1920's

Question 1

following WWI, most Americans supported the policy of:

Answer 1

isolationism

Question 2

period of intense fear of a potential communist revolution in the US:

Answer 2

red scare

Question 3

an example of an american nativism after WWI is the trial and execution of:

Answer 3

sacco and vanzetti

Question 4

the summer of 1919 was given this name, after nationwide race riots and racially motivated violence:

Answer 4

red summer

Question 5

what was Black Wall Street?

Answer 5

the wealthy black community targeted by a race riot in 1921

Question 6

during the 1920s, the US embraced this immigration system, which drastically limited the number of immigrants

Answer 6

quota system

Question 7

which intentional agreement denounced was as international policy?

Answer 7

kellogg-briand pact

Question 8

the “brilliant” idea to loan Germany money, so Germany would pay Britain and France, so those countries would pay the US

Answer 8

dawes plan

Question 9

albert fall became the original “fall guy” after being the first cabinet member convicted of a felony following

Answer 9

teapot dome scandal

Question 10

which amendment outlawed the production, sale, and transportation of alchohal

Answer 10

18th amendment

Question 11

the volstead act created on effective system for enforcing prohibition

Answer 11

false

Question 12

illegal bars and nightclubs dotted the country in the 1920s. these establishments were called:

Answer 12

speakeasies

Question 13

infamous leader of organized crime in Chicago, who made tens of millions a year from illegal booze

Answer 13

al capone

Question 14

people who smuggled illegal liquor were often called:

Answer 14

bootleggers

Question 15

which trial showcased the division between fundementalism and modernism in American society in the 1920s?

Answer 15

scopes trial

Question 16

the “new” woman of the 1920s was called

Answer 16

the flappers

Question 17

who was the Jamaican immigrant who led the “back to Africa” movement?

Answer 17

Marcus garvey

Question 18

the literary and artistic revolution of the 1920s cantered int eh urban capital of African American culture:

Answer 18

harlem renaissance

Question 19

which of the following jazz club in Harlem where racial barriers started to disappear:

Answer 19

cotton club

Question 20

which of the following is NOT a way Henry Ford revolutionized industry?

Answer 20

increased prices while lowering wages

Question 21

which of the following was NOT a famous jazz musician of the 1920s?

Answer 21

claude mckay

Question 22

if an American could not afford to pay full price for an item in the 1920s they often used these to buy goods:

Answer 22

installment plans

Question 23

buying stocks with loans is called:

Answer 23

buying a margin

Question 24

hoping to buy stock at a low price and sell it for a higher price is called:

Answer 24

stock speculation

Question 25

which of the following is NOT a way that family life changed in the 1920s?

Answer 25

divorce became an accepted reality in the united states

Question 26

which of the following is NOT a reaosn for the failure of the FL land boom?

Answer 26

the dust bowl

Question 27

Americans looked for new forms of entertainment int eh 1920s becasue they had more:

Answer 27

leisure time

Question 28

these raids targeted suspected communist and others, but turned up ZERO evidence if a communist takeover

Answer 28

palmer raids