1920's

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. As the 1920s progressed, farm incomes

a. declined.
b. increased more rapidly than did incomes in urban areas.
c. increased, but did so less rapidly than did urban incomes.
d. remained steady.
____ 2. Which best describes the changing attitudes of people living in developing suburbs?

a. They became less conservative and more politically active.

b. They became less conservative and less politically active.
c. They became more conservative and more politically active.
d. They became more conservative and less politically active.
____ 3. African Americans in the 1920s faced discrimination, especially in

a. the North, where they were not allowed to work.

b. the North, where strong Jim Crow laws existed.
c. the South, where they were not allowed to work.
d. the South, where strong Jim Crow laws existed.
____ 4. The U.S. handling of the post-World War I war-debt situation

a. portrayed President Coolidge as a generous man.

b. damaged America’s economy.
c. strengthened the international economy.
d. damaged America’s international reputation.
____ 5. How did Prohibition contribute to the growth of organized crime?

a. by forcing police to enforce antiliquor laws

b. by making it easier for bootleggers to branch into other types of illegal activity
c. by forcing farmers to grow grain for the production of alcohol
d. by strengthening respect for the law
____ 6. In 1933, Congress repealed Prohibition with the

a. Eighteenth Amendment.
b. Nineteenth Amendment.
c. Twentieth Amendment.
d. Twenty-first Amendment.
____ 7. Which officials on the chart went to prison for their crimes?

a. Harry Dougherty and Edwin Denby

b. Charles Forbes, Harry Dougherty, and Edwin Denby
c. Charles Forbes and Albert Fall
 d. Harry Dougherty, Edwin Denby, and Albert Fall
____ 8. The Teapot Dome oil scandal involved which two officials?

a. Albert Fall and Harry Dougherty

b. Edwin Denby and Albert Fall
c. Charles Forbes and Harry Dougherty
d. Charles Forbes and Albert Fall
____ 9. In towns such as New York, Chicago, and Cleveland,

a. black middle and upper classes emerged.

b. blacks did no better than they had in the South.n
c. most blacks worked as sharecroppers.
d. blacks were often the victims of Jim Crow laws.
____ 10. Why did Marcus Garvey’s movement fall apart?

a. His ideas became too extreme to attract many supporters.

b. His supporters lacked the money to keep his organization going.
c. There was no effective leadership after Garvey was deported to Jamaica.
d. White-owned newspapers and radio stations did not give the movement publicity.

Matching

Directions: Match the definitions with the terms. Write the correct letter in each blank. You will not use all of
the terms.

a. mass production g. Scopes Trial

b. bull market h. A Farewell to Arms
c. Andrew Mellon i. Prohibition
d. Sigmund Freud j. Harlem Renaissance
e. Ku Klux Klan k. Langston Hughes
f. The Jazz Singer l. Dawes Plan
__C__ 11. wealthy banker who served in the Harding administration
__G__ 12. set the theories of Charles Darwin against fundamentalism
_L___ 13. agreement intended to settle international debts from World War I
__J__ 14. 1920s cultural outpouring associated with African Americans
__F__ 15. first film with synchronized sound
__K__ 16. wrote of the pain and pride of being black
__A__ 17. manufacturing method in which each worker performs one step
__D__ 18. psychologist who stressed the importance of the unconscious mind
___E_ 19. targeted blacks, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants
__B__ 20. a period during which the value of stocks increases
Short Answer

Directions: Use the excerpts from the U.S. Constitution to answer the following question on a separate sheet
of paper. Read carefully the text that has been italicized.

Amendment 18 (Ratified January 16, 1919)Section 1. After one year from the ratification of this article the
manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the
exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage
purposes is hereby prohibited
Amendment 21 (Ratified December 15, 1933)Section 1. The eighteenth article of amendment to the
Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.Section 2. The transportation or importation into any
State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in
violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.

21. Analyze Primary Sources What was made illegal in the United States in 1919? What condition was placed on
its legalization in 1933?
Alcohol. The alcohol must conform to Federal Law.
Directions: Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.

22. Analyze Cause and Effect How did the rise of the automobile industry end the post—World War I recession
and revolutionize daily life for millions of Americans?
The automobile industry gave freedom to Americans and led to the growth of suburbs.
23. Draw Conclusions What part did advances in technology play in the creation of the “New Woman?” What
group of women was largely excluded from this progress?

24. Identify Central Issues What was the purpose of the Washington Naval Disarmament Conference and the
Kellogg-Briand Pact? What prompted them? Was the purpose accomplished?

25. Synthesize Information How did the oppression of African Americans influence the Harlem Renaissance?