Roaring 20s Test Questions With Solved Answers
speakeasies were the result of which amendment?
18th amendment
Unofficial capital of African-American culture
Harlem
Describe a flapper (think definition)
young women who broke free of traditional gender roles (rebellious)
Fundamentalism
beliefs based on the bible
Another word for comsumers
buyers
Prohibition led to....
an increase in organized crime
What was the 19th amendment?
women got the right to vote
What happened when African-American soldiers returned from war?
Racial inequality was still intense in the South, so African-Americans went North for jobs
and a better life
What did Marcus Garvey believe?
He believed that African-Americans shouldn't relieve on whites
In the Great Migration where did the African-Americans go?
South-->North
What court case did people stand outside the court with toy monkeys?
The Scopes Trial
How did radios help consumerism in America?
They had advertisements on them
Who was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic?
Amelia Earhart
Who wrote the Great Gatsby?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
What 3 groups of people did the KKK target?
Immigrants, African-Americans, and Catholics
True or False: African-Americans were given equal rights to whites in the 1920s
False
Which city is the birthplace of jazz?
New Orleans
Who was a famous comedic actor during the 1920s?
Charlie Chaplin
Who was the composer that increased the popularity of jazz?
George Gershwin
During the Red Scare, what did Americans fear?
a communist revolution in America
Who started raids during the Red Scare?
A. Mitchell Palmer
Who was Al Capone?
speakeasies were the result of which amendment?
18th amendment
Unofficial capital of African-American culture
Harlem
Describe a flapper (think definition)
young women who broke free of traditional gender roles (rebellious)
Fundamentalism
beliefs based on the bible
Another word for comsumers
buyers
Prohibition led to....
an increase in organized crime
What was the 19th amendment?
women got the right to vote
What happened when African-American soldiers returned from war?
Racial inequality was still intense in the South, so African-Americans went North for jobs
and a better life
What did Marcus Garvey believe?
He believed that African-Americans shouldn't relieve on whites
In the Great Migration where did the African-Americans go?
South-->North
What court case did people stand outside the court with toy monkeys?
The Scopes Trial
How did radios help consumerism in America?
They had advertisements on them
Who was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic?
Amelia Earhart
Who wrote the Great Gatsby?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
What 3 groups of people did the KKK target?
Immigrants, African-Americans, and Catholics
True or False: African-Americans were given equal rights to whites in the 1920s
False
Which city is the birthplace of jazz?
New Orleans
Who was a famous comedic actor during the 1920s?
Charlie Chaplin
Who was the composer that increased the popularity of jazz?
George Gershwin
During the Red Scare, what did Americans fear?
a communist revolution in America
Who started raids during the Red Scare?
A. Mitchell Palmer
Who was Al Capone?
