Test 5 - WWII

Question 1

What is the Red Scare?

Answer 1

fear pf the potential rise and spread of communism

Question 2

explain the importance of the car:

Answer 2

made it possible for people to travel further

Question 3

explain the importance of the radio:

Answer 3

be able to connect through music, sports, and news

Question 4

explain the importance of movies:

Answer 4

helped grow Hollywood. Made stars. Created money.

Question 5

Name three famous athletes in the 1920’s

Answer 5

Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Red Grange

Question 6

Who were the most famous jazz musicians in the 1920’s

Answer 6

Luis Armstrong & Duke Ellington

Question 7

What is the Harlem Renaissance

Answer 7

The flourishing of black culture in the 1920’s

Question 8

Who was the most famous writer during the Harlem Renaissance?

Answer 8

Ernest Hemingway

Question 9

What was the significance of Tin Pan Alley

Answer 9

It produced 90% of the popular music coming out. It was where everyone would go to listen to music

Question 10

Who was Irving Berlin?

Answer 10

popular composer. Wrote “God Bless America” and “White Christmas”

Question 11

What caused the stock market to crash?

Answer 11

too many people buying on margin and businesses altering stock profits.

Question 12

What was the dust bowl

Answer 12

High windstorms in the west that swept up loose soil to create a horrible “wave of dust”. Caused by over farming and droughts.