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