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Ernest Hemingway, part of the "lost generation," often wrote works related to |
the futility of war |
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The dance that became popular during the Roaring Twenties was called |
the Charleston |
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What changes did the invention of the radio bring to Americans? |
It provided Americans with a way to hear the news as it happened. |
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What happened to the American economy after World War I? |
the economy grew quickly |
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In the Teapot Dome Scandal, Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall leased |
oil-producing land to friends and took money and gifts from them. |
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Which describes an effect of Prohibition? |
Americans learned how to distill alcohol at home |
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Which two cities were the most popular destinations during the Great Migration? |
New York and Chicago |
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In the 1920s, a method that enabled people to buy goods they could not afford was |
installment payments |
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The main purpose of the Anti-Saloon League in the early 1900s was |
to pass a constitutional amendment outlawing alcohol |
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The main issue during the Scopes trial of 1925 was whether |
teachers could teach about the Darwinian theory of evolution |
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Musician and composer George Gershwin was known for helping to spread jazz to |
Europe |
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Which best classifies the works of African American writers during the Harlem Renaissance? |
fiction works and poetry about being African American |
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Which did Irving Berlin write? |
"White Christmas" |
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In the 1920s, mass media helped popularize which of these sports heroes? |
Babe Ruth |
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Two women who were writers during the in the 1920s were |
Edith Wharton and Willa Cather |
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Clara Bow impacted other 1920s-era women by |
representing the fashion and rebellion of the era |
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Charles Lindbergh was known as |
a heroic pilot |
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Why was the 1920s called the Roaring Twenties? |
The decade ushered in an era of prosperity and rebellion. |
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Which is true about the "lost generation"? |
They did not think the lifestyle of the 1920s was desirable. |
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A major theme of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s work was the idea that the post-war world |
was empty and meaningness |
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Which best defines a "talkie" during the 1920s? |
a film with sound |
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A form of rebellion specifically for women during the Jazz Age was |
cutting their hair |
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During the 1920s, flappers were best described as women who |
danced the Charleston |
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Which statement best explains the relationship between new forms of entertainment in the 1920s and the fads of the era? |
The availability of radio and film helped spread the word about new fads. |
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Which is the best example of how women went against social norms during the Roaring Twenties? |
Women became flappers who danced the Charleston. |
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Both Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald were |
pessimistic novelists |
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What feature did radio in the 1920s offer that other inventions did not offer? |
People could listen to music in real time. |
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Which is true about the "lost generation"? |
they did not think the lifestyle of the 1920s was desirable |
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Why did the entertainment industry grow significantly after World War I? |
People sought easy and inexpensive ways of escaping unhappy memories of recent events. |
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Why were prominent American writers of the 1920s called the "lost generation"? |
They had trouble adjusting to life in the postwar era. |
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A major change women experienced during the post-World War I era was that they started |
working outside the home |
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Why did Congress pass the Volstead Act to go along with the Eighteenth Amendment? |
The Volstead Act provided for the enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment. |
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How did Prohibition affect corruption in the early 1900s? |
Prohibition increased corruption because people ignored the law. |
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Which best states how the Scopes trial ended? |
Scopes changed his plea to guilty, and was convicted. |
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Which best describes why Women’s Christian Temperance Union was formed |
Members were concerned about the impact of alcohol on their communities. |
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How did propaganda encourage more Americans to support Prohibition in the early 1900s? |
The Anti-Saloon League spread the idea that drinking beer produced in Germany was treasonous. |
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Some people referred to Prohibition as a "noble experiment" because it |
tried to force people to improve their morals. |
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Why did taxes cause leaders to be reluctant about prohibition? |
Income taxes were not created yet and the government depended on the liquor tax for funding. |
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Supporters of Prohibition, such as preacher Billy Sunday, expected that Prohibition would |
fix the problems of society. |
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In the early 1900s, Al Capone was a |
bootlegger |
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John Scopes, the defendant in the 1925 Scopes trial, was |
a teacher |
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Which best describes why Women’s Christian Temperance Union was formed? |
Members were concerned about the impact of alcohol on their communities. |
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Why did taxes cause leaders to be reluctant about prohibition? |
Income taxes were not created yet and the government depended on the liquor tax for funding. |
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Some proponents of Prohibition supported the policy on religious grounds because they |
viewed excessive drinking as immoral behavior. |
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In the early 1900s, what did it mean for cities to be "dry"? |
Cities restricted the sale and consumption of alcohol. |
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An immediate effect of the Scopes trial on American society was that |
people learned the scientific evidence for the theory of evolution. |
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What affect did the Scopes trial have on the school curriculum in Tennessee? |
It did not change the curriculum because Scopes lost the case. |
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In 1925, John Scopes broke a state law in Tennessee called the Butler Act, which outlawed |
teaching about evolution. |
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In the Scopes trial of 1925, attorney William Jennings Bryan pitted religion against |
evolutionary theory |
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The main reason alcohol abuse caught the attention of the public in the early 1900s was an increase in |
the negative social effects of excessive drinking. |
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Which description best characterizes the jazz of the Harlem Renaissance? |
Jazz combined four African American musical traditions. |
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Besides jazz, the Harlem Renaissance was also known for African American |
literature |
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Which occurred after African American jazz musicians migrated north? |
Jazz music spread throughout the US. |
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According to the poem, the speaker feels that the relationship between whites and African Americans is |
tense and unequal. |
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The Jazz Age occurred during which decade? |
1920s |
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During which period did the Great Migration mainly occur? |
1910-1930 |
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The Harlem Renaissance celebrated the culture and artistic achievements of which group? |
African Americans |
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A pull factor that caused African Americans to migrate north in the early 1900s was |
higher wages |
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Two push factors that caused African Americans to leave the South in the early 1900s were |
segregation and low wages |
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A result of jazz’s development during the 1920s and 1930s was that many people |
embraced jazz music. |
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What happens to a dream deferred? |
tense and unequal. |
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Zora Neale Hurston collected and wrote about African American |
folk tales |
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Who was called the "Shakespeare of Harlem" during the Harlem Renaissance? |
Langston Hughes |
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In the early 1900s, the Chicago Defender was |
an African American newspaper |
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The Harlem Renaissance helped bridge cultural divides between which groups? |
whites and African Americans |
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The aspects of a specific location that make people want to move away are called |
push factors |
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The aspects of a specific location that make people want to move there are called |
pull factors |
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Which best describes an overall effect of the Harlem Renaissance? |
The Harlem Renaissance spread African American culture to white Americans |
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In which city was Harlem located? |
New York |
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What fueled the consumerism of the 1920s? |
Americans buying nonessential goods on credit |
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President Harding’s economic policies during the 1920s contributed to the rise of |
consumerism |
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In the 1920s, manufacturers encouraged consumerism by offering |
a greater variety of goods at fair prices |
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In the 1920s, the continued rise in the stock market and economic growth depended most on |
consumers buying goods on credit |
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In the consumer culture of the 1920s, |
people purchased nonessential goods on a regular basis |
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As a result of the Teapot Dome Scandal, the public lost faith in the federal government’s oversight of |
businesses |
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To buy goods on credit means to |
promise to pay for goods later |
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For most of the 1920s, how did the growth of credit affect the stock market? |
investors bought more stock on margin, and the stock market rose |
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The land called Teapot Dome in Wyoming was valuable because |
it produced oil |
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The US president whose economic policies were connected to the Teapot Dome Scandal was |
Warren G. Harding |
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Which showed that the economy was weaker than the stock market indicated during the 1920s? |
farmers went bankrupt |
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During the 1920s, more people began to aquire shares of stock using |
credit |
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In the 1920s, a reflection of the weakening economy was the growing gap between |
the rich and poor |
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Which best describes what people could buy on credit in the 1920s? |
people could buy stocks and goods from most stores |
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During what years did consumerism cause the stock market to grow most? |
1924-1929 |
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A problem for people who bought stock on credit during the 1920s was that if the stock market collapsed, they |
would owe more than they could repay |
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Ernest Hemingway, part of the "lost generation," often wrote works related to |
the futility of war |
|
What changes did the invention of the radio bring to Americans? |
it provided americans a way to hear the news as it happened |
|
What happened to the American economy after World War I? |
the economy grew quickly |
|
In the Teapot Dome Scandal, Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall leased |
oil-producing land to friends and took money and gifts from them |
|
Which describes an effect of Prohibition? |
americans learned how to distill alcohol at home |
|
The main issue during the Scopes trial of 1925 was whether |
teachers could teach about the Darwinian theory of evolution |
|
Which two cities were the most popular destinations during the Great Migration? |
NY and Chicago |
|
In the 1920s, a method that enabled people to buy goods they could not afford was |
installment payments |
|
The main purpose of the Anti-Saloon League in the early 1900s was |
to pass a constitutional amendment outlawing alcohol |
|
Which showed that the economy was weaker than the stock market indicated during the 1920s? |
farmers went bankrupt |
|
Which best describes a cause of consumerism in the 1920s? |
many americans had more money and more leisure time |
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Which best describes Calvin Coolidge’s relationship with business, industry, and the stock market? |
Coolidge did not try to regulate business, industry, or the stock market |
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Two push factors that caused African Americans to leave the South in the early 1900s were |
segregation and low wages |
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The Jazz Age occurred during which decade? |
1920s |
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The Cotton Club was famous for which of the following? |
music |
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Who was called the "Shakespeare of Harlem" during the Harlem Renaissance? |
Langston Hughes |
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