is accurate?

a)

The ideas of social Darwinism led to the passage of Prohibition laws.

b)

The signing of the Treaty of Versailles contributed to the implementation of the New Deal.

c)

The ideas of the Harlem Renaissance influenced the growth of the Civil Rights movement.

d)

The rise of fascism in Italy influenced the onset of the Red Scare.