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The Roaring Twenties Jacovin Houston
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1) Prosperity
A
wealthy, well off, state of well being
B
flourishing, or thriving condition, especially in financial respects; good fortune.
C
the state of being prosperous.
D
a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, especially in financial respects; good fortune.
2) Nativism
A
a return to or emphasis on traditional or local customs,
B
the theory or doctrine that concepts, mental capacities, and mental structures a
C
views that favor native born people over immigrants
D
the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against
3) Immigration
A
the place at an airport or country's border where government
B
when people come into a new land from another land
C
officials check the documents of people entering that country.
D
the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.
4) migration
A
seasonal movement of animals from one region to another.
B
movement of people to a new area or country in
C
order to find work or better living conditions
D
movement from one part of something to another
5) Laissez Faire
A
a policy or attitude of letting things t
B
abstention by governments from interfering in the workings of the free market.
C
Govt stays out of business
D
s take their own course, without interfering.
6) Buying on margin-
A
borrowing money from a broker to purchase stock
B
Buying on margin is the purchase of an asset by using leverage and borrowing
C
the balance from a bank or broker
D
The collateral for the borrowed funds is the marginable securities
7) Introduction of auto on society
A
changed daily lives, increased a national economy as people began to travel
B
is paid according to their abilities and needs
C
which all property is publicly owned and each person works
D
mid 19th century:
8) Red Scare
A
atmosphere of panic related to Communism
B
The rounding up and deportation of several hundred immigrants
C
the United States after the Russian Revolution.
D
the federal government in 1919 and 1920
9) Communism
A
advocating class war and leading to a society
B
which all property is publicly owned and each person works
C
a political and economic system in which the major productive resources are owned by the public or the state, and wealth is d
D
political theory derived from Karl Marx,
10) Flapper
A
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B
jklqdkndjak
C
ndependent woman of the 20’s-short hair, heavy makeup, smoked, drank, danced
D
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11) Stock Market
A
vast array of investors and traders who buy and sell the stock, pushing the price up or down
B
those whose perceived value (in the form of the share price) will rise.
C
where shares of publicly held companies are bought and traded
D
a stock exchange.
12) Charles Lindberg
A
someone who operates an aircraft.
B
the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974
C
United States aviator who in 1927
D
A. Lindbergh, Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Lindbergh, Lucky Lindy Example of: aeronaut, airman, aviator, flier, flyer.
13) The Great Migration
A
African Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North, Midwest
B
Driven from their homes by unsatisfactory economic opportunities and harsh segregationist laws
C
West from about 1916 to 1970
D
The Great Migration was the relocation of more than 6 million
14) 18th Amendment
A
the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquours”
B
In contrast to earlier amendments
C
the Amendment set a one-year time delay before it would be operative
D
Its ratification was certified on January 16, 1919
15) Marcus Garvey
A
advocated emigration of black Americans to Africa.
B
1887–1940, Jamaican black-rights activist in the U.S.
C
being or amounting to nothing; nil; lacking; nonexistent.
D
without value, effect, consequence, or significance
16) Scopes Monkey Trial
A
three-time presidential candidate, argued for the prosecution, while withe people
B
who said the word of God as revealed in the Bible took priority over all human knowledge
C
Scopes was found guilty and fined $100 (equivalent to $1395 in 2017),
D
trial served its purpose of drawing intense national publicity,
17) Harlem Renaissance
A
1930s, centered in Harlem, that celebrated black traditions,
B
political, cultural and social contribution by African Americans
C
An African-American cultural movement of the 1920s
D
the black voice, and black ways of life.
18) Jazz
A
a type of music of black American origin characterized by improvisation,
B
improvisation, syncopation, and usually a regular or forceful rhythm
C
play or dance to jazz music.
D
Popular Music form of the 20’s influenced by African Americans
19) lynching
A
killing of someone(usually black males)
B
especially by hanging, for an alleged
C
offense with or without a legal trial
D
especially by hanging, for an alleged
20) Flapper
A
independent woman of the 20’s-short
B
a fashionable young woman intent
C
enjoying herself and flouting conventional standards of behavior.
D
hair, heavy makeup, smoked, drank, danced
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