WWI/20s Test Review

World War I

100

His assassination sparked WWI

Franz Ferdinand

200

Describe the purpose of Wilson's 14 Points

to create a lasting peace

300

These were promoted to encourage citizens to conserve food (hint: it's an example of alliteration)

Meatless Mondays

400

He was the President of Italy during WWI

Vittorio Orlando

500

Name the two major empires dismantled as a result of WWI

Ottoman Empire & Austria-Hungary

1920s Econ/Pol

100

Buying stocks on ______ created major debt issues for shareholders.

Margin

200

Along with a rise in consumer spending, there was also a rise of this during the 1920s

Consumer credit & debt

300

The Teapot Dome Scandal was the defining moment of this President's time in office

Warren G. Harding

400

This President campaigned to "Triumph Over Poverty" but ironically was in office when the Great Depression began

Herbert Hoover

500

Known for being quiet, this President is known for letting big-business take over and succeed during the 1920s

"Silent" Cal Coolidge

1920s Culture

100

This era is best defined as an explosion of Black cultural and artistic expression

The Harlem Renaissance

200

This hate-filled organization gained prominence in the 1920s

the Ku Klux Klan

300

These secret clubs were a hit during the Prohibition era

Speakeasies

400

This jazz poet was a major influence in the Harlem Renaissance

Langston Hughes

500

This commercial product saw the most dramatic increase in sales during the 1920s, compared to any other commercial product

Cars

Major Laws

100

The amendment created Prohibition of alcohol

18th

200

This amendment gave women the right to vote

19th

300

This amendment reversed the amendment on prohibition

21st

400

This act required all able bodied men to register for the military draft

Selective Service Act (of 1917)

500

This act created quotas to limit immigration from specific countries, especially those from Asia. 

National Origins Act (of 1924)

Random

100

Name the first presidential election year in which women could vote

1920

200

This trial highlighted the battle between science and religion in public schools

The Scopes Monkey Trial

300

Fear and paranoia around these three groups marked the Red Scare

radicals, immigrants, socialists

400

What two forms of media did most Americans get their news from in the 1920s?

Newspaper and radio

500

This form of homemade alcohol allowed people to get around the ban of production during the Prohibition era

Moonshine or bathtub gin