•THE ROARING 20’s

 1) Which evidence showed that the prosperity

of the 1920s was an illusion?

a) prices on consumer goods decreased b) overseas investments declinedc) the income gap between workers and

managers decreasedd) many people increased their debt

2) The Red Scare, the National Origins Acts of the 1920s, and the verdict in the Sacco and Vanzetti trial are examples of negative American attitudes toward

a) immigrantsb) business leadersc) African Americansd) Labor union leaders

3) Which characteristic of the 1920s is illustrated by the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti?

a) hostility toward woman’s suffrageb) support for segregationc) opposition to separation of church and stated) intolerance toward immigrants

4) During the 1920s, Congress passed a series of immigration laws that were primarily designed

a) To increase immigration from Asiab) To expand the workforce for the growing

economyc) To limit immigration from southern and

eastern Europed) To prohibit immigration from Latin America

5) The influence of nativism during the 1920s is best illustrated by the

a) increase in the popularity of the automobileb) emergence of the flappersc) expansion of trusts and monopoliesd) growth of the Ku Klux Klan

6) A major goal of the immigration acts of the 1920s was to

a) allow unlimited immigration from Southeast Asia

b) assure equal numbers of immigrants from all nations

c) favor wealthy and well-educated immigrantsd) use quotas to limit immigration from southern

and eastern Europe

7) During the 1920s, controversies concerning the Scopes trial, national Prohibition, and the behavior of “flappers” were all signs of disagreement over

a) the return to normalcyb) traditional values and changing lifestylesc) causes of the Great Depressiond) the benefits of new technology

8) The failure of national Prohibition led to a public awareness that

a) crime rates decline when the sale of alcoholic beverages is banned

b) economic prosperity encourages social conformity

c) unpopular laws are difficult to enforced) geographic conditions affect law enforcement

9) The national policy of Prohibition ended when the states

a) strengthened food and drug lawsb) legalized alcohol for medical purposesc) ratified the 21st amendmentd) banned interstate shipment of alcoholic

beverages

10) In 1920, women gained the right to vote as a result of a

a) presidential orderb) Supreme Court decisionc) national electiond) constitutional amendment

11) The Scopes trial of 1925 is an example of

a) the effects of assimilation on American culture

b) a clash between scientific ideas and religious beliefs

c) an increase in violence in American societyd) government intervention in racial conflicts

12) National Prohibition, as authorized by the 18th amendment, stated that

a) Americans must be 18 years old to purchase alcoholic beverages

b) only imported alcoholic beverages would be sold

c) alcoholic beverages could be sold only in government run stores

d) the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was banned

13) Which event of the 1920s symbolized a conflict over cultural values?

a) election of Herbert Hooverb) transatlantic flight of Charles Lindberghc) Scopes triald) stock market crash

14) The Scopes trial of the 1920s dealt with a conflict between

a) communism and capitalismb) Protestants and Catholicsc) science and religiond) labor and management

15) Black artists Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway are noted for their contributions to the cultural movement of the 1920s known as the

1) Gospel of Wealth2) Lost Generation3) Harlem Renaissance4) Gilded Age

16) During the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, African American authors and artists used literature and art to

a) end segregation of public facilitiesb) promote affirmative action programsc) celebrate the richness of their heritaged) urge voters to elect more African Americans

to political office

17) The changing image of women during the 1920s was symbolized by the

a) passage of an equal pay actb) drafting of women into the armyc) popularity of the flappers and their style of

dressd) appointment of several women to President

Coolidge’s cabinet

18) The Harlem Renaissance promoted African American culture by

a) increasing factory employment opportunities for minorities

b) encouraging immigration from Africac) focusing attention on artistic contributionsd) bringing an end to legalized racial

segregation

19) Which pair of events illustrates an accurate cause and effect relationship?

a) Sacco and Vanzetti trial – ratification of the woman suffrage amendment

b) rebirth of the KKK – formation of the Populist Party

c) Red Scare – demand for limits on immigration

d) high food prices – start of the Great Depression

20) The convictions of Sacco and Vanzetti in the 1920s most closely reflected the

a) increase in nativist attitudesb) federal government’s war on crimec) corruption of political machinesd) rise in labor unrest

21) Why were many Americans scared of Communism in the United States?

a) Felt it wouldn’t create anarchy b) Felt it caused many employee strikesc) Felt it would cause red deathd) Felt it caused many people to be

unemployed

22) Both W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington urged African Americans to

a) To become well educated b) Embrace white culturec) Fight militantly for civil rightsd) Lynch African Americans

23) Which of the following was the first Presidential election women voted in?

a) 1919 b) 1920 c) 1922 d) 1916

24) What did the Women’s Christian Temperance want to rid from their communities?

a) Abuse of big businessb) Vicesc) Industrial pollutiond) Men

25) Which of the following helped increase support for women suffrage

a) The red scare invasionb) World War I c) Prohibition Movementd) Efforts of Mann-Elkins

26) Why was the Harlem Renaissance important?

a) It made local Black officials richb) The invention of peanutbutterc) The end of segregationd) Brought respect and pride for many

Black Americans

27) What is most commonly associated with President Warren G. Harding?

a) Depression in Businessb) Humanitarian reformsc) Corruption of Gov’t officials d) All of the above

28 )Which scandal did Albert Fall end up selling Naval oil for personal kickbacks?

a) Teapot Dome b) Volstead actc) Urbanization d) Flapper girls act

29) Whom did Mitchell Palmer believe were the cause of Communism in America?

a) Africans Americans b) Actors c) Immigrants

d) Farmers

30) “Radical Immigrants Deported” “Bombs Explode on Wall Street” “Palmer Raids Criticized by Congress”

These post–World War I headlines are mostclosely associated with the

a) Volstead Act b) Scopes trialc) Ku Klux Klan d) Red Scare