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The Roaring 20s
1. The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s was a period when African Americans
a. left the United States in large numbers to settle in Nigeria
b. created noteworthy works of art and literature
c. migrated to the West in search of land and jobs
d. used civil disobedience to fight segregation in the Armed Forces
2. The 1920’s are sometimes called the "Roaring Twenties" because
a. foreign trade prospered after World War I
b. the United States assumed a leadership role in world affairs
c. political reforms made government more democratic
d. widespread social and economic change occurred
3. Which events best support the image of the 1920’s as a decade of nativist sentiment?
a. the passage of the National Origins Act and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan
b. the Scopes trial and the passage of women’s suffrage
c. the Washington Naval Conference and the Kellogg-Briand Pact
d. the growth of the auto industry and the Teapot Dome Affair
4. In the United States, the decade of the 1920’s was characterized by
a. a willingness to encourage immigration to the United States
b. increased consumer borrowing and spending
c. the active involvement of the United States in European affairs
d. major reforms in national labor legislation
5. The economic boom and the financial speculation of the 1920’s were caused in part by
a. installment buying and an unregulated stock market
b. the expansion of civil rights to women and minorities
c. the mobilization of the economy for war
d. increased government restrictions on big business
6. After World War I, which factor was the major cause of the migration of many African
Americans to the North?
a. the start of the Harlem Renaissance
b. increased job opportunities in Northern cities
c. laws passed in Northern States to end racial discrimination
d. Federal Government job-training programs
7. The 1925 trial of John Scopes reflects the conflict between
a. science and religion
b. isolation and international involvement
c. traditional roles and new roles for women
d. Prohibition and organized crime
8. “The business of America is business.” — President Calvin Coolidge.
By making this statement, President Coolidge was expressing his support for
a. higher taxes on corporations
b. banking regulations
c. democratic socialism
d. the free-enterprise system
9. Which action is an example of nativism in the 1920s?
a. widespread violation of Prohibition laws
b. efforts to improve living conditions for Native American Indians
c. passage of laws restricting immigration
d. provision of credit to farmers
10. What was a major result of Prohibition in the United States during the 1920s?
a. restriction of immigration
b. growth of communism
c. destruction of family values
d. increase in organized crime
11. 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 normalcy
b. traditional values and changing lifestyles
c. causes of the Great Depression
d. the benefits of new technology
12. The data in the chart support the idea that the immigration laws of 1921 and 1924 were
primarily designed to
a.
b.
c.
d.
stop illegal entry into the country
admit skilled workers
encourage immigration from southern Europe
reduce immigration from specific regions
13. The United States adopted the immigration policies shown in the chart mainly because of
a. pressures from nativists and labor unions
b. hardships caused by the Great Depression
c. prejudices generated during World War II
d. threats from other nations to stop migration to the United States
14. Which group of Americans generally failed to experience the economic prosperity of the
1920s?
a. farmers
b. retailers
c. consumers
d. manufacturers
15. 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
16. Margaret Sanger was most closely associated with
a. Equal pay for equal work
b. The birth control movement
c. The prohibition movement
d. Women’s suffrage
17. “The House that Ruth Built” was a nickname of _________________________.
18. ____________________ perfected mass production on moving assembly lines in his
automobile plants in the decade before World War I.
19. “Teapot Dome” refers to a scandal in the Harding administration involving
a.
b.
c.
d.
Oil leases
Government sale of western lands
Liquor permits
Indian reservations
20. What was the goal of the League of Women voters?
a. To overturn the 18th amendment
b. To educate voters
c. To defeat prohibition
d. To end women’s suffrage
21. Flappers
a. Rebelled against traditional ways of thinking and acting
b. Fought to prohibit alcohol
c. Opened speak-easies around the country