WWI
Important Figures
Roaring 20s
Roaring 20s
WWI
100

What policy did Woodrow Wilson adopt during the first three years of the war (1914 - 1917)?

A. American neutrality

B. Isolationism

C. Central powers

D. Fourteen points

B. Isolationism

100

Who was president during WWI?

Woodrow Wilson

100

What invention helped Babe Ruth gain national fame?

The radio

100

What did the Harlem Renaissance
contribute to MOST?

A. The growth of labor unions and workers’ rights

B. the push for racial equality and the civil rights
movement

C. the push for gender equality

D. the growth of anti-war organizations

B. the push for racial equality and the civil rights
movement

100

When did WWI end?

 1918

200
  1. What played a major role in the entry of the United States into World War I?

A. German U-boat attacks

B. The use of nuclear weapons

C.German helicopter attacks

D. The use of chemical weapons by Germany

A. German U-boat attacks

200

Who was Charles Lindbergh?

A. He was a jazz musician.

B. He got people excited about baseball.

C. He was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

D. He was the first American to fly to space.

C. He was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

200
During the 1920s the standard of living improved.

True

200

Ford's assembly line used specialization through the ____ of labor to focus on efficiently producing cars.

A. Multiplication

B. Addition

C. Subtraction

D. Division


D. Divison

200

When did WWI start?

1914

300
  1. The general opinion amongst most Americans at the start of World War I was that:

A. the United States should send as many troops to Europe as possible

B. the nation of Germany and the United States should form an alliance

C. the nation of Germany was right to attack other European nations

D. the United States should not become involved in the conflict.

D. the United States should not become involved in the conflict.

300

What kind of art form did Langston Hughes do?

Poetry

300

Where did the Harlem Renaissance take place?

Harlem, New York

300

The music associated with the
Jazz Age was a result of?

A. the suffering of the American people

B. the blending of different cultures

C. the people distrusting the government

D. the economic struggles of the US

B. the blending of different cultures

300

What triggered the conflict in WWI?

Assassination of Archduke Sir Franz Ferdinand

400

_____ was MOST negatively impacted by the terms of the Treaty of Versailles (1919). 

A. France

B. Hungary

C. Germany

D. Italy

C. Germany

400

How did Henry Ford’s mass production techniques transform the US?

A. by making cars more affordable

B. by making a rapid population growth

C. by leading to a major decrease in sales

D. by making the US the richest country

A. by making cars more affordable

400

Which of the following statements describes flappers?

A. Young women who challenged social rules for behavior

B.  Women who enjoyed building airplanes

C. Women who did not have the right to vote 

D. Women who dressed very bland and did not enjoy dancing

A. Young women who challenged social rules for behavior

 

400

The Jazz Age and Harlem Renaissance took place during the ____

A. 1920s

B. 1930s

C. 1940s

D. 1950s

A. 1920s

400

What were the two groups involved in the war?

Allied and central powers

500

The United States played a key role in the following during World War I: 

A. convincing Russia to end its involvement in the war

B. preventing Germany from allying with the Central powers 

C.  inspiring Italian citizens to overthrow their government 

D. preventing Germany from conquering France.

D. preventing Germany from conquering France.

500

Who was Louis Armstrong?

Jazz musician

500

Women were granted, or allowed the right to vote as a result of the Suffrage Movement and the 17th Amendment.

False
500

What did Langston Hughes contribute to the 1920s?

A. Writer during Harlem Renaissance, embraced African American culture in work

B. Introduced assembly lines for the production of automobile 

C. First man to fly across the Atlantic Ocean 

D. Legendary jazz musician who helped make jazz the music of the 1920s 

A. Writer during Harlem Renaissance, embraced African American culture in work

500

What was President Wilson's peace plan called?

A. Fourteen Points

B. League of Nations

C. Treaty of Versailles 

D. Fifteen Points

A. Fourteen Points