True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Prohibition created a rise in gang violence and organized crime.
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2.
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Prohibition increased the illegal production and sale of liquor known as
“bootlegging”.
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3.
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The Negro National Baseball League allowed African-American baseball players to
compete professionally.
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4.
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The purpose of the Five Power Naval Treaty of 1922 was to limit the amount of
post World War 1 warships that could be made.
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5.
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The super prison Alcatraz was sometimes referred to as “The
Rock”
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6.
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Charlie Chaplin flew “The Spirit of St. Louis” on the first solo,
non-stop transatlantic flight from New York to France.
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7.
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The rise of Al Capone led to the Red Scare.
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8.
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Albert Einstein was one of the most influential figures in jazz, and rose to
prominence in the 1920’s as an inventive trumpet and cornet player.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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9.
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In 1920 the ___________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution banned the
manufacturing, transport and sale of intoxicating liquors.
a. | 18th | c. | 20th | b. | 19th | d. | Prohibition |
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10.
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Companys that manufactured intoxicating liquors before prohibition began
producing _______ products during prohibition.
a. | automobile | c. | space | b. | dairy | d. | iphone |
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11.
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Who founded the Negro National Baseball League?
a. | Duke Ellington | c. | Sidney Bechnet | b. | Andrew Bishop “Rube”
Foster | d. | Louis
Armstrong |
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12.
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Who was a staple in the Harlem Renaissance, performed at the Cotton Club and had
a weekly radio broadcast?
a. | Duke Ellington | c. | Sidney Bechnet | b. | Andrew Bishop “Rube”
Foster | d. | Louis
Armstrong |
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13.
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What U.S. act of congress was developed to combat elevated mortality rates among
mothers and newborns in the 1920’s?
a. | The 18th Ammendment | c. | Sheppard Towner Act | b. | The 19th Ammendment | d. | Fordney-McCumber Tariff
Act |
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14.
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What was passed to raise American tariffs on imported goods to protect factories
and farms in 1922?
a. | The 18th Ammendment | c. | Sheppard Towner Act | b. | The 19th Ammendment | d. | Fordney-McCumber Tariff
Act |
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15.
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What limited the number of immigrants allowed into the United States through a
national origin’s quota?
a. | Immigration Act of 1924 | c. | Sheppard Towner
Act | b. | Prohibition | d. | Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act |
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16.
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What Ammendment gave women the right to vote?
a. | 18th | c. | 20th | b. | 19th | d. | Prohibition |
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17.
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What name was given to the era that banned the manufacture, transportation and
sale of intoxicating liquors?
a. | 18th | c. | 20th | b. | 19th | d. | Prohibition |
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On November 2, 1920, station KDKA made the nation’s first commercial radio
broadcast from which U.S. city?
a. | New York City | c. | Los Angelos | b. | Pittsburgh | d. | Chicago |
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19.
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On September 17, 1920 what sports league was formed in Canton, Ohio?
a. | Major League Baseball (MLB) | c. | National Basketball League
(NBA) | b. | National Hockey League (NHL) | d. | National Football League
(NFL) |
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20.
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What was considered a super prison built on a rocky island miles away from land
surrounded by frigid shark invested water and strong currents?
a. | Alcatraz | c. | Harlem | b. | Fort Knox | d. | Puerto Rico |
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An intellectual and cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art,
fashion, literature, theater and politics.
a. | Harlem Renaissance | c. | The Spirit of St. Louis | b. | Speakeasie | d. | Surrealism |
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22.
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This person co-created United Artist and starred in may silent films becoming a
world-wide icon.
a. | Babe Ruth | c. | Charlie Chaplin | b. | Duke Ellington | d. | Coco Chanel |
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23.
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Who was a French fashion designer that popularized a sporty, casual chic as the
feminine standard of style?
a. | Louise Brooks | c. | Rudolph Valentino | b. | Pablo Picasso | d. | Coco Chanel |
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Chicago’s most infamous Prohibition-era crime boss. He was
eventually convicted of tax evasion and served time on Alcatraz.
a. | George “Bugs” Moran | c. | Al Capone | b. | Charles
Lindbergh | d. | Elliot
Ness |
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25.
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Who flew “ The Spirit of St. Louis” on the first solo, non-stop
transatlantic flight from Long Island, New York to Paris, France.
a. | Charlie Chaplin | c. | Louis Armstrong | b. | Charles Lindbergh | d. | Vladimir Lenin |
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26.
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Considered to by the father of the Jazz Soprano Saxophone and one of the first
American soloists in Jazz. He tour Western Europe and as far east as Russia.
a. | Sidney Bechet | c. | Louis Armstrong | b. | Duke Ellington | d. | Eliot Ness |
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27.
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This person received the Nobel Prize in 1921 for his contributions to
theoretical physics and his discovery of the photoelectric effect.
a. | Al Capone | c. | Marcus Garvey | b. | Albert Einstein | d. | Vladimir Lenin |
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28.
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October 28th, 1929 is considered to be the day where the Dow Jones Industrial
Average declined 13% beginning the Stock Market crash of 1929, is otherswise know as
__________.
a. | Black Monday | c. | Independence Day | b. | Black Friday | d. | Groundhogs day |
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29.
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What was the nationwide ban on the production, importation, transportation, and
sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States from 1920 to 1933 known as?
a. | Great Migration | c. | Jazz Age | b. | Prohibition | d. | Speculation |
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30.
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What term refers to young women in the 1920s who embraced new styles of fashion,
music, and social norms?
a. | Flappers | c. | Consumerism | b. | Surrealism | d. | Resilience |
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31.
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What illegal business involved transporting and selling alcoholic beverages
during the Prohibition era?
a. | Jazz Age | c. | Red Scare | b. | Bootlegging | d. | Decadence |
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32.
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Which term describes a period in the 1920s known for its vibrant and innovative
music, dances, and cultural shifts primarily centered around jazz music?
a. | Harlen Renaissance | c. | Great Migration | b. | Affluent | d. | Jazz Age |
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33.
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What was the movement of African Americans from the rural South to the urban
North in the early 20th century called?
a. | Speculation | c. | Great Migration | b. | Consumerism | d. | Prohibition |
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34.
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What is the practice of engaging in risky financial transactions in an attempt
to profit from fluctuations in the market during the economic boom of the 1920s known as?
a. | Innovation | c. | Speculation | b. | Bootlegging | d. | Surrealism |
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Which term describes the emphasis on buying and owning material goods that
became a major cultural characteristic of the Roaring Twenties?
a. | Red Scare | c. | Affluent | b. | Consumerism | d. | Decadence |
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36.
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What was the period of intense anti-communist and anti-radical sentiment in the
United States following World War I known as?
a. | Harlem Renaissance | c. | Red Scare | b. | Great Migration | d. | Innovation |
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What term refers to a flourishing of African American art, music, and literature
centered in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City during the 1920s?
a. | Surrealism | c. | Harlem Renaissance | b. | Decadence | d. | Affluent |
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38.
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Which word means characterized by a tendency to attract attention because of
one's exuberance, confidence, and stylishness?
a. | Resilience | c. | Innovation | b. | Flamboyant | d. | Speculation |
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What term describes having a great deal of money; wealthy or prosperous?
a. | Decadence | c. | Bootlegging | b. | Affluent | d. | Red Scare |
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40.
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What word refers to moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive
indulgence in pleasure or luxury?
a. | Innovation | c. | Consumerism | b. | Decadence | d. | Harlem
Renaissance |
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Which term means the action or process of introducing new ideas, methods, or
products, which was a key feature of the Roaring Twenties?
a. | Surrealism | c. | Resilience | b. | Innovation | d. | Flappers |
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What term describes the ability to recover quickly from difficulties, which was
displayed by many individuals during the economic challenges of the 1920s?
a. | Speculation | c. | Flappers | b. | Resilience | d. | Bootlegging |
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In what movement did young women in the 1920s embrace new styles of fashion,
music, and social norms, often characterized by their bobbed hair, short skirts, and rebellious
attitudes?
a. | Consumerism | c. | Flappers | b. | Jazz Age | d. | Surrealism |
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Matching
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a. | Surrealism | d. | Bootlegging | b. | Consumerism | e. | Great Migration | c. | Red
Scare |
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44.
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What was the illegal business of transporting and selling alcoholic beverages
during the Prohibition era known as?
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45.
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Which term refers to an artistic movement that emerged in the 1920s,
emphasizing the expression of the imagination and dreams free from conscious rational
control?
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46.
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What was the movement of African Americans from the rural South to the urban
North in the early 20th century called?
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47.
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Which term describes the emphasis on buying and owning material goods that
became a major cultural characteristic of the Roaring Twenties?
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48.
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What was the period of intense anti-communist and anti-radical sentiment in the
United States following World War I known as?
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