1. 1. What does suffrage mean? A) the number of immigrants is limited B) it’s a tax on income C) the right to vote D) alcohol is outlawed

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3. 2. What two immigrants were put to death without solid evidence? A) Amos and Andy B) Lewis and Clark C) Johnson and Johnson D) Sacco and Vanzetti

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5. 3. Harlem is part of which city? A) Washington, D.C. B) New York C) Miami D) Pittsburgh

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7. 4. What Republican President from the 1920’s died in office? A) Calvin Coolidge B) Warren G. Harding C) Herbert Hoover D) Woodrow Wilson

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9. 5. During the 1920’s this form of media became popular. A) computers B) internet C) radio D) television

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11. 6. What scandal involving the sale of government oil took place during Harding’s administration? A) Credit Mobilier B) Iran Contra C) Watergate D) Teapot Dome

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13. 7. What President’s Cabinet was rocked by scandal? A) Teddy Roosevelt B) Nixon C) Harding D) Wilson

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15. 8. What organization fought for improvement in economic and political status for African Americans? A) Free Masons B) NAACP C) YWCA D) Salvation Army

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17. 9. The 1920’s was the first time Americans could ______. A) file for a divorce B) vote in a Presidential election C) buy alcohol D) buy on credit

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19. 10. What allowed businesses in America to become more productive? A) the assembly line B) lower wages C) vacation time D) workmen’s compensation

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21. 11. Who wrote “The Great Gatsby”? A) Ernest Hemingway B) Duke Ellington C) F. Scott Fitzgerald D) Louis Armstrong

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23. 12. This man made the first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. A) Duke Ellington B) Charles Lindbergh C) Louis Armstrong D) F. Scott Fitzgerald

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25. 13. Most American families_______. A) bought Chevrolets B) wanted nothing to do with cars C) could afford a car during the 1920’s D) owned several cars

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27. 14. What event supported the teaching of Creationism? A) Prohibition B) Fundamentalism C) Quota System D) Scopes Trial

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29. 15. What man was President of the U.S. for the middle of the 1920’s and he supported business? A) Warren Harding B) Calvin Coolidge C) Teddy Roosevelt D) Benjamin Harrison

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31. 16. For some reason, I just loved it. There was a sense of optimism and joy in the 1920s. ~ Sandy Wilson. From this quote what can you infer about the 1920’s? A) people knew the Great Depression was coming B) it was a time of prosperity C) everyone was rich D) we were the winning war

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33. 17. What African American trumpet player made his personal expression a major part of jazz? A) Ernest Hemingway B) Charles Lindbergh C) Louis Armstrong D) F. Scott Fitzgerald

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35. 18. Prices increasing and money values decreasing is called ________. A) Communism B) Supply and Demand C) Poverty D) Inflation

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37. 19. What limits how many immigrants can come to a country? A) normalcy B) evolution C) quota system D) fundamentalism

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39. 20. Who wrote “A Farewell to Arms” and challenged the reasons of war? A) John Lewis B) Ernest Hemingway C) Louis Armstrong D) Duke Ellington

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41. 21. This group of females pushed norms to the extreme and made gains for women. A) feminists B) swingers C) zingers D) flappers

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43. 22. During the 1920’s immigration was ________. A) very low B) increasing C) higher than ever D) not recorded

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45. 23. What Amendment gave women the right to vote? A) 18th B) 1st C) 19th D) 5th

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47. 24. Better pay, shorter work week, fewer hours, sometimes vacation days. All these refer to _____. A) none of this happened until the 1990’s B) improvements in working conditions during the 1920’s C) improvements for women D) improvements for immigrants

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49. 25. This African Jamaican believed in black equality and he believed African Americans should return to Africa. He was ______. A) Malcolm X B) Martin Luther King C) Marcus Garvey D) Booker T. Washington

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51. 26. Charles Darwin’s theory that creatures change over time is called ________. A) the Red Scare B) Fundamentalism C) Isolationism D) Evolution

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53. 27. The fear that a Communist take- over may happen in the U.S. A) Emergency Quota B) the Red Scare C) Fundamentalism D) the Scopes Trial

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55. 28. Illegal hangings of minority men normally done by white mobs were called _____. A) isolationism B) lynchings C) anarchy D) evolution

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57. 29. The KKK A) started all the race riots during the 1920’s B) only hated African Americans C) hated African-Americans, non-Christians, immigrants, alcohol D) stands for Klux Ku Klan

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59. 30. The banning of alcohol was called ______. A) Nativism B) Bootlegging C) Prohibition D) the Red Scare

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61. 31. The belief that the Bible is literally true is _____. A) Evolution B) Isolationism C) Normalcy D) Fundamentalism

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63. 32. A struggling economy following World War I had what impact on society? A) divorce sky-rocketed B) made relations between blacks & whites worse C) there were many homeless D) people didn’t feel like drinking

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65. 33. Favoring native-born Americans over immigrants is called ________. A) the basic belief of the NAACP B) Nativism C) Americanism D) Fundamentalism

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