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