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The Roaring Twenties!
Test Description: 1920s America
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What was one main reason for the rise of organized crime in the 1920s?
A
more people moved form suburban to rural areas.
B
the manufacture and sale of alcohol was illegal.
C
many people were deported.
D
federal laws limited the power of the police.
2) Due to the Nineteenth Amendment,
A
the making, selling, and transportation of alcohol was prohibited.
B
Prohibition came to an end.
C
African Americans voted in their first presidential election.
D
American women voted in their first presidential election.
3) Which of the following led to the quick spread of jazz music?
A
the Ku Klux Klan.
B
the Charleston.
C
the Harlem Renaissance.
D
the Universal Negro Improvement Association.
4) During the early 1900s, large number of African Americans from the South found better job opportunities
A
in northern cities.
B
in Pacific Coast lumber yards.
C
on Great Plains farms.
D
on southwestern ranches.
5) A major reason for the increased sale of automobiles was that customers
A
did not need to have the full purchase price when buying the car.
B
preferred the new design.
C
saw gas prices decline sharply during the 1920s.
D
who lived in the cities found that traffic jams had become less of a problem.
6) How would you characterize life for most people in the 1920s?
A
People were consuming, or buying, more.
B
People were suffering from too much government interference in their lives.
C
People were poorer than they had been before.
D
Very little had changed form the turn of the century.
7) Which adjective best sums up the mood of the Jazz Age?
A
anxious
B
carefree
C
romantic
D
concerned
8) The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s influenced American society by
A
increasing awareness of African American contributions to American culture.
B
ending racial segregation in public facilities.
C
establishing government programs to assist African Americans.
D
encouraging urban renewal projects in major American cities.
9) Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Bessie Smith made significant contributions to the Harlem Renaissance in the field of
A
music
B
sculpture
C
painting
D
poetry
10) The United States immigration policy in the 1920s, was mainly designed to
A
limit the number of immigrants from certain nations.
B
increase the total number of immigrants.
C
attract skilled workers and business investors.
D
allow an equal number of immigrants from every country.
11) Much of the economic growth of the 1920s was created by
A
rapid expansion of canal systems.
B
sales of new consumer goods.
C
increased government aid to farmers.
D
government spending on defense.
12) A return to normalcy after WWI meant
A
no longer selling liquor in the United States.
B
increased United States involvement in Europe.
C
restoring a Democratic president to power.
D
going back to life as it had been before the war.
13) Mass production is a term that can best be defined as the
A
manufacture of large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply.
B
formation of a business monopoly.
C
number of hours employees are allowed to work.
D
profit made by a large business or corporation.
14) What feature of the Harlem Renaissance best reflects the image of the Roaring Twenties?
A
demands for equal civil rights.
B
concerns for economic prosperity.
C
calls to eliminate racial prejudice.
D
expression through jazz and dance.
15) What was an immediate economic result of the use of mass-production techniques in American factories?
A
improved safety conditions.
B
reduced cost of goods
C
increased use of homemade goods
D
expanding membership in labor unions.
16) The Great Migration saw the mass movement of
A
urban factory workers to rural farms.
B
east coast women to western territories.
C
European immigrants to the United States.
D
southern blacks to northern cities.
17) Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge were both
A
presidents during the 1920s.
B
known communists.
C
jazz musicians.
D
labor union organizers.
18) The Washington Naval Conference and Kellogg-Briand Pact were both post WWI attempts to
A
limit immigration.
B
punish Germany for WWI.
C
reduce arms and maintain peace.
D
improve the economy.
19) The Red Scare of 1919 and 1920 made it clear that
A
President Harding appointed corrupt official to his cabinet
B
another world war was inevitable
C
women gained social influence and economic prosperity
D
peoples fear of communists were extreme and largely prejudicial
20) In the 1920s, a revived Ku Klux Klan
A
claimed to defend Protestant interests against blacks, Jews, Roman Catholics, and immigrants
B
only existed in the deep south
C
was against new technology and sciences
D
used nonviolent methods of protest
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