The Roaring 20's Briggeman

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The Roaring 20's Briggeman

Last updated over 5 years ago

20 questions

Note from the author:

Roaring 20's 

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What does the term "isolationism" mean?

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What does the term recession mean?

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The executions of Sacco and Vanzetti in the 1920s demonstrated the

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From the Video Sacco and Vanzetti were found guilty and electricuted.

True

False

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What did President Harding mean when he introduced the phrase a "return to normalcy" after World War I?

A increased United States involvement in Europe

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This 1924 cartoon satirizes a scandal that led to -

A. public disappointment over revelations of government corruption

B. widespread dissatisfaction with a lack of economic development

C. public frustration with government neglect of the working class

D. widespread anger over excessive partisan politics

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Define the term "rugged individualism"

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Which management innovation helped Henry Ford realize his vision for a car everyone could afford?

A providing various models of cars

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What management innovation for improved production is illustrated in this picture?

A. Bessemer Process

B. Assembly line 

C. Robotics

D. Unionization 

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Which change in the buying habits of American consumers occurred during the 1920’s? *

A The number of items purchased on installment increased

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Define the term speculation?

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Watch the the beginning of the video 1min to 3:35 min for a Prohibiton preview. 

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During the 1920s, Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan were most closely identified with the —

increased use of credit by U.S. consumers

development of new forms of popular entertainment

decline of public support for Progressive reforms

conflict between modernism and traditionalism

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What would a study of the "flapprer of the 1920's indicate?

A Some women rejected traditional restrictions.

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Which inference about the 1920s is supported by this illustration?

Women confronted discrimination in employment and education.

Women challenged traditional attitudes and social norms.

Reform organizations targeted women’s issues.

Mass media reflected trends popular in rural communities.

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What was Charles Lindbergh famous for?

first airplane flight

first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean non stop

inventing the airplane

first solo flight

Roaring 20's 

What does the term "isolationism" mean?

What does the term recession mean?

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The executions of Sacco and Vanzetti in the 1920s demonstrated the

A federal government's war on crime

B the persistence of lynching

C corruption of political machines

D increase in Nativist attitudes

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Which development in the 1920s was inconsistend with much of the racial and ethnic intolerance of the decade?

A Red Scare

B revival of the KKK

C Harlem Renaissance

D trial of Sacco and Vanzetti 

From the Video Sacco and Vanzetti were found guilty and electricuted.

True

False

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What did President Harding mean when he introduced the phrase a "return to normalcy" after World War I?

A increased United States involvement in Europe

B no longer selling liquour in Europe

C going back to peacetime economy

D restoring a Democratice president to power 

This 1924 cartoon satirizes a scandal that led to -

A. public disappointment over revelations of government corruption

B. widespread dissatisfaction with a lack of economic development

C. public frustration with government neglect of the working class

D. widespread anger over excessive partisan politics

Define the term "rugged individualism"

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Which management innovation helped Henry Ford realize his vision for a car everyone could afford?

A providing various models of cars

B creating a business monopoly

C downsizing the labor force

D using the assembly line production method

What management innovation for improved production is illustrated in this picture?

A. Bessemer Process

B. Assembly line 

C. Robotics

D. Unionization 

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Which change in the buying habits of American consumers occurred during the 1920’s? *

A The number of items purchased on installment increased

B Locally made products were preferred over national brands

C Preferences for imported goods greatly increased

D Homemade products experienced a revival in popularity

1

Define the term speculation?

1

Wealth was highly concentrated and led to a prosperity gap; which groups were included in this prosperity gap?

Watch the the beginning of the video 1min to 3:35 min for a Prohibiton preview. 

During the 1920s, Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan were most closely identified with the —

increased use of credit by U.S. consumers

development of new forms of popular entertainment

decline of public support for Progressive reforms

conflict between modernism and traditionalism

1

What would a study of the "flapprer of the 1920's indicate?

A Some women rejected traditional restrictions.

B Many women were elected to national office.

C Women were barred from traditionally male occupations.

D The earning power of women equaled that of men in most occupations. 

Which inference about the 1920s is supported by this illustration?

Women confronted discrimination in employment and education.

Women challenged traditional attitudes and social norms.

Reform organizations targeted women’s issues.

Mass media reflected trends popular in rural communities.

What was Charles Lindbergh famous for?

first airplane flight

first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean non stop

inventing the airplane

first solo flight

A federal government's war on crime

B the persistence of lynching

C corruption of political machines

D increase in Nativist attitudes

Which development in the 1920s was inconsistend with much of the racial and ethnic intolerance of the decade?

A Red Scare

B revival of the KKK

C Harlem Renaissance

D trial of Sacco and Vanzetti 

B no longer selling liquour in Europe

C going back to peacetime economy

D restoring a Democratice president to power 

B creating a business monopoly

C downsizing the labor force

D using the assembly line production method

B Locally made products were preferred over national brands

C Preferences for imported goods greatly increased

D Homemade products experienced a revival in popularity

Wealth was highly concentrated and led to a prosperity gap; which groups were included in this prosperity gap?

Prohibition, established by the 18th Amendment stated that-

A only imported alcoholic beverages could  be sold

B the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was banned

C Americans must be 18 years old to purchase alcoholic beverages

D alcohollic beverages could be sold only in government stores. 

What was an important result of Prohibition during the 1920's?

A Respect for the law decreased

B Woman's suffrage was restricted

C Racial predjudice increasesd

D Religious tolerance grew

What was Francis Willard's contribution to American society?

A She helped overturn the 18th amendment

B She spoke out against the introduction of eugenics

C She fought for women's rights adn a ban on the sale of alcohol 

D She spearheaded important innovations in manufacturing

B Many women were elected to national office.

C Women were barred from traditionally male occupations.

D The earning power of women equaled that of men in most occupations. 

D Minorities 

E All the Above  