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