Worksheets13: Roaring Twenties Test
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Businesses benefited by letting consumers purchase items by making small payments over a period of time. This is known as...
a)
Installment buying
b)
Debit cards
c)
Welfare capitalism
d)
All of the above
2.
a fee charged for a loan to be paid monthly along with part of the original loan, until the loan is repaid
a)
installment buying
b)
interest
c)
dividends
d)
late fee
3.
unit of ownership in a company
a)
stock
b)
bond
c)
margin
d)
interest
4.
the secret destruction of property or interference with production
a)
vandalism
b)
sabotage
c)
organized crime
d)
sedition
5.
a person who opposes organized government
a)
bootlegger
b)
communist
c)
captialist
d)
anarchist
6.
to forcibly remove from a country
a)
import
b)
export
c)
deport
d)
retort
7.
After WWI, the economy suffered, _______, an economic downturn
a)
gross national product
b)
inflation
c)
productivity
d)
recession
8.
an economic system in which all wealth and property are owned by the state
a)
capitalizism
b)
socialism
c)
communism
d)
anarchy
9.
a reduction of armed forces and weapons of war
a)
militarism
b)
prohibition
c)
artillery
d)
disarmament
10.
A new __________ arose because people all over the country were listening the same media sources.
a)
mass media
b)
mass culture
c)
fads
d)
religion
11.
a music style developed by African Americans in the early 1900s that developed from blues, ragtime, and other earlier styles
a)
rock and roll
b)
jazz
c)
new age
d)
swing
12.
A young woman in the 1920s who adopted unconventional fashions, including short hair and dresses. The symbol of the New Woman.
a)
expatriate
b)
flapper
c)
anarchist
d)
communist
13.
An activity or fashion that is taken up with great passion for a short time. In the 1920s, these included flag-pole sitting and dance competitions.
a)
fads
b)
fashion
c)
trends
d)
obession
14.
Under Coolidge's pro-business policies, demand for stocks increased which drove stock prices up and created a _____
a)
bear market
b)
bull market
c)
stock market
d)
super market
15.
The movement of millions of African Americans from the South to Northern cities to escape racial prejudice.
a)
The Great Migration
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
Jazz Age
d)
Quota system
16.
A new generation of writers, such as Ernest Hemmingway, became __________ when they left the US to live in Europe.
a)
nationalists
b)
expatriates
c)
immigrants
d)
commmunists
17.
a labor organization limited to a single company that is controlled by management
a)
company union
b)
labor union
c)
collective barganing
d)
communism
18.
a person who smuggled liquor in the United States during Prohibition
a)
anarchist
b)
smuggler
c)
sabotager
d)
bootlegger
19.
The most popular sports star of the era had a home run record that lasted more than 30 years.
a)
Charles Lindberg
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Lanston Hughes
d)
Babe Ruth
20.
An unintended consequence of Prohibition was the rise of _____________ and bootleggers like Al Capone who provided alcohol to illegal clubs.
a)
commmunism
b)
labor unions
c)
organized crime
d)
anarchists
21.
In the 1920s, which Hollywood industry became one of the country’s leading businesses?
a)
steel
b)
bootlegging
c)
motion pictures
d)
automobiles
22.
What was Warren G. Harding's cabinet the "Ohio Gang" known for?
a)
Isolationism
b)
honesty
c)
corruption
d)
bootlegging
23.
In which treaty did the world powers agree to outlaw war?
a)
Five-Powers Treaty
b)
Kellogg Briand Pact
c)
Treaty of Trianon
d)
Treaty of Versailles
24.
Who did Americans believe were threatening their society
a)
Communists
b)
Foreigners
c)
Anarchists
d)
All of the above
25.
Which Italian immigrants highlighted the fears and suspicions of the Red Scare?
a)
Bonnie & Clyde
b)
Capone & Dillinger
c)
Sacco & Vanzetti
d)
Julius & Ethel Rosenburg
26.
Who did not benefit from the economic boom?
a)
Farmers
b)
Textile workers
c)
Coal miners
d)
All of the above
27.
What was belief that native-born Americans are superior to foreigners?
a)
Integration
b)
Patriotism
c)
Nativism
d)
Nationalism
28.
What system set up by Congress limited the number of immigrants allowed from each country?
a)
Immigration
b)
Nativism
c)
Prohibition
d)
Quota System
29.
A benefit of electricity was an increase in production and efficiency causing prices to drop in what industry?
a)
farming
b)
manufacturing
c)
hospitality
d)
oil industry
30.
John Scopes broke a Tennessee law against teaching what?
a)
Evolution
b)
Creationism
c)
Prohibition
d)
Nativism
31.
Jazz inspired the ____________, spreading African American culture in poems, novels, and songs.
a)
Quota System
b)
The Great Migration
c)
Harlem Renaissance
d)
Red Scare
32.
Who became the hero of the decade for his solo trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Paris?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
Babe Ruth
d)
Charles Lindbergh
33.
After the war, Harding and Coolidge refused to join the League of Nations and limited the US involvement in world affairs. This policy is known as..
a)
economics
b)
laissez- faire
c)
closed door
d)
isolationism
34.
With the automobile age, people could drive to work. This lead to the growth of __________around cities.
a)
suburbs
b)
urban crime
c)
rural communities
d)
interstates
35.
Because of the nativist attitude if the era, what group saw a resurgence who terrorized African Americans, Catholics, Jews, and immigrants.
a)
Proud Boys
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Anti-defamation League
d)
anarchists
36.
The 1920s are known as the _________ because of leisure time and new forms of entertainment such as fads and sporting events.
a)
Red Scare
b)
Bootlegging
c)
Roaring Twenties
d)
Isolationism
37.
established Prohibition
a)
18th amendment
b)
19th amendment
c)
21st amendment
d)
Equal Rights Amendment
38.
Grant women suffrage (right to vote)
a)
18th amendment
b)
19th amendment
c)
21st amendment
d)
Equal rights amendment
39.
repealed Prohibition
a)
18th amendment
b)
19th amendment
c)
21st amendment
d)
Equal Rights Amendment
40.
Proposed amendment to end gender discrimination
a)
18th amendment
b)
19th amendment
c)
21st amendment
d)
Equal right amendment
41.
to forcibly remove from a country
a)
immigration
b)
emmigration
c)
deport
d)
import
42.
a person who opposes organized government
a)
rebel
b)
communist
c)
expatriate
d)
anarchist
43.
the secret destruction of property or interference with production
a)
vandalism
b)
defacement
c)
sabotage
d)
desecration
44.
a labor organization limited to a single company that is controlled by management
a)
labor union
b)
company union
c)
Union station
d)
Union Pacific
45.
a music style developed by African Americans in the early 1900s that developed from blues, ragtime, and other earlier styles
a)
rhythm and blues
b)
folk music
c)
jazz
d)
rock n roll
46.
a person who smuggled liquor into the US during Prohibition
a)
bootlegger
b)
smuggler
c)
expatriate
d)
flapper
47.
the legal ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor anywhere in the US from 1920-1933
a)
sufferage
b)
organized crime
c)
Prohibition
d)
boycott
48.
a reduction of armed forces and weapon of war
a)
militarism
b)
disarmament
c)
reession
d)
Prohibition
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