Twenties Quiz
During the 1920s, when $1,800 was considered the minimum annual income for a decent standard of living, the average annual income of a worker was approximately
$1,500
What were improvements to women in the 1920s?
All of the above A. birth control was created B. motherhood was improved by help of professionals C. many women became flapper
What did nativism reintroduce?
All of the above A. white supremacy B. discrimination C. the KKK
During the 1920s, products that grew dramatically in use in the United States included
All these answers are correct A. synthetic fibers B. plastics C. home appliances D. electronics
In the 1920s, Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon succeeded in
All these answers are correct A. cutting taxes on corporate profits and personal incomes B. eliminating half of the WWI debt C. dramatically trimming the federal budget D. both eliminating half of the federal debt, and dramatically trimming the federal budget
What invention allowed young people to get together and communicate with their peers quicker than ever?
Automobile
Which group was apart of an exclusion act in the workplace?
Chinese
What was the source of fear for the red scare?
Communist Ideas
What was John Scopes arrested for teaching?
Evolution
What was the name of the raids that attempted to uncover large caches of weapons and explosives?
Palmer Raids
What was the more powerful advertisement according to Barton?
Parables
Were the youth of the 1920s generally attending school or working and providing for their families more?
School
Which of these authors was not famous during the 20th century?
Stephen King
Which economic practice became more widespread during the 1920s?
Stock market speculation
What was the immediate cause of the economic boom?
The debilitation of European industry in the aftermath of World War I
Enrollment in colleges and universities increased threefold between 1900 and 1930, with much of that increase occurring after
World War I
As secretary of commerce, Herbert Hoover considered himself
a champion of business cooperation
What is a "pink-collar" job?
a low paying service job
In the 1920s bestseller, "The Man Nobody Knows", Jesus Christ was portrayed as
a salesman
During the 1920s, the agricultural economy of the United States saw
a sharp decline in farmers' income
During the 1920s, the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
believed workers should be organized on the basis of skills
The Scopes trial of 1925 was a legal battle between
creationism and evolution
In his 1925 novel, "The Great Gatsby", F. Scott Fitzgerald
criticized the American obsession with material wealth
In the 1920s, artists and intellectuals of the Harlem Renaissance
drew heavily from their African heritage
The National Origins Act of 1924
entirely banned immigration from East Asia to the United States
As a result of the Scopes trial of 1925,
fundamentalists reduced their participation in political activism
During the 1920s, wages for American workers
generally ran well below the growth of the economy as a whole
In the 1920s, the "flapper" lifestyle
had a particular impact on lower-middle-class and single women
Al Smith lost the 1928 presidential election, in part, because
he failed to carry the South
How much of other American workers income did farmers earn?
less than 1/3
As president, Warren Harding
never abandoned the party hacks who had brought him to success
In the workplace, the "open shop" meant
no worker was required to join a union
During the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan
opposed the existing diversity of American society
Throughout the 1920s, the federal government
saw leaders of business take prominent positions in the federal government
Throughout the 1920s, the performance of the U.S. economy
saw nearly uninterrupted prosperity coupled with severe inequalities.
What happened to women pertaining to their work life?
started to get more professional jobs
In the 1920s, a growing interest in birth control among middle-class women resulted from
the attitude that sexual activity should not be for procreation only
During the 1920s, a great worry for industrialists was the fear of
the overproduction of goods
In the 1920s, the "noble experiment" referred to
the prohibition of alcohol
Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge were similar in
their passive approach to the presidency
During the Harding administration, the Teapot Dome scandal involved
transfers of national oil reserves
Calvin Coolidge
was less active a president than Warren Harding
What Amendment was ratified in order to ban the sale of alcohol?
18th Amendment
In the 1920s, the development of practical radio communication was furthered by
All these answers are correct A. the theory of modulation B. the use of vacuum tubes C. its ability to receive more than just simple pulses D. both the theory of modulation and the use of vacuum tubes
In what year did the steel strike occur?
1919
When was the first radio station made?
1920
When was Fordney-McCumber Act passed?
1922
How many people were watching movies in 1922?
40 million
What were some of the causes of the Great Crash?
All of the above A. debt B. an excess of loans that could not be paid C. low wages
Which of these things did prohibition do?
All of the above A. increase crime B. create social disillusionment C. ban alcohol
During the 1920s, as a result of the Eighteenth Amendment,
All these answers are correct A. there was a substantial reduction in the consumption of alcohol B. there was considerable violation of the laws banning the consumption of alcohol C. organized crime gained exclusive access to an enormous, lucrative agency D. there was both a substantial reduction in the consumption and considerable violation of the laws banning the consumption
All of the following statements regarding Al Smith are true EXCEPT that he A. was a progressive Democratic governor B. was supported by Tammany Hall C. lost the 1924 nomination to William McAdoo D. was an urban Catholic E. won the 1928 Democratic nomination
C. lost the 1924 nomination to William McAdoo
Who founded Reader's Digest?
Dewitt and Lila Wallace
Who was the primary target that was deeply angered by the National Origins Act?
Japanese
The Canadian scientist that discovered the theory of modulation was?
Reginald Fessenden
Which industry was the strike most successful?
Steel
The essence of welfare capitalism was?
The government provided workers with benefits
The first use of the radio was through?
Morse code
What were the sources to the economic boom?
Technology advancements and industrial expansions
What was the result of the Great Crash?
The Great Depression