1. Roaring 20’s Study Guide

2. 1. Which did not contribute to the rapid growth of the transportation industry? Imports forced the price of American cars down More people moved to suburban areas

3. 1. Which did not contribute to the rapid growth of the transportation industry? Imports forced the price of American cars down – American was not importing cars at the time…

4. 2. What would be a major factor in the cost of automobiles becoming more affordable? Assembly lines being used more effectively

5. 3. Who took part in the first powered flight? The Wright Bros. – Orville and Wilbur

6. 4. What did Henry Ford’s assembly line do to the price of cars? Prices went down so more people could buy cars

7. 5. The economy grew in the 1920’s due partly to the success of the automobile. All are true except… A. People had greater mobility B. Suburbs grew C. Unemployment fell D. Cities became smaller

8. 6. What did electricity provide? Less exposure to new inventions Rural areas access to labor saving devices

9. 6. What did electricity provide? Rural areas access to labor saving devices

10. 7. What replaced bars during prohibition, where illegal alcohol was served? Speakeasies

11. 8. Who were the people that continued to distribute and bring in alcohol? Bootleggers

12. 9. Moving to the North, African Americans hoped to find _________ Better employment opportunities But also found ____________. Continued discrimination

13. 10. Who was a female blues singer in the 1920’s? Bessie Smith

14. 11. Who chronicled the Great Migration North through paintings? Jacob Lawrence

15. 12. What artist painted urban scenes and scenes of the southwest? Georgia O’Keefe

16. 13. Who wrote about (chronicled) the “Jazz Age”? F. Scott Fitzgerald

17. 14. Who wrote the Grapes of Wrath, which is a book about the struggle of poor migrant workers… John Steinbeck

18. 15. What did George Gershwin and Aaron Copland do? They wrote (composed) music in the 1920’s

19. 16. What helped rural areas to have access to labor saving devices? Electricity

20. 17. What did the 18 th Amendment do? Banned alcohol

21. 18. George Gershwin, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, and Aaron Copland are all... Musicians

22. 19. Which of the following was a result of prohibition in the 1920’s? Growth of organized crime Fall of the stock market

23. 19. Which of the following was a result of prohibition in the 1920’s? Growth of organized crime

24. 20. All of the following help change the U.S. from an agricultural to an industrial nation except… F. New inventions G. Free land H. Labor Force J. Raw materials G. Free land

25. 21. Due partly to the success of the automobile, the economy grew in the 1920’s. As a result, all of the following are true except… A. Cities became smaller B. Suburbs grew C. Employment rose D. People had more mobility to travel A. Cities became smaller

26. 22. What did Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong do? Ellington played piano, Armstrong played the trumpet

27. 23. Henry Ford’s assembly line led directly to the growth of… Child labor Industrial production

28. 23. Henry Ford’s assembly line led directly to the growth of… Industrial production

29. 24. Electrical utilities led people to use light bulbs or home appliances during the 1920’s… Light bulbs Home appliances

30. 24. Electrical utilities led people to use light bulbs or home appliances during the 1920’s… Home appliances

31. 25. What did Woodrow Wilson create at the end of WWI? The League of Nations

32. 26. Who were the Central Powers? i. ______________ ii. Bulgaria iii. ______________ Iiii. Turkey/Ottoman Empire i. Germany iii. Austria Hungary

33. 27. What three territories did the U.S. receive at the end of the Spanish – American War? Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Phillippines

34. 28. Why did African Americans move to states such as Michigan, Illinois, and Ohio between 1910 and 1930? For better job opportunities

35. 29. One reason the U.S. became involved in WWI was because of its close political and economic ties to… (our bff) A. Austria – Hungary B. India C. Great Britain D. Russia

36. One reason the U.S. became involved in WWI was because of its close political and economic ties to… (our bff) C. Great Britain