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HIS AT-3 THE TWENTIES



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

 1. 

In the 1920's, about how many people were lynched in the U.S.?
a.
1,000
c.
200
b.
2,000
d.
500
 

 2. 

In the 20's, this New York street became a symbol for the theatre.
a.
Harlem Ave.
c.
Broadway
b.
Wall St.
d.
Madison Ave
 

 3. 

What is most responsible for the new freedom enjoyed by women in the 20's?
a.
labor saving household technology
c.
right to vote
b.
women in the workplace
d.
the radio
 

 4. 

Duke Ellington was a
a.
Black musician/band leader
c.
poet
b.
writer
d.
Founder of the NAACP
 

 5. 

Which Constitutional Amendment gave women the right to vote?
a.
18th
c.
21st
b.
19th
d.
20th
 

 6. 

The title of the video is "Boom to Bust". What does the title mean?
a.
All of these are true
c.
The decade of the 20's started with war and ended with depression
b.
The decade started with prosperity and confidence and ended with the stock market crash and the Depression
d.
Politics were loud at the start of the decade and quiet at the end
 

 7. 

What were "Speakeasy's?"
a.
Place where people went to quietly voice contempt for the government
c.
Place where people went to consume alcohol
b.
Place where people went to use marijuana
d.
Place where anarchists and communists met, quietly
 

 8. 

In the 1920's, social and technological change was most profound in the
a.
urban areas
c.
superb
b.
rural areas
d.
south
 

 9. 

The capital for jazz music in the 20's was
a.
Chicago
c.
Harlem
b.
Detroit
d.
Hollywood
 

 10. 

Prohibition was created with the _____ amendment to the constitution.
a.
19th
c.
16th
b.
17th
d.
18th
 

 11. 

In the 20's, this New York street became a symbol for business.
a.
Madison Ave
c.
Wall St.
b.
Harlem Ave.
d.
Broadway
 

 12. 

In the 20's, this New York street became a symbol for advertising.
a.
Wall St.
c.
Harlem Ave.
b.
Broadway
d.
Madison Ave
 

 13. 

In the 20's the ethnic group who did the menial household work for the rich were _____. This work consisted of cooking, cleaning and laundry.
a.
Mexican Americans
c.
Irish Americans
b.
Puerto Ricans
d.
African Americans
 

 14. 

In the 1920's there was a rebirth in African American pride and creativity. This rebirth was called
a.
the Harlem Revolution
c.
the Harlem Renaissance
b.
the "Back to Africa" movement
d.
the civil rights movement
 

 15. 

What was the name of the young pilot who made a solo flight from the U.S. to Paris?
a.
Louis Armstrong
c.
Lou Gehrig
b.
Charles Lindbergh
d.
William Jennings Bryan
 

 16. 

Women won the right to vote in
a.
1921
c.
1920
b.
1922
d.
1928
 

 17. 

In the 1920's, about how many people belonged to the KKK?
a.
4,000,000
c.
100,000,000
b.
10,000,000
d.
1,000,000
 

 18. 

What was the John Scopes trial about?
a.
a teacher accused of teaching Darwin as fact
c.
an anarchist who tried to rob a warehouse
b.
the deportation of an alien who was advocating the violent overthrow of the U.S. government
d.
a teacher accused of communist activity
 

 19. 

What organization defended John Scopes by hiring Clarence Darrow, a famous Chicago Lawyer, to defend him?
a.
AARP
c.
NAACP
b.
John Birch Society
d.
American Civil Liberties Union
 

 20. 

In the 1920's, many Americans migrated from the _____ areas to the _____ areas of the country.
a.
rural urban
c.
city farm
b.
eastern southern
d.
urban rural
 



 
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