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WorksheetsWWI, The Roaring Twenties and Beyond Quiz
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 19mins
What was the main music genre associated with the Jazz Age?
Blues
Jazz
Rock
Country
What amendment to the U.S. Constitution initiated Prohibition by banning the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol?
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
Who was a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance and a famous poet?
Zora Neale Hurston
Langston Hughes
Claude McKay
Josephine Baker
The Scopes Trial was a legal case in 1925 that focused on the issue of:
Right to vote for women
Teaching of evolution in schools
Compliance with prohibition
Laws of racial segregation
What ended Prohibition in the United States?
The 19th Amendment
The 21st Amendment
The New Deal
The Wall Street Crash of 1929
What city is primarily associated with the Harlem Renaissance?
Chicago
New York
Los Angeles
New Orleans
What was one of the main themes of Langston Hughes' poetry?
The beauty of the American landscape
The experiences of the American upper class
The struggles and joys of African American life
The exploration of European history
Who was the defendant in the Scopes Trial?
Clarence Darrow
William Jennings Bryan
John T. Scopes
H.L. Mencken
What was a consequence of the 18th Amendment?
Increase in tax revenues from alcohol sales
The rise of organized crime
A decrease in alcohol consumption
Both B and C
What was the main reason for the Harlem Renaissance?
The Great Migration
The end of World War I
The passing of the Civil Rights Act
The founding of the NAACP
What was a significant effect of the Prohibition era on American society?
Decrease in crime rates
Decrease in alcohol consumption
Increase in government tax revenues
Increase in organized crime
What was the "Red Scare" a reaction to?
The "Red Scare" was a reaction to
the communist victory in Russia
the Republicans winning the Presidency
The Kellogg-Briand Pact
True or false: Isolationism is a trend that emerged after the war in the 1920s?
True
False
What topic did the modernists and traditionalists disagree on?
welfare reform
prohibition
evolution
organized crime
Secret organization that hated African Americans, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants.
Ku Klux Klan
Cool Kids Club
Kit Kat Candy
Anti-Defamation League
How did the visual arts of the Harlem Renaissance contribute to the goals of the movement?
adhering strictly to European artistic standards
using art to express the complexities of African American life and identity
avoiding any political or social commentary in their works
Focusing on landscapes and avoiding representations of people
What best describes the impact of the Harlem Renaissance on the perception of African American culture in the United States?
confirmed the existing stereotypes about African American culture
Made African American culture more invisible in mainstream American society
Challenged and transformed stereotypes, leading to a broader appreciation of African American culture
Had little impact on the perception of African American culture
How did the Harlem Renaissance impact African American literature?
It led to a decline in works published by African American authors
It initiated a golden age of African American literature with an increase in publication and recognition of African American writers
It had no notable impact on African American literature
It focused solely on poetry, ignoring other forms of literature
What was a significant impact of the Harlem Renaissance on American society?
What was an important impact of the Harlem Renaissance on American society?
Fostered a new appreciation for African American culture and arts
Had little or no impact on American society
Mainly influenced the economic structures of urban areas
What was a significant outcome of the Harlem Renaissance on American society?
Which of the following was a significant outcome of the Harlem Renaissance in American society?
It led to the immediate end of racial segregation in the United States
It helped integrate African American literature, art, and music into mainstream American culture
It resulted in significant economic reforms in urban areas
The anarchists aimed at wealthy Americans like these two individuals in their bomb attacks in 1920
Andrew Carnegie
Phil Collins
John Rockefeller
JP Morgan
Las búsquedas de comunistas fueron apodadas estas
The Great Roundup
McCarthyism
The Hoover Vacuum
The Palmer Raids
Las bombas fueron colocadas para perturbar el orden en los EE. UU. por este tipo de personas
Capitalistas
Anarquistas
Los Iluminati
Demócratas
Contra la ley decir, escribir o imprimir cualquier cosa negativa sobre el esfuerzo de guerra o el gobierno
Ley de Espionaje
Ley de Servicios Selectivos
Ley de Sabotaje
Ley de Sedición
Las ideas se difunden para influir en la opinión pública a favor/en contra de una causa
Periodismo amarillo
Persuasión de guerra
Propaganda
Opinión forzada
1917: agencia gubernamental establecida para coordinar la compra de suministros de guerra de la Primera Guerra Mundial
Estableció prioridades, fijó precios y estandarizó productos para apoyar los esfuerzos de guerra
No cumplió con las expectativas; a menudo tuvo que negociar con la industria en lugar de dirigirla
Junta de Industrias de Guerra
Compromiso de Sussex
Ley de Sedición
Los Cuatro Grandes
1917: autorizó al gobierno de EE. UU. a levantar un ejército nacional para el servicio en la Primera Guerra Mundial mediante la conscripción (reclutamiento)
Cancelado al final de la guerra
Ratificado por la Corte Suprema de EE. UU.
Liga de Naciones
Junta de Industrias de Guerra
Compromiso de Sussex
Ley del Servicio Selectivo
1917 - 1919 - Agency created to influence public opinion to support the war efforts of World War I
Provided propaganda to gather support from American citizens
Freedom of the press was restricted by a plan to control, manipulate, and censor all news coverage on a scale never before seen in the U.S.
Public Information Committee
The Big Four
League of Nations
War Industries Board
International diplomatic group formed after World War I to resolve disputes between countries before they erupted into war
Its origins were in Wilson's Fourteen Points speech (1918)
Lusitania
The Fourteen Points of Wilson
League of Nations
The Big Four
1918 - President Wilson's war aims for the U.S. demanded:
the creation of a state for each
nationality
an independent Poland
Open Door Policy
Sedition Act
Wilson's Fourteen Points
Committee on Public Information
What artistic and cultural movement had a great influence on the Harlem Renaissance?
The cubism
The futurism
The modernism
The surrealism
What was a direct consequence of Prohibition in the United States?
The decrease in alcohol consumption
The strengthening of immigration laws
The increase in industrial production
The proliferation of speakeasies and illegal distilleries
Who was known as 'The Voice of the Harlem Renaissance' for his literary influence and contributions?
Who was known as 'The Voice of the Harlem Renaissance' for his literary influence and contributions?
Langston Hughes
Booker T. Washington
Marcus Garvey
