Cultural Changes
Women who wore their hair in a short hairstyle, drank in public, listened to jazz music and enjoyed the new fashion trends of the 1920's were known as
A. The Greatest Generation
B. The "Lost Generation"
C. Flappers
D. The Silent Generation
C. Flappers
Which of the following might have been a political
campaign slogan during the 1920s Red Scare?
A. Stop Progressives!
B. Prohibition Works!
C. Limit Immigration!
D. Suffrage Now!
C. Limit Immigration!
The term "New Money" was used during the Roaring 20's to refer to people whom had...
A. recently acquired wealth.
B. been born into wealth.
C. created new businesses.
D. become stock brokers.
A. recently acquired wealth.
Which of following inventions became affordable for middle class Americans during the Roaring 20's thanks to new manufacturing techniques.
A. Lightbulb
B. Cotton Gin
C. Automobile
D. Bessemer Steel
C. Automobile
Jazz music is closely associated with which of the following historical periods?
A. Cold War
B. Gilded Age
C. New Frontier
D. Harlem Renaissance
D. Harlem Renaissance
The Great Migration refers to the shift of the African-American population from the
A. rural South to the rural North
B. rural North to the rural South
C. urban South to urban North
D. rural South to urban North
D. rural South to urban North
The Republican presidents' philosophy when it came to economics was known as...
A. Supply-side Economics
B. Keynesian Economics
C. Laissez Faire
D. Market Socialism
C. Laissez Faire
Who was the vice president for Warren G. Harding that later became the 2nd republican president of the Roaring 20's?
A. Warren G. Harding
B. Calvin Coolidge
C. Hebert Hoover
D. Franklin D. Roosevelt
B. Calvin Coolidge
During the early 20th century, women gained additional status by which of the following?
A. joining the workforce.
B. refuting prohibition.
C. inventing machinery for industry.
D. fighting against immigration.
A. joining the workforce.
What was one effect of the Red Scare of the 1920s?
A. spread of communism
B. yellow journalism
C. progressive reform
D. anti-immigration sentiment
D. anti-immigration sentiment
Which of the following BEST describes the impact of Henry Ford on America?
A. Ford altered the course of government foreign policy.
B. Ford manufactured a product too expensive for the middle class.
C. Ford produced too many goods to keep prices high.
D. Ford changed the method of mass production.
D. Ford changed the method of mass production.
________ was a cause of the Red of the 1920s.
A. Yellow Journalism
B. Fear of the spread of Communism
C. Increased immigration from Asia
D. Crash of the Stock Market
B. Fear of the spread of Communism
By distributing sheet music of contemporary songs, what impact did the Tin Pan Alley publishers of the early 20th century have on culture?
A. They created a national audience for popular music.
B. They ended the public fascination with Jazz.
C. They inspired the widespread movement for prohibition.
D. They encouraged a rebellious attitude in teenagers.
A. They created a national audience for popular music.
__________ is the pseudo-scientific belief that the human race could be improved by breeding.
A. Feminism
B. Eugenics
C. Cosmetics
D. Capitalism
B. Eugenics
The economic policies of Presidents Harding and Coolidge are characterized by -
A. decreased tariffs.
B. decreased regulation of business.
C. increased income taxes.
D. increased subsidies to business.
B. decreased regulation of business.
Why did the "Return to Normalcy" agenda of U.S. presidential candidate Warren G. Harding appeal to many voters in the 1920 election?
A. There were significant shortages of military supplies.
B. There was a decrease in the demand for consumer goods.
C. The public wanted to concentrate on domestic economic issues.
D. The public wanted to help rebuild war-torn countries.
C. The public wanted to concentrate on domestic economic issues.
During the 1920s, Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan were most closely identified with the -
A. increased use of credit by U.S. consumers.
B. decline of public support for Progressive reforms.
C. development of new forms of popular entertainment.
D. conflict between traditionalism and modernism.
D. conflict between traditionalism and modernism.
In the early twentieth century, what was the primary cause of the large-scale migration of African Americans out of the rural South?
A. the availability of cheap land on the frontier.
B. The absence racial discrimination in Northern states.
C. The supply of new housing in the suburbs.
D. The opportunity for jobs in Northern Factories.
D. The opportunity for jobs in Northern Factories.
Henry Ford’s adoption of assembly line production changed American manufacturing by—
A. raising wages paid to all factory workers.
B. making cars cheap enough for most Americans to buy.
C. increased demand for steel and other industrial products.
D. causing a boom in oil production.
B. making cars cheap enough for most Americans to buy.
Which African American led the “Back to Africa” movement during the early 20th century?
A. George Washington Carver
B. Booker T. Washington
C. Marcus Gavery
D. W.E.B. Du Bois
C. Marcus Gavery