Events and Figures
What historical event, which took place between 1914 and 1918 that set up a booming economy
World War 1
This was banning the sale, manufacturing and transportation of alcohol during the Roaring 20s
Prohibition
This was a young woman who embraced the new attitudes and styles of the Roaring 20s
Flapper
What music genre was popularised during the 1920s?
A. County Music
B. Pop Music
C. Folk Music
D. Jazz Music
Jazz Music
The Roaring 20s are also known as the _____ Age
A. Freedom
B. Jazz
C. Gilded
The Jazz Age
The Harlem Renaissance refers to
Charles Lindbergh was famous as a(n)
pilot
After WWI, a “return to normalcy” meant:
a. an end to isolationism b. a return to life as it had been before WWI
c. a return to Prohibition
d. an end to US immigration
b. a return to life as it had been before WWI
What did installment buying allow consumers to do?
a. buy goods at discount prices b. buy goods and pay over time
c. buy foreign made goods without a tariff d. trade in old goods for new ones
buy goods and pay over time
During the Panic of 1929, leading to Black Thursday, the heavy selling of stocks in a short period of time caused:
a. prices of stock to drop b.prices of stock to rise
c. businesses to issue more stocks
d. people to buy more shares
prices of stock to drop
The movement of African Americans from rural areas of the Southern states of the United States to urban areas in the Northern states between 1916 and 1970.
The Great Migration
What were hidden nightclubs and bars called?
Speakeasies
What hairstyle did flappers typically have?
A. Naturally curly, long hair
B. Bobbed hair
C. Braided hair
D. Long, elaborate updos
Bobbed hair
The most popular form of entertainment in the 1920s_________?
- Movies/Talkies
- Radio
- Baseball Games
Movies/Talkies
Most famous jazz artist of the 20's. A song of his is "What a Wonderful World."
A. Duke Ellington
B. Louis Armstrong
C. D. Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong
John T. Scopes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of
evolution
After Russia fell to Communism during WWI; _______________ swept across America.
An increase in the number of gas stations, tourist cabins and restaurants was a result of:
a. the Harlem Renaissance b. The Red Scare
c. the 19th amendment d. the growing auto industry
d. the growing auto industry
After WWI, the United States’ foreign policy was one of:
a. isolationism b. communism c. anarchy d. imperialism
isolationism
The “boom” years of the 1920s are characterized by:
A. widespread consumer spending and increased buying of new goods
B. increased dependency on an agricultural way of life
C. regulation of businesses by the government
D. limited money to invest and a decrease in factory workers
widespread consumer spending and increased buying of new goods
Who was the notorious gangster who ruled Chicago during the Roaring 20s?
Al Capone
What were people that made, distributed, or sold alcohol during the Prohibition called?
Bootleggers
This movement saw middle-class women advocate against alcohol.
Temperance Movement
Also known as America's pastime, this sport became very popular among Americans
Baseball
This author wrote about the Roaring 20s in his most famous work, The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald described the 1920s as the -
Roaring Twenties
All of the following were outcomes of the Red Scare EXCEPT:
Prohibition
In 1920, women won the right to:
a. equal pay b. join labor unions
c. work in factories d. vote
vote
The Roaring 1920’s were characterized by:
a. hard times for businesses
b. unchecked immigration into the US
c. the growth of consumer spending
d. improved government services
the growth of consumer spending
Prohibition resulted in:
a. widespread poverty b. more stable marriages
c. the rise of organized crime
d. disappearance of racial prejudice
c. the rise of organized crime
What nickname was given for the fear that communism would spread to America in the early 1900s?
Red Scare
Which Amendment banned the sale, manufacturing and transportation of alcohol during the Roaring 20s?
18th Amendment
In 1920, what did the 19th Amendment grant?
It granted all women the right to vote
The invention of this piece of technology connected American's in ways that have never been before.
Radio
Which of the following best describes the Teapot Dome scandal?
A) A scandal involving the sale of government-owned land in Wyoming.
B) A scandal involving the bribery of foreign officials.
C) A scandal involving the leasing of government oil reserves to private companies in exchange for bribes.
D) A scandal involving the embezzlement of funds from a government construction project. The Secretary of the Interior was involved in accepting large sums of money and valuable gifts from private oil companies for contracts.
C) A scandal involving the leasing of government oil reserves to private companies in exchange for bribes.
The NAACP did all of the following except -
All of the following describe women in the 1920s except:
Equal Pay
Each of the following helped change the American way of life in the 1920’s EXCEPT:
a. movies b. automobiles
c. television d. radio
television
In addition to African Americans, the KKK targeted:
a. bootleggers
b. white, native-born women
c immigrants, Jews and Catholics
d. Protestant city dwellers
immigrants, Jews and Catholics
The Charleston, jazz music, flappers and flagpole sitting were all:
a. outlawed during the 1920s
b. causes of the Great Depression
c. brought to America by soldiers returning from WWI
d. popular fads during the 1920s
popular fads during the 1920s
Who was the president who promised America a "return to normalcy" after WW1?
A. Theodore Roosevelt
B. Warren Harding
C. Woodrow Wison
President Harding
Which Amendment ended Prohibition?
21st Amendment
Name 1 characteristic of a flapper
short, bobbed hair, knee-length dresses, and bold makeup. They rejected traditional gender roles by smoking, drinking in public, driving cars, and dancing energetically to jazz music.
What was the first movie with sound in 1927?
a) Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
b) 7th Heaven
c) The Jazz Singer
d) Don Juan
The Jazz Singer
Invented by Henry Ford, the conveyor belt was used to move parts of partly assembled cars from one group of workers to another.
Assembly Line
The "Great Migration" of 1910-1920 refers to the movement of ___.
Jazz music was born in New Orleans and was spread to the North by such musicians as
Louis Armstrong
A major factor helping to provide greater consumer goods to Americans in the 1920’s was:
a. the development of the internet
b. the institution of the assembly line
c. an increase in cars imported from Germany d. computers to speed up production
the institution of the assembly line
Automobiles were luxury items owned by few until:
a. the stock market crashed
b. President Harding broke up labor unions
c. Henry Ford invented the assembly line
d. Gold was discovered in California
Henry Ford invented the assembly line
The Sacco and Vanzetti Trial and the actions of the KKK demonstrated that:
A. Americans still blamed the Germans for WWI
B. A strong fear of immigrants existed in America
C. Less discrimination against African Americans existed in the North
D. City people were more agreeable to change than farmers
A strong fear of immigrants existed in America