WorksheetsTwenties
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Eighteenth Amendment
a)
A famous Chicago gangster who made a fortune from bootlegging. He made his way to the top of the crime world by buying off public officials, the police, and judges.
b)
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages.
c)
In the 1920s people bought stock hoping that it would rise in value. This contributed to the Stock Market Crash.
d)
The constitutional amendment adopted in 1920 that guarantees women the right to vote.
2.
Bootlegging
a)
The constitutional amendment adopted in 1920 that guarantees women the right to vote.
b)
A writer from Oxford, Mississippi who wrote novels including The Sound and the Fury.
c)
The act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally.
d)
Name for the 1920s, because of the popularity of jazz-a new type of American music that combined African rhythms, blues, and ragtime.
3.
Al Capone
a)
A famous Chicago gangster who made a fortune from bootlegging. He made his way to the top of the crime world by buying off public officials, the police, and judges.
b)
American short-story writer and novelist famous for his depictions of the Jazz Age. His most brilliant novel was The Great Gatsby (1925).
c)
The literary and artistic movement centered in Harlem that lasted from the 1920s into the early 1930s that both celebrated and lamented black life in America. Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston were two famous writers of this movement.
d)
A cheap and simple car designed by Ford. It allowed for more Americans to own a car. It was produced on an assembly line using standardized parts.
4.
Twenty-First Amendment
a)
Passed in February, 1933 to repeal the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
b)
A group of writers during the 1920s who reacted against the materialism, conformity, and intolerance of mass society. Writers in this group include F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.
c)
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages.
d)
In a factory, an arrangement where a product is moved from worker to worker, with each person performing a single task in the making of the product. Perfected by Henry Ford.
5.
Nineteenth Amendment
a)
The constitutional amendment adopted in 1920 that guarantees women the right to vote.
b)
Located in Pittsburgh it became the first commercial radio station in America in 1920.
c)
Young women in the 1920s who challenged social traditions with their dress and behavior. They were known for their short skirts and bobbed hair.
d)
A professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs. He helped to further popularize professional baseball.
6.
Presidential Election of 1920
a)
Producing more products than people are able to buy. Eventually this leads to surplus products and dropping stock prices.
b)
Very restrictive immigration legislation passed in 1924. It lowered immigration dramatically and intentionally almost eliminated immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe.
c)
In this election the Republican candidate Warren G. Harding defeated the Democratic candidate James Cox.
d)
Passed in February, 1933 to repeal the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
7.
Teapot Dome Scandal
a)
Located in Pittsburgh it became the first commercial radio station in America in 1920.
b)
A scandal during the Harding administration involving the granting of oil-drilling rights on government land in return for bribes.
c)
The constitutional amendment adopted in 1920 that guarantees women the right to vote.
d)
Purchasing stocks (a portion of a company) on credit, hoping the price will rise and the stock can be sold for a profit before the loan comes due. This was a major cause of the Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression.
8.
Presidential Election of 1924
a)
A writer from Oxford, Mississippi who wrote novels including The Sound and the Fury.
b)
A group of writers during the 1920s who reacted against the materialism, conformity, and intolerance of mass society. Writers in this group include F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.
c)
In this presidential election the Republican candidate Calvin Coolidge defeated the Democratic candidate John Davis.
d)
An American novelist, short-story writer, journalist, and sportsman who wrote A Farewell to Arms about World War I.
9.
Assembly Line
a)
United States aviator who, in 1927, made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
b)
In a factory, an arrangement where a product is moved from worker to worker, with each person performing a single task in the making of the product. Perfected by Henry Ford.
c)
A famous Chicago gangster who made a fortune from bootlegging. He made his way to the top of the crime world by buying off public officials, the police, and judges.
d)
The first movie with sound. It was created in 1927.
10.
Model T
a)
The literary and artistic movement centered in Harlem that lasted from the 1920s into the early 1930s that both celebrated and lamented black life in America. Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston were two famous writers of this movement.
b)
A cheap and simple car designed by Ford. It allowed for more Americans to own a car. It was produced on an assembly line using standardized parts.
c)
The movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern cities in the early 20th Century.
d)
First woman to serve in Congress. She was a suffragist and pacifist who voted against U.S. involvement in World War I.
11.
Consumerism
a)
Leading African American jazz musician during the Harlem Renaissance. He was a talented trumpeter whose style influenced many later musicians.
b)
A preoccupation with the purchasing of material goods. This phenomenon increased during the 1920s as advertising and credit plans fueled spending.
c)
In this election the Republican candidate Warren G. Harding defeated the Democratic candidate James Cox.
d)
The first movie with sound. It was created in 1927.
12.
KDKA
a)
In this presidential election the Republican candidate Calvin Coolidge defeated the Democratic candidate John Davis.
b)
Organization that saw a resurgence in the 1920s. By 1925 there were more than five million members of this organization that attacked African Americans, Catholics, and recent immigrants.
c)
Located in Pittsburgh it became the first commercial radio station in America in 1920.
d)
Purchasing stocks (a portion of a company) on credit, hoping the price will rise and the stock can be sold for a profit before the loan comes due. This was a major cause of the Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression.
13.
Jazz Age
a)
A cheap and simple car designed by Ford. It allowed for more Americans to own a car. It was produced on an assembly line using standardized parts.
b)
Female African American writer and folklore scholar who played a key role in the Harlem Renaissance. Wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God.
c)
Purchasing stocks (a portion of a company) on credit, hoping the price will rise and the stock can be sold for a profit before the loan comes due. This was a major cause of the Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression.
d)
Name for the 1920s, because of the popularity of jazz-a new type of American music that combined African rhythms, blues, and ragtime.
14.
The Jazz Singer
a)
The first movie with sound. It was created in 1927.
b)
Very restrictive immigration legislation passed in 1924. It lowered immigration dramatically and intentionally almost eliminated immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe.
c)
Located in Pittsburgh it became the first commercial radio station in America in 1920.
d)
By 1933 the unemployment rate was 25% as many people lost their jobs following the Stock Market Crash.
15.
Babe Ruth
a)
Part of the Red Scare, these were measures to hunt out political radicals and immigrants who were potential threats to American security. They led to the arrest of nearly 5,500 people and the deportation of nearly 400.
b)
African American poet who described the rich culture of African American life. He wrote Harlem (A Raisin in the Sun) and had a major impact on the Harlem Renaissance.
c)
A professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs. He helped to further popularize professional baseball.
d)
By 1933 the unemployment rate was 25% as many people lost their jobs following the Stock Market Crash.
16.
Charles Lindbergh
a)
Young women in the 1920s who challenged social traditions with their dress and behavior. They were known for their short skirts and bobbed hair.
b)
United States aviator who, in 1927, made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
c)
An American novelist, short-story writer, journalist, and sportsman who wrote A Farewell to Arms about World War I.
d)
The first movie with sound. It was created in 1927.
17.
National Origins Act of 1924
a)
Trial of a Tennessee teacher who had illegally taught the theory of evolution in a public school. The trial exposed the differences between rural and urban Americans.
b)
The movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern cities in the early 20th Century.
c)
Very restrictive immigration legislation passed in 1924. It lowered immigration dramatically and intentionally almost eliminated immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe.
d)
A cheap and simple car designed by Ford. It allowed for more Americans to own a car. It was produced on an assembly line using standardized parts.
18.
Palmer Raids
a)
In this presidential election the Republican candidate Calvin Coolidge defeated the Democratic candidate John Davis.
b)
The movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern cities in the early 20th Century.
c)
Part of the Red Scare, these were measures to hunt out political radicals and immigrants who were potential threats to American security. They led to the arrest of nearly 5,500 people and the deportation of nearly 400.
d)
A writer from Oxford, Mississippi who wrote novels including The Sound and the Fury.
19.
Sacco and Vanzetti
a)
In this election the Republican candidate Warren G. Harding defeated the Democratic candidate James Cox.
b)
Italian radicals who became symbols of the Red Scare of the 1920s. They were arrested, tried, and executed for a robbery/murder but many believed they were innocent and convicted only because of their immigrant status and radical political beliefs.
c)
Very restrictive immigration legislation passed in 1924. It lowered immigration dramatically and intentionally almost eliminated immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe.
d)
Producing more products than people are able to buy. Eventually this leads to surplus products and dropping stock prices.
20.
Ku Klux Klan
a)
Organization that saw a resurgence in the 1920s. By 1925 there were more than five million members of this organization that attacked African Americans, Catholics, and recent immigrants.
b)
United States aviator who, in 1927, made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
c)
In the 1920s people bought stock hoping that it would rise in value. This contributed to the Stock Market Crash.
d)
When share prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed in October, 1929. It signaled the beginning of the Great Depression.
21.
Marcus Garvey
a)
A professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs. He helped to further popularize professional baseball.
b)
African American leader during the 1920s who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and advocated mass migration of African Americans from the U.S. to Africa.
c)
In the 1920s people bought stock hoping that it would rise in value. This contributed to the Stock Market Crash.
d)
When share prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed in October, 1929. It signaled the beginning of the Great Depression.
22.
Flappers
a)
In a factory, an arrangement where a product is moved from worker to worker, with each person performing a single task in the making of the product. Perfected by Henry Ford.
b)
Young women in the 1920s who challenged social traditions with their dress and behavior. They were known for their short skirts and bobbed hair.
c)
Leading African American jazz musician during the Harlem Renaissance. He was a talented trumpeter whose style influenced many later musicians.
d)
United States aviator who, in 1927, made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
23.
Jeanette Rankin
a)
American short-story writer and novelist famous for his depictions of the Jazz Age. His most brilliant novel was The Great Gatsby (1925).
b)
First woman to serve in Congress. She was a suffragist and pacifist who voted against U.S. involvement in World War I.
c)
Located in Pittsburgh it became the first commercial radio station in America in 1920.
d)
A scandal during the Harding administration involving the granting of oil-drilling rights on government land in return for bribes.
24.
Scopes "Monkey" Trial
a)
The literary and artistic movement centered in Harlem that lasted from the 1920s into the early 1930s that both celebrated and lamented black life in America. Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston were two famous writers of this movement.
b)
Trial of a Tennessee teacher who had illegally taught the theory of evolution in a public school. The trial exposed the differences between rural and urban Americans.
c)
United States aviator who, in 1927, made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
d)
First woman to serve in Congress. She was a suffragist and pacifist who voted against U.S. involvement in World War I.
25.
Lost Generation
a)
The first movie with sound. It was created in 1927.
b)
First woman to serve in Congress. She was a suffragist and pacifist who voted against U.S. involvement in World War I.
c)
A group of writers during the 1920s who reacted against the materialism, conformity, and intolerance of mass society. Writers in this group include F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.
d)
A famous Chicago gangster who made a fortune from bootlegging. He made his way to the top of the crime world by buying off public officials, the police, and judges.
26.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
a)
American short-story writer and novelist famous for his depictions of the Jazz Age. His most brilliant novel was The Great Gatsby (1925).
b)
African American leader during the 1920s who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and advocated mass migration of African Americans from the U.S. to Africa.
c)
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages.
d)
Name for the 1920s, because of the popularity of jazz-a new type of American music that combined African rhythms, blues, and ragtime.
27.
Ernest Hemingway
a)
A group of writers during the 1920s who reacted against the materialism, conformity, and intolerance of mass society. Writers in this group include F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.
b)
In this presidential election the Republican candidate Calvin Coolidge defeated the Democratic candidate John Davis.
c)
An American novelist, short-story writer, journalist, and sportsman who wrote A Farewell to Arms about World War I.
d)
First woman to serve in Congress. She was a suffragist and pacifist who voted against U.S. involvement in World War I.
28.
William Faulkner
a)
A writer from Oxford, Mississippi who wrote novels including The Sound and the Fury.
b)
Part of the Red Scare, these were measures to hunt out political radicals and immigrants who were potential threats to American security. They led to the arrest of nearly 5,500 people and the deportation of nearly 400.
c)
A famous Chicago gangster who made a fortune from bootlegging. He made his way to the top of the crime world by buying off public officials, the police, and judges.
d)
In this presidential election the Republican candidate Calvin Coolidge defeated the Democratic candidate John Davis.
29.
The Great Migration
a)
The movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern cities in the early 20th Century.
b)
African American poet who described the rich culture of African American life. He wrote Harlem (A Raisin in the Sun) and had a major impact on the Harlem Renaissance.
c)
The act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally.
d)
Italian radicals who became symbols of the Red Scare of the 1920s. They were arrested, tried, and executed for a robbery/murder but many believed they were innocent and convicted only because of their immigrant status and radical political beliefs.
30.
The Harlem Renaissance
a)
Name for the 1920s, because of the popularity of jazz-a new type of American music that combined African rhythms, blues, and ragtime.
b)
Producing more products than people are able to buy. Eventually this leads to surplus products and dropping stock prices.
c)
The literary and artistic movement centered in Harlem that lasted from the 1920s into the early 1930s that both celebrated and lamented black life in America. Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston were two famous writers of this movement.
d)
Leading African American jazz musician during the Harlem Renaissance. He was a talented trumpeter whose style influenced many later musicians.
31.
Langston Hughes
a)
The constitutional amendment adopted in 1920 that guarantees women the right to vote.
b)
African American poet who described the rich culture of African American life. He wrote Harlem (A Raisin in the Sun) and had a major impact on the Harlem Renaissance.
c)
United States aviator who, in 1927, made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
d)
A writer from Oxford, Mississippi who wrote novels including The Sound and the Fury.
32.
Zora Neale Hurston
a)
The literary and artistic movement centered in Harlem that lasted from the 1920s into the early 1930s that both celebrated and lamented black life in America. Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston were two famous writers of this movement.
b)
First woman to serve in Congress. She was a suffragist and pacifist who voted against U.S. involvement in World War I.
c)
In this election the Republican candidate Herbert Hoover defeated the Democratic candidate Alfred Smith.
d)
Female African American writer and folklore scholar who played a key role in the Harlem Renaissance. Wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God.
33.
Louis Armstrong
a)
Leading African American jazz musician during the Harlem Renaissance. He was a talented trumpeter whose style influenced many later musicians.
b)
A scandal during the Harding administration involving the granting of oil-drilling rights on government land in return for bribes.
c)
Located in Pittsburgh it became the first commercial radio station in America in 1920.
d)
An American novelist, short-story writer, journalist, and sportsman who wrote A Farewell to Arms about World War I.
34.
Presidential Election of 1928
a)
Trial of a Tennessee teacher who had illegally taught the theory of evolution in a public school. The trial exposed the differences between rural and urban Americans.
b)
Name for the 1920s, because of the popularity of jazz-a new type of American music that combined African rhythms, blues, and ragtime.
c)
Leading African American jazz musician during the Harlem Renaissance. He was a talented trumpeter whose style influenced many later musicians.
d)
In this election the Republican candidate Herbert Hoover defeated the Democratic candidate Alfred Smith.
35.
Stock Market Crash
a)
A famous Chicago gangster who made a fortune from bootlegging. He made his way to the top of the crime world by buying off public officials, the police, and judges.
b)
In the 1920s people bought stock hoping that it would rise in value. This contributed to the Stock Market Crash.
c)
Producing more products than people are able to buy. Eventually this leads to surplus products and dropping stock prices.
d)
When share prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed in October, 1929. It signaled the beginning of the Great Depression.
36.
Distribution of Income (1920s)
a)
An American novelist, short-story writer, journalist, and sportsman who wrote A Farewell to Arms about World War I.
b)
African American leader during the 1920s who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and advocated mass migration of African Americans from the U.S. to Africa.
c)
A preoccupation with the purchasing of material goods. This phenomenon increased during the 1920s as advertising and credit plans fueled spending.
d)
The difference between the rich and the poor grew in the 1920s. Because income was not well distributed in the 1920s not everyone could afford to buy products and eventually the economy collapsed.
37.
Stock Speculation
a)
In this election the Republican candidate Warren G. Harding defeated the Democratic candidate James Cox.
b)
The act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally.
c)
In the 1920s people bought stock hoping that it would rise in value. This contributed to the Stock Market Crash.
d)
Female African American writer and folklore scholar who played a key role in the Harlem Renaissance. Wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God.
38.
Buying Stocks On Margin
a)
Purchasing stocks (a portion of a company) on credit, hoping the price will rise and the stock can be sold for a profit before the loan comes due. This was a major cause of the Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression.
b)
A famous Chicago gangster who made a fortune from bootlegging. He made his way to the top of the crime world by buying off public officials, the police, and judges.
c)
Young women in the 1920s who challenged social traditions with their dress and behavior. They were known for their short skirts and bobbed hair.
d)
United States aviator who, in 1927, made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
39.
Overproduction in the 1920s
a)
First woman to serve in Congress. She was a suffragist and pacifist who voted against U.S. involvement in World War I.
b)
Producing more products than people are able to buy. Eventually this leads to surplus products and dropping stock prices.
c)
Young women in the 1920s who challenged social traditions with their dress and behavior. They were known for their short skirts and bobbed hair.
d)
United States aviator who, in 1927, made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
40.
Unemployment Rate (1933)
a)
African American poet who described the rich culture of African American life. He wrote Harlem (A Raisin in the Sun) and had a major impact on the Harlem Renaissance.
b)
By 1933 the unemployment rate was 25% as many people lost their jobs following the Stock Market Crash.
c)
United States aviator who, in 1927, made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
d)
First woman to serve in Congress. She was a suffragist and pacifist who voted against U.S. involvement in World War I.
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