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11.7 Roaring 20s Prosperity and Depression

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  • Which factor helped lead to the economic boom of the 1920s?
    Government ownership of businesses
    Mass production and consumer spending
    Agricultural expansion
    Increased tariffs
  • Why did the KKK gain popularity during the 1920s?
    Decline of racism
    Support for urbanization
    Rise of nativist attitudes
    Support for immigration
  • Why did some Americans oppose teaching evolution in schools?
    It supported racial integration
    It conflicted with religious beliefs
    It favored immigrants
    It was scientifically inaccurate
  • Speakeasies were—
    Illegal bars during Prohibition
    Early civil rights protests
    Pro-immigration groups
    Women's suffrage meetings
  • How did mass production impact the U.S. economy in the 1920s?
    Caused high unemployment
    Reduced consumerism
    Increased reliance on imports
    Lowered prices and increased availability of goods
  • Which region of the U.S. became a center of African American culture during the Harlem Renaissance?
    Harlem, New York City
    Los Angeles
    Atlanta
    Chicago
  • Which of the following best describes consumer culture in the 1920s?
    People saved more money
    Factory jobs declined
    Americans moved toward farming
    People bought more on credit
  • What was a key belief of Booker T. Washington?
    Immediate political equality
    African Americans should focus on vocational education
    Ending capitalism was the goal
    Return to Africa was the only solution
  • What did flappers represent in the 1920s?
    Immigrant factory workers
    Women embracing modern social freedoms
    Political radicals
    Supporters of prohibition
  • What did the Harlem Renaissance promote?
    Agricultural advances
    Religious reform
    Westward expansion
    Racial pride and cultural identity
  • What was a major result of the 19th Amendment?
    African Americans gained equality
    Prohibition ended
    Slavery was abolished
    Women gained the right to vote
  • Which cultural movement celebrated African American literature, art, and music?
    Harlem Renaissance
    Civil Rights Movement
    Gilded Age
    Black Power Movement
  • What was a long-term impact of the Harlem Renaissance?
    End of segregation
    Foundation for the Civil Rights Movement
    Decline of black-owned businesses
    Return to African traditions
  • Which music style is most associated with the 1920s?
    Jazz
    Blues
    Country
    Rock
  • Why was the NAACP founded?
    Fight for African American civil rights
    Support Prohibition
    Enforce immigration quotas
    Promote women’s suffrage
  • Why did many Americans support Prohibition at first?
    Belief that alcohol caused social problems
    Because alcohol helped workers
    To reduce economic growth
    To encourage immigration
  • Why did the U.S. reject joining the League of Nations?
    Desire to return to isolationism
    It supported communism
    It opposed the Treaty of Paris
    It wanted to enter WWII
  • Which law enforced the 18th Amendment?
    Volstead Act
    Dawes Act
    Civil Rights Act
    Quota Act
  • The National Origins Act and Quota Acts of the 1920s were intended to—
    Restrict immigration from certain regions
    Increase worker wages
    Expand civil rights
    Promote tourism
  • What did the KKK support in the 1920s?
    Equality
    Political reform
    White supremacy and nativism
    Isolationism
  • The 1925 Scopes Trial reflected a conflict between—
    Isolationism and imperialism
    Urban and suburban values
    Traditional and foreign cultures
    Science and religion
  • What did the Red Summer of 1919 involve?
    Race riots in U.S. cities
    New Deal reforms
    U.S. entry into WWI
    Labor union strikes
  • Which amendment established Prohibition?
    19th
    18th
    21st
    17th
  • Which event directly caused the U.S. to enter WWI?
    Zimmerman Telegram
    Germany's Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
    Sinking of the Maine
    Sinking of the Lusitania
  • How did WWI impact women?
    They joined combat units
    They lost the right to vote
    They gained new job opportunities
    They became political leaders
  • What role did Marcus Garvey play in the 1920s?
    Promoted black pride and the Back to Africa movement
    Advocated for Prohibition
    Opposed civil rights legislation
    Supported assimilation into white society
  • What was the main goal of the U.S. during imperialism?
    End slavery
    Promote neutrality
    Gain new markets and resources
    Spread communism
  • Which invention helped spread pop culture in the 1920s?
    The television
    The typewriter
    The radio
    The telegraph
  • Which country was annexed by the U.S. during imperialism?
    Hawaii
    Cuba
    France
    Panama
  • Which of the following best describes a major cultural change in the 1920s?
    Growth of mass media and pop culture
    End of industrialization
    Decline in consumer goods
    Increase in farming and rural values
  • Which group was favored under the Quota Acts of the 1920s?
    Refugees from Latin America
    All Asian immigrants
    Immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe
    Immigrants from Northern and Western Europe
  • What was one result of Prohibition in the 1920s?
    Stronger support for temperance
    Growth of organized crime
    Improved economic conditions
    Decreased crime rates
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